[Senate Report 108-341]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 695
108th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session                                                     108-341

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 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 
                                  2005
                                _______
                                

               September 14, 2004.--Ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

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

                              R E P O R T

                    [To accompany S. 2804]

    The Committee on Appropriations to which was referred the 
bill (H.R. 0000) making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes, reports the same to 
the Senate with an amendment and recommends that the bill as 
amended do pass. deg.
    The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2804) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 
and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and 
recommends that the bill do pass.



Amounts in new budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2005

Total of bill as reported to Senate..................... $20,256,914,000
Estimates considered by Senate .........................  19,977,485,000
    Above the budget estimate, 2005.....................     279,429,000
    Below appropriations, 2004 (including emergencies)..     257,273,000

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                            C O N T E N T S

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Summary of Bill..................................................     3
Revenue Generated by Agencies in Bill............................     3
Major Changes Recommended in the Bill............................     4
Conservation Funding.............................................     5
Land and Water Conservation Fund.................................     5
Title I--Department of the Interior:
    Land and Water Resources: Bureau of Land Management..........     7
    Fish and Wildlife and Parks:
        U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...........................    13
        National Park Service....................................    20
    Energy and Minerals:
        U.S. Geological Survey...................................    29
        Minerals Management Service..............................    34
        Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.....    35
    Indian Affairs: Bureau of Indian Affairs.....................    37
    Departmental Offices:
        Insular Affairs..........................................    40
        Departmental Management..................................    42
        Office of the Solicitor..................................    43
        Office of Inspector General..............................    43
        Office of Special Trustee for American Indians...........    43
        Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration.......    45
Title II--Related agencies:
    Department of Agriculture: Forest Service....................    48
    Administrative Provisions, Forest Service....................    62
    Department of Energy.........................................    63
    Department of Health and Human Services: Indian Health 
      Service....................................................    72
    Other Related Agencies:
        Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation..............    74
        Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
          and Arts Development...................................    75
        Smithsonian Institution..................................    75
        National Gallery of Art..................................    76
        John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...........    76
        Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.........    76
        National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities:
            National Endowment for the Arts......................    77
            National Endowment for the Humanities................    77
        Commission of Fine Arts..................................    78
        Advisory Council on Historic Preservation................    78
        National Capital Planning Commission.....................    78
        United States Holocaust Memorial Museum..................    79
        Presidio Trust...........................................    79
Title III--General provisions....................................    80
Title IV--Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Years 2004 and 
  2005 for Urgent Wildland Fire Suppression Activities...........    84
Limitations and Legislative Provisions...........................    86
Compliance with Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Sen- 
  ate............................................................    86
Compliance with Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................    86
Compliance with Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................    87

                            SUMMARY OF BILL

    For this bill, estimates totaling $19,977,485,000 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 research and development.
        Naval petroleum and oil shale reserves.
        Elk Hills School lands fund.
        Energy conservation.
        Economic regulation.
        Strategic petroleum reserve.
        SPR petroleum account.
        Energy Information Administration.
    Department of Health and Human Services:
        Indian Health Service.
    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.
    Commission of Fine Arts.
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
    National Capital Planning Commission.
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
    Presidio Trust.

                 Revenue Generated by Agencies in Bill

    Oil and gas leasing and other mineral leasing activities, 
recreation and user fees, the timber and range programs, and 
oil production from the naval petroleum reserves are estimated 
to generate income to the Government of $10,258,785,000 in 
fiscal year 2005. These estimated receipts, for agencies under 
the subcommittee's jurisdiction, are tabulated below:

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                                                                                Fiscal year--
                           Item                            -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                  2003              2004              2005
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Department of the Interior................................    $8,938,149,000    $8,882,670,000    $9,797,219,000
Forest Service............................................       398,845,000       432,765,000       454,393,000
Naval petroleum reserves..................................         7,403,000         6,927,000         7,173,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
    Total receipts........................................     9,344,397,000     9,322,362,000    10,258,785,000
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                 Major Changes Recommended in the Bill

    The Committee has developed revisions to the budget 
estimate for the 2005 fiscal year.
    A comparative summary of funding in the bill by agency is 
shown by agency or principal program in the following table:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                    Committee
                                                                                   Committee      recommendation
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation   compared with
                                                                                                 budget estimate
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             TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management....................................       1,759,355        1,776,432          +17,077
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...............................       1,326,053        1,309,479          -16,574
National Park Service........................................       2,360,544        2,360,242             -302
United States Geological Survey..............................         919,788          939,486          +19,698
Minerals Management Service..................................         178,680          178,280             -400
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.........         352,768          300,768          -52,000
Bureau of Indian Affairs.....................................       2,253,795        2,276,116          +22,321
Departmental Offices.........................................         820,316          734,501          -85,815
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Title I--Department of the Interior.............       9,971,299        9,875,304          -95,995
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                  TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES
Forest Service...............................................       4,238,103        4,271,185          +33,082
Department of Energy.........................................      (1,626,832)      (1,490,928)       (-135,904)
    Clean Coal Technology....................................        -237,000         -257,000          -20,000
    Fossil Energy Research and Development...................         635,799          542,529          -93,270
    Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves...................          18,000           18,000   ...............
    Elk Hills School Lands Fund..............................          72,000           72,000   ...............
    Energy Conservation......................................         875,933          854,299          -21,634
    Economic Regulation......................................  ...............  ...............  ...............
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve..............................         172,100          172,100   ...............
    Northeast home heating oil reserve.......................           5,000            5,000   ...............
    Energy Information Administration........................          85,000           84,000           -1,000
Indian Health Service........................................       2,967,272        2,997,772          +30,500
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation..................          11,000            5,000           -6,000
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and              6,000            6,000   ...............
 Arts Development............................................
Smithsonian Institution......................................         628,025          627,025           -1,000
National Gallery of Art......................................         104,100          103,119             -981
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...............          33,486           33,486   ...............
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.............           8,987            8,987   ...............
National Endowment for the Arts..............................         139,400          120,972          -18,428
National Endowment for the Humanities........................         162,000          135,310          -26,690
Commission of Fine Arts......................................           1,793            1,793   ...............
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs...................           5,000            6,000           +1,000
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation....................           4,600            4,600   ...............
National Capital Planning Commission.........................           8,155            8,000             -155
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum......................          41,433           41,433   ...............
Presidio Trust...............................................          20,000           20,000   ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Title II--Related Agencies......................      10,006,186        9,881,610         -124,576
                                                              ==================================================
       TITLE IV--EMERGENCY WILDLAND FIRE APPROPRIATIONS

Emergency Wildland Fire......................................  ...............         500,000         +500,000
                                                              ==================================================
      GRAND TOTAL............................................      19,977,485       20,256,914         +279,429
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                          CONSERVATION FUNDING

    The Committee is aware of continued efforts within Congress 
to establish direct, entitlement funding for a variety of 
conservation, recreation, land management and other programs. 
While the specifics of these proposals vary, their fundamental 
aim is to channel billions in existing Federal revenues from 
Outer Continental Shelf mineral leases into a select set of 
programs on a multi-year or permanent basis. The Committee 
remains concerned about such proposals, even as it continues to 
support many of the individual programs that would benefit from 
direct funding.
    The current budget and appropriations process, imperfect as 
it is, is designed to ensure that annually there are 
opportunities for Congress to consider Federal spending 
priorities on both a broad and narrow scale. During 
consideration of the budget resolution, members have an 
opportunity to evaluate tradeoffs between taxing and spending, 
between taxing and borrowing, between defense and non-defense 
spending, or among the range of non-defense discretionary 
programs. Members are free to offer amendments that would 
increase discretionary spending for conservation programs, and 
choose to pay for such spending with higher taxes, with 
reductions in spending elsewhere, or by additional borrowing. 
In the appropriations process, members are able to offer 
amendments that move funds from one program to another, or 
amendments that simply increase funding for a particular 
program without an offsetting reduction elsewhere.

                    LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

    The following table displays appropriations for the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund.

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                                                                            Fiscal year
                                                                 --------------------------------    Committee
                         Agency/Program                                           2005  estimate  recommendation
                                                                   2004  enacted        \1\
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Federal Land Acquisition:
    Bureau of Land Management...................................     $18,370,000     $24,000,000     $22,850,000
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service..............................      43,091,000      45,041,000      49,864,000
    National Park Service.......................................      41,765,000      84,295,000      61,831,000
    Forest Service..............................................      66,363,000      66,885,000      82,524,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Federal Land Acquisition........................     169,589,000     220,221,000     217,069,000
National Park Service, State Assistance.........................      93,829,000      93,829,000      94,000,000
Landowner Incentive Program.....................................      29,630,000      50,000,000      29,000,000
Private Stewardship Grants......................................       7,408,000      10,000,000       7,500,000
State and Tribal Wildlife Grants................................      69,138,000      80,000,000      75,000,000
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund................  \2\ 49,384,000      50,000,000      50,000,000
Forest Legacy...................................................      64,134,000     100,019,000      76,329,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, Land and Water Conservation Fund...................     483,112,000     604,069,000     548,898,000
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\1\ 2005 estimate reflects only activities for which funds were derived from the LWCF in fiscal year 2004.
\2\ CESCF data only reflects funding for HCP land acquisition.


                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                        LAND AND WATER RESOURCES

                       Bureau of Land Management

                    MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND RESOURCES

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $839,848,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     837,462,000
Committee recommendation................................     855,689,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $855,689,000, 
an increase of $18,227,000 above the budget estimate. The 
funding amounts described below are at the activity level. 
Additional details on funding for sub-activities within the 
various appropriations accounts for the Bureau are set out in a 
table in the back of the report.
    Land Resources.--The Committee recommends $190,211,000 for 
land resources, which is an increase of $2,450,000 above the 
request. Increases above the request include $750,000 to 
continue work at the National Center for Invasive Plant 
Management; $500,000 for the Idaho Department of Agriculture to 
provide coordination, facilitation, administrative support, and 
cost-shared weed control project funding to Cooperative Weed 
Management Areas; and $1,200,000 for cooperative monitoring. 
The Committee expects the Bureau to use the additional 
monitoring funds to increase cooperative monitoring on grazing 
allotments. The Committee strongly believes that increased 
short- and long-term cooperative monitoring is critical to 
stabilizing the legal framework within which Federal grazing 
permittees operate.
    The Committee notes that the funding provided for land 
resources fully supports the budget request for noxious weed 
management. The projects funded above are over and above the 
request and should provide additional capability to the Bureau 
in its efforts to manage the serious problem of invasive weed 
control across all ownerships. The Bureau's ongoing commitment 
to address the tamarisk (salt cedar) problem in New Mexico and 
other Southwestern States illustrates the benefits of 
addressing noxious weed infestation to address greater resource 
management goals given tamarisk's significant impact on water 
resources.
    The Committee also notes $600,000 is included for the Rio 
Puerco Watershed project.
    The Committee is concerned that the Bureau retain its 
current level of support for the National Conservation Training 
Center, and directs that funds shall be made available to NCTC 
within 60 days of enactment.
    The Committee remains extremely concerned with the 
management of the Wild Horse and Burro program. Despite concern 
regarding the Bureau's management of this program, the Bureau 
continues to insist the program is being run as efficiently as 
possible. This view is not shared by the Committee, many of the 
Bureau's own employees at the State level, and those 
constituencies directly impacted by the management of the 
program. Due to its inability to control costs or implement any 
management reform, the Bureau was forced to request the 
reprogramming of over $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2004 to fund 
cost overruns in the program. As a result, the program's poor 
performance is directly impacting all aspects of the Bureau's 
management agenda.
    The Committee begrudgingly agrees to the budget request 
realigning priorities to support increased Wild Horse and Burro 
gathers due to their impact on range conditions, and has 
attempted to replace funding shortfalls in other activities as 
a result of this shift in Bureau-wide priorities. The Committee 
must note that it will not look favorably at additional 
reprogramming requests and fully expects the cost of managing 
the Wild Horse program to be reduced in future years. In the 
absence of cost containment, the Committee will be forced to 
target Bureau and Departmental initiatives for reductions prior 
to reducing other activity levels. Furthermore, the Committee 
will continue working with other interested parties to 
implement change to the Bureau's management of this program. 
Currently, the Committee has been asked to consider various 
proposals, including dismantling the national program in favor 
of allocating funding directly to BLM State offices with Wild 
Horse and Burro populations. If the Bureau continues to ignore 
the problems plaguing the program, the Committee will take 
action unilaterally to address the issue.
    Wildlife and Fisheries Management.--The Committee 
recommends $37,884,000 for wildlife and fisheries management, 
which is equal to the request. This amount includes $3,235,000 
for sage grouse conservation efforts. The Committee applauds 
the Bureau's initiative to address the loss of sagebrush 
habitat and associated impacts to sage grouse. The Bureau is 
expected to enter into cooperative agreements with States and 
other entities to ensure the increased funding in the budget 
request is spent as efficiently as possible.
    Threatened and Endangered Species.--The Committee 
recommends $21,452,000 for threatened and endangered species 
management, which is equal to the request.
    Recreation Management.--The Committee recommends 
$60,886,000 for recreation management, which is an increase of 
$1,000,000 over the request and $1,390,000 below the enacted 
level. Wilderness management and Recreation Operations are 
funded at the request level. Support for the Undaunted 
Stewardship program is provided at $1,000,000.
    The Committee is aware BLM is considering implementing 
restrictions on landowner, inholder, and lessee access to, and 
economic use of, their property within the boundary of the 
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area 
[SMCMPA]. The Committee strongly urges the Bureau of Land 
Management to comply with provisions in the Steens Act which 
protect existing and historic access to, and economic use of, 
inholder properties within the SMCMPA. Landowners should be 
afforded full and unfettered access to their properties.
    Within available funds, BLM shall conduct a feasibility 
study for rustic accommodations along the Iditarod trail.
    Energy and Minerals Management Including Alaska Minerals.--
The Committee has provided $108,423,000 for energy and minerals 
management, which is an increase of $4,000,000 above the 
request and $544,000 above the enacted level. Increases to the 
request include $3,000,000 for Oil and Gas; $500,000 for Coal 
Management; and $500,000 for other minerals.
    The Committee once again rejects the Office of Management 
and Budget's ill-conceived attempts to count savings for cost 
recovery prior to the implementation of viable cost recovery 
proposals. OMB, if anyone, should realize it is impossible to 
generate revenue prior to implementation of cost recovery 
mechanisms. Furthermore, the Bureau shall not implement any 
cost recovery mechanisms prior to demonstrating to the 
Committee that current permitting backlogs are resolved. It is 
unreasonable to pass costs on to other entities while the 
Bureau's processes continue to remain unresponsive to need and 
demand.
    Additionally, within Oil and Gas management, the Committee 
expects the director to continue working toward developing and 
implementing a Best Practices Study and Implementation Program 
to expedite the Application for Permit to Drill [APD] process 
and to alleviate existing APD backlogs where they exist. The 
Committee encourages the Director to consider partnering with 
private sector entities with demonstrated experience in NEPA 
training and review, permitting, land use planning and oil, gas 
and coal-bed methane production during the development of this 
program.
    The Committee has also provided $4,000,000 for the Alaska 
minerals program, which is an increase of $1,768,000 above the 
request.
    Realty and Ownership Management.--The Committee recommends 
$94,449,000 for realty and ownership management, which is an 
increase of $12,050,000 above the request. Increases above the 
request include $10,000,000 for the Alaska Conveyance program; 
$750,000 to continue the Alaska public lands database; $300,000 
for GIS/Cadastral mapping in Utah; and $1,000,000 for the 
processing of recordable disclaimer applications in Alaska.
    The Committee is concerned about the failure of the Bureau 
to process applications under the Native Allotment Act of 1906 
in a timely manner. Some applications have been pending nearly 
a century while all applications have been pending for over 30 
years. As a result, the Committee has provided $10,000,000 in 
additional funding for the Alaska conveyance program.
    The Committee continues to support the Bureau's work to 
implement the various realty actions included in the Clark 
County Act, and notes that, within funds provided, $1,500,000 
is for continued support of these activities.
    Resource Protection and Maintenance.--The Committee 
recommends $81,928,000 for resource protection and maintenance, 
which is $750,000 above the request. The increase above the 
request is for the digitization and cataloging of the extensive 
collection of five combined Department of the Interior resource 
libraries in Alaska. The Committee notes it has provided 
$4,000,000 for monitoring activities as requested. Within funds 
provided, the Bureau is expected to expend no less than $50,000 
on monitoring activities to support and manage recreation on 
National Historic Trails in Wyoming.
    Transportation and Facilities Maintenance.--The Committee 
recommends $77,968,000 for transportation and facilities 
maintenance, which is $1,500,000 above the request. The 
increase above the request is to continue capping of oil wells 
in the National Petroleum Reserve to prevent leakage and oil 
spills.
    Land and Information Systems.--The Committee recommends 
$18,317,000 for land and information systems, which is equal to 
the request.
    Mining Law Administration.--The Committee recommends 
$32,696,000 for mining law administration, which is equal to 
the request.
    Workforce Organization and Support.--The Committee 
recommends $144,171,000 for workforce organization and support; 
$291,000 below the request. The SAFECOM intiative is left 
unfunded.
    Challenge Cost Share.--The Committee has provided 
$16,000,000 for the challenge cost share program; $5,000,000 
below the request level.
    The Committee is aware of the strong partnership between 
the Bureau and the Youth Conservation Corps, allowing increased 
opportunities for youth while helping the Bureau achieve many 
goals that would remain out of reach due to a lack of manpower. 
The Committee has been approached by a number of State Youth 
Conservation Corps, including Nevada, New Mexico, and Montana, 
which have additional capacity to partner with the Bureau on 
projects. The Committee encourages the Bureau to continue its 
relationship with these organizations and expand its 
utilization of their services to help meet Bureau goals, 
especially recreation and trail projects receiving additional 
funding in fiscal year 2005.
    The Bureau is expected to consult with the Office of Arctic 
Energy to examine opportunities for cooperative development of 
energy production within the State of Alaska.

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $783,593,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     743,099,000
Committee recommendation................................     743,099,000

    The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 
$743,099,000 for wildland fire management activities, equal to 
the request.
    The Committee recommendation includes $262,644,000 for fire 
preparedness, which is equal to the request following the re-
alignment of Fire Facilities and Fire Science to Other 
Operations.
    The Committee also recommends a total of $221,523,000 for 
fire suppression activities, which is equal to the request.
    The Committee's recommendation includes $258,932,000 for 
Other Fire Operations, which is equal to the request. Within 
the amount provided, $204,282,000 is for hazardous fuels 
reduction, $24,276,000 is for burned area rehabilitation, 
$10,000,000 is for rural fire assistance, $12,374,000 is for 
Fire Facilities, and $8,000,000 is for Fire Science. Funding 
for the National Center for Landscape Fire Analysis shall 
remain at or above the fiscal year 2004 enacted level.
    The Committee believes that reduction of fuel loads in 
areas adjacent to communities in the wildland-urban interface 
is critical for protecting the public and these areas should 
remain a focus of the Department. However, the Committee must 
note the serious problem of deteriorating forest health is an 
underlying cause of wildland fire that is not restricted to the 
wildland-urban interface. In light of this fact, a 
comprehensive approach to improving degraded forests and 
reducing the threat of wildfire includes forest restoration 
treatment.

                    CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $9,856,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       9,855,000
Committee recommendation................................       9,855,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,855,000 for 
the central hazardous materials fund, which is equal to the 
request. The Committee does not agree with the budget proposal 
to transfer $13,500,000 of unobligated balances from the 
Central Hazardous Materials Fund to the Environmental 
Protection Agency. The Committee does not believe the Bureau's 
liability extends beyond past payments. The carryover balance 
is rescinded for other purposes.

                              CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $13,804,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       6,476,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,976,000

    The Committee recommends $8,976,000 for construction, which 
is an increase of $2,500,000 above the request. Increases above 
the request include: $1,000,000 for construction of the 
California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko County, Nevada; 
$750,000 for the Sand Hollow Recreation area pursuant to the 
MOU with the State of Utah; and $750,000 for recreation 
development at White Sandy Beach on Hauser Lake.

                            LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $18,370,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      24,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      22,850,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $22,850,000 
for land acquisition, a decrease of $1,150,000 below the budget 
estimate.
    The following table shows the Committee's recommendations:

           LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND--FISCAL YEAR 2005
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
  State                       Project                     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
       MT Blackfoot Challenge                               $5,000,000
       ID Boise Foothills ACEC                               1,000,000
       CA California Wilderness                                750,000
       MT Chain-of-Lakes Resource Management Area/           3,500,000
           Lewis and Clark NHT
       CO Colorado Canyons NCA                               1,500,000
    OR/WA Grande Ronde National Wild and Scenic River          500,000
       OR Hells Canyon Complex (Swede's Landing)               150,000
       ID Henrys Lake ACEC                                     750,000
       NM Rio Grande National Wild and Scenic River          2,700,000
       OR Sandy River/Oregon NHT                             1,000,000
       CA Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains NM              1,000,000
                                                       -----------------
                SUBTOTAL, LINE ITEM PROJECTS                17,850,000
                                                       =================
          Acquisition Management/Land Exchange               3,000,000
           Processing
          Land Exchange Equalization Payment                   500,000
          Emergency/Inholding/Relocation                     1,500,000
                                                       -----------------
                TOTAL, BLM LAND ACQUISITION                 22,850,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee recognizes that the funds provided for Boise 
Foothills ACEC are part of a larger project including a 
potential land exchange, and that the funds provided are to be 
combined with non-Federal funds to purchase 760 acres needed to 
complete this phase of the project.
    The Committee has not provided the funds requested for El 
Malpais NCA, but does not object to the use of unobligated 
balances from Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks NM to accomplish this 
acquisition.
    The Committee directs that the acquisition proposed in the 
budget request for the Agua Fria NM be accomplished from within 
unobligated balances within the State of Arizona.

                   OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $105,357,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     116,058,000
Committee recommendation................................     113,558,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $113,558,000. 
Funding is not provided to repay the judgment fund as proposed 
in the budget request.

                 FOREST ECOSYSTEMS HEALTH AND RECOVERY

                   (REVOLVING FUND, SPECIAL ACCOUNT)

    The Committee has retained bill language clarifying that 
the Federal share of salvage receipts to be deposited into this 
account shall be those funds remaining after payments to 
counties.

                           RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      10,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,000,000 
for range improvements, the same as the budget estimate and the 
fiscal year 2004 enacted level.

               SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $19,490,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      24,490,000
Committee recommendation................................      24,490,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $24,490,000, 
equal to the budget estimate.

                       MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $12,405,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      12,405,000
Committee recommendation................................      12,405,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,405,000, 
the same as the budget estimate and the fiscal year 2004 
enacted level.

                      FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS


                     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service


                          RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $956,483,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     950,987,000
Committee recommendation................................     966,265,000

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                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ecological Services..........................................     $237,023,000     $242,878,000      +$5,855,000
Refuges and Wildlife.........................................      475,670,000      481,206,000       +5,536,000
Fisheries....................................................      103,798,000      108,298,000       +4,500,000
General Administration.......................................      134,496,000      133,883,000         -613,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Resource Management.............................      950,987,000      966,265,000      +15,278,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee recommends $966,265,000 for resource 
management, which is $15,278,000 above the budget request. 
Within the funds provided, $2,000,000 is for work to be 
conducted by the Youth Conservation Corps. A table in the back 
of the report displays the distribution of funds at the 
subactivity level.
    Ecological Services.--The Committee recommends $242,878,000 
for ecological services, an increase of $5,855,000 above the 
budget request. The Committee recommends an increase of 
$860,000 for the Candidate Conservation program. Within the 
increase, $500,000 is for continued funding of the Idaho Sage 
Grouse Management plan through the Idaho Office of Species 
Conservation, $110,000 is for continuing work on the Slickspot 
Peppergrass in Idaho, and $250,000 is for the Kootenai River 
Burbot.
    The Committee recommends $15,500,000 for the listing 
program which is $1,726,000 below the request, and $45,450,000 
for the consultation program which is equal to the request. The 
Committee has not continued bill language concerning the 
Natural Communities Conservation Planning project in 
California, but notes that this project is eligible to compete 
for funds from the Section 6 Habitat Conservation planning 
Grants program through the Cooperative Endangered Species 
Conservation Fund.
    The Committee recommends $65,877,000 for the recovery 
program, an increase of $7,723,000 above the budget request. 
Increases above the request are $982,000 to restore funding for 
the Platte River recovery project, $691,000 to restore funds 
for the Upper Colorado River fish recovery project, $2,000,000 
for Atlantic salmon recovery activities administered by the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, $500,000 for Lahontan 
cutthroat trout, $350,000 for freshwater mussel recovery at 
White Sulphur Springs NFH, $2,000,000 for work on eider and sea 
otter recovery at the Alaska SeaLife Center, and $1,200,000 for 
wolf recovery efforts. Of the additional funds provided for 
wolf recovery, $730,000 is for the Idaho Office of Species 
Conservation, $100,000 is for the Fish and Wildlife Service's 
Snake River Basin Office pursuant to a memorandum of agreement 
between the Nez Perce Tribe and the State of Idaho, $50,000 
above the request is provided for the Nez Perce Tribe for a 
total of $348,000, and $320,000 is for wolf monitoring and 
related activities by the State of Montana.
    The Committee recommends $395,000 for the Peregrine Fund as 
provided in the budget request.
    The Committee recommends $95,841,000 for habitat 
conservation, a decrease of $1,002,000 from the budget request. 
The Committee recommends 50,022,000 for the Partners for Fish 
and Wildlife an increase of $22,000 above the request. Given 
tight budget constraints the Committee could not fund all the 
new initiatives proposed in the request and therefore did not 
provide funding for the High Plains Partnership ($5,000,000) or 
the Federal trust species restoration program ($5,023,000). The 
Committee's recommendation includes $6,225,000 for the Upper 
Klamath Basin effort as proposed in the request and the 
following additional projects; $1,500,000 for the Wildlife 
Enterprises program at Mississippi State University, $500,000 
for the Thunder Basin Initiative project in Wyoming, $850,000 
for the New Hampshire Audubon Society to conduct a study in 
conjunction with the Service on declining wildlife populations 
on the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, $55,000 to the 
New Hampshire Lakes Association for the final phase of a 
project analyzing the impacts of environmental degradation on 
surface waters, $700,000 for invasive species control in 
Hawaii, $750,000 to continue endangered species management and 
conservation efforts in Hawaii, $100,000 for bald eagle 
restoration work performed in cooperation with the Vermont 
Natural Heritage Partners Program, $1,250,000 for the Nevada 
Biodiversity Research and Conservation Project, $500,000 for 
the Montana Water Center for the Wild Fish Habitat Initiative, 
$1,400,000 for spartina control at Willapa Bay, $200,000 for 
invasive species control work by the Friends of Lake Sakakawea, 
$1,700,000 to continue Geographic Information Systems mapping 
of the national wildlife refuges in Alaska by a non-
governmental organization that has a proven system of land 
cover products in Alaska and a high level of expertise in 
forest cover and wetlands, and $540,000 for conservation work 
at the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge. The Committee will 
allow funds previously appropriated for payments to private 
landowners for the voluntary storage of water in South Dakota 
to also be used for implementation of other voluntary flood 
mitigation and watershed restoration on private lands, 
including grassland restorations, grassland enhancements, 
wetlands creations, wetlands restoration, and riparian 
restoration.
    The Committee recommends $30,280,000 for project planning, 
an increase of $1,150,000 above the request. Increases above 
the request are $550,000 for the Middle Rio Grande (Bosque) 
Research program, $100,000 to maintain the Cedar City, UT, 
Endangered Species office at current staffing levels, and 
$500,000 for the development of a wildlife conservation plan in 
Montana.
    The Committee recommends $10,886,000 for coastal programs, 
which is $2,174,000 below the request but $700,000 above the 
enacted level.
    The Committee recommends $4,653,000 for the national 
wetlands inventory, which is equal to the request.
    Refuges and Wildlife.--The Committee recommends 
$481,206,000 for refuges and wildlife, an increase of 
$5,536,000 above the request.
    The Committee has provided a total of $391,493,000 for the 
National Wildlife Refuge system which is $3,836,000 above the 
request and equal to the enacted level. Within this amount, 
$281,849,000 is for refuge operations and $99,890,000 is for 
refuge maintenance. The Committee has provided $9,754,000 for 
the challenge cost share program which is equal to the enacted 
level.
    The Committee directs that airport operations at the Midway 
National Wildlife Refuge be maintained at no less than current 
operational levels. The Committee's recommendation fully funds 
the Fish and Wildlife Service's share of airport operations.
    The Committee appreciates the ability of the Service to 
maintain a priority list through the Refuge Operating Needs 
System [RONS], which has enabled progress to be shown in 
meeting staffing and other operational needs. The Committee 
recognizes, however, that existing refuges have not been able 
to indicate new projects as highest priorities in the system in 
recent years. The Committee directs the Service to reopen RONS 
and specifically reevaluate Tier 1 to allow new priorities to 
be considered. The Committee cautions the Service not to add to 
the total dollar value of RONS Tier 1 projects in this process. 
The Service should complete the reassessment of RONS priorities 
so that an updated list can be made available with the fiscal 
year 2006 budget justification. Some of the refuges that should 
be given consideration in this process include Clark's River, 
KY and Don Edwards, CA.
    The Committee has not provided any funding for the SAFECOM 
initiative and the funds proposed for this should be spread to 
the base program for maintenance.
    The Committee has provided $36,668,000 for migratory bird 
management which is equal to the request.
    Within that amount, the Committee recommends $11,449,000 
for joint ventures which is equal to the request. The Committee 
concurs with the distribution as proposed in the request.
    The Committee recommends $53,045,000 for law enforcement, 
which is $1,700,000 above the request. The increase is provided 
to restore funding for three Ports of Entry at current levels. 
The newly established ports in Louisville and Memphis shall 
receive $700,000 each, and Atlanta shall receive $300,000.
    Fisheries.--The Committee recommends $108,298,000 for 
fisheries, an increase of $4,500,000 above the budget request.
    For hatchery operations and maintenance, the Committee 
recommends $57,004,000 which is equal to the request. Funding 
for the Nashua National Fish Hatchery shall not be reduced from 
the current base program level.
    The Committee expects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to 
maintain Atlantic salmon stocking levels for Lake Champlain in 
compliance with Public Law 101-596 and to continue to fund the 
Pittsford NFH to ensure adequate operations until the spring 
Atlantic salmon stocking for Lake Champlain is complete.
    The Committee recommends $51,294,000 for fish and wildlife 
management, which is $4,500,000 above the request. Within fish 
and wildlife assistance increases above the request are 
$1,400,000 to combat whirling disease and related fish health 
issues, of which $1,000,000 is for the National Partnership on 
the Management of Wild and Native Coldwater Fisheries and 
$400,000 is for the Whirling Disease Foundation, $500,000 is 
for the Wildlife Health Center in Montana, and $400,000 is for 
implementation of the Yukon River Treaty for a total of 
$3,380,000 for this effort.
    The Committee has provided $4,591,000 for the marine mammal 
program, $2,200,000 above the request. The increases above the 
request are $1,200,000 for continued marine mammal protection 
work in Alaska through cooperative efforts with various marine 
mammal commissions, and $1,000,000 to continue surveying of 
marine mammal stocks in Alaska.
    The Committee is concerned by the recent discoveries of the 
northern snakehead in the Potomac River and its potential 
impact on native fish populations through predation, food and 
habitat competition, or the introduction of diseases and 
parasites. The Committee directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service to submit a report to Congress no later than 180 days 
after enactment on steps the Agency is taking to identify, 
contain, and eradicate the species.
    General Administration.--The Committee recommends 
$133,883,000 for general administration, a decrease of $613,000 
below the request. Changes from the request include a decrease 
of $2,000,000 for the newly proposed science excellence 
initiative, and increases of $1,000,000 for enhanced training 
activities at the National Conservation Training Center [NCTC] 
and $387,000 to restore proposed cuts for NCTC maintenance 
activities.
    The Committee recommends $8,624,000 for International 
Affairs, which is equal to the request. Within this amount, the 
agency shall provide no less than $500,000 for the Caddo Lake 
Ramsar Center in Texas.
    The Committee is pleased that the Service is developing a 
new Cost Allocation Methodology [CAM] that is more transparent 
and easier to understand for decision makers in the agency as 
well as the Committee. The Committee expects the agency to work 
with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriation to 
implement the new CAM assessment methodology for fiscal year 
2005.

                              CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $59,808,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      22,111,000
Committee recommendation................................      37,136,000

    The Committee recommends $37,136,000 for construction, an 
increase of $15,025,000 above the budget estimate.
    The Committee agrees to the following distribution of 
funds:

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
               Unit                        Project        recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ACE Basin Wildlife Refuge, SC.....  Maintenance Facility             850
Alaska Sealife Center, AK.........  Seabird Research                 500
                                     Facility.
Arapaho NWR, CO...................  Muskrat Dam [p/d/cc]             800
Bayou Sauvage NWR, LA.............  Visitor Center [p,d]             350
Bombay Hook NWR, DE...............  Administrative                   350
                                     Building/Visitor
                                     Center [p/d].
Chase Lake and Arrowwood NWRs, ND.  Joint Interpretive               300
                                     Center [p,d].
Clark's River NWR, KY.............  Maintenance Facility             750
                                     [cc].
Craig Brook NFH, ME...............  Wastewater Treatment           1,950
                                     Compliance [d/ic].
Deep Fork NWR, OK.................  Visitor Center [p,d]             840
Fish Springs NWR, UT..............  Seismic Safety                   115
                                     Rehabilitation [p/
                                     d].
Garrison NFH, ND..................  Hatchery Renovation.             300
Green Lake NFH, ME................  Wastewater Treatment             658
                                     Compliance [p/d].
Hanford Reach NM, WA..............  Visitor Center [c]..           1,000
King Salmon Admin. Site...........  Seismic Safety                    65
                                     Rehabilitation [p/
                                     d].
Klamath Basin NWR Complex, CA.....  Water Supply &                 1,000
                                     Management [c].
Kodiak NWR, AK....................  Administrative/                  500
                                     Visitor Center [c].
Lacreek NWR, SD...................  Little White River             4,200
                                     Dam.
National Conservation Training      Waterline                        600
 Center.                             construction [cc].
Silvio O. Conte NWR, VT...........  Nulhegan Div.                  2,000
                                     visitor contact
                                     station [c].
Nevada Refuges....................  Large Game Guzzlers.             100
Office of Aircraft Services.......  Replacement of                 1,000
                                     Survey Aircraft.
Ohio River Islands NWR, WV........  Headquarters/Visitor             835
                                     Contact Station
                                     Improve-  ments.
Okefenokee NWR, GA................  Environmental                    600
                                     Education Facility
                                     [p/d,c].
Servicewide.......................  Bridge Safety.......             575
Servicewide.......................  Dam Safety..........             730
Sevilleta NWR, NM.................  Laboratory                     3,000
                                     Construction.
White Sulphur Springs NFM, WV.....  Wild Fish                        650
                                     Propogation Center
                                     [p/d/c].
World Birding Center, TX..........  Administrative                 1,000
                                     Building/Visitor
                                     Center.
Yukon Delta NWR, AK...............  Joint Administrative/            500
                                     Visitor Center [p/
                                     d].
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal, Line Item           ....................          26,118
       Construction.
                                                         ---------------
Servicewide.......................  Core Engineering               6,117
                                     Service.
Servicewide.......................  CAM.................           3,151
Servicewide.......................  Seismic Safety                   200
                                     Program.
Servicewide.......................  Environmental                  1,400
                                     Compliance
                                     Management.
Servicewide.......................  Waste Prevention,                150
                                     Recycling and Env.
                                     Mgmt Sys.
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal, Nationwide          ....................          11,018
       Engineering Svcs..
                                                         ---------------
      Total.......................  ....................          37,136
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                            LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $43,091,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      45,041,000
Committee recommendation................................      49,864,000

    The Committee recommends $49,864,000, an increase of 
$4,823,000 above the budget request.
    The following table shows the Committee's recommendations:

           LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND--FISCAL YEAR 2005
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
   State                       Project                    Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AK AK Peninsula NWR                                  $121,000
         FL Archie Carr NWR                                    711,000
         CO Baca NWR                                         3,400,000
         VA Back Bay NWR                                     1,000,000
         TX Balcones Canyonlands NWR                           900,000
         MO Big Muddy Nat'l Fish & Wildlife Refuge             500,000
         LA Black Bayou Lake NWR                               625,000
         AR Cache River NWR                                    850,000
         AL Cahaba NWR                                         550,000
         WV Canaan Valley NWR                                  190,000
         SC Cape Romain NWR                                    900,000
         TN Chickasaw NWR                                      750,000
         IL Cypress Creek NWR                                  127,000
      ND/SD Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife                  650,000
             Management Area
         FL Great White Heron NWR                              750,000
         HI James Campbell NWR                               2,000,000
         NH Lake Umbagog NWR                                 1,500,000
         TN Lower Hatchie NWR                                1,150,000
         TX Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR                      1,500,000
         MA Massasoit NWR                                      575,000
         MO Middle Mississippi River NWR (Wilkinson          1,300,000
             Island)
      MN/IA Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR                     500,000
            Palmyra Atoll NWR                                  600,000
         IN Patoka NWR                                         500,000
         ME Rachel Carson NWR                                1,000,000
         LA Red River NWR                                      250,000
         RI Rhode Island Refuge Complex                        500,000
         CA San Diego NWR                                    1,000,000
NH/VT/MA/CT Silvio Conte Nat'l Fish and Wildlife             1,250,000
             Refuge
         FL St. Marks NWR                                    1,000,000
         LA Tensas NWR                                       2,000,000
         AK Togiak NWR                                       2,000,000
MN/WI/IA/IL Upper Mississippi River Nat'l Fish and             400,000
             Wildlife Refuge
         SC Waccamaw NWR                                     2,000,000
         NJ Walkill NWR                                        700,000
         AK Yukon River Delta NWR                            1,000,000
                                                       -----------------
                  SUBTOTAL, LINE ITEM PROJECTS              34,749,000
                                                       =================
            Acquisition Management                           8,365,000
            CAM                                              2,000,000
            Exchanges                                        1,750,000
            Inholdings                                       1,500,000
            Emergencies & Hardships                          1,500,000
                                                       -----------------
                  TOTAL, FWS LAND ACQUISITION               49,864,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee continues to support the land acquisition 
program at the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, 
and notes that these funds have frequently been complemented by 
section 6 grants for the Balcones Canyonlands Habitat 
Conservation Plan. The Committee urges the Service to continue 
its support for this effort.
    Language has been included in the bill prohibiting the use 
of funds for the acquisition of lands at Deep Fork NWR. The 
Committee urges the Service to work to resolve outstanding 
issues involving access to refuge inholdings.
    The Committee supports departmental efforts to address 
complex resource management issues within the Klamath Basin, 
and will consider the acquisition proposed for Upper Klamath 
Lake NWR at such time as the proposed refuge expansion has been 
completed and the Committee has a better understanding of the 
management regime for the water that may be produced by this 
acquisition.
    Additional funds have been provided for land exchanges to 
enable the Service to work aggressively to complete the Yukon 
Flats land exchange. Language has also been included in the 
bill to expedite the Yukon Flats exchange.
    Of the amounts provided for Silvio Conte NWR, not less than 
$750,000 should be allocated to the Pondicherry provided 
acquisitions in that area can be executed within a reasonable 
amount of time.
    Funds provided for Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR should be 
split between acquisitions in Iowa and Minnesota if 
acquisitions in those States can be executed within a 
reasonable amount of time.
    The Committee supports planning and public involvement 
efforts associated with the potential expansion of James 
Campbell NWR. The Committee encourages the Service to continue 
engaging in these activities and does not object to spending a 
small portion of acquisition dollars designated for the refuge 
on this purpose. The Service should also convene flood 
oversight board meetings on a quarterly basis to seek input 
regarding the development of the flood control project. The 
agency shall ensure that the board consists of one 
representative from each of the affected Federal, State, and 
local agencies, as well as local landowners, neighborhood 
boards, aquaculture lessees, and environmental groups.

                      LANDOWNER INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $29,630,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      50,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      29,000,000

    The Committee recommends $29,000,000 for the Landowner 
Incentive Program, a decrease of $21,000,000 below the budget 
request.

                       PRIVATE STEWARDSHIP GRANTS

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $7,408,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       7,500,000

    The Committee recommends $7,500,000 for stewardship grants, 
which are competitive awards made directly to individuals and 
groups involved in endangered species recovery efforts on 
private lands.

            cooperative endangered species conservation fund

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $81,596,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      90,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      82,600,000

    The Committee recommends $82,600,000 for the cooperative 
endangered species conservation fund, of which $2,600,000 is 
for administration and $50,000,000 is for habitat conservation 
plan land acquisition.

                     NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $14,237,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      14,414,000
Committee recommendation................................      14,414,000

    The Committee recommends $14,414,000 for the national 
wildlife refuge fund, the same as the budget request.

               NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $37,531,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      54,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      38,000,000

    The Committee recommends $38,000,000 for the North American 
wetlands conservation fund, a reduction of $16,000,000 below 
the budget request.

                NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $3,951,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................................
Committee recommendation................................       4,000,000

    The Committee recommends $4,000,000 for neotropical 
migratory bird conservation. Funding for this program was 
proposed in the budget request within the Multinational Species 
Conservation Fund account.

                MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $5,532,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       9,500,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,700,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,700,000 for 
the multinational species conservation fund. The funds for 
neotropical birds have been provided under a separate heading. 
The Rhino and Tiger conservation fund shall receive $1,500,000, 
and the remaining three funds shall each receive $1,400,000.

                    STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $69,138,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      80,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      75,000,000

    The Committee recommends $75,000,000 for State and tribal 
wildlife grants. Of the amount provided, $6,000,000 is provided 
for tribal grants.

                         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE


                 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Appropriations, 2004....................................  $1,609,560,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................   1,686,067,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,688,915,000

    The Committee recommends $1,688,915,000 for operation of 
the national park system, an increase of $2,848,000 over the 
budget request and $79,355,000 over the enacted level. The 
amount provided includes an increase of $44,024,000 for park 
base operating budgets, which is double the amount in the 
budget request. Of the amounts provided in addition to the 
budget request, $500,000 should be allocated to the national 
trails system.
    Resource Stewardship.--The Committee recommends 
$341,856,000 for resource stewardship, a decrease of $1,611,000 
below the budget request. Changes to the budget request include 
an increase of $500,000 for vanishing treasures and a decrease 
of $2,111,000 for inventory and monitoring.
    Visitor Services.--The Committee recommends $327,456,000 
for visitor services, a decrease of $2,800,000 below the budget 
request. Changes to the budget request include decreases of 
$2,200,000 for the incident management, analysis and reporting 
system and $600,000 for regional special agents.
    Maintenance.--The Committee recommends $577,343,000 for 
maintenance, a decrease of $8,750,000 below the budget request. 
Changes to the request include decreases of $3,000,000 for 
hazardous structures, $4,000,000 for repair and rehabilitation, 
and $1,750,000 for general facility maintenance. Of the amount 
provided for repaired rehabilitation, not to exceed $1,000,000 
may be reserved for the removal of hazardous structures. The 
service should report to the Committee at the appropriate time 
as to the types of projects proposed to be completed with 
hazardous structure removal funds.
    Within the amounts provided for maintenance, $325,000 is 
for completion of the restoration of historic Ft. Piute in 
Mojave National Preserve, $400,000 is for rehabilitation of 
structures at Stiltsville in Biscayne National Park, and 
$200,000 is for restoration work at the International Peace 
Garden.
    Park Support.--The Committee recommends $294,567,000 for 
park support, a decrease of $6,003,000 below the budget 
request. Changes to the request include an increase of $250,000 
for partnership wild and scenic rivers, and decreases of 
$600,000 for expansion of the senior ranger program, $1,528,000 
for challenge cost share, and $4,125,000 for resource challenge 
cost share.
    The Committee continues to expect the Service to allocate 
one third of the amount provided for the traditional challenge 
cost share program to the National Trails System.
    External Administrative Costs.--The Committee recommends 
$125,681,000 for external administrative costs, the same as the 
budget request.
    Other.--The amounts provided for park operations include 
funds to combat hemlock woolly adelgid at Great Smoky Mountains 
National Park, and to conduct the All Taxa Biodiversity 
Inventory Project.
    The Committee is aware that the visitor and education 
center at the Corinth unit of Shiloh National Military Park 
will soon be opening, and expects that appropriate funding will 
be provided for the first full year of operation.
    Under the Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management heading, 
the Committee has requested a report by the Greater Yellowstone 
Coordinating Committee on mapping needs within the Greater 
Yellowstone Area. The Committee encourages the Services's 
active participation in the development of this study.

                       UNITED STATES PARK POLICE

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $77,888,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      81,204,000
Committee recommendation................................      81,204,000

    The Committee recommends $81,204,000 for the United States 
Park Police, the same as the budget request. The amount 
provided includes an additional $2,000,000 for terrorist threat 
preparedness.

                  NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $61,776,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      37,736,000
Committee recommendation................................      63,023,000

    The Committee recommends $63,023,000 for national 
recreation and preservation, an increase of $25,287,000 over 
the budget request.
    Recreation Programs.--The Committee recommends $551,000 for 
recreation programs, the same as the budget request.
    Natural Programs.--The Committee recommends $11,216,000 for 
natural programs, an increase of $250,000 over the budget 
request. The increase provided is for the rivers and trails 
conservation program. The Committee appreciates the efforts 
made within the program to respond to congressional concerns 
about program management, and has included language in the bill 
regarding appropriate uses of program funds. The Service should 
give consideration to proposals for assistance submitted in 
relation to the Brigham City Trails Project.
    Cultural Programs.--The Committee recommends $20,703,000 
for cultural programs, an increase of $889,000 over the budget 
request. Increases provided include $200,000 for the Louisiana 
Creole Heritage Center, $189,000 for the Historic American 
Landscapes Survey, and $500,000 for the National Underground 
Railroad Network for Freedom. The amount provided also includes 
$100,000 in technical assistance for the Gettysburg Battlefield 
National Historic District.
    Within the land acquisition and state assistance account, 
the Committee has made funds available for transfer to this 
account for an update of the Civil War Sites Advisory 
Commission's 1993 ``Report on the Nation's Civil War 
Battlefields'', as authorized in section 3(d)(6)(B) of Public 
Law 107-359.
    International Park Affairs.--The Committee recommends 
$1,616,000 for international park affairs, the same as the 
budget request.
    Environmental and Compliance Review.--The Committee 
recommends $397,000 for environmental compliance and review, 
the same as the budget request.
    Grant Administration.--The Committee recommends $2,143,000 
for grant administration, an increase of $251,000 over the 
budget request. The increase provided is for historic 
preservation fund grant administration as discussed under that 
account heading. The amount provided also includes funds for 
administration of Urban Park and Recreation Recovery grants.
    Heritage Partnership Programs.--The Committee recommends 
$14,317,000 for heritage partnership programs, an increase of 
$11,817,000 over the budget request. The Committee recommends 
the following distribution of funds:

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                         Project                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership.............             750
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area....................             400
Automobile National Heritage Area.......................             500
Cache La Poudre River Corridor..........................              45
Cane River National Heritage Area.......................             900
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor..........             800
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor................             600
Essex National Heritage Area............................             900
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area..............             550
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage             900
 Corridor...............................................
Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area................             550
Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor..........             900
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage              900
 Corridor...............................................
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area..................             900
Schuykill River Valley National Heritage Center.........             500
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic                     500
 District...............................................
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor...............             900
Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area.......................             400
Wheeling National Heritage Area.........................             900
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area....................             400
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal, Commissions & Grants....................          13,195
Merit grants/newly authorized areas.....................           1,000
Technical Support.......................................             122
                                                         ===============
      Total, Heritage Partnership Programs..............          14,317
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee is aware of numerous pending proposals to 
authorize additional heritage areas. An amount of $1,000,000 is 
provided for either initial funding for any such areas that are 
authorized during the 108th Congress or for distribution to 
existing heritage areas to fund proposals of particular merit. 
Distribution of such funds shall only be made after 
consultation with the Committee.
    Statutory or Contractual Aid.--The Committee recommends 
$12,080,000 for statutory or contractual aid, as opposed to 
zero funding as proposed in the budget request. The 
distribution of funds is shown in the following table:

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                                                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska National Parks..................................            1,000
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission..............              300
Black Jack Battlefield Trust...........................               89
Brown Foundation.......................................              250
Chesapeake Bay Gateways................................            3,000
Ft. Mandan, Ft. Lincoln, and Northern Plains                         625
 Foundations...........................................
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve....................              750
Jamestown 2007.........................................              400
Keweenaw NHP (Main Street).............................              800
Lamprey River..........................................            1,000
Lower Eastside Tenement Museum.........................              500
Mississippi Museum of Nat. Science.....................            1,000
Natchez NHP (Forks of the Road Slave Mart).............              150
Native Hawaiian culture and arts program...............              750
New Orleans Jazz Commission............................               66
Sewall-Belmont House...................................              400
Sleeping Rainbow Ranch, Capitol Reef NP................            1,000
                                                        ----------------
      Total............................................           12,080
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Funding provided in past years in this account for the 
Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, the 
Roosevelt-Campobello International Park, and the Flight 93 
Memorial is provided in the operation of the national park 
system account.
    Funding provided for the Forks of the Road Slave Market is 
for feasibility/development studies and exhibits in cooperation 
with the City of Natchez and Natchez NHP.
    The Committee notes that funding provided for Keweenaw NHP 
is subject to the matching requirements of section 8 of Public 
Law 102-543.
    Of the amount provided, $200,000 for the Ft. Mandan 
Foundation and $300,000 for the Ft. Abraham Lincoln Foundation 
are for facility upgrades, and $125,000 is for the Northern 
Plains Foundation for planning efforts.
    The funds provided for the Black Jack Battlefield Trust are 
for restoration of the Robert Hall Pearson Homestead.
    The funds provided for Alaska national parks are for 
promotional efforts in cooperation with the Alaska Travel 
Industry Association, with an emphasis on visitation dispersal. 
These funds are to be matched by non-Federal funds.

                       HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $73,583,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      77,533,000
Committee recommendation................................      71,250,000

    The Committee recommends $71,250,000 for the historic 
preservation fund, a decrease of $6,283,000 below the budget 
request. The amount provided includes increases of $3,430,000 
for grants-in-aid to States and $287,000 for grants-in-aid to 
tribes, and a decrease of $10,000,000 for Preserve America.
    The Committee is intrigued by the concepts embodied in the 
Preserve America proposal, but is unable to recommend an 
increase for this purpose due to funding constraints and the 
need to restore proposed reductions in existing, authorized 
heritage programs. The Committee has, however, included 
language in the bill allowing the Service to award not to 
exceed $2,000,000 in Save America's Treasures funds for 
Preserve America pilot grants.
    While recognizing that appropriate grant management 
procedures must be followed for HPF programs, the Committee is 
concerned about the use of Historic Preservation Fund 
appropriations for grant administration and related purposes. 
Language has been included in the bill prohibiting such uses. A 
corresponding increase has been provided within the grant 
administration activity in the National recreation and 
preservation account.

                              CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $329,879,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     329,880,000
Committee recommendation................................     330,019,000

    The Committee recommends $330,019,000 for construction, an 
increase of $139,000 above the budget request. The Committee 
recommends the following distribution of funds:

                   NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
 State                      Project                       recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    IL Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and                  1,000
        Museum
    PA Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS (rehab trail)                861
    WI Apostle Islands NL (restore Raspberry Island              1,136
        light station)
    TX Big Bend NP (Chisos Basin water supply)                   2,000
    FL Big Cypress NPres (complete rehab of ORV                    569
        trails)
    MA Boston Harbor Islands NRA (dock access)                     800
    MA Boston NHP (Bldg. 125)                                    1,187
    MA Boston NHP (Commandant's House)                             774
    LA Cane River Creole NHP (curatorial facility)                 182
    LA Cane River Creole NHP (Magnolia Plantation)               1,068
    GA Chattahoochee River NRA (river recreation                 2,125
        access)
    MD Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP (rehab Great                1,776
        Falls visitor center and facilities)
    OR Crater Lake NP (rehab cafeteria bldg. and                 8,741
        relocate rim parking)
    OH Dayton Aviation NHP (Wright-Dunbar Plaza,                   650
        accessibility)
    NJ Delaware Water Gap NRA (replace Depew                     2,298
        recreation site)
    AK Denali NP&Pres (replace Eielson visitor                   7,420
        center)
    FL Everglades NP (modified water delivery system)            8,077
    NY Fire Island NS (West Entrance ranger station                735
        and construct restrooms)
    PA Flight 93 NMem (visitor facilities)                         806
    KS Fort Larned NHS (North Officers' Quarters)                1,114
    KS Fort Larned NHS (Old Commissary)                            869
    MD Fort Washington Park (stabilization)                      3,660
    MA Frederick Law Olmsted NHS (upgrade systems/               2,011
        rehab structures)
    MO George Washington Carver NM (complete visitor             3,187
        center)
    PA Gettysburg NMP (Wills House)                              5,759
    WY Grand Teton NP (visitor center at Moose)                  5,000
    TN Great Smoky Mountains NP (Institute at                      500
        Tremont)
    MD Hampton NHS (install environmental controls)              1,546
    WV Harpers Ferry NHP (rehab Bldg. 82, the Jackson              233
        House)
    WV Harpers Ferry NHP (restoration of Armory Yard)            2,342
    AR Homestead NM                                              1,112
    AR Hot Springs NP (rehab bathhouses)                         4,989
    LA Jean Lafitte NHP&Pres (Ft. Jackson)                         293
    RI John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley NHC                  750
    HI Kalaupapa NHP (preserve historic buildings)               3,928
    AK Kenai Fjords NP (multi-agency center)                       500
    AK Klondike Gold Rush NHP (construct resource                  739
        center/protect collections)
    MS L.Q.C. Lamar House NHL                                      500
    CA Lassen Volcanic NP (replace chalet)                      10,051
    AR Little Rock Central High School NHS (design                 733
        visitor facility)
    VA Manassas National Battlefield Park (rehab                 2,317
        Brawner Farm)
    GA Martin Luther King, Jr., NHS (restore Ebenezer            2,459
        Baptist Church)
    MD Monocacy NB (relocate visitor center)                     3,539
    AK Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center               6,000
    MS Natchez Trace Parkway                                     1,000
    MA New Bedford Whaling NHP (Corson Bldg.)                    3,000
    WV New River Gorge NSR                                       1,850
    WA Olympic NP (Elwha River Ecosystem)                       15,000
    WA Olympic NP (Salmon Obstructions/Construct                 1,940
        Bridge and Culvert)
    AZ Organ Pipe Cactus NM (vehicle barrier)                    6,600
    VA Petersburg NB (rehab, replace maintenance                   812
        facilities)
    CA Pinnacles NM (relocate and replace maintenance            4,610
        and visitor facilities)
    CA Point Reyes NS (coastal watershed restoration             2,077
        and enhancement)
    CA Point Reyes NS (Life Boat Station Marine                  1,885
        Railway)
    HI Pu'uhonua o Honaunau NHP (remove/replace                  1,112
        admin. bldgs.)
    DC Rock Creek Park (Meridian Hill Park)                      3,007
    MA Saugus Iron Works NHS (rehab)                             1,283
    VA Shenandoah NP (Old Rag parking lot)                         600
    UT Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act               5,000
    MS Vicksburg NMP (Pemberton House)                             750
Variou Washington Office (storm damage                          14,000
     s  reconstruction)
    CT Weir Farm NHS (replace facilities)                        3,536
    AK Western Arctic National Parklands (NW Alaska             10,708
        Heritage Center and admin. facilities)
    DC White House (structural and utility rehab)                9,938
    AK Wrangell-St. Elias NP&Pres (AHTNA museum and              1,135
        cultural center)
    WY Yellowstone NP (Courthouse)                               2,655
    WY Yellowstone NP (Madison wastewater facilities)            3,956
    WY Yellowstone NP (Old Faithful Inn)                         9,801
    WY Yellowstone NP (West Entrance Station)                    1,487
    WY Yellowstone NP (winter snowcoaches)                       1,000
                                                      ------------------
             Subtotal, Line Item Construction                  215,078
                                                      ==================

       Emergency and Unscheduled Projects                        4,000
       Housing Replacement                                       8,000
       Dam Safety                                                2,700
                                                      ==================
       Equipment Replacement:
           Replacement of park operations equipment             14,500
           Conversion to narrowband radio system                22,844
           Modernization of information mgmt. system             1,000
                                                      ------------------
             Subtotal, Equipment Replacement                    38,344
                                                      ==================

       Construction Planning (10 percent)                       21,220
                                                      ==================

       Construction Program Management and
        Operations:
           Associate Director, Professional Services             1,016
           Denver Service Center operations                     16,458
           Regional facility project support                     9,890
                                                      ------------------
             Subtotal, Const. Program Mgmt. & Ops.              27,364
                                                      ==================

       General Management Planning:
           EIS planning and compliance                           4,948
           General management                                    7,200
           Strategic planning                                      663
           Special resource studies                                502
                                                      ------------------
             Subtotal, General Management Planning              13,313
                                                      ==================
             Subtotal, Other Construction                      114,941
                                                      ==================
             Total, NPS Construction                           330,019
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee shares many of the concerns expressed in the 
House report regarding NPS partnership projects. This is 
clearly an area that cries out for more careful management at 
every level, from the Director down through to park 
superintendents. The Committee is encouraged that the Director 
has issued more explicit direction to the field that builds on 
existing Director's Order 21, but it remains to be seen whether 
this new guidance will be adhered to and improved, where 
necessary, over time. Fundamentally, however, the Committee 
does not view a properly conceived and managed partnership 
project as inconsistent with the Service's ongoing efforts to 
reduce the maintenance backlog, address basic health and safety 
problems, and improve the quality of collections storage 
throughout within the park system. The Committee has therefore 
not elected to impose any sort of blanket moratorium on 
partnership projects. The Committee will instead expect to work 
closely with the Service on both a programmatic and project-by-
project basis to ensure that the Service can reap the 
significant potential benefits of partnership projects without 
undermining the core mission of the Service itself.
    The Committee is aware that pending legislation would 
authorize the National Park Service to occupy a portion of the 
Hibben Archaeological Research Center for the storage of 
collections from Chaco Culture NHP. Should such legislation be 
enacted, the Service should consider allocating equipment funds 
to establish operations at the Hibben Center.
    In furtherance of Public Law 103-449, the Committee has 
included funds for planning of a curatorial facility for Cane 
River Creole NHP in conjunction with Northwestern State 
University.
    The Committee has included $500,000 to initiate conceptual 
planning and pre-design for the proposed redevelopment of the 
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. These funds are to 
be matched by non-Federal sources. It is the Committee's 
intention that this proposed project follow the recently 
development partnership construction process developed by the 
National Park Service. In particular, the park and partners 
should focus on the functions to be accomplished at the site, 
and begin consideration of the operational consequences of such 
a new facility and what roles and responsibilities both the 
park and the partner would have for the planning, construction, 
and operation of the facility.
    Funding provided for the L.Q.C. Lamar House NHL is to be 
matched with non-Federal funds.
    Of the funds provided for winter use infrastructure at 
Yellowstone National Park up to $500,000 may be used for 
outreach and promotional efforts to educate the public about 
the range of visitation opportunities and winter activities at 
the Park.
    The Committee notes that the Service expects to continue 
work on the Bainbridge Island/Eagledale Ferry Dock special 
resource study during fiscal year 2005. The Committee also 
notes that the Service has allocated funds during fiscal year 
2004 for a transportation study at Virgin Islands National 
Park. The Committee has also provided funds to initiate general 
management planning at Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
    Language has been included in the bill providing authority 
for the National Park Service to construct and maintain a 
parking lot and connecting trail on non-Federal land to 
alleviate visitor use concerns at Old Rag Mountain Trail in 
Shenandoah National Park.
    No funds have been provided for the Safety Interoperable 
Communications Program [SAFECOM].
    Of the funds provided for the New River Gorge NSR, $250,000 
shall be made available to the New River Parkway Authority for 
completion of the required management plan, and $175,000 shall 
be used in conjunction with Concord College to begin planning 
for a regional education center based at Camp Brookside.
    The Committee is aware of the need for a historic structure 
report and associated archaeological work on the Carrigan and 
Burch Houses at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site and 
expects that appropriate funding will be made available.
    The Committee is concerned that certain passages of 
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address featured on the north wall 
of the Lincoln Memorial have become nearly unreadable. The 
Committee encourages the National Park Service to address this 
maintenance issue in order to enhance the experience for 
visitors to the Lincoln Memorial.

                    LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND


                              (RESCISSION)

Appropriations, 2004....................................    -$30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     -30,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     -30,000,000

    The Committee recommends a rescission of $30,000,000 in 
annual contract authority provided by 16 U.S.C. 460l-10a. This 
authority has not been used in recent years and there are no 
plans to use it in fiscal year 2005.

                 LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $135,594,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     178,124,000
Committee recommendation................................     155,831,000

    The Committee recommends $155,831,000 for land acquisition 
and State assistance, a reduction of $22,293,000 below the 
budget request.
    The following table shows the Committee recommendation:

           LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND--FISCAL YEAR 2005
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
  State                       Project                     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
       VA Appalachian National Scenic Trail (High Top       $2,100,000
           Mtn.)
       TX Big Thicket National Preserve                      4,541,000
    Mult. Civil War Battlefields                             5,000,000
       SC Congaree NP                                        6,000,000
       KY Cumberland Gap NHP (Fern Lake)                     1,000,000
       PA Flight 93 National Monument                        2,000,000
       OR Fort Clatsop National Monument                     5,000,000
       NC Guilford Courthouse NMP                              500,000
       WI Ice Age NST                                        1,000,000
       LA Jean Lafitte NHP&Pres                                500,000
       CA Mojave NPres                                       1,600,000
       DC National Capital Parks                             2,479,000
       NJ New Jersey Pinelands Reserve                         500,000
       WV New River Gorge NSR                                2,000,000
       NE Niobrara NSR (easements)                             500,000
       HI Pu'uhonua o Honaunau NHP                           4,600,000
       MI Sleeping Bear Dunes NL                             2,000,000
       PA Valley Forge NMP                                   2,000,000
       AK Wrangell-St. Elias NP                              2,000,000
                                                       -----------------
                SUBTOTAL, LINE ITEM PROJECTS                45,320,000
                                                       =================
          Emergencies/Hardships                              3,000,000
          Inholdings/Exchanges                               3,000,000
          Acquisition management                            10,511,000
                                                       -----------------
                SUBTOTAL, NPS FEDERAL LAND ACQ.             61,831,000
                                                       =================
          Stateside grants                                  94,000,000
                                                       -----------------
                TOTAL, NPS LASA                            155,831,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee supports the proposal to establish national 
and State preserves to protect the viewshed of the Elkhorn 
Ranch, adjacent to the Theodore Roosevelt NP. Should Congress 
establish a National Preserve, the Committee directs the 
Service to submit a proposal to fund the Federal acquisition 
out of unobligated balances.
    The Committee is aware of Senate passage of S. 1576 to 
expand Harpers Ferry NHP, which would protect School House 
Ridge and other significant resources in West Virginia. The 
Committee appreciates efforts to protect this historic area and 
would look favorably upon a request for funding should the 
authorizing bill become law.
    The Committee is aware of opportunities to preserve Civil 
War battlefields at Pilot Knob, MO and Camp Calhoun, KY, and 
encourages the Service to consider allocating preservation 
funds for these sites to the extent that applicants meet the 
established criteria for the civil war battlefield preservation 
program.
    Language is included in the bill providing for the transfer 
of $250,000 of the funds provided for Civil War battlefield 
preservation to the national recreation and preservation 
account for an update of the Civil War Sites Advisory 
Commission's 1993 ``Report on the Nation's Civil War 
Battlefields,'' as authorized in section 3(d)(6)(B) of Public 
Law 107-359.

                          ENERGY AND MINERALS


                         U.S. Geological Survey


                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $937,985,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     919,788,000
Committee recommendation................................     939,486,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $939,486,000 
for the U.S. Geological Survey [USGS], an increase of 
$19,698,000 above the budget estimate and $1,501,000 above the 
fiscal year 2004 enacted level. Changes to the fiscal year 2004 
enacted level are described below by program and displayed in 
the table at the back of the report.
    The Committee has not agreed to most of the proposals 
recommended in the budget justification. Proposed streamlining 
reductions and vehicle fleet reductions have not been taken 
throughout the Survey's programs because no data has been 
provided to substantiate these changes. Further, the Committee 
has reinstated most of the individual projects targeted for 
elimination in the budget request, many of which were developed 
in collaboration with USGS personnel in the field. The 
Committee is concerned that both Department of the Interior 
[DOI] and administration-wide priorities, as well as the 
Survey's administrative changes, are being balanced on the 
backs of the program disciplines that are the basis for the 
Survey's existence and its scientific reputation. The strength 
of the Survey's existing efforts in many program areas is 
deserving of additional support. The Committee has little 
ability to provide that support, however, when it must annually 
restore large sums for proposed program and project reductions 
that have been taken with little or no justification. The 
Committee urges that future budget requests place a stronger 
emphasis on the Survey's core programs, which have proven value 
and strong public support.
    Mapping, Remote Sensing and Geographic Investigations.--The 
Committee recommends an appropriation of $119,824,000 for 
mapping activities, an increase of $883,000 above the budget 
estimate and $9,935,000 below the current year enacted level. 
In agreement with the budget request, the following reductions 
have been taken to the fiscal year 2004 level: $1,887,000 in 
expected buyout savings, $494,000 for GIS mapping, and a 
transfer of $8,619,000 to the newly created Enterprise 
Information activity. An increase of $665,000 is provided for 
uncontrollable cost adjustments. Within base funds, $1,000,000 
is continued for mapping activities in Alaska. The Committee 
understands that half of those funds will be used to map the 
Arctic coast and half will be used to map other portions of the 
State. An amount of $400,000 is included for a cooperative 
geospatial information project with Texas State University.
    The Committee is concerned that it has been over a year 
since the equipment failure on the Landsat 7 satellite and yet 
no clear guidance has emerged from the administration as to how 
USGS should proceed. Leaving the Survey and/or the Department 
of the Interior to somehow figure out how to absorb the tab for 
continuing satellite operations, now that the sale of degraded 
data is insufficient to cover costs, is not a solution to the 
problem. The USGS is responsible for satellite operations, data 
collection and archiving. The larger questions of whether to 
maintain a satellite that produces degraded data and, if so, 
how, the status of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, whether 
additional satellites will be launched in the near future to 
provide this continuity, and how to meet the costs associated 
with any of these options must be decided. In the Committee's 
view, if the decision is made to maintain Landsat operations at 
the current level for the near future, then the various Federal 
agencies that typically rely on Landsat data and want 
production continued should share in the cost of the 
satellite's operations. This solution cannot be effected by 
USGS and DOI alone, but requires the involvement and direction 
of administration officials at a higher policy level. The 
Committee expects that all interested parties will work toward 
a responsible resolution of these issues in the weeks ahead.
    In the meantime, the Committee expects the mapping program 
to be cautious in committing itself to new and/or expanded 
cooperative agreements before consensus is reached on Landsat 
funding. To the extent that buyout savings may be required to 
contribute to EROS Data Center operations during fiscal year 
2005, the Committee expects the mapping program to use these 
funds to do so. The redirection of these funds, which were 
originally anticipated to be used for partnerships, is not 
intended to be a permanent addition to the EDC base, but rather 
part of a short-term solution. Quarterly reports should be 
provided to the Committee that display the costs of Landsat 
operations, the revenue produced, the funds required to 
supplement that revenue, and the source of those funds.
    Geological Hazards, Resources, and Processes.--The 
Committee recommends an amount of $228,214,000 for the 
Geological Hazards, Resources, and Processes program, an 
increase of $7,460,000 above the budget estimate and $5,969,000 
below the current year enacted level.
    In agreement with the budget request, the following 
reductions have been taken to the fiscal year 2004 enacted 
level: $247,000 for global dust research, $1,504,000 for the 
Tampa Bay pilot project, $1,482,000 for the Alaska Minerals-at-
Risk program, $296,000 for a Kansas well log inventory, and a 
transfer of $4,261,000 to the Enterprise Information activity. 
An amount of $889,000 for Tongue River coalbed methane studies 
has been taken from the Energy Resources program and included 
in the Hydrologic Networks and Analysis program, where it is 
more appropriately funded. The Committee does not support the 
proposed reduction of $6,493,000 to the Minerals Resources 
program and has retained those funds in the program base for 
fiscal year 2005.
    Increases to the fiscal year 2004 level include $1,500,000 
to fund the Alaska Mineral Resources Assessment program, a 
partner program with the State for geologic mapping to assess 
the oil, gas, and other mineral potential within the State, 
$100,000 for the Geological Materials Center project to support 
energy and minerals exploration in Alaska, and $1,110,000 for 
uncontrollable cost adjustments.
    Continued in the fiscal year 2005 base budget are the 
following ongoing projects: $1,500,000 for the purchase and 
installation of volcano monitoring equipment at Shemya, AK; 
$450,000 for implementation of the cooperative agreement with 
the University of Hawaii-Hilo for volcano monitoring research; 
$500,000 for North Carolina coastal erosion studies; $500,000 
for subsidence studies at the University of New Orleans; 
$1,250,000 for South Carolina/Georgia coastal erosion and 
coastal monitoring studies, of which $250,000 is intended for 
the South Carolina coastal erosion monitoring program; and 
$400,000 for the mineral inventory in Clark County, NV. The 
amount for the University of Hawaii cooperative agreement 
consolidates funds previously appropriated for two projects in 
order to enhance the cooperators' abilities to direct monies to 
the most important of several proposed projects. In addition to 
the amount included for volcano work in Shemya, AK, the 
Committee expects that the Alaska Volcano Observatory base 
budget will be continued at no less than the fiscal year 2004 
enacted level.
    Water Resources Investigations.--The Committee recommends 
an amount of $212,948,000 for Water Resources Investigations, 
an increase of $10,266,000 above the budget estimate and 
$2,766,000 below the fiscal year 2004 enacted level. In 
agreement with the budget request, reductions to the enacted 
level include $592,000 for a Lake Pontchartrain study, $346,000 
for Hood Canal fish mortality research, $247,000 for Delaware 
River flow modeling, and a transfer of $3,961,000 to the 
Enterprise Information activity. An increase of $78,000 to the 
base for Water Resources Research Institutes brings the total 
amount for this program back to the fiscal year 2004 pre-
rescission level of $6,500,000. The Committee is dismayed that 
this program was once again targeted for elimination in the 
fiscal year 2005 budget justification. An increase of 
$1,413,000 is included for uncontrollable cost adjustments. A 
transfer of $889,000 from Energy Resources to the Hydrologic 
Networks and Analysis program for Tongue River coalbed methane 
studies has been made to place the project within a more 
appropriate activity.
    Projects continued within base funding include $500,000 for 
the U.S.-Mexico border initiative, $500,000 for the Spokane 
Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer study; $450,000 for well 
monitoring in Hawaii; $200,000 for the Berkeley Pit study; 
$500,000 for the Potomac River Basin groundwater study; 
$250,000 for the Chesapeake Bay program; $485,000 for Lake 
Champlain research; and $1,500,000 to continue collaborative 
studies with the University of Oklahoma on groundwater 
contamination and subsidence in the Roubidoux Aquifer. Also 
within base funds, up to $900,000 may be used for the Survey's 
participation in the Long-Term Estuary Assessment program.
    Biological Research.--The Committee recommends an amount of 
$172,821,000 for Biological Research activities, an increase of 
$5,217,000 above the budget estimate and $1,708,000 below the 
fiscal year 2004 enacted level. An amount of $1,000,000 is 
provided for the Northern Prairie Carbon Crediting initiative, 
an increase of $500,000 above the budget request. An amount of 
$881,000 is provided for fixed cost adjustments. In agreement 
with the budget request, the following reductions have been 
taken to the enacted level: $107,000 to transfer boat 
maintenance funds to the Facilities activity; $2,794,000 to 
transfer funds to the Enterprise Information activity; and 
$494,000 for a Lake Tahoe decision support system. A reduction 
of $194,000 to the current year base for pallid sturgeon 
research will allow that work to continue at a level of 
$300,000.
    Other projects that are continued within base funds 
include: $200,000 for Diamondback Terrapin research in the 
Chesapeake Bay; $800,000 for the molecular biology program at 
the Leetown Science Center; $1,000,000 for invasive species 
research in collaboration with Mississippi State University; 
$750,000 for research on the Mark Twain National Forest; 
$200,000 for a multidisciplinary water study at the Leetown 
Science Center; $500,000 for manatee research; $2,766,000 for 
the fire science research program; $988,000 for the Northern 
Continental Divide Ecosystem study; and $400,000 to continue 
support for the newly established Nebraska Cooperative Research 
Unit.
    Enterprise Information.--Enterprise Information is a newly 
established line within the current budget structure that has 
been formed by the transfer of $46,674,000 from the Survey's 
other activities in order to consolidate all bureauwide IT 
management and service functions. The fiscal year 2005 request 
for Enterprise Information is $45,147,000. The Committee 
recommends an amount of $45,233,000, an increase of $86,000 
above the budget request and $1,441,000 below the original 
amount transferred. Changes to the fiscal year 2004 funding 
level created by program transfers include an increase of 
$2,500,000 to fund security infrastructure operations, as well 
as the Department-wide service network, and a decrease of 
$3,941,000 for digital narrowband conversion of wideband 
radios. Budget proposals that have not been accepted by the 
Committee include base reductions of $895,000 for Security 
Certification and $592,000 for Accessible Data Transfer, and 
increases of $64,000 for SAFECOM, $680,000 for Disaster.gov, 
and $5,000 for e-records management.
    Science Support.--The Committee recommends an amount of 
$65,435,000 for Science Support, a decrease of $3,281,000 below 
the budget request and $25,376,000 below the fiscal year 2004 
enacted level. In agreement with the budget request, the 
following reductions to the fiscal year 2004 base have been 
taken: $27,039,000 to transfer funds to the Enterprise 
Information activity, and $167,000 to transfer funds to the 
Working Capital Fund. Increases above the current year enacted 
level include $500,000 for costs associated with the annual 
audit and $1,330,000 for fixed cost adjustments.
    Facilities.--The Committee recommends an amount of 
$95,011,000 for Facilities, an increase of $2,022,000 above the 
fiscal year 2004 enacted level and $933,000 below the budget 
request. In agreement with the budget request, changes to the 
enacted level include decreases of $988,000 for the Tunison Lab 
and $198,000 for the Leetown Science Center for projects that 
have been completed, and an increase of $107,000 to reflect the 
transfer of funds from the Biological Research activity for 
boat maintenance. An increase of $3,101,000 is included to meet 
escalating rental payments and other fixed cost adjustments. 
Funding for Leetown Science Center biosecurity upgrades 
proposed in the request has been retained in the Committee 
recommendation.
    The Committee is concerned with reports it has received 
regarding the unsafe conditions at the Patuxent Wildlife 
Research Center. A series of assessments of facility conditions 
at the Center in 2000 and 2001 identified 18 office/laboratory 
buildings and 9 on-site residences that are in urgent need of 
repair to comply with safety codes. The land and structures at 
the Center are currently owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service [FWS], but occupied in large part by USGS employees. As 
a consequence, jurisdictional issues need to be resolved prior 
to a significant investment of construction funds by either 
bureau. The Committee understands that discussions between USGS 
and FWS regarding the future of the research center will be 
taking place in the next several weeks. In the meantime, work 
is continuing on a conceptual design, to be completed this 
fall, that will provide the framework for any further plans 
that may be required before construction at the Center begins. 
The Committee expects that any additional costs associated with 
the project will be requested in future budget submissions. 
Funds are included in the fiscal year 2005 budget request and 
the Committee recommendation to address some of the most urgent 
repairs at the Center.

                      Minerals Management Service


                ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $163,280,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     171,575,000
Committee recommendation................................     171,175,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $171,175,000 
for royalty and offshore minerals management, which is $400,000 
below the budget request. The funding amounts set out below are 
at the activity level. Additional details on funding for sub-
activities within the various appropriations accounts for the 
Service are set out in a table in the back of this report.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outer Continental Shelf lands................................     $146,104,000     $145,704,000        -$400,000
Royalty management...........................................       81,906,000       81,906,000  ...............
General administration.......................................       47,295,000       47,295,000  ...............
Use of receipts..............................................     -103,730,000     -103,730,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, royalty and offshore minerals management........      171,575,000      171,175,000         -400,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Within the funds for the leasing and environmental program 
in the Outer Continental Shelf lands activity, the Committee 
has provided $150,000 for the Alaska Whaling Commission to 
ensure that proposed OCS sales in Alaska properly consider the 
impacts of offshore drilling on whale migration patterns and 
whaling activities.
    The Committee has provided an increase of $1,800,000 above 
the budget request for the resource evaluation program in the 
Outer Continental Shelf lands activity. The increase is 
comprised of $900,000 for the Center for Marine Resources and 
Environmental Technology to support exploration and sustainable 
development of seabed minerals including gas hydrates and 
$900,000 for the Marine Mineral Technology Center in Alaska to 
support exploration and sustainable development of seabed 
minerals.
    The Committee has provided an additional $600,000 above the 
budget request within the Technology Assessment and Research 
program for the Offshore Technology Research Center. This 
provides a total amount of $1,000,000 for the OTRC to perform 
research for MMS through the cooperative agreement dated June 
18, 1999.
    The Committee has not provided the full amount requested 
for the information management program, but has provided bill 
language that would allow the agency to use amounts from the 
franchise fund for this important project.
    The Committee has continued bill language contained in 
prior years prohibiting the use of funds for Outer Continental 
Shelf leasing and development in certain areas. However, the 
Committee notes as it has in prior years that development 
activities outside of areas identified in the agency's 5 year 
OCS development plan are not permitted under law. The current 5 
year plan does not expire until 2007. Accordingly, this 
moratoria language is largely irrelevant during the remaining 
period of the plan.
    Given the uncertainties with projecting offsetting receipts 
1 to 2 years in advance, the Committee has again given the 
Minerals Management Service the authority to utilize receipts 
accruing from rental rates in effect prior to August 5, 1993, 
to augment primary sources of receipts should this be necessary 
to reach the operating levels intended by the Committee.
    The Committee has also provided authority for the agency to 
pay any late disbursement interest caused by delays in 
processing royalty payments for States and tribes out of the 
Federal royalty share rather than the agency's appropriated 
funds. Given the recent problems caused by disruption of 
internet service and its impacts on the MMS's ability to 
process royalty payments timely, the Committee believes this 
additional authority is necessary.

                           OIL SPILL RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $7,017,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       7,105,000
Committee recommendation................................       7,105,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,105,000 for 
oil spill research, which is equal to the request.

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


                       REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $105,384,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     108,905,000
Committee recommendation................................     109,905,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $109,905,000 
for regulation and technology, which is $1,000,000 above the 
budget estimate. The Committee notes that, despite the 
significant amount of funding dedicated to coal research, the 
United States does not have an integrated and coordinated coal 
research and development approach for all stages of the coal 
life cycle. Most coal-related research funding is directed 
toward the use of coal in power generation, not in the mining 
and reclamation of coal or in its use in other promising, 
alternative applications. The Committee is concerned that no 
comprehensive review of coal has been undertaken in the recent 
past. Therefore, with the additional $1,000,000 provided above 
the request, the Committee directs the Office of Surface Mining 
to contract with the National Research Council of the National 
Academy of Sciences for a study of coal to include, among other 
things, a review of coal reserves, an assessment of the 
categories of coal research currently being carried out in the 
United States, and a review of how technologies are being 
transferred to coal mine operators and other users. The study 
should be completed within 2 years, with interim reports 
supplied to the Committee as appropriate. A comparison of the 
budget estimate and the Committee recommendation is as follows:

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                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental restoration....................................         $161,000         $161,000  ...............
Environmental protection.....................................       79,953,000       80,953,000      +$1,000,000
Technology development and transfer..........................       13,487,000       13,487,000  ...............
Financial management.........................................          492,000          492,000  ...............
Executive direction..........................................       14,712,000       14,712,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, regulation and technology....................      108,805,000      109,805,000       +1,000,000
                                                              ==================================================
Civil penalties..............................................          100,000          100,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, regulation and technology.......................      108,905,000      109,905,000       +1,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

                         (Definite, Trust Fund)

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $190,591,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     243,863,000
Committee recommendation................................     190,863,000

    The Committee recommends $190,863,000 for the abandoned 
mine reclamation fund, which is a decrease below the budget 
estimate of $53,000,000. A comparison of the Committee 
recommendation and the budget estimate is as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental restoration (includes legislative proposal)....     $223,229,000     $170,229,000     -$53,000,000
Technology development and transfer..........................        4,542,000        4,542,000  ...............
Financial management.........................................        8,565,000        8,565,000  ...............
Executive direction..........................................        7,527,000        7,527,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total..................................................      243,863,000      190,863,000      -53,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In the absence of legislation extending the collection of 
fees under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
[SMCRA], the Committee has not provided funds for the 
administration's proposal to provide additional funds to pay 
down the State share balances in the AML fund of certified 
States.
    The Committee has included $10,000,000 for the Appalachian 
clean streams initiative to address acid mine drainage 
problems.
    Bill Language.--As in prior years, the bill includes 
language related to the conduct of the abandoned mine land 
program. The Committee also has recommended language in the 
bill which would fund minimum program State grants at 
$1,500,000 per State as well as language which provides 
$10,000,000 to be used for projects in the Appalachian clean 
streams initiative.
    The Committee also has included language specific to the 
State of Maryland authorizing the State to set aside for acid 
mine drainage abatement the greater of $1,000,000 or 10 percent 
of the total of the grants made available to the State under 
title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977, subject to specific provisions identified in the bill 
language.

                             INDIAN AFFAIRS


                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                      OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2004....................................  $1,892,706,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................   1,929,477,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,951,798,000

    The Committee recommends $1,951,798,000 for the operation 
of Indian programs, an increase of $59,092,000 above the fiscal 
year 2004 enacted level, and $22,321,000 above the budget 
estimate. The following table provides a comparison of the 
budget estimate and Committee recommendations in the major 
programmatic areas:

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                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     TRIBAL BUDGET SYSTEM

Tribal Priority Allocations..................................     $775,631,000     $780,631,000      +$5,000,000
Other Recurring Programs.....................................      600,611,000      616,340,000      +15,729,000
Non-Recurring Programs.......................................       73,011,000       77,403,000       +4,392,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Tribal Budget System............................    1,449,253,000    1,474,374,000      +25,121,000
                                                              ==================================================
                        BIA OPERATIONS

Central Office Operations....................................      134,444,000      123,444,000      -11,000,000
Regional Office Operations...................................       62,523,000       62,523,000  ...............
Special Programs and Pooled Overhead.........................      283,257,000      291,457,000       +8,200,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, BIA Operations..................................      480,224,000      477,174,000       -3,050,000
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, Operation of Indian Programs....................    1,929,477,000    1,951,798,000      +22,321,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Additional details on the funding for the Bureau's 
Activities are provided in a table in the back of this report.
    Tribal Priority Allocation.--The Committee recommends 
$780,631,000 for tribal priority allocations [TPA], an increase 
of $5,000,000 above the budget request and $9,994,000 above the 
fiscal year 2004 enacted level. Increases above the budget 
request include an additional $3,000,000 for contract support 
costs, and $2,000,000 for welfare assistance. The Committee 
notes that the increase for contract support costs should fund 
payments at a higher percentage than fiscal year 2003 or fiscal 
year 2004.
    Other Recurring Programs.--The Committee recommends 
$616,340,000 for other recurring programs, an increase of 
$2,204,000 above the fiscal year 2004 enacted level, and 
$15,729,000 above the budget estimate. Changes to the budget 
estimate include increases of $12,500,000 for operating grants 
for Tribally Controlled Community Colleges, and $3,229,000 for 
the following Tribal Management/Development programs: the 
Alaska Sea Otter Commission ($98,000), the Wetlands/Waterfowl 
Management program ($592,000), the Upper Columbia United Tribes 
($316,000), the Bering Sea Fishermen's Association ($790,000), 
the bison program ($1,087,000), and the Chugach Regional 
Resources Commission ($346,000). The increase to the Tribal 
Management/Development account restores these ongoing programs 
to the enacted level.
    The Bureau is directed to enter into annual reimbursable 
support agreements with the Bureau of Reclamation for the 
Operation and Maintenance of the Dry Prairie Rural Water 
System.
    Non-Recurring Programs.--The Committee recommends 
$77,403,000 for non-recurring programs, an increase of 
$1,762,000 above the fiscal year 2004 enacted level, and an 
increase of $4,392,000 above the budget estimate. Increases 
above the budget estimate include $500,000 for the continuation 
of the Rocky Mountain Technology Foundation's project servicing 
tribal communities, $750,000 for the rural Alaska fire program, 
$1,500,000 for the completion of housing to support the 
Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Salish and Kootenai 
Tribal College, $392,000 for the Alaska Legal Services program, 
$1,000,000 for the Denali Commission, and $250,000 for the 
Native American Engineering program at University of Denver.
    Within the funds provided for endangered species, the 
Committee expects the Bureau to continue support of the prairie 
dog management programs overseen by the Cheyenne River Sioux 
Tribe and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
    Central Office Operations.--The Committee recommends 
$123,444,000 for central office operations, an increase of 
$34,938,000 above the fiscal year 2004 enacted level. The 
Committee has provided $57,205,000 for Information Resources 
Technology rather than $67,205,000 as proposed by the budget 
request. The Committee is extremely reluctant to recommend a 
funding level below the request level for this ongoing 
initiative but notes that sizeable increases were provided in 
both fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and the amount provided is 
$18,972,000 above the enacted level. Additionally, $1,000,000 
is taken from the proposed work force initiative.
    Regional Office Operations.--The Committee recommends 
$62,523,000 for regional office operations, a decrease of 
$1,163,000 below the fiscal year 2004 enacted level, and fully 
commensurate with the budget estimate.
    Special Programs/Pooled Overhead.--The Committee recommends 
$291,457,000 for special programs/pooled overhead, an increase 
of $11,357,000 above the fiscal year 2004 enacted level, and 
$8,200,000 above the budget estimate. Increases above the 
budget estimate include the following: $3,500,000 for the 
United Tribes Technical College, $450,000 for the United Sioux 
Tribes Development Corporation, $1,750,000 for the Crownpoint 
Institute of Technology, $1,500,000 for the Western Heritage 
Center's Distance Learning and tribal histories project, 
$250,000 for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board and $750,000 for 
the Alaska Native Aviation Training program.
    Given the high incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 
[SIDS] in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, the 
Committee applauds the completion of a comprehensive, 
culturally appropriate SIDS risk-reduction education kit. This 
kit is being made available at no cost by the CJ Foundation for 
SIDS, a private foundation. To ensure maximum utilization of 
this free resource, the Bureau is directed to obtain kits for 
use in health education classes or other appropriate settings.

                              CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $346,825,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     283,126,000
Committee recommendation................................     283,126,000

    The Committee recommends $283,126,000 for construction, 
equal to the budget request. The Committee notes this amount is 
significantly below the enacted level. While Indian school 
construction and replacement remains a high priority, at the 
time of the preparation of this report the school construction 
account held approximately $209,000,000 in unobligated 
balances. This balance, coupled with other shortfalls in Native 
American programs, forces the Committee to allocate funds 
elsewhere.
    The Committee's recommendation for education construction 
includes $78,537,000 for replacement school construction as 
proposed by the budget request. The Committee understands the 
Bureau's desire to no longer provide specific cost estimates 
for individual projects until the planning and design phase 
will allow more accurate estimates than in the past. However, 
the Bureau is expected to respond to congressional inquiries 
regarding specific projects as quickly as possible if it wishes 
to retain this latitude in future fiscal years.
    The Committee is aware the Meskwaki Settlement School Board 
has approved the Sac and Fox Meskwaki Settlement School 
Expansion project and is seeking $5,500,000 in Federal funding 
through the Tribal School Construction Demonstration project. 
Additionally, the Committee is also aware that the Three 
Affiliated Tribes have an application pending for funding under 
the demonstration program for replacement of the tribes' Twin 
Buttes Elementary school located on the Fort Berthold 
Reservation. The Committee expects the Bureau to give full 
consideration to both of these worthwhile projects.

INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO 
                                INDIANS

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $54,866,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      34,771,000
Committee recommendation................................      34,771,000

    The Committee recommends $34,771,000 for Indian land and 
water claims settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians. 
Funding is provided as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
White Earth Land Settlement Act [Admin)......................         $625,000         $625,000  ...............
Hoopa-Yurok settlement fund..................................          250,000          250,000  ...............
Pyramid Lake water rights settlement.........................          142,000          142,000  ...............
Colorado Ute Settlement......................................        8,000,000        8,000,000  ...............
Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw settlement..................        9,972,000       10,004,000         +$32,000
Quinault Settlement..........................................           32,000  ...............          -32,000
Zuni Water Settlement........................................       14,000,000       14,000,000  ...............
Cuba Lake Settlement.........................................        1,750,000        1,750,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Miscellaneous Payments to Indians...............       34,771,000       34,771,000  ...............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $6,417,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       6,421,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,421,000

    The Committee recommends $6,421,000 for the Indian 
guaranteed loan program, commensurate with the budget request.

                          Departmental Offices


                            Insular Affairs


                       ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $75,744,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      72,935,000
Committee recommendation................................      74,255,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $74,255,000 
which is equal to the budget request. The amounts recommended 
by the Committee compared to the budget estimate are shown in 
the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               Committee
                                                        Budget estimate     recommendation          Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Territorial assistance:
    Office of Insular Affairs.......................          $6,563,000          $6,563,000  ..................
    Technical assistance............................           7,561,000           8,881,000         +$1,320,000
    Maintenance assistance fund.....................           2,300,000           2,300,000  ..................
    Brown tree snake................................           2,700,000           2,700,000  ..................
    Insular management controls.....................           1,491,000           1,491,000  ..................
    Coral reef initiative...........................             500,000             500,000  ..................
    Insular measures and assessments................           1,000,000           1,000,000  ..................
                                                     -----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, territorial assistance..............          22,115,000          23,435,000          +1,320,000
                                                     ===========================================================
American Samoa: Operations grants...................          23,100,000          23,100,000  ..................
Northern Mariana Islands: Covenant grants...........          27,720,000          27,720,000  ..................
                                                     ===========================================================
      Total, assistance to territories..............          72,935,000          74,255,000          +1,320,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Territorial Assistance.--The Committee recommends 
$23,435,000 for territorial assistance which is $1,320,000 
above the request. Within the increase, the Committee has 
provided $320,000 to expand the Continuing Judicial, Court 
Education, and Court Administration Improvement Project that is 
conducted in cooperation with the Pacific Islands Committee of 
the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit. The Committee has 
also included an increase of $1,000,000 to continue health care 
programs under Article II, Section 1, of the Agreement between 
the Government of the United States and the Government of the 
Marshall Islands for the implementation of Section 177 of the 
Compact of Free Association. These funds shall be used to 
ensure continued medical programs and services to members of 
the Enewetak, Bikini, Rongelap and Utrik communities, born 
prior to 1960, who currently reside on islands, such as 
Enewetak, Kili, Mejetto, and Utrik, that otherwise do not have 
medical services available.
    American Samoa Operations Grants/American Samoa 
Construction.--The Committee recommends $23,100,000 for 
operations grants to American Samoa, which is equal to the 
request.
    CNMI/Covenant Grants.--The Committee recommends $27,720,000 
for covenant grants as allocated in the request. The Committee 
notes that funds for the CNMI immigration, labor, and law 
enforcement initiative have been moved to the technical 
assistance line within the territorial assistance account. The 
Committee directs the Department to provide a report within 60 
days of enactment which indicates the planned expenditures for 
fiscal year 2005 for this program. In future budget 
justifications, amounts for the initiative must be displayed 
separately with a narrative explanation of how the funds shall 
be used.
    The Committee understands that the Secretary is working 
with the Governor of the CNMI on the cover over of funds to the 
CNMI pursuant to section 703(b) of the Covenant. The Committee 
expects the Secretary to review expeditiously the accounting 
and methodology submitted by the Governor and to assist in 
ensuring that all amounts properly due the CNMI are promptly 
remitted.
    Other.--The Committee is aware of a serious problem 
concerning the costs incurred by health care institutions in 
Hawaii resulting from the migration of citizens of the freely 
associated states [FAS]. As of July 7, 2003, the uncompensated 
costs of care provided by Hawaii hospitals alone were 
reportedly in excess of $17,000,000. This amount was reduced 
$2,000,000 in late 2003 by a grant to reimburse member 
hospitals of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii [HCA].
    The Committee is concerned about the composition of the 
reported uncompensated costs, as some of it appears to consist 
of debts owed by the FAS governments and not by individual 
migrants residing in Hawaii. Additionally, some of the costs 
may have arisen from elective procedures, or in relation to 
individuals mistakenly identified as FAS citizens. The 
Committee does not believe that these costs are reimbursable 
under the framework established by the Compacts of Free 
Association.
    Accordingly, the Committee believes that before any funds 
are appropriated for these costs, it is important to better 
ascertain the level of uncompensated costs. The Committee 
directs the Department of the Interior to work with the 
Healthcare Association of Hawaii to obtain independent 
verification of the reimbursement claims requested by HCA. The 
verification process must confirm each individual whose account 
is unpaid was an FAS citizen, was not officially referred by an 
FAS government, and that the treatment given was necessary, and 
not an elective procedure. In addition, the Committee directs 
the Department to work with the HCA to develop adequate 
protocols to ensure that future claims for reimbursement are 
well documented and limited to eligible individuals. In the 
interim, the Committee notes that the recently amended Compact 
provides Hawaii with over $10,000,000 for Impact aid. The State 
should strongly consider providing funds from this allocation 
to the HCA for these costs.

                      COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $6,379,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       5,941,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,400,000

    The Committee recommends $5,400,000 for compact of free 
association, which is $541,000 below the request. A comparison 
of the Committee recommendation to the budget estimate follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Compact of free association--Federal services................       $3,941,000       $3,000,000        -$941,000
Mandatory payments--Program grant assistance.................        2,000,000        2,000,000  ...............
Enewetak support.............................................  ...............          400,000         +400,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, compact of free association.....................        5,941,000        5,400,000         -541,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Federal Services Assistance.--The Committee recommends 
$3,000,000 for Federal services assistance, $941,000 below the 
budget request.
    Program Grant Assistance.--The Committee recommends 
$2,000,000 for program grant assistance, equal to the budget 
request.
    Enewetak Support.--The Committee recommends $400,000 for 
Enewetak support, which is $400,000 above the request.

                        Departmental Management


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES


                          (INCLUDING TRANSFER)

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $81,599,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      99,103,000
Committee recommendation................................      95,108,000

    The Committee recommends $95,108,000 for Departmental 
Management, a decrease of $3,995,000 below the budget request. 
Of the amount provided, $13,500,000 is derived by transfer from 
the Central Hazardous Materials Fund.
    Changes to the request include decreases of $150,000 for 
law enforcement and security, $38,000 for capital security cost 
sharing, $2,000 for SAFECOM, $3,555,000 for the financial and 
business management system and $250,000 for Take Pride in 
America. In the event that additional Franchise Fund resources 
are available, the Committee does not object to the use of such 
funds to augment funds provided for the financial and business 
management system following consultation with the Committee.
    The Committee continues to monitor the implementation of 
the recently established Office of Appraisal Services. While 
the Committee recognizes the Department's efforts to ensure a 
smooth transition to the new appraisal structure, concerns 
remain about the billing of agency realty offices. When the 
Department submits the final appraisal consolidation report 
requested in fiscal year 2004, it should specifically include 
an explanation of the methodology used to assess bureaus for 
services provided and the rationale behind it. Agencies are 
expected to provide the Department with updated appraisal cost 
information.
    The Committee notes with approval the past participation of 
the Department of the Interior in the Washington Semester 
American Indian program [WINS]. The Committee believes that the 
WINS program is an excellent way to advance the goals of 
Executive Order 13270, which directs all Federal agencies to 
take steps to enhance access to Federal opportunities and 
resources for American Indian and Alaska Natives students from 
tribal colleges and other postsecondary institutions. The 
Committee urges the Department to expand the number of 
internship slots it makes available for the program and to 
accommodate participants in the internship program.
    Due to continued constraints on funding for land 
acquisition and the ongoing prospect of substantial borrowing 
for fire suppression, it remains important that funding 
provided for land acquisition be obligated promptly. The 
Committee notes the annual unobligated balance reporting 
requirement included in its fiscal year 2004 report, and urges 
timely submission of the report.

                       PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $224,696,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     226,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     230,000,000

    The Committee recommends $230,000,000 for Payments in Lieu 
of Taxes [PILT], an increase of $4,000,000 over the budget 
request.
    This is the largest amount ever appropriated for the PILT 
program.

                        Office of the Solicitor


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $49,753,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      53,453,000
Committee recommendation................................      53,053,000

    The Committee recommends $53,053,000 for the Office of the 
Solicitor. Changes to the budget request include reductions of 
$300,000 for IT equipment and $100,000 for training, audit and 
evaluation.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $38,271,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      39,400,000
Committee recommendation................................      38,100,000

    The Committee recommends $38,100,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General. Changes to the budget request include 
reductions of $550,000 for additional audit staff, $150,000 for 
the On Target initiative, $250,000 for law enforcement 
equipment replacement, $150,000 for IT staffing, and $200,000 
for IT-related activities. The Committee commends the work of 
the Office of Inspector General, but is unable to provide the 
full program increase included in the budget request.

           Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians


                         FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $187,305,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     247,666,000
Committee recommendation................................     196,267,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $196,267,000 
for the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, 
$51,399,000 below the budget request and $8,962,000 above the 
fiscal year 2004 enacted level. The Committee continues to 
recognize the Federal Government's responsibility to improve 
Indian trust management and continues to support the 
Department's efforts in this regard. However, due to ongoing 
litigation and uncertainty as to whether the Department's 
Historical Accounting plan will be fully accepted by the court, 
the Committee is unable to fully fund the budget request and 
has instead placed emphasis on supporting other Departmental 
functions.
    The fiduciary trust responsibilities of the U.S. Government 
date back to the General Allotment Act of 1887. The Congress 
has enacted what is estimated to be thousands of statutory 
provisions directing how the United States, as a fiduciary, 
must be accountable for the assets held in trust for individual 
Indians and tribes. The Secretary, as the trustee delegate by 
Congress, has a fiduciary duty to provide for trust asset 
management programs. These responsibilities present some of the 
most unique and difficult management issues facing the Federal 
Government.
    The Committee is aware of the concerns of the Great Plains 
tribes regarding the level of service associated with trust 
programs. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Region 
currently has approximately 62,000, or 26 percent of the open 
individual Indian money accounts managed by BIA. This is almost 
twice the number of IIM accounts of any other region. The Great 
Plains tribes also have some of the most highly fractionated 
individual Indian lands as well. The BIA directly provides most 
of the services to the Great Plains tribes. Due to budget 
constraints, many of the positions providing services in 
probate, realty, and title programs were reduced in prior 
years.
    In order to assist the Great Plains agencies in meeting the 
workload in probate, realty, and land title and records 
workload, an additional 15 FTE and $1,825,000 will be provided 
to BIA at the agency level to assist in this effort. These 
funds are available due to anticipated slippage in hiring in 
OST Field Operations activity in fiscal year 2005. The 
Secretary is directed to work with the Great Plains tribes to 
determine the best use of these additional resources to meet 
the trust asset management requirements of Department and the 
tribes.
    The Committee is also aware of the Great Plains Region 
Tribes' desire to be included under the pilot program created 
in Section 139 of Public Law 108-108, but the difference in 
trust management between Self-Governance tribes and direct 
service tribes prevents such a model from being expanded to the 
Great Plains Region Tribes at this time. The Committee further 
notes that the Section 139 pilot program is still in its 
formative stages and is designed to build on prior experiences 
of the Self-Governance Tribes in performing functions 
supportive of trust management. The Committee encourages the 
Great Plains tribes to consider compacting agency functions to 
have a greater role in determining how to allocate services at 
each local agency.

                   INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION PROJECT

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $21,709,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      70,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      50,000,000

    The Committee recommends $50,000,000 for the Indian Land 
Consolidation Program, an increase of $28,291,000 over the 
fiscal year enacted level.
    The Committee agrees with the Department's analysis that 
fractionated ownership of trust assets continues to be one of 
the primary hurdles to implementing effective trust management 
within BIA. Consolidating these fractionated interests is one 
of the most effective means of ameliorating a problem that 
grows worse every year. The Indian Land Consolidation Pilot has 
been successful in slowing the problem on those few 
reservations where it has been implemented, but more needs to 
be done. The Department is expected to direct funds toward 
reservations where tribal leadership has taken an active role 
in supporting other activities to slow the rate of 
fractionation of ownership. The Department is expected to 
continue work with the Quapaw Nation at or above the level of 
activity directed in fiscal year 2004.

           Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration


                NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $5,564,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       5,818,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,818,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,818,000 for 
natural resource damage assessments, which is the same as the 
request. The increase over the enacted level is for fixed 
costs, transfer of financial audits, and restoration funds.

                           General Provisions


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

    The Committee has included in ``General Provisions, 
Department of the Interior'' various legislative provisions 
affecting the Department of the Interior. Several of these 
provisions have been carried in previous years and others are 
proposed new this year. The provisions are:
    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 in the event of actual or potential emergencies 
including forest fires, range fires, earthquakes, floods, 
volcanic eruptions, storms, oilspills, grasshopper and Mormon 
cricket outbreaks, and surface mine reclamation emergencies.
    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 use of appropriated funds to 
purchase uniforms or to provide a uniform allowance.
    Sec. 106. Provides that contracts issued for services and 
rentals with appropriated funds be in effect for a period not 
to exceed 12 months.
    Secs. 107-109. Prohibit the use of funds provided in the 
act for certain offshore leasing and related activities 
pursuant to the revised 5-year plan for Outer Continental Shelf 
oil and gas leasing.
    Sec. 110. Provides that advance payments under the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act may be (1) 
invested only in obligations of the United States, or in 
obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by the 
United States, or mutual (or other) funds registered with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission and which only invest in 
obligations of the United States or securities that are 
guaranteed or insured by the United States; or (2) deposited 
only into accounts that are insured by an agency or 
instrumentality of the United States, or are fully 
collateralized to ensure protection of the funds, even in the 
event of a bank failure.
    Sec. 111. Provides for the transfer of unobligated balances 
from the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Office of the Special 
Trustee for American Indians for expenditure or transfer for 
Indian trust management activities.
    Sec. 112. Allows the hiring of administrative law judges to 
address the Indian probate backlog.
    Sec. 113. Permits the redistribution of tribal priority 
allocation and tribal base funds to alleviate funding 
inequities.
    Sec. 114. Continues a provision requiring the allocation of 
Bureau of Indian Affairs postsecondary schools funds consistent 
with unmet needs.
    Sec. 115. Provides for the protection of lands of the Huron 
Cemetery for religious and cultural uses and as a burial 
ground.
    Sec. 116. Continues a provision that land and other 
reimbursement the Secretary may receive in the conveyance of 
the Twin Cities Research Center may be used for the benefit of 
the National Wildlife Refuge System in Minnesota and for 
activities authorized by Public Law 104-134.
    Sec. 117. Allows the Bureau of Land Management to retain 
revenues derived from the sale of surplus seedlings.
    Sec. 118. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to use 
helicopters or motor vehicles to capture and transport horses 
and burros at the Sheldon and Hart National Wildlife Refuges.
    Sec. 119. Limits implementation of Claims Maintenance and 
Location fees prior to establishment of a permit tracking 
system and report to Congress.
    Sec. 120. Allows certain funds provided for land 
acquisition to be granted to a State, a local government, or 
any other land management entity.
    Sec. 121. Restricts the Secretary from entering into or 
implementing a contract which permits or requires the removal 
of the underground lunchroom at the Carlsbad Caverns National 
Park.
    Sec. 122. Continues a limitation on compensation for the 
Special Master and Court Monitor appointed in the Cobell v. 
Norton litigation.
    Sec. 123. Allows the Secretary to use funds to pay private 
attorney fees and costs for employees and former employees of 
the Department for costs incurred as a result of Cobell v. 
Norton.
    Sec. 124. Clarifies the effect of section 134 of the 
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2002 regarding certain lands in the State of Kansas.
    Sec. 125. Prohibits the use of funds to study or implement 
drainage of Lake Powell or reduce water levels below the range 
necessary to operate Glen Canyon Dam.
    Sec. 126. Allows the National Indian Gaming Commission 
[NIGC] to collect $12,000,000 in fees for fiscal year 2006. The 
NIGC should work with tribal governments on an ongoing basis 
and may use tribal advisory committees and negotiated rule-
making with tribal governments in the development of regulatory 
policies, standards and definitions.
    Sec. 127. Continues the Tribal Trust Reform Demonstration 
Project in fiscal year 2005, which will allow the continuation 
of a successful model between Tribes and the Department of the 
Interior with respect to compacting and management of trust 
resources.
    Sec. 128. Modifies language in Public Law 108-108 with 
regard to grazing permits authorized by the Jarbidge field 
office of the Bureau of Land Management.
    Sec. 129. Amends Public Law 104-208 to modify the 
authorized uses of franchise fund proceeds.
    Sec. 130. Retroactively restores a mining claim voided due 
to a defective waiver of the mining maintenance fee.
    Sec. 131. Allows proceeds of the University of Nevada at 
Las Vegas Foundation's research park leases to be used to carry 
out the Foundation's research mission.
    Sec. 132. Extends until June 30, 2005 the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior to collect fees pursuant to the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.
    Sec. 133. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
acquire lands for the operation and maintenance of facilities 
in support of transportation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, 
and Liberty Islands.

                       TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service

                     FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $266,387,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     280,654,000
Committee recommendation................................     279,883,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $279,883,000 
for forest and rangeland research, which is $771,000 below the 
budget request.
    Changes from the request include the following reductions: 
$6,086,000 for the technology transfer initiative, $988,000 for 
the biotech initiative at Western Carolina University, and 
$2,247,000 for the new research initiative concerning improved 
watershed conditions.
    The Committee did not provide funds for the technology 
transfer initiative because this proposal was not well 
explained or justified in the agency's request. The Committee 
supports, however, the agency's effort to transfer technology 
developed by the research program to the States and private 
sector, particularly in the area of small diameter wood 
utilization, since this material comprises such a large 
component of hazardous fuel loads on the Nation's forests. 
Given the importance of making leading edge research available 
to the States and private sector, the Committee would 
reconsider a proposal concerning technology transfer if it were 
more fully explained in future requests.
    Increases above the request are $6,000,000 for the Forest 
Inventory and Analysis program for a total of $57,714,000 
within the research account (additional funds for the program 
are included under the State and Private Forestry heading), 
$2,000,000 to the base program for invasive species, of which 
$500,000 is for Hemlock Wooly Adelgid research in the 
northeast, $250,000 for the Joe Skeen Institute at Montana 
State University for a total of $497,000 for this project, and 
$300,000 for the Forest Products Laboratory to continue 
research on salvaging lumber for use in low income housing 
construction for a total of $744,000 for this project.
    The Committee expects that unless otherwise stated in this 
report, ongoing research projects specifically designated in 
previous years' bills shall be continued at no less than the 
fiscal year 2004 level calculated prior to the across the board 
cuts. (The increases to restore these projects to levels prior 
to the across the board cut shall be taken from the overall 
base program.) Such projects would include $2,000,000 for the 
Northeastern States Research Cooperative, $200,000 to continue 
high priority applied research, including methods to reduce 
urban sprawl and improve livability, with the Urban Watershed 
Forestry Research and Demonstration Cooperative in Baltimore, 
Maryland, $230,000 for flood modeling on the Fernow 
Experimental Forest, $850,000 for the advanced research housing 
consortium, $500,000 for research on the control of pests and 
pathogens at the forest science laboratory in Morgantown, West 
Virginia, $2,000,000 for sudden oak death research, $1,130,000 
for the research laboratory in Sitka, Alaska, and $921,000 for 
operations at the Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration 
Center at Purdue.

                       STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

Appropriations, 2004 (includes emergency appropriations 
    Public Law 108-199).................................    $329,197,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     294,388,000
Committee recommendation................................     291,169,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $291,169,000 
for State and private forestry, a decrease of $3,219,000 below 
the request.

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                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest health management.....................................      $81,226,000      $81,226,000  ...............
Cooperative fire protection..................................       30,105,000       36,000,000      +$5,895,000
Cooperative forestry.........................................      177,700,000      167,443,000      -10,257,000
International forestry.......................................        5,357,000        6,500,000       +1,143,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, State and private forestry......................      294,388,000      291,169,000       -3,219,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Forest Health Management.--The Committee recommends 
$81,226,000 for forest health management activities, which is 
equal to the request.
    The Commmittee has provided $46,012,000 for Federal lands 
forest health management, which is equal to the request.
    The Committee has provided $35,214,000 for forest health 
cooperative lands management, which is $10,000,000 above the 
request. Within the amounts provided, $300,000 shall be made 
available for the Vermont forest monitoring cooperative.
    The Committee has provided a $10,000,000 increase above the 
request for cooperative lands management by not funding the 
proposed emerging pests and pathogens fund. As the Committee 
has noted in prior years, the Forest Service may withhold up to 
$2,000,000 from immediate distribution so it is available later 
in the year to address new problems as they emerge. With the 
increased funding made available for cooperative lands, the 
agency should focus particular attention on eradication and 
control of the Southern Pine beetle and Western bark beetles.
    Within the funds provided for forest health management, the 
Committee directs the agency to maintain funding for combatting 
sudden oak death at no less than fiscal year 2004 levels.
    Cooperative Fire Protection.--The Committee recommends 
$36,000,000 for cooperative fire protection, which is 
$5,895,000 above the request. The Committee has provided 
$30,000,000 for State fire assistance and $6,000,000 for 
volunteer fire assistance.
    Cooperative Forestry.--The Committee recommends 
$167,443,000 for cooperative forestry, which is $10,257,000 
below the request.
    The Committee has provided $33,000,000 for the forest 
stewardship program which is $7,692,000 below the request. 
Within the funds provided, $950,000 is for the Chesapeake Bay 
program to support forestry efforts in the Chesapeake Bay 
watershed, and $1,000,000 is for the Downeast Lakes project as 
provided in the request.
    The Committee has provided $76,329,000 for the forest 
legacy program, which is $23,690,000 below the request level 
and $12,195,000 above the enacted level. This allocation also 
includes the use of an additional $5,000,000 from prior year 
funds for projects which have either failed or received funding 
from other sources. The Committee recommends the following 
distribution of funds:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
State                    Project Name                     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   TN Walls of Jericho                                      $4,100,000
   AL Mobile Tensaw Delta                                    1,500,000
   MT Blackfoot-Clearwater                                   3,300,000
   NJ Raritan River Watershed (Dickerson tract)              3,000,000
   MT North Swan River Valley                                3,000,000
   WA Cedar Green Forest                                     2,000,000
   WI Wolf River                                             4,500,000
   WV Potomac River Hills                                    1,000,000
   AL Cumberland Mountain (Coon Gulf tract)                  1,400,000
   DE Green Horizons                                         1,000,000
   VA Dragon Run                                               800,000
   PA Birdsboro Waters                                       1,100,000
   VI Annaly Bay/Hermitage Valley                              500,000
   SC Catawba-Wateree Forest                                 4,000,000
   ME Katahdin Forest                                        4,500,000
   NM Horse Springs Ranch                                    2,500,000
   WI Tomahawk-Northwoods-III                                2,000,000
   CO Banded Creeks                                          1,600,000
   ME Sebago Lands                                             500,000
   MA Stock Mountain North                                     375,000
   WA Carbon River Forest, phase 1                           1,600,000
   KY Knobs State Forest (Kuhn's tract)                      1,200,000
   CA Six Rivers to the Sea (Price Creek and Sunny           2,800,000
       Brae tracts)
   IA NE Upper Bluffs                                          550,000
   UT Pioneer Ranch                                            750,000
   GA Plum Creek at Broxton Rocks                            1,500,000
   NY Tahawus                                                2,500,000
   VT Mount Holly Wildlife Corridor II                         700,000
   AK Agulowak River                                         1,000,000
   CA California Klamath-Cascade (Denny Mountain               900,000
       Ranch)
   MN Brainerd Lakes                                         2,800,000
   ID St. Joe Basin, phase 3                                 4,000,000
   MA Muschopeague Brook                                       400,000
   TN Scott's Gulf                                           1,500,000
   RI Hoxie Farm                                               850,000
   NH Thirteen Mile Woods II                                 2,000,000
   VT Orange County Headwaters (Meadowsend)                    580,000
   NH Trout Pond                                             1,200,000
   MD Broad Creek                                            1,500,000
   NH Mirror Lake                                            1,500,000
   VT Chittenden                                             1,220,000
   AZ New State Start-up                                       500,000
   FL New State start-up                                       500,000
   MO New State start-up                                       500,000
   NE New State start-up                                       500,000
   OH New State start-up                                       500,000
   TX New State Start-up                                       500,000
      Forest Legacy Program Administration,                  4,604,000
       Acquisition Management, and Assessment of Need
       Planning
      Use of prior year funds                               -5,000,000
                                                      ------------------
            Total                                           76,329,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee has provided $33,111,000 for the urban and 
community forestry program which is $1,150,000 above the 
request. Increases above the request are $500,000 for the City 
of Bellevue Greenstreets program, $350,000 for the Chicago 
wilderness project, and $300,000 for urban forestry tree 
planting in Chicago, IL.
    Within the funds provided for urban and community forestry, 
$150,000 shall be made available for the People and Parks 
Foundation to continue urban natural resource stewardship work 
as part of the Urban Watershed Forestry Research and 
Demonstration cooperative in Baltimore, MD.
    The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations requested 
a report from the agency concerning the urban and community 
forestry program. As part of this report, the Forest Service 
was required to make recommendations on different allocation 
methodologies that might serve to improve program performance. 
Although the report was due on April 1, 2004, the Committee has 
yet to receive it. Accordingly, the Committee directs that no 
changes be made to the current allocation methodology for the 
urban and community forestry program until the Committee has an 
opportunity to review recommendations from the agency and 
determine whether these should be implemented. The Committee 
emphasizes that the final report should not propose penalizing 
less populated States that are running effective programs 
merely because they do not serve as many people.
    The Committee does not concur with the administration's 
proposal to eliminate funding for the Economic Action Program 
[EAP] and has provided $19,575,000 for the program. The 
Committee continues to believe that EAP provides critical 
assistance to help rural, timber-dependent communities 
diversify and improve their economies. The allocation of funds 
is set out in the table below.

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Recovery Program...............................           5,000
Rural Development Program...............................           4,000
Forest Products Conservation & Recycling Program........           1,300
Special Projects:
    Chugach Avalanche Center, AK........................             200
    Ketchikan Wood Tech. Center, AK.....................             750
    KY mine reforestation...............................           1,000
    Mountain Studies Institute, CO......................             250
    Vermont Wood Products Collaborative.................             500
    North Carolina St./Forest Res. & Wood Prods.........             600
    Fuels-in-schools biomass program, MT................           2,000
    Kake Land Exchange, AK..............................           1,000
    Clackamas Co., OR Fish Passage Impvts...............           1,000
    Alabama rural economic action.......................             750
    Hinkle Creek, OR watershed study....................             675
    University of Idaho, Mica Cr........................             350
    Northern Forests Partnership program, NH............             200
    Utah Rural Development Council......................             400
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal special projects.........................           9,675
                                                         ===============
      TOTAL ECONOMIC ACTION PROGRAMS....................          19,975
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee directs that within funds available for the 
State and Private Forestry Appropriation, the Wood Education 
and Resource Center, WV shall be funded at no less than 
$2,700,000 as stated in the request.
    The Committee directs that no less than $2,000,000 of the 
funds provided for Rural Development through Forestry shall be 
allocated to the Northeast-Midwest program.
    Funds for the Chugach Avalanche Center and the Ketchickan 
Wood Technology Center shall be distributed in the form of an 
advanced direct lump sum payment. The Committee has also 
included bill language to facilitate the transfer of funds for 
the Kake Land Exchange project.
    Forest Resource Information and Analysis.--The Committee 
recommends $5,028,000 for forest resource information and 
analysis as part of the Forest Inventory and Analysis program, 
which is equal to the request.
    International Programs.--The Committee recommends 
$6,500,000 for the international program which is $1,143,000 
above the request.
    Through its international forestry program, the Forest 
Service helps fund a number of projects by Non-Governmental 
Organizations to promote sustainability, forest management that 
eliminates illegal logging, and forest certification. The 
private sector offers a variety of credible programs in these 
areas that produce products which then compete in domestic and 
international marketplaces. The Forest Service should be 
supportive of all certification systems which promote 
sustainable forest management and help to eliminate illegal 
logging. The Forest Service must only provide funding for 
projects that promote overall environmental benefits provided 
by the use of credible, sustainable forest management and 
forest certification programs, but that give no preference for 
any particular program.

                         NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

Appropriations, 2004....................................  $1,365,877,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................   1,655,837,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,387,149,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$1,387,149,000, a decrease of $2,450,000 compared to the 
request excluding the proposed transfer of hazardous fuels to 
the national forest system appropriation. The Committee has 
kept the hazardous fuels funds under the wildland fire 
management account.
    The distribution of the Committee's recommendations are as 
follows:

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                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land management planning.....................................      $59,057,000      $64,057,000      +$5,000,000
Inventory and monitoring.....................................      191,345,000      169,659,000      -21,686,000
Recreation, heritage and wilderness..........................      257,344,000      257,344,000  ...............
Wildlife and fish habitat management.........................      134,522,000      134,522,000  ...............
Grazing management...........................................       43,422,000       50,000,000       +6,578,000
Forest products..............................................      274,297,000      279,297,000       +5,000,000
Vegetation and watershed management..........................      194,335,000      194,335,000  ...............
Minerals and geology management..............................       59,532,000       59,532,000  ...............
Land ownership management....................................       92,427,000       92,427,000  ...............
Law enforcement operations...................................       82,326,000       82,326,000  ...............
Valles Caldera National Preserve.............................          992,000        3,650,000       +2,658,000
Hazardous Fuels..............................................      266,238,000  ...............     -266,238,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, National Forest System..........................    1,655,837,000    1,387,149,000     -268,688,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Land Management Planning.--The Committee recommends 
$64,057,000 for land management planning, an increase of 
$5,000,000 above the request. The Committee is hopeful that new 
planning regulations will be issued by the Agency this fiscal 
year which will reduce planning costs and help to reduce the 
number of forests with plans that are beyond their 15 year 
revision date. The Committee believes, however, that it may 
take some time to realize these savings and therefore it has 
provided an increase for planning activities.
    Within the funds for land management planning, the 
Committee has also provided $400,000 for the Agency to continue 
the comprehensive environmental training, review, and 
compliance program for Agency employees that was begun last 
year. This program should help ensure that employees are aware 
of, and remain fully compliant with existing Federal 
requirements. The Committee again encourages the Agency to 
identify and partner with a private sector entity with a 
successful record of developing similar programs for other 
governmental agencies.
    Inventory and Monitoring.--The Committee recommends 
$169,659,000 for inventory and monitoring, which is $21,686,000 
below the request and equal to the enacted level.
    The Committee believes that multi-party monitoring with 
States and private entities may be useful in expediting the 
development and implementation of projects under the various 
statutory authorities provided to the Forest Service in recent 
years. Within the funds available under the national forest 
system account, up to $5,000,000 may be allocated to develop 
and implement multi-party monitoring programs to ensure the 
effective implementation of the National Forest Management Act, 
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, Stewardship Contracting 
authorities, and other restoration programs and projects. Funds 
to support multi-party monitoring may only be used to monitor 
plans and projects that have been developed through 
collaborative processes and only for parties that have 
participated in the process.
    Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness.--The Committee 
recommends $257,344,000 for recreation, heritage, and 
wilderness, which is equal to the request.
    Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management.--The Committee 
recommends $134,522,000 for wildlife and fish habitat 
management, which is equal to the request. Within the funds 
provided, the Committee has provided $250,000 to continue work 
at Batten Kill River to protect and improve the river, stream 
banks, and adjacent habitat areas.
    Grazing Management.--The Committee has provided $50,000,000 
for grazing management, which is $6,578,000 above the request.
    The Committee is extremely concerned with the lack of 
progress the Agency has made in completing the environmental 
review of grazing allotments that are governed by the 
Rescissions Act. According to the Agency's own budget 
justification, the Forest Service does not complete half the 
work that it needs to do in order to keep up with the schedule 
mandated by the Act. In light of these facts, the Committee is 
frustrated that the Agency proposed to reduce the budget for 
grazing management by almost $2,500,000 from the fiscal year 
2004 level. Instead the Committee has provided an additional 
$6,578,000 above the request for completing environmental 
review of grazing allotments, processing permits, and short- 
and long-term monitoring in conjunction with grazing 
permittees.
    The Committee believes that on its current path, the Agency 
will not complete the environmental review of all the grazing 
allotments governed by the Rescissions Act. Some Agency 
officials have estimated that in order to meet the 2010 
deadline, the budget for the grazing program would have to be 
quadrupled annually for the next 6 years. These resources will 
clearly not be available to the Committee, nor does it seem 
reasonable that this effort should be that costly.
    The Committee believes that a more prudent course is to 
make the environmental review process more efficient by 
reducing the amount of documentation and expense required to 
conduct reviews for allotments where the level of complexity of 
environmental issues is negligible so that the Agency may 
devote its limited resources to allotments that require a more 
sophisticated analysis. Accordingly, the Committee has included 
bill language in title III which allows the Agency to 
categorically exclude permits under the National Environmental 
Policy Act where the decision continues current grazing 
management, monitoring indicates that current grazing 
management is meeting or moving toward objectives in the land 
management plan, and no extraordinary circumstances exist.
    Forest Products.--The Committee recommends $279,297,000 for 
forest products, which is $5,000,000 above the request. The 
increase above the request is to facilitate restoration 
projects under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act. These funds 
should be allocated on a competitive basis only for timber 
sales which have forest health as a primary purpose and only to 
forests which can demonstrate that these restoration sales 
could be offered in the current fiscal year if additional funds 
were provided.
    The Committee has retained bill language included in prior 
years which allows the funds provided for timber pipeline 
supply above the normal regional allocation on the Tongass 
National Forest to be allocated between the Capital Improvement 
and Maintenance and the National Forest System appropriation. 
The amount provided for this purpose is $5,000,000.
    The Secretary is directed to provide the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, not later than 90 days following enactment of this 
Act, a list of all timber sale claims received by the Agency 
from 1985 through 2003, a list of all claims paid during the 
same period, and a detailed accounting of the amount of 
interest paid on each claim paid during the same time period.
    The Committee expects the Forest Service to continue 
preparing and submitting its quarterly reports on the timber 
sales program. The Committee recommends that the Agency 
identify the volumes that are offered, sold, and harvested 
categorized as net merchantable sawtimber in its quarterly 
reports.
    The Committee is aware of management capacity issues on the 
Lincoln National Forest. Even though the Forest Service 
estimated more than 50 million board feet per year to be the 
biologically sustainable cut for the Lincoln National Forest, 
only 4 million board feet annually have been cut. In contrast, 
the Mescalero Apache Tribe harvest 17 million board feet 
annually with sustainable forestry practices on adjacent tribal 
forested lands. The Committee believes the Lincoln National 
Forest cannot continue with adjacent tribal forested lands. The 
Committee believes the Lincoln National Forest cannot continue 
with the same course of action, which, if undeterred, subjects 
the surrounding tribal, State, and private lands to 
catastrophic wildfire through hazardous fuels buildup and 
disease infestation. The Committee strongly encourages the 
Forest Service to work cooperatively with the Tribe to 
replicate management practices on the Lincoln National Forest 
that are successful on Tribal lands.
    Vegetation and Watershed Management.--The Committtee 
recommends $194,335,000 for vegetation and watershed 
management, which is equal to the request. Within the funds 
provided, $5,000,000 shall be allocated to continue restoration 
work at Lake Tahoe, $350,000 to continue Leafy Spurge 
eradication efforts in North Dakota, and $1,500,000 to continue 
pre-commercial thinning activities on the Tongass National 
Forest. The Agency should contract with local loggers to 
perform these thinning activities.
    Minerals and Geology Management.--The Committee recommends 
$59,532,000 for minerals and geology management, which is equal 
to the request.
    Landownership Management.--The Committee recommends 
$92,427,000 for landownership management, which is equal to the 
request.
    Law Enforcement Operations.--The Committee recommends 
$82,326,000 for law enforcement operations, which is equal to 
the request. Within the funds provided, $850,000 shall be 
provided for counterdrug operations on the Daniel Boone 
National Forest.
    Valles Caldera.--The Committee has provided $3,650,000 for 
the Valles Caldera Trust for management activities at the Baca 
Ranch, New Mexico which is $2,658,000 above the request.
    Other.--The Committee directs that overall funding for the 
Land Between the Lakes NRA be no less than $8,400,000. The 
Forest Service should determine the funding mix from all 
accounts.
    The Committee did not move funds for hazardous fuels 
reduction from the fire account to the national forest system 
appropriation as proposed in the request. The Committee 
believes that these funds should remain segregated from the 
other operational accounts of the Agency to keep a greater 
focus on reducing hazardous fuels loads. If put in the same 
account with many of the Agency's other land management 
programs there is a risk that these funds could be used on 
projects where the purpose is less focused on fuels reduction.

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2004....................................  $1,947,041,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................   1,428,886,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,703,897,000

    The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 
$1,703,897,000 for wildland fire management activities, which 
is $275,011,000 above the request. Of this increase 
$266,238,000 is explained by virtue of keeping the hazardous 
fuels reduction program in the fire account instead of moving 
it to the national forest system appropriation as proposed in 
the request.
    The Committee recommendation includes $686,000,000 for 
preparedness which is an increase of $19,773,000 above the 
request. The Committee has been frustrated that amounts 
proposed in recent requests do not adequately maintain the 
Agency's firefighting readiness capability. Within the amounts 
provided, the Forest Service is directed to maintain its 
initial attack capability at no less than the fiscal year 2004 
level.
    The Committee has provided $658,400,000 for fire 
suppression, which is $27,000,000 below the request. This level 
of funding represents the 10 year average for suppression.
    Under Title IV of the bill, the Committee has provided, if 
needed, an additional $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 fire 
suppression activities.
    The Committee notes that findings from a report by the 
National Academy of Public Administration state that the Forest 
Service and the Department of the Interior could substantially 
reduce wildfire suppression costs by employing ``method of 
supply'' analysis processes to their procurement activities. 
The report cites examples where other Federal agencies have 
reduced procurement costs, identifies numerous activities 
within the wildland fire fighting organization where savings 
could be achieved, and notes the Forest Service culture and 
decentralized procurement organization as being barriers to 
achieving such savings. The Committee expects the Agency to 
apply method of supply analysis to its wildfire suppression 
procurement activities. To support this effort, the Committee 
directs the Agency to increase its procurement capacity by 
staffing no less than five additional and dedicated procurement 
officials to this effort with the goal of reducing wildfire 
preparedness and suppression procurement costs by at least 10 
percent over the next 2 years. Recognizing that most cost 
savings will occur in the suppression category, the Agency 
should fund this investment in increased capacity from wildfire 
suppression funds. The Agency is expected to keep the Committee 
informed of its progress in implementing this direction.
    The Committee remains concerned about rising suppression 
costs and the lack of incentives to reduce costs during fire 
incidents. The Forest Service, along with the Department of the 
Interior, have established numerous performance measures 
regarding wildland fire fighting, but no measures of efficiency 
or cost containment are currently being used. Therefore, the 
Committee directs the Forest Service to establish baselines for 
the following measures using historical data and set 
performance goals, using these measures, for fiscal year 2005: 
(1) Average cost per fire stratified as follows: contained in 
initial attack, not contained but small (300 acres), medium 
(300-20,000 acres), and large (>20,000 acres) fires; (2) Cost 
per acre burned for all fires not contained in initial attack 
stratified by small, medium, and large fires; and (3) the 
percentage of all fires not contained in initial attack that 
exceed a ``stratified fire cost index.'' This index is defined 
as the historical cost per acre divided by the hazard (energy 
release component of the National Fire Danger Rating System) 
for that fire. The index should be stratified for small, 
medium, and large fires.
    In addition, for fiscal year 2005, the Forest Service shall 
report the percentage of fires that adopt the least cost 
suppression alternative under the Wildland Fire Situation 
Analysis [WFSA] computer decision support system.
    The agencies are to report on these measures in annual 
budget submissions provided to the Congress. The Committee 
realizes these measures are not perfect but they are simple, 
practical, and meaningful.
    As a further method of reducing costs, the Committee 
strongly believes that the Forest Service should complete Fire 
Management Plans as quickly as possible, as provided in the 
agencies' Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy (1995). Fire 
Management Plans provide guidance on use of prescribed fire and 
other treatments, and response to naturally-ignited wildfires, 
taking into account the safety of nearby communities and 
ecological considerations. In particular, the Committee 
believes the Agency should, where appropriate, include Wildland 
Fire Use (management of naturally-ignited fires) in Plans, and 
implement Plans in a way that utilizes Wildland Fire Use, 
consistent with safety and other concerns. The Committee 
recognizes that Wildland Fire Use often costs much less per 
acre than suppression, and may have significant forest health 
benefits. Agencies should also coordinate across Agency 
boundaries in developing Fire Management Plans, using the 
interagency Fire Program Analysis system.
    The Committee has provided a total of $359,497,000 for 
other operations which is an increase of $282,238,000 above the 
request. (As stated earlier, $266,238,000 of this increase is 
explained by retaining the hazardous fuels program in the fire 
account). Within this amount, the Committee has fully funded 
the hazardous fuels reduction request of $266,238,000. Of the 
funds provided for hazardous fuels $4,000,000 shall be 
allocated for work at Lake Tahoe, $1,500,000 shall be used to 
continue work on the Santa Fe Watershed Thinning Project on the 
Santa Fe National Forest, and $1,000,000 shall be allocated for 
mechanical fuels treatment in the wildland urban interface on 
the Chugach National Forest.
    The Committee understands that the Forest Service has 
provided $2,000,000 in funds during fiscal year 2004 for the 
Ecological Restoration Institute at Northern Arizona University 
and expects a similar level of funding to be provided in fiscal 
year 2005.
    The remaining funds within the other fire appropriations 
account are allocated as follows, $20,861,000 for research and 
development, which is $1,500,000 above the request; $8,000,000 
for the joint fire science program as proposed in the request; 
$40,745,000 for the State fire assistance program, an increase 
of $6,500,000 above the request; $8,000,000 for volunteer fire 
assistance as proposed in the request; and $12,653,000 for 
forest health activities as proposed in the request.
    Within the funds provided for research and development, 
$1,500,000 shall be allocated to the National Center for 
Landscape Fire Analysis at the University of Montana, of which 
$200,000 shall be used to continue work in conjunction with the 
University of Idaho on the FRAMES project.
    Within the funds provided for State fire assistance, 
$6,500,000 is for activities in Alaska, primarily in areas 
affected by the Spruce Bark Beetle which has caused a severe 
fire danger in areas adjacent to many communities. These funds 
are to be distributed as follows: $3,100,000 to the Kenai 
Peninsula Borough, $3,100,000 to the Municipality of Anchorage 
to remove dead and dying trees caused by Spruce Bark beetle, 
and $300,000 to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council. Of the amount 
provided to the Municipality of Anchorage, $1,000,000 shall be 
for the Anchorage Soil and Water District for its Firewise 
program, to be used solely for the removal of dead and dying 
trees and to the maximum extent possible local contractors 
should be used. Each of the amounts in this paragraph shall be 
distributed in the form of an advanced direct lump sum payment.
    The Committee emphasizes the need for the Forest Service to 
assess available new technologies that can support more 
efficient wildfire suppression operations. The Committee 
expects the Agency to use its Technology and Development 
Centers, the Joint Fire Sciences Program, the Forest Service 
Fire Laboratories, and other sources in identifying future 
technology needs within the fire and aviation program. The 
Agency's emphasis should be on implementing new technologies 
for equipment, software and hardware, and other products that 
will provide for a safe and efficient delivery of wildfire 
suppression activities in the most cost effective method 
possible. The Agency is directed to establish a point of 
contact within the Fire and Aviation Management Staff for 
inquiries, project proposals, project evaluations, and 
researching other technology development efforts for potential 
use by the Federal, State, and local agencies.
    The Committee believes action taken by the Forest Service 
to ground large airtankers at the beginning of the 2004 fire 
season has hampered the ability of land management agencies to 
mobilize efficiently the equipment necessary to protect natural 
resources and communities. The Committee expects the Forest 
Service to move aggressively to address its future needs for 
aviation assets, and work with the Committee to ensure that all 
necessary components of the aviation fleet, including both 
large airtankers and rotor aircraft, are available to maximize 
firefighting capability. The Committee directs the Forest 
Service to provide it with a strategic plan by March 1, 2005 
for procuring and managing these critical assets, and further 
directs that this plan be developed with alternatives that 
include input provided by private industry.
    The Yellowstone Ecological Research Center [YERC] is 
currently working with the National Interagency Fire Center 
[NIFC] to develop fire-fuel risk assessment maps for the 
Greater Yellowstone Area. YERC has completed a stream and 
riparian habitat map and a Greater Yellowstone Area vegetation 
map. YERC offers an opportunity to gather data and interpret 
the data to determine short- and long-term effects wildfire and 
insect and disease infestations. YERC also provides a level of 
impartiality to data collection and interpretation. The 
Committee directs the Greater Yellowstone Coordinating 
Committee [GYCC] to submit a report that describes current 
mapping activities in the region and the highest future mapping 
priorities for the region, emphasizing the Committee's concern 
for hazardous fuels, fire behavior models, and fire 
restoration. The GYCC report should provide guidelines to 
ensure that the data collected will be in a format that can be 
used for project level decision-making, rather than broad scale 
planning information. The report should include cost estimates 
and a proposal for cost allocation that takes into account the 
acres administered by each agency. The report should be 
submitted by March 1, 2005.

                  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $555,227,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     501,059,000
Committee recommendation................................     516,169,000

    The Committee recommends $516,169,000 for capital 
improvement and maintenance, which is $15,110,000 above the 
budget request.
    The Committee agrees to the following distribution of 
funds:

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                                                                                  Committee
                                                             Budget estimate   recommendation        Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Facilities................................................      $191,338,000      $202,768,000      +$11,430,000
Roads.....................................................       227,906,000       231,586,000        +3,680,000
Trails....................................................        71,791,000        71,791,000  ................
Infrastructure improvement................................        10,024,000        10,024,000  ................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, capital improvement and maintenance..........       501,059,000       516,169,000       +15,110,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Facilities.--The Committee recommends $202,768,000 for 
facilities capital improvement and maintenance, which is 
$11,430,000 above the budget request. Of the funds provided, 
$81,531,000 is for maintenance and $109,807,000 is for capital 
improvement both as proposed in the request. Increases above 
the request are for the following projects: $1,960,000 is for 
facilities improvements on the Monongahela National Forest, 
$500,000 is for planning and design for a visitor center for 
the Chugach National Forest in Valdez, Alaska, $500,000 is to 
continue work on the Smith County Lake project, MS, $1,000,000 
is for the durability test facility at the Forest Products 
Laboratory, $1,500,000 is for the Ouachita National Forest 
Visitor's Center and administration facility in Oklahoma, 
$1,200,000 (for a total of $3,500,000) is to complete 
construction of the Mystic Ranger Station and research facility 
in South Dakota, $1,5000,000 is for construction work on log 
transfer facilities in Region 10, $1,000,000 is for the 
interagency visitor center (which includes Cook Inlet Regional 
Inc.) on the Russian River in Alaska, $1,600,000 is for 
backcountry whistlestop facilities on the Chugach National 
Forest to be built in cooperation with the Alaska Railroad, and 
$670,000 is for structural preservation work on the Fitchburg 
Furnace project in the Daniel Boone National Forest.
    Roads.--The Committee recommends $231,586,000 for road 
maintenance and capital improvement, which is an increase of 
$3,680,000 above the request. Of the funds provided, 
$146,975,000 is for maintenance and $81,111,000 is for capital 
improvement. Increases above the request are $1,500,000 for 
improvements on the Williams River and Spruce Knob roads in 
West Virginia, and $2,000,000 for retrofitting and road 
decommissioning in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
    Within the funds provided, no less than an additional 
$5,000,000 shall be for road improvements on the Tongass 
National Forest, the same level as fiscal year 2004. The 
Committee directs that timber roads in Region 10 shall be built 
to temporary standards.
    Trails.--The Committee recommends $71,791,000 for trail 
maintenance and capital improvement, which is equal to the 
request.
    Infrastructure Improvement.--The Committee recommends 
$10,024,000 for infrastructure improvement, which is equal to 
the request.

                            LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $66,363,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      66,885,000
Committee recommendation................................      82,524,000

    The Committee recommends $82,524,000 for land acquisition, 
$15,639,000 above the budget request.
    The Committee recommends the following distribution of 
funds:

                               LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND--FISCAL YEAR 2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Committee
  State              Forest                                    Project                            recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       CO Arapaho                   Arapaho, Miller Property.................................       $1,025,000
       CO Arapaho                   Beaver Brook Watershed...................................        2,000,000
       SD Black Hills               .........................................................          500,000
       GA Chattahoochee-Oconee      Georgia Mountains Riparian Project.......................        2,000,000
       WI Chequamegon-Nicolet       Wisconsin Wild Waterways.................................        3,200,000
       TN Cherokee                  Tennessee Mountains......................................        1,500,000
       MN Chippewa/Superior         Minnesota Wilderness.....................................          750,000
       AZ Coconino                  Sedona/Red Rocks/Oak Creek...............................        1,800,000
       MT Custer                    Schwend Mtn. Ranch.......................................        1,200,000
       KY Daniel Boone              Daniel Boone National Forest.............................        1,000,000
       MT Flathead                  Swan Valley..............................................        3,000,000
       FL Florida                   Suwannee Wildlife Corridor...............................        2,000,000
       SC Francis Marion            Tibwin area..............................................        1,800,000
       VT Green Mountain            .........................................................        1,250,000
       MT Helena & Lolo NFs         Blackfoot Challenge......................................       10,000,000
       IN Hoosier                   Hoosier Unique Areas.....................................          500,000
       MT Lolo                      Hiawatha Trail...........................................          300,000
       MO Mark Twain                Ozarks Mountain Streams & Rivers.........................        1,000,000
       WV Monongahela               Monongahela Historic Areas...............................          270,000
       AL Multiple                  Alabama National Forests.................................        2,000,000
       UT Multiple                  Bonneville Shoreline Trail...............................        1,800,000
 NC/SC/GA Multiple                  Chattooga River Watershed................................        1,100,000
    OR/WA Multiple                  Columbia River Gorge NSA.................................        1,000,000
       MI Multiple                  Great Lakes/Great Lands..................................        2,300,000
    MT/ID Multiple                  Greater Yellowstone Area.................................        3,500,000
       ID Multiple                  Idaho Wild and Scenic Rivers (Indian Creek Ranch)........          565,000
 CA/OR/WA Multiple                  Pacific Crest Trail......................................          500,000
    OR/WA Multiple                  Pacific Northwest Steams.................................        1,500,000
       NM Multiple                  Santa Fe Protection & Watershed..........................        3,000,000
       CA Multiple                  Sierra Nevada Inholdings.................................        1,500,000
       WA Okanogan-Wenatchee        I-90 Corridor............................................        3,400,000
       AR Ouachita                  Ozark St. Francis........................................        1,778,000
       IL Shawnee                   Illinois Disappearing Habitat............................          850,000
       CA Six Rivers                Goose Creek-Smith River..................................        2,136,000
    CA/NV Tahoe NF                  Environmentally sensitive lands..........................        2,000,000
       UT Wasatch-Cache             High Uintas..............................................        1,000,000
       CO White River               High Elk Corridor........................................        1,500,000
                                                                                              ------------------
                SUBTOTAL, LINE
                 ITEM PROJECTS      .........................................................       66,524,000
                                                                                              ==================
          Cash equalization         .........................................................        1,000,000
          Crit. Inholdings/
           wilderness pro-          .........................................................        2,000,000
            tection
          Acquisition Management    .........................................................       13,000,000
                                                                                              ------------------
                TOTAL, FS LAND
                 ACQUISITION        .........................................................       82,524,000
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    Due to continued constraints on funding for land 
acquisition and the ongoing prospect of borrowing for fire 
suppression, it remains important that funding provided for 
land acquisition be obligated promptly. The Committee notes the 
annual unobligated balance reporting requirement included in 
its fiscal year 2004 report, and urges timely submission of the 
report.
    The Committee does not object to the use of funds 
previously appropriated for acquisitions in the Jemez River 
area of the Santa Fe NF for other acquisitions on the Santa Fe 
NF.
    The Committee understands that the Crow Creek Falls 
acquisition on the Lolo NF will be accomplished using a 
combination of carryover funds and donations.
    Within available funds, the Forest Service shall evaluate 
and respond to a land exchange proposal submitted by Sealaska 
Corp.

        ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS, SPECIAL ACTS

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $1,056,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       1,069,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,069,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,069,000 
which is equal to the budget request. These funds are derived 
from receipts at certain forests.

            ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

Appropriations, 2004....................................        $231,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................         234,000
Committee recommendation................................         234,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $234,000, 
which is equal to the budget request. This amount is derived 
from funds deposited by State, county, and municipal 
governments or public school authorities pursuant to the Act of 
December 4, 1967, as amended (16 U.S.C. 484a).

                         RANGE BETTERMENT FUND


                       (Special Fund, Indefinite)

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $2,963,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       3,064,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,064,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,064,000, 
which is equal to the request. This amount is for range 
rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, and is derived 
from fees received for livestock grazing on National Forests 
pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94-579, as amended.

    GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2004....................................         $90,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................          65,000
Committee recommendation................................          65,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $65,000, the 
same as the budget estimate. This amount is derived from the 
fund established under 16 U.S.C 1643(b).

 MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES SUBSISTENCE 
                       MANAGEMENT, FOREST SERVICE

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $5,467,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       5,962,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,962,000

    The Committee recommends $5,962,000 for subsistence 
management of forest lands in the State of Alaska, which is the 
same as the budget request.

               Administrative Provisions, Forest Service

    The Committee has continued many of the same administrative 
provisions as provided in prior years.
    Language is included which authorizes the Forest Service to 
provide funds to the National Forest Foundation to match up to 
$3,000,000 in private contributions on a 1-for-1 basis for 
projects on National Forest System lands or related to Forest 
Service programs. The Committee has authorized up to $350,000 
of Federal funds to be used for administrative expenses of the 
Foundation.
    Language is included which provides funds for the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation in the amount of $2,650,000 on a 
1-for-1 matching basis with private contributions for projects 
on or benefiting National Forest System lands.
    Language is included which allows the Forest Service to 
transfer appropriated funds to the Bureau of Land Management 
from the National Forest System account for work related to the 
management of wild horses and burros. The amount of funds 
transferred with this authority should be displayed in 
subsequent budget justifications.
    Language is included which permits the Secretary of 
Agriculture to sell excess buildings and other facilities on 
the Green Mountain National Forest and the Wasatch Cache 
National Forest and to retain the revenues for maintenance and 
rehabilitation activities on the forest.
    Language is included allowing up to $15,000,000 to be 
transferred to the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of 
the Interior for Endangered Species Act consultations.
    The Committee notes the Defense Department closing of the 
Roosevelt School in Puerto Rico, and has included language to 
provide for the use of funds by the Forest Service for expenses 
associated with primary and secondary schooling for employees 
stationed in Puerto Rico prior to the date of this Act.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


                         CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY


                               (DEFERRAL)

    The Committee recommends a deferral of $257,000,000 within 
the Clean Coal Technology program as opposed to a rescission of 
$237,000,000 as proposed in the budget request.

                 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $672,770,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     635,799,000
Committee recommendation................................     542,529,000

    The Committee recommends $542,529,000 for fossil energy 
research and development, a decrease of $130,241,000 below the 
enacted level and a decrease of $93,270,000 from the budget 
request. The Committee regrets that the current budget scenario 
prevented the restoration of many accounts vital to our 
Nation's energy security. The amounts recommend by the 
Committee as compared to the budget estimate are shown below.

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                                                                                  Committee
                                                              Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clean coal power initiative.................................      $50,000,000      $50,000,000  ................
FutureGen...................................................      237,000,000       18,000,000     -$219,000,000
Fuels and Power Systems:
    Central Systems.........................................       64,500,000       79,550,000       +15,050,000
    Sequestration R&D Greenhouse gas control................       49,000,000       49,000,000  ................
    Fuels...................................................       16,000,000       25,500,000        +9,500,000
    Advanced Research.......................................       30,500,000       39,000,000        +8,500,000
    Distributed Generation Systems--Fuel Cells..............       23,000,000       72,000,000       +49,000,000
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Fuels and Power Systems.....................      183,000,000      265,050,000       +82,050,000
Gas.........................................................       26,000,000       41,100,000       +15,100,000
Petroleum--Oil Technology...................................       15,000,000       31,080,000       +16,080,000
Cooperative R&D.............................................        3,000,000        8,500,000        +5,500,000
Fossil energy environmental restoration.....................        6,000,000        6,000,000  ................
Import/export authorization.................................        1,799,000        1,799,000  ................
Headquarters program direction..............................       22,749,000       22,749,000  ................
Energy Technology Center program direction..................       69,251,000       69,251,000  ................
Clean Coal Program Direction................................       14,000,000       14,000,000  ................
General plant projects......................................  ...............        7,000,000        +7,000,000
Advanced metallurgical processes............................        8,000,000        8,000,000  ................
Use of prior year balances..................................  ...............
Transfer from SPR petroleum account.........................  ...............
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total, Fossil Energy Research and Development.........      635,799,000      542,529,000       -93,270,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Clean Coal Power Initiative.--The Committee recommends 
$50,000,000 in new budget authority for the clean coal power 
initiative.
    Fuels and Power Systems.--The Committee recommends 
$265,050,000 for fuels and power systems, a decrease of 
$6,663,000 from the fiscal year 2004 enacted level and 
$82,050,000 over the budget request. For Central Systems the 
Committee recommends $79,550,000. Increases above the budget 
request total $15,050,000, of which $2,000,000 is for 
innovations to existing plants, including support at the 
enacted level for the evaluation program of elemental mercury 
emissions reduction from North Dakota lignite-fired power 
plants, $5,000,000 is for IGCC, $3,050,000 is for Advanced 
Combustion Systems, and $5,000,000 is for the turbine program.
    The Committee recommends $72,000,000 for Distributed 
Generation, an increase of $49,000,000 over the request level. 
Increases above the request level include; $8,000,000 for 
Advanced Research, $3,000,000 for Fuel Cell Systems, and 
$38,000,000 for the SECA program of which $8,500,000 is to 
support SECA-Turbine Hybrid integration, and of which 
$1,500,000 is for the National Science Foundation's Industry-
University Cooperative Research Center for Fuel Cell Research. 
Within the amount provided for Advanced Research, HiTEC is to 
receive $5,000,000. The increase for Fuel Cell Systems is to 
finalize support of the molten-carbonate turbine hybrid 
project. Within funds provided for SECA, the Department is 
encouraged to continue the development of photonic sensors to 
further the goals of the program.
    In Fuels, increases above the budget request total 
$9,500,000, of which $4,000,000 is for Transportation Fuels and 
Chemicals, $4,000,000 is for Solid Fuels and Feedstocks and 
$1,500,000 is for Advanced Fuels Research. Increases for 
Transportation fuels include $4,000,000 for syngas membrane 
technology and $2,000,000 to expand the current small-footprint 
plant conversion technology to support coal to liquids 
production capability. The decrease of $2,000,000 is from 
Hydrogen from Coal Research. Increases in Solid Fuels and 
Feedstocks and Advanced fuels Research include $1,000,000 for 
premium carbon products, $3,000,000 for advanced separation, 
and $1,500,000 for the C-1 program. Within the amount provided 
for Hydrogen from Coal Research, the Committee expects the 
Department to utilize up to $3,000,000 to enter into a 
collaborative agreement with the Energy and Environmental 
Research Center to assist the Department with the production, 
separation, storage, and utilization goals outlined in its 
budget request.
    In Advanced Research, changes to the budget request include 
an increase of $5,000,000 for Coal Utilization Science to 
support the Center for Zero Emissions Coal Research, $2,000,000 
for Materials Research, and $1,500,000 to support the 
continuation of fossil energy research at the Arctic Energy 
Office.
    Further, within funds provided under Advanced Combustion 
Systems, $800,000 is to support Western Kentucky University's 
Environmental Control Technology Laboratory project.
    Within the Carbon Sequestration Research and Development 
program, the Department is directed to work with the Consortium 
for Agricultural Soil Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases [CASMGS] 
to assess overlap in program areas and streamline research 
direction. Where appropriate, the Department is encouraged to 
support research involving the consortium universities.
    The Committee is aware of the success of the Carbon Capture 
Project and encourages the Department to continue funding for 
the project.
    The Committee recognizes that the lack of standard process 
engineering and front end engineering designs is a significant 
impediment to the commercial introduction of coal gasification 
technology, particularly in the industrial sector where 
alternatives to high-priced natural gas are urgently required. 
The Department is strongly urged to solicit proposals for 
analytical research and development studies with broad 
applicability to both industrial and power generation sites. 
Furthermore, the Committee believes these types of activities 
are an appropriate use of Clean Coal Power Initiative funds.
    In its report last year (S. Rpt. 108-89) the Committee 
emphasized that the majority of electricity generated in the 
United States comes from traditional pulverized coal units, and 
that these units would likely remain the backbone of 
electricity generation for years to come. As such, the 
Committee believes it is as important to address post-
combustion CO2 capture technologies for pulverized 
coal units as it is for the newer gasification type units. The 
Committee, therefore, reiterates it's expectation that the 
Department will provide carbon capture technology 
recommendations for pulverized coal units as it develops its 
fiscal year 2006 budget request.
    The Committee continues to believe investment in clean coal 
research and development is a key factor in battling our 
dependence on foreign energy sources. However, the bridge 
between the basic Research and Development funding provided in 
this legislation and actual integration of new technologies in 
the marketplace has proven to be a difficult one to cross. The 
Committee believes both the pending Energy Bill and the 
Jumpstart Our Business Strength [JOBS]-FSC/ETI bill will 
provide opportunities to ensure America's future energy needs 
are met in a timely and efficient manner.
    The Committee believes decisive action must be made to 
ensure these pieces of legislation are passed as soon as 
possible and include provisions to maximize the development of 
clean coal technology. For example, provisions in both pieces 
of legislation provide credits for producing fuel from non-
conventional sources having the potential to improve the fuel 
opportunities and capabilities in the United States. The 
Committee believes these incentives should be crafted to ensure 
industry has adequate time and flexibility to integrate new 
technologies into the market.
    Natural Gas Technologies.--The Committee recommends 
$41,100,000 for natural gas technologies, a decrease of 
$1,894,000 from the fiscal year 2004 enacted level, and 
$15,100,000 over the budget request. In Exploration and 
Production, changes from the budget request are; a decrease of 
$6,375,000 from Sustainable Supply, an increase of $1,500,000 
for Deep Trek, an increase of $1,975,000 for Industry 
Partnerships, an increase of $1,000,000 for stripper well 
revitalization, an increase of $500,000 for Technology 
Transfer, an increase of $5,000,000 for Arctic Energy Office, 
and a decrease of $1,000,000 from LNG. In Gas Hydrates, 
increases above the budget request total $3,500,000. In 
Infrastructure, increases above the request total $9,000,000, 
of which $2,000,000 is for storage technology, $6,900,000 is 
for infrastructure technology, and $100,000 is for program 
support.
    Oil Technologies.--The Committee recommends $31,080,000 for 
oil technologies, a decrease of $3,998,000 from the fiscal year 
2004 enacted level and an increase of $16,080,000 from the 
budget request. In Exploration and Production, increases above 
the budget request total $13,080,000, of which $2,000,000 is 
for advanced drilling, $4,000,000 is for advanced diagnostics, 
$2,000,000 is for the lab/industry partnerships, $3,000,000 is 
for reservoir efficiency, $2,000,000 is for the Arctic Energy 
Office and $80,000 is for program support. In Reservoir Life 
Extension, increases above the budget request total $1,000,000, 
of which $500,000 is for technology transfer and $500,000 is 
for PUMP. In Effective Environmental Protection the Committee 
recommends $9,000,000; $2,000,000 above the budget proposal to 
expand cooperative research efforts to support coal-bed methane 
production. Within amounts provided, funding for the RBDMS 
system is continued at or above the enacted level.
    The Committee is aware of the potential significance of 
U.S. oil shale reserves as a resource to the Nation and 
requests that, within available funds, the National Energy 
Technology Laboratory conduct an evaluation of the viability of 
developing this resource, with a special emphasis on available 
technologies, cost and environmental impacts. NETL should 
report its finding to the Committee by May 1, 2005.
    Cooperative Research and Development.--The Committee 
recommends $8,500,000 for cooperative research and development, 
an increase of $105,000 over the fiscal year 2004 enacted 
level, and $5,500,000 above the budget request.
    Environmental Restoration.--The Committee recommends 
$6,000,000 for environmental restoration, commensurate with the 
budget request.
    Program Direction and Management Support.--The Committee 
recommends $106,000,000 for program direction and management 
support, equal to the request.
    Plant and Capital Equipment.--The Committee recommends 
$7,000,000 for plant and capital equipment, an increase of 
$86,000 from the fiscal year 2004 enacted level and $7,000,000 
above the budget request. The entirety of the increase is for 
the infrastructure improvement program at the National Energy 
Technology Laboratory.
    Advanced Metallurgical Processes.--The Committee recommends 
$8,000,000 for advanced metallurgical processes, equal to the 
budget request.
    General.--The Office of Arctic Energy may allocate funding 
provided under Coal Utilization Science, Natural Gas 
Technologies and Petroleum Technologies at its discretion on 
projects including, but not limited to, development of coal bed 
methane and gas hydrates, small scale gas treatment plant 
demonstration, research on the Alaska natural gas pipeline, 
oxygen transport ceramic membrane process and oil and 
petrochemical dual environmental monitoring.
    After a year-long review of its fossil energy research and 
development organization, the Department has submitted two 
reorganization plans for approval by the Committee. The first, 
concerning the headquarters staff of the Office of Fossil 
Energy was submitted last December, while the second, 
concerning the National Energy Technology Laboratory [NETL], 
was submitted last March with a subsequent amendment sent via 
electronic communication in late May. Because the plans were 
obviously intertwined, the Committee withheld its approval of 
the headquarters plan until the NETL plan could be finalized. 
Having now arrived at that point, the Committee has no 
objections to the headquarters reorganization plan as proposed 
on December 4, 2003. With respect to the NETL reorganization, 
the Committee has no objections to the Department's March 4, 
2004, proposal, as modified on May 21, 2004. In particular the 
May 21 modification contained two elements. First, for the 
Office of Director, the following language shall be carried 
forward from the current position description to the proposed 
position description: ``The Office of the Director [DO] 
provides guidance and oversight for all functions and 
authorities delegated to the National Energy Technology 
Laboratory [NETL] for its programs, administration, legal, and 
procurement activities.'' Secondly, the official duty station 
for the Director of the Strategic Center for Natural Gas and 
Oil shall be the Laboratory's Morgantown facility, as reflected 
on the proposed organizational charts.

                 NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $17,995,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      18,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      18,000,000

    The Committee recommends $18,000,000 for the Naval 
Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. The Committee is supportive 
of efforts to realign the activities of RMOTC with the Fossil 
Energy Research and Development--Oil Technology account and 
applauds the Department's desire to utilize RMOTC in a more 
effective manner. RMOTC is fully funded at $3,000,000; the 
increase above the request is offset by an equal reduction to 
Environmental Restoration.

                      ELK HILLS SCHOOL LANDS FUND

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $36,000,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      36,000,000
Committee recommendation (advance appropriation)........      36,000,000

    The Committee recommends $36,000,000 for the Elk Hills 
school lands fund, the same as the fiscal year 2004 level. 
These funds will become available on October 1, 2005.

                          ENERGY CONSERVATION

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $877,985,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     875,933,000
Committee recommendation................................     854,299,000

    The Committee recommends $854,299,000 for energy 
conservation, a reduction of $21,634,000 from the budget 
request. The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with 
the budget estimates by activity are shown in the following 
table:

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                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vehicle technologies.........................................     $156,656,000     $168,456,000     +$11,800,000
Fuel cell technologies.......................................       77,500,000       75,000,000       -2,500,000
Weatherization and intergovernmental activities:
    Weatherization assistance grants.........................      291,200,000      230,000,000      -61,200,000
    State energy program grants..............................       40,798,000       43,798,000       +3,000,000
    State energy activities..................................        2,353,000        2,353,000  ...............
    Gateway deployment.......................................       29,716,000       34,216,000       +4,500,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Weatherization and intergovernmental               364,067,000      310,367,000      -53,700,000
       acivities.............................................
Distributed energy resources.................................       53,080,000       58,080,000       +5,000,000
Building technologies........................................       58,284,000       67,284,000       +9,000,000
Industrial technologies......................................       58,102,000       66,868,000       +8,766,000
Biomass and biorefinery systems..............................        8,680,000        7,680,000       -1,000,000
Federal energy management program............................       17,900,000       18,900,000       +1,000,000
Program management...........................................       81,664,000       81,664,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Energy Conservation.............................      875,933,000      854,299,000      -21,634,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Changes to the budget request are detailed below.
    Vehicle Technologies.--The Committee recommends 
$168,456,000 for vehicle technologies, an increase of 
$11,800,000 over the budget request. Increases above the 
request include $4,500,000 for combustion and emission control, 
$6,000,000 for heavy truck engine research, $2,000,000 for 
waste heat recovery, $3,500,000 for off-highway vehicles, 
$1,000,000 for the high temperature materials laboratory, 
$1,000,000 for advanced petroleum based fuels, $1,300,000 for 
medium trucks and $700,000 for heavy trucks in non-petroleum 
fuels and lubricants, $1,200,000 for fueling infrastructure, 
and $1,000,000 for renewable and synthetic fuels utilization.
    Decreases below the request include $100,000 for ancillary 
systems and $900,000 for simulation and validation in vehicle 
systems, $5,000,000 for exploratory technology research in 
hybrid and electric propulsion, $400,000 for advanced power 
electronics, $3,000,000 for automotive lightweight materials, 
and $1,000,000 for legislative and rulemaking.
    Of the funds provided for waste heat recovery, $3,000,000 
is for turbocharger research.
    In materials technology, the increase over the enacted 
level for automotive lightweight materials is for research on 
thermoplastic composite materials. The Committee is aware that 
the University of Alabama at Birmingham has expertise in this 
area.
    Within the amount provided for heavy vehicle high strength 
weight reduction, the Committee expects the Department to 
continue work on metal matrix composites in cooperation with 
West Virginia University.
    Within fuels technology, funding has been provided to 
continue work with the transportable emissions laboratory. 
Funding provided for medium and heavy trucks in non-petroleum 
based fuels and lubricants is for research to enable natural 
gas engines and systems to meet emissions standards while 
maximizing efficiency. Within the amount provided for fueling 
infrastructure, funds are provided to continue the cylinder 
safety and inspection program. The Committee is concerned that 
previous direction to fund the cylinder and safety inspection 
program has been disregarded by the Department. The Committee 
expects that a minimum of $400,000 will be made available for 
this effort in fiscal year 2005.
    Fuel Cell Technologies.--The Committee recommends 
$75,000,000 for fuel cell technologies, a decrease of 
$2,500,000 below the budget request. The amount provided 
includes an increase of $3,000,000 for stack component research 
and development, and decreases of $2,500,000 for distributed 
energy systems and $3,000,000 for fuel processing. The funds 
provided include support for the Los Alamos Fuel Cell National 
Resource Center, as proposed in the budget request.
    The Committee recognizes that the University of South 
Carolina is designated as a National Science Foundation 
Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for fuel cell 
research, and urges the Department to consider research 
proposals that utilize the Center's expertise.
    Weatherization and Intergovernmental Activities.--The 
Committee recommends $310,367,000 for weatherization and 
intergovernmental activities, a decrease of $53,700,000 below 
the budget request.
    Increases include $3,000,000 for State energy program 
grants, $3,000,000 for Clean Cities, and $1,500,000 for 
inventions and innovations. Decreases include $60,300,000 for 
weatherization assistance and $900,000 for weatherization 
training and technical assistance. The amount provided for the 
weatherization assistance program is $2,834,000 above the 
enacted level.
    In its September 2003 report on natural gas, the National 
Petroleum Council recommended that the Department ``identify 
best practices utilized by States for the low income 
weatherization programs and encourage adoption of such 
practices nationwide.'' The Committee is aware that some such 
work has been undertaken by the Department, and encourages 
additional efforts in this area. On a yearly basis, the 
Secretary shall identify best practices utilized by States for 
programs and projects, and determine which of these practices 
are most cost-effective in reducing energy usage for all 
residential energy users irrespective of income. The Secretary 
shall post public recommendations to the States identifying 
best practices and determining the cost-benefit of each 
practice if adopted.
    The conference report accompanying the fiscal year 1988 Act 
required the Department to submit quarterly reports on the 
status of Exxon and Stripper Well oil overcharge funds. Given 
that a growing number of States have expended all or nearly all 
of these funds, the Committee recommends these reports 
henceforth be submitted annually. Future reports should include 
information regarding any plans or discussions relating to 
close-out of these activities.
    Within the Clean Cities program, funding for work to expand 
E-85 fueling capacity should be maintained at no less than the 
current year level.
    Distributed Energy Resources.--The Committee recommends 
$58,080,000 for distributed energy resources, an increase of 
$5,000,000 over the budget request. Included in the amount 
provided are increases of $4,000,000 for reciprocating engines 
and $1,000,000 for the national accounts energy alliance within 
DES applications integration.
    Building Technologies.--The Committee recommends 
$67,284,000 for building technologies, an increase of 
$9,000,000 over the budget request. Increases include 
$4,000,000 for the next generation lighting initiative, 
$1,500,000 for window technologies, $3,000,000 for equipment 
standards and analysis, and $500,000 for oil heat research. The 
Committee directs that a majority of all funds provided for 
solid state lighting technology shall be directed to industry-
sponsored product development.
    The Committee is disappointed that several equipment 
efficiency standards rulemakings, classified as the 
Department's high priorities since 2001, are now as much as 10 
years behind statutory requirements. According to the 
Department's ``Procedures for Consideration of New or Revised 
Energy Conservation Standards'', the entire process of issuing 
a final rule should take no more than 3 years. The Committee 
urges the Department to expedite the process and requests that 
it report to the Committee on steps to ensure that ANOPRs, 
NOPRs, and Final Rules are published in a timely manner 
according to the schedule specified in the Department's 
procedures.
    Industrial Technologies.--The Committee recommends 
$66,868,000 for industry sector programs, an increase of 
$8,766,000 over the budget request. Increases over the request 
include $2,000,000 for forest products, $1,233,000 for steel, 
$2,296,000 for aluminum, $2,000,000 for metal casting, $237,000 
for glass, and $2,100,000 for mining. There is a decrease of 
$1,100,000 for industrial assessment centers.
    For the metal casting vision, the Committee expects the 
Department to fund competitively selected projects, sponsored 
by consortia focused predominantly on small business 
participation, with an emphasis on cost-shared university-based 
research and technology transfer to industry. The Committee 
encourages the University of Northern Iowa Metal Casting Center 
to participate in this program.
    The Committee is concerned that Department of Energy 
metrics for industry programs may not account adequately for 
the secondary energy savings resulting from the end use of 
materials and products manufactured using technologies 
developed in this program. The Department should consult with 
industrial partners on this question and consider whether 
changes in metrics are appropriate.
    Biomass and Biorefinery Systems.--The Committee recommends 
$7,680,000 for biomass technologies, a decrease of $1,000,000 
from the budget request.
    Federal Energy Management Program.--The Committee 
recommends $18,900,000 for Federal energy management, an 
increase of $1,000,000 over the budget request.
    The Committee continues to review with interest the annual 
reports on Federal energy usage compiled by the Federal Energy 
Management Program. These reports contain important information 
regarding progress being made by Federal agencies toward 
achieving statutory and administrative targets for reductions 
in energy use. The Committee encourages the Department to 
enhance further the utility of these reports by incorporating 
additional explanatory information on agency-by-agency trends. 
Such information might include explanations of factors behind 
usage trends, specific examples of agency actions that have 
resulted in usage reductions or increases, reasons why progress 
may be slower than anticipated in particular areas, and 
potential remedies for such instances.
    Program Management.--The Committee recommends $81,664,000 
for program management, the same as the budget request.
    Funding constraints prevent the Committee from providing 
funding explicitly for the State Technologies Advancement 
Collaborative [STAC]. STAC has demonstrated that it can move 
quickly and generate significant State support. The Committee 
expects the Department to identify programs of mutual interest 
to both DOE and the States and continue to use this mechanism 
to leverage Federal funds and reduce delays in program 
implementation.
    The Committee does not object to the proposed reprogramming 
for program direction costs as described in the Department's 
letter of May 25, 2004.

                          ECONOMIC REGULATION

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $1,034,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................

    The Committee recommends no appropriation for economic 
regulation, consistent with the budget request and reflective 
of the phase out of oil overcharge activities previously funded 
in this Act.

                      STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $170,949,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     172,100,000
Committee recommendation................................     172,100,000

    The Committee recommends $172,100,000 for the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve, an increase of $1,151,000 from the fiscal 
year 2004 enacted level. Funding for the Northeast Home Heating 
Oil Reserve has been retained in a separate account.

                         SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2004....................................................
Budget estimate, 2005...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................

    The Committee provides no funding for the purchase of oil 
to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as proposed in the 
budget request. Due to a contractual change, transportation 
charges for Royalty-In-Kind fill are now the responsibility of 
the contractors.

                   NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $4,939,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       5,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,000,000

    The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the Northeast Home 
Heating Oil Reserve, equal to the budget request.

                   ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $81,100,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      85,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      84,000,000

    The Committee recommends $84,000,000 for the Energy 
Information Administration, a reduction of $1,000,000 below the 
budget estimate.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


                         Indian Health Service


                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

Appropriations, 2004....................................  $2,530,364,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................   2,612,824,000
Committee recommendation................................   2,633,624,000

    The Committee recommends an amount of $2,633,624,000 for 
Indian health services, an increase of $20,800,000 above the 
budget estimate and $103,260,000 above the current year enacted 
level. Changes to the budget request include an additional 
increase of $12,000,000 for Contract Health Services for a 
total increase of $30,015,000, $7,500,000 for the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Fund, $800,000 for expanded staffing 
requirements at the King Cove, AK clinic, and $500,000 for 
Direct Operations.
    Among the increases proposed in the fiscal year 2005 budget 
request and agreed to by the Committee are $2,500,000 for 
epidemiology centers, $2,000,000 for the Community Health Aides 
and Community Health Practitioners Program in Alaska, 
$33,795,000 to assist in meeting escalating pay costs, and 
$19,571,000 for staffing of new health centers located at 
Westside, AZ; Dulce, NM; Metlakatla, AK; Pinon, AZ; and Idabel, 
OK. The Committee expects that the pay increase will be 
distributed between Federal and tribal operations in the same 
manner as in past years. The increase for epidemiology centers 
is intended to provide additional support to the seven existing 
centers, as well as to establish new centers in Service Areas 
that currently have none, such as Billings and California.
    Within base funds, the InPsych programs at the University 
of Montana and the University of North Dakota are continued at 
$250,000 each, the InMed program at the University of North 
Dakota is funded at the current level of $750,000 and the RAIN 
program at the University of North Dakota is funded at $95,000 
above the amounts distributed annually to the each of the 
participants in this grant program.
    Also provided in the fiscal year 2005 budget is an amount 
of $16,000,000 for alcohol control, enforcement, prevention, 
treatment, sobriety and wellness, and education in Alaska to be 
distributed as follows: (a) $2,000,000 shall be provided to the 
Alaska Federation of Natives to distribute to Alaska Native 
non-profit corporations within 30 days of receipt to operate 
the Village Public Safety Officer program, of which no more 
than 10 percent may be used for administrative overhead, 
contract support, or indirect costs; (b) $5,000,000 to the 
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, which shall be 
allocated for: (1) substance abuse and behavioral health 
counselors through the Counselor in Every Village Program; and 
(2) comprehensive substance abuse training programs for 
counselors and others delivering substance abuse services; (c) 
$9,000,000 to be divided as follows among Alaska Native 
regional organizations to provide substance abuse treatment and 
prevention programs: (1) $2,500,000 for Southcentral 
Foundation's Pathway Home; (2) $1,500,000 for Cook Inlet Tribal 
Council's substance abuse prevention and treatment programs; 
(3) $1,500.000 for Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation's Tundra 
Swan Inhalant Abuse Center; (4) $500,000 for the Southeast 
Alaska Regional Health Corporation's Deilee Hitt program; (5) 
$3,000,000 to be divided equitably among the remaining Alaska 
Native regional health organizations. The Alaska Federal Health 
Care Access Network is funded at $2,500,000 for fiscal year 
2005.
    The Committee understands that sufficient funds are 
available within the base funding provided for clinical 
services to meet the costs of operating the women's mobile 
health unit in the Aberdeen Area.

                        INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $391,351,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     354,448,000
Committee recommendation................................     364,148,000

    The Committee recommends an amount of $364,148,000 for 
Indian health facilities, an increase of $9,700,000 above the 
budget request and $27,203,000 below the current year enacted 
level. Changes to the budget request include a reduction of 
$4,000,000 to the $10,000,000 proposed increase to Sanitation 
Facilities Construction and an increase of $13,700,000 to the 
Health Care Facilities Construction activity. Distribution of 
the Health Care Facilities Construction funds is as follows:

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                                                                                     Committee
                             Project                               2005 request   recommendation    Difference
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outpatient facilities:
    Sisseton, SD................................................     $17,300,000     $18,000,000       +$700,000

Hospitals:
    PIMC System, AZ.............................................  ..............       4,000,000      +4,000,000
    Barrow, AK..................................................  ..............       4,000,000      +4,000,000

Staff Quarters:
    Zuni, NM....................................................       2,525,000       2,525,000  ..............
    Wagner, SD..................................................       2,538,000       2,538,000  ..............
    Fort Belknap, MT............................................  ..............       5,000,000      +5,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee has been informed that changes to the 
proposal for the Sisseton, SD health clinic may result in a 
minimal adjustment above the original estimate and, therefore, 
has included an increase of $700,000 to help meet these 
additional costs. The $4,000,000 provided for the PIMC system 
is to be used to complete planning and begin design of the 
three ambulatory care centers associated with the project. To 
the extent that balances may be available from recently 
completed projects, the Committee expects that those funds, if 
needed, will be directed to both the PIMC and Barrow facilities 
to expedite the planning and design process. In addition to the 
funds requested in the budget justification for staff quarters 
at Zuni, NM and Wagner, SD, the Committee has provided funds 
for staff quarters at Fort Belknap, MT, the next project on the 
priority list for quarters. Inasmuch as the project description 
for Fort Belknap was developed several years ago, the Committee 
expects the IHS to review and revise the proposal as necessary 
to address current requirements.
    The Committee understands that work is continuing on the 
development of a new priority system for facilities 
construction that will provide greater opportunities for tribes 
and better reflect their needs. The Committee hopes that the 
tribal consultation process moves forward in a timely manner so 
that future budget submissions can reflect the new system for 
funding facilities construction.
    As in previous years, the Committee has included bill 
language that would prohibit the use of IHS funds for 
sanitation facilities construction associated with new homes 
funded with grants by housing programs of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development [DHUD]. These DHUD housing grant 
programs for new homes are also able to fund the sanitation 
facilities construction that may be a part of those projects.
    Finally, the Committee strongly encourages the Service to 
continue to fund construction of a new drinking water system 
for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation in 
Idaho at the highest level possible within the current IHS 
sanitation facilities construction priority list.
    Language is included in the bill providing IHS with the 
authority to use construction funds for the purchase of land 
for the Barrow, AK facility. Authority has also been provided 
to allow the Service to construct the Nome, AK facility on 
property owned by the Norton Sound Regional Health Corporation.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES


              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $13,366,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      11,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,000,000, 
which is $6,000,000 below the budget estimate. The use of 
carryover funds offsets the reduction.

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development


                       PAYMENTS TO THE INSTITUTE

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $6,173,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       6,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000, an 
amount that meets the budget estimate. The Committee has 
included bill language that would permit the Institute to use 
up to $1,000,000 of this appropriation for continued 
development of the Lifelong Learning Center. The Committee 
understands that the major portion of necessary funding for 
this project will be raised privately.

                        Smithsonian Institution


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $488,653,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     499,125,000
Committee recommendation................................     490,125,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $490,125,000 
for salaries and expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, an 
amount of $9,000,000 below the budget request and an increase 
of $1,472,000 above the current year enacted level. Program 
increases include $5,000,000 for the National Museum of African 
American History and Culture, $1,459,000 for the National Air 
and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, and $1,102,000 for the 
National Museum of the American Indian. The discrepancy between 
the budget justification and the Committee recommendation is 
the result of a transfer of funds out of the facilities 
maintenance activity into the ``Facility Capital'' account.

                           FACILITIES CAPITAL

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $107,626,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     128,900,000
Committee recommendation................................     136,900,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $136,900,000 
for the facilities capital account, an increase of $29,274,000 
above the current year enacted level and $8,000,000 above the 
budget request. Changes to the budget request include a 
decrease of $1,000,000 and an increase of $9,000,000 resulting 
from the transfer of funds out of the ``Salaries and Expenses'' 
account for facilities maintenance activities into the 
``Facilities Capital'' account.

                        National Gallery of Art


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $86,768,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      93,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      92,119,000

    The Committee recommends an amount of $92,119,000 for 
salaries and expenses, an increase of $5,351,000 above the 
current year enacted level and $881,000 below the budget 
estimate. Changes to the budget request include a reduction of 
$367,000 to the overall request for IT services and equipment. 
The remaining decrease of $514,000 results from an adjustment 
to the current year enacted level to reflect the rescission 
that was mandated in the fiscal year 2004 Omnibus bill. The 
budget justification did not include this reduction prior to 
factoring in proposed increases.

            REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $11,457,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      11,100,000
Committee recommendation................................      11,000,000

    The Committee recommends an amount of $11,000,000 for 
repair, renovation and restoration of buildings, a reduction of 
$457,000 from the current year enacted level and $100,000 below 
the budget estimate.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts


                       OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $16,356,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      17,152,000
Committee recommendation................................      17,152,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,152,000 
for operations and maintenance at the John F. Kennedy Center 
for the Performing Arts, an amount that meets the budget 
request.

                              CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $15,803,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      16,334,000
Committee recommendation................................      16,334,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,334,000 
for major construction and renovation projects at the Kennedy 
Center, an amount that meets the budget request.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $8,498,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       8,987,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,987,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,987,000 for 
the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, an amount 
that meets the budget request. The Committee expects the funds 
to be distributed among the Center's various activities in a 
manner that is consistent with its fiscal year 2005 budget 
justification.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $120,972,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     139,400,000
Committee recommendation................................     120,972,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $120,972,000 
for the National Endowment of the Arts, the same amount as the 
current year enacted level and $18,428,000 below the budget 
request. The Committee is unable to provide additional 
resources for the agency's proposed new initiative, ``American 
Masterpieces,'' because of overall budget constraints. The lack 
of funding is not a reflection on the proposal itself, which 
the Committee believes has merit.
    Language in title III of the bill retains provisions from 
prior years regarding priority for rural and underserved 
communities; priority for grants that encourage public 
knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the 
arts; restrictions regarding individual grants, subgranting, 
and seasonal support; a 15-percent cap on the total amount of 
grant funds directed to any one State; designation of a 
category for grants of national significance; and authority to 
solicit and invest funds.
    The detail table at the back of the report displays the 
proposed distribution among the endowment's activities.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities


                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2004....................................    $119,386,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................     145,878,000
Committee recommendation................................     119,386,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $119,386,000 
for grants and administration of the National Endowment for the 
Humanities, the same as the current year enacted level and 
$26,492,000 below the budget estimate. Budget constraints have 
prevented the Committee from providing additional funds to 
expand the agency's ``We the People'' American history 
initiative. The Committee provided $9,876,000 for this proposal 
in fiscal year 2004. This amount, which is continued in the 
fiscal year 2005 base, should allow the Endowment to continue 
its valuable work on this initiative. The Committee expects 
that the Endowment will continue to involve the State 
humanities councils in the implementation of ``We the People'' 
programs to the same degree that it has to date. The detail 
table at the back of the report displays the proposed 
distribution of funds among the Endowment's various activities.
    As in prior years, the Committee has included bill language 
providing the Endowment with the authority to solicit and 
invest funds.

                            MATCHING GRANTS

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $15,924,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      16,122,000
Committee recommendation................................      15,924,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,924,000 
for matching grants, the same as the current year enacted level 
and $198,000 below the budget request. Within the overall 
amount, $10,308,000 is provided for Challenge grants and 
$5,616,000 is provided for Treasury fund.

                        Commission of Fine Arts


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $1,405,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       1,793,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,793,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,793,000 for 
the Commission of Fine Arts, an increase of $388,000 above the 
current year enacted level and the same as the budget request.

               NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $6,914,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       5,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000 for 
the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program, an 
increase of $1,000,000 over the budget request. The Committee 
does not agree to proposed bill language that would reduce 
funding to those program participants currently receiving 
grants of more than $400,000.

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $3,951,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       4,600,000
Committee recommendation................................       4,600,000

    The Committee recommends $4,600,000 for the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, the same as the budget 
request. The increase provided over current year funding is for 
fixed costs, financial audit costs, and to support the 
Council's Native American Action Plan.

                  National Capital Planning Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2004....................................      $7,635,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................       8,155,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,000,000 for 
the National Capital Planning Commission, an amount of $365,000 
above the current year enacted level and $155,000 below the 
budget estimate. The increase is intended to cover the 
uncontrollable cost adjustments of pay and benefits, as well as 
rent, utilities and other program-related expenses. The 
Committee has included bill language permitting the use of up 
to one-quarter of 1 percent of funds for official 
representational activities to be used only when hosting 
international visitors associated with the international 
capitals working group.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Museum


                       HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $39,505,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      41,433,000
Committee recommendation................................      41,433,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $41,433,000 
for the Holocaust Memorial Museum. This amount meets the fiscal 
year 2005 budget estimate and includes an increase of 
$1,928,000 above the current year enacted level to meet fixed 
cost increases and maintain museum operations at the current 
level.

                             Presidio Trust


                          PRESIDIO TRUST FUND

Appropriations, 2004....................................     $20,445,000
Budget estimate, 2005...................................      20,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      20,000,000

    The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for the Presidio 
Trust, the same as the budget request.

                     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 be a matter of public record and available for public 
review, except where otherwise provided by law.
    Sec. 302. 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. 303. Provides that appropriations made available in 
this bill will not remain available beyond the current fiscal 
year unless otherwise provided.
    Sec. 304. Provides that appropriations made available in 
this bill cannot be used to provide a cook, chauffeur, or other 
personal servants.
    Sec. 305. Provides for restrictions on departmental 
assessments unless approved by the Committees on 
Appropriations.
    Sec. 306. Limits the actions of the Forest Service and the 
Bureau of Land Management with regard to the sale of giant 
sequoia trees to a manner consistent with such sales as were 
conducted in fiscal year 2000.
    Sec. 307. Retains mining patent moratorium carried in 
previous years.
    Sec. 308. Provides that funds appropriated to the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service for contract 
support costs for fiscal years 1994 through 2004 are the total 
amounts available except that, for the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal 
priority allocations for unmet indirect costs of ongoing 
contracts, grants, self-governance compacts, or annual funding 
agreements.
    Sec. 309. Defines the grantmaking capabilities and 
responsibilities of the National Endowment of the Arts. Grants 
to individuals may be made only for literature fellowships, 
national heritage fellowships, or American jazz masters 
fellowships. The Chairperson of the Endowment will establish 
procedures to ensure that grants made, except those to a State 
or local arts agency, will not be used to make a further grant 
to any other organization or individual to conduct activity 
independent of the direct grant recipient. Grants for seasonal 
support may not be awarded unless the application is specific 
to the contents of the season.
    Sec. 310. Allows the National Endowment for the Arts and 
the National Endowment for the Humanities to raise funds and 
receive gifts, to deposit such in an interest-bearing account 
for the appropriate Endowment, and to use such to further the 
functions of the respective Endowments in accordance with the 
specified intent of the donors.
    Sec. 311. Provides language for awarding financial 
assistance to underserved populations under the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965. With 
funds appropriated to carry out section 5 of the act, the 
chairman will establish a category of national significance 
grants. With the exception of this grant category, the chairman 
will not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of 
such funds to any single State.
    Sec. 312. Prohibits the use of appropriations to fund any 
activities associated with the issuance of the 5-year program 
under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
Act. Strategic planning activities carried out for that act 
should now be completed as part of the agency's compliance with 
the Government Performance and Results Act, Public Law 103-62.
    Sec. 313. Prohibits the use of funds to support Government-
wide administrative functions unless they are justified in the 
budget process and approved by the House and Senate 
Appropriations Committees.
    Sec. 314. Allows the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Agriculture to limit competition for watershed restoration 
projects contracts.
    Sec. 315. Provides additional authority to use the roads 
and trails funds for priority forest health related management. 
The Committee recognizes that there is a serious backlog in 
important road, trail and bridge work throughout the national 
forest system just as there is a serious backlog in needed 
management related to forest health.
    Sec. 316. Restricts the use of answering machines during 
business hours.
    Sec. 317. Addresses timber sales involving Alaska western 
red cedar. Mills which process western red cedar in the Pacific 
Northwest have an insufficient supply of western red cedar, and 
the national forest in southeast Alaska sometimes has a 
surplus. This provision continues a program by which Alaska's 
surplus western red cedar is made available preferentially to 
U.S. domestic mills outside Alaska, prior to export abroad.
    Sec. 318. Provides that the Forest Service may not 
inappropriately use the Recreation Fee Demonstration program to 
supplant existing recreation concessions on the national 
forests.
    Sec. 319. Continues a provision providing that the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered in violation 
of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources Planning Act solely because more than 15 years have 
passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the 
Secretary is working in good faith to complete the plan 
revision within available funds.
    Sec. 320. Prohibits oil, natural gas and mining related 
activities within current national monument boundaries, except 
where such activities are allowed under the presidential 
proclamation establishing the monument.
    Sec. 321. Extends the Forest Service conveyances Pilot 
Program.
    Sec. 322. Makes employees of foundations established by 
Acts of Congress to solicit private sector funds on behalf of 
Federal land management agencies eligible to qualify for 
General Service Administration contract airfares.
    Sec. 323. Provides the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior the authority to enter into 
reciprocal agreements with foreign nations concerning the 
personal liability of firefighters.
    Sec. 324. Allows the Eagle Butte Service Unit of the Indian 
Health Service to utilize health care funding in a more 
efficient manner.
    Sec. 325. Restricts the ability to transfer funds provided 
in this Act.
    Sec. 326. Allows the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to consider local contractors when 
awarding contracts for certain activities on public lands.
    Sec. 327. Restricts funding appropriated for acquisition of 
land or interests in land from being used for acts of 
condemnation.
    Sec. 328. Extends by 1 year a current provision concerning 
judicial review of timber sales in Region 10 of the Forest 
Service.
    Sec. 329. Continues, with certain modifications, language 
included in the fiscal year 2004 Act which limits the amount of 
funds available for the conduct of competitive sourcing 
studies. The Committee has not continued language imposing 
unique reporting requirements on Interior bill agencies, as 
very similar annual reporting requirements were mandated on a 
government-wide basis in the Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004. The Committee 
has also not included language placing additional limitations 
on conversion to contractor performance. The Committee expects 
these issues will be addressed on a government-wide basis as 
part of the Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005, and sees no compelling 
reason to impose limitations that may be inconsistent with the 
contents of that Act.
    Sec. 330. Requires budget justification documents to reveal 
charges levied against programs for other functions.
    Sec. 331. Prohibits the use of funds for SAFECOM and 
Disaster Management proposals.
    Sec. 332. Amends the Knutson-Vandenburg Act [KV] to clarify 
that the Forest Service shall not return KV funds designated as 
excess to the Treasury if they may be needed for fire 
suppression, and amounts owed to the fund from prior fire 
transfers exceed the amount designated as excess.
    Sec. 333. Allows the State of Utah, through contracts or 
cooperative agreements with the Forest Service, to perform 
certain activities on Forest Service lands.
    Sec. 334. Exempts certain local residents from paying fees 
under the Recreation Fee Demonstration program on the White 
Mountain National Forest.
    Sec. 335. Requires that contact centers associated with the 
national recreation reservation service be located within the 
United States.
    Sec. 336. Amends ANILCA to allow for fishery management and 
enhancement projects in additional wilderness areas in Alaska.
    Sec. 337. Allows Alaska residents with subsistence rights 
who are aged, infirm, or disabled to designate another 
individual to engage in subsistence activities for them and to 
reimburse such designated person.
    Sec. 338. The Committee is very concerned about continued 
drought conditions in the Upper Missouri River Basin and its 
effect on water supply, irrigation, and wildlife habitat. As 
such, the Committee directs the Army Corps of Engineers to 
implement drought conservation measures contained in its 2004 
Missouri River Master Manual when water storage levels within 
the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin System are at or below 
40,000,000 acre feet.
    Sec. 339. Provides a categorical exclusion for the 
environmental review of certain grazing allotments. Further 
description of this authority is provided in title II under the 
Forest Service account.
    Sec. 340. Amends Public Law 90-542 regarding certain 
hunting camps on the Salmon River.
    Sec. 341. Allows the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition to 
enter into agreements with the Department of the Interior and 
the Department of Agriculture.
    Sec. 342. Conveys certain lands in the Tongass National 
Forest to the Community of Elfin Cove, AK.
    Sec. 343. The Committee has included language to make 
permanent a long standing prohibition on Alaska Native villages 
pulling funds from Alaska Native regional health organizations, 
which would have expired the end of the current fiscal year. 
The regional health system in Alaska works well to serve the 
health needs of Alaska Natives in many small and isolated 
villages across the State. If villages were to remove funds 
from regional health organizations, health care to Alaska 
Natives living in other villages within those regions could be 
seriously affected. Language in the amendment clarifies the 
Committee's intent that Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc. be 
considered an Alaska Native regional health entity for purposes 
of disbursement of funds under this section.
    Sec. 344. Provides for the use of previously appropriated 
funds for the acquisition of lands for the construction of the 
Seward, Alaska Interagency Center.

 TITLE IV--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 FOR URGENT 
                  WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES

    The Committee has included emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and the 
Forest Service that provide an additional $500,000,000 in 
wildland fire suppression funds for fiscal year 2005. This 
includes $100,000,000 for the Department of the Interior and 
$400,000,000 for the Department of Agriculture. Bill language 
has been included which makes these funds available only if 
funds appropriated for wildfire suppression under titles I and 
II of this Act will be exhausted imminently and the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and Budget. These 
funds may not be transferred to any other appropriations 
accounts for any another purpose. The cost containment 
mechanisms described under Chapter 1 of this Title are also 
contained in bill language for fiscal year 2005.
    While it is impossible to know how severe the fiscal year 
2005 fire season will be at this early juncture, providing 
emergency funds in this Act, which may be used only if regular 
appropriations are exhausted, will mitigate the massive program 
disruptions that have been caused in prior years by borrowing 
funds from other Agency programs. This borrowing has resulted 
in the cancellation and delay of many important projects and 
activities that are critical to the management of the Nation's 
public lands.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

    The Committee recommends an additional amount of 
$100,000,000 for ``Wildland Fire Management'' in fiscal year 
2005, as described above.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

    The Committee recommends an additional amount of 
$400,000,000 for ``Wildland Fire Management'' in fiscal year 
2005 as described above.

                                            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 Budget Resolution
 for 2005: Subcommittee on Interior:
    Discretionary...........................................       19,627       19,627       19,390   \1\ 19,885
    Mandatory...............................................           54           53           59        \1\ 9
Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:
    2005....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........   \2\ 13,479
    2006....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........        4,271
    2007....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........        1,447
    2008....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........          640
    2009 and future years...................................  ...........  ...........  ...........          254
Financial assistance to State and local governments for                NA        2,474           NA        1,587
 2005.......................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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:
  --Sums provided to the Bureau of Land Management to 
        inventory, manage, and improve rangelands for domestic 
        livestock grazing pursuant to Public Law 95-514, the 
        Public Rangeland Improvement Act of 1978.
  --$218,897,000 for the endangered species program, U.S. Fish 
        and Wildlife Service.
  --$3,400,000 for the Yukon River Restoration and Enhancement 
        Fund, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, pursuant to the 
        Fisheries Act of 1995.
  --Sums provided to the Fish and Wildlife Service for the 
        conservation and protection of marine mammals pursuant 
        to Public Law 103-238, the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
        Amendments of 1994.
  --$3,000,000 for start-up and matching funds for projects of 
        the National Forest Foundation, U.S. Forest Service.
  --Sums provided to the Department of Energy for the 
        integration of fuel cells with hydrogen production 
        systems pursuant to the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996.
  --Sums provided to the Department of Energy for various 
        programs authorized in Public Law 102-486, Energy 
        Policy Act of 1992, coal programs, enhanced oil 
        recovery, natural gas, transportation R&D and 
        buildings, industry, and other R&D.
  --$84,000,000 for economic regulation and the Energy 
        Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
        pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
        1981.
  --$5,000,000 for the Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation.
  --$120,972,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts.
  --$135,310,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  --$45,000 for the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Commission.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on September 14, 
2004, the Committee ordered reported en bloc S. 2803, an 
original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, S. 
2804, an original bill making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005; and an original bill making appropriations 
for the Departments of Transportation and Treasury, and 
independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, each subject to amendment and each subject to the budget 
allocations, by a recorded vote of 29-0, a quorum being 
present. The vote was as follows:
        Yeas                          Nays
Chairman Stevens
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. DeWine
Mr. Brownback
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Johnson
Ms. Landrieu

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

    Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports 
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.
    With respect to this bill, it is the opinion of the 
Committee that it is necessary to dispense with these 
requirements in order to expedite the business of the Senate.

  COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
                                                                        YEAR 2005
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                            Senate Committee recommendation compared with (+
                                                                                                                                 or -)
                 Item                        2004             Budget            House         Committee   ---------------------------------------------------
                                         appropriation  estimate  allowance deg.  recommendation       2004             Budget            House
                                                                                                            appropriation  estimate  allowance
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

   Management of Lands and Resources

Land Resources:
    Soil, water and air management....         36,038            34,238           34,238          -1,800   ..............
    Range management..................         72,459            68,204           70,654          -1,805          +2,450
    Forestry management...............          8,093             9,025            9,025            +932   ..............
    Riparian management...............         22,015            21,540           21,540            -475   ..............
    Cultural resources management.....         15,479            15,142           15,142            -337   ..............
    Wild horse and burro management...         29,051            39,612           39,612         +10,561   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Land Resources........        183,135           187,761          190,211          +7,076          +2,450

Wildlife and Fisheries Wildlife                22,387            25,428           25,428          +3,041   ..............
 management...........................
    Fisheries management..............         11,711            12,456           12,456            +745   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Wildlife and Fisheries         34,098            37,884           37,884          +3,786   ..............

Threatened and endangered species.....         21,940            21,452           21,452            -488   ..............

Recreation Management:
    Wilderness management.............         17,673            16,677           16,677            -996   ..............
    Recreation resources management...         44,603            43,209           44,209            -394          +1,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Recreation Management.         62,276            59,886           60,886          -1,390          +1,000

Energy and Minerals:
    Oil and gas.......................         88,195            85,625           88,625            +430          +3,000
    Coal management...................          9,390             8,944            9,444             +54            +500
    Other mineral resources...........         10,294             9,854           10,354             +60            +500
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Energy and Minerals...        107,879           104,423          108,423            +544          +4,000

Alaska minerals.......................          2,453             2,232            4,000          +1,547          +1,768

Realty and Ownership Management:
    Alaska conveyance.................         41,920            33,068           43,068          +1,148         +10,000
    Cadastral survey..................         16,691            13,768           15,818            -873          +2,050
    Land and realty management........         34,635            35,563           35,563            +928   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Realty and Ownership           93,246            82,399           94,449          +1,203         +12,050
       Management.....................

Resource Protection and Maintenance:
    Resource management planning......         48,510            50,056           50,056          +1,546   ..............
    Resource protection and law                16,283            15,042           15,792            -491            +750
     enforcement......................
    Hazardous materials management....         16,497            16,080           16,080            -417   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Resource Protection            81,290            81,178           81,928            +638            +750
       and Maintenance................

Transportation and Facilities
 Maintenance:
    Operations........................          6,311             6,151            6,151            -160   ..............
    Annual maintenance................         31,846            31,045           31,045            -801   ..............
    Deferred maintenance..............         12,349            11,036           12,536            +187          +1,500
    Infrastructure improvement........         31,027            28,236           28,236          -2,791   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Transportation/                81,533            76,468           77,968          -3,565          +1,500
       Facilities Maintenance.........

Land and resources information systems         18,757            18,317           18,317            -440   ..............

Mining Law Administration:
    Administration....................         32,485            32,696           32,696            +211   ..............
    Offsetting fees...................        -32,485           -32,696          -32,696            -211   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Mining Law              ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............
       Administration.................

Workforce and Organizational Support:
    Information systems operations....         18,531            19,928           19,928          +1,397   ..............
    Administrative support............         49,203            50,878           50,878          +1,675   ..............
    Bureauwide fixed costs............         69,331            73,656           73,365          +4,034            -291
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Workforce and                 137,065           144,462          144,171          +7,106            -291
       Organizational Support.........

Challenge cost share..................         16,176            21,000           16,000            -176          -5,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Management of Lands and          839,848           837,462          855,689         +15,841         +18,227
       Resources......................
                                       =================================================================================================================
       Wildland Fire Management

Preparedness..........................        254,180           262,644          262,644          +8,464   ..............

Fire suppression operations...........        192,903           221,523          221,523         +28,620   ..............
    Supplemental appropriations               100,000   .................  ..............       -100,000   ..............
     (Public Law 108-287).............
    Borrowing repayment (emergency             98,416   .................  ..............        -98,416   ..............
     appropriations)..................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Fire suppression              391,319           221,523          221,523        -169,796   ..............
       operations.....................

Other operations:
    Hazardous fuels reduction.........        183,896           209,282          204,282         +20,386          -5,000
    Burned area rehabilitation........         24,198            24,276           24,276             +78   ..............
    State and local fire assistance...          9,877             5,000           10,000            +123          +5,000
    Fire facilities...................         12,222            12,374           12,374            +152   ..............
    Joint fire science................          7,901             8,000            8,000             +99   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Other operations......        238,094           258,932          258,932         +20,838   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Wildland Fire Management.        883,593           743,099          743,099        -140,494   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
   Central Hazardous Materials Fund

Bureau of Land Management.............          9,856             9,855            9,855              -1   ..............

             Construction

Construction..........................         13,804             6,476            8,976          -4,828          +2,500

           Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition:
    Acquisitions......................         13,432            19,000           17,850          +4,418          -1,150
    Emergencies and hardships.........            988             1,500            1,500            +512   ..............
    Acquisition management............          3,456             3,000            3,000            -456   ..............
    Land exchange equalization payment            494               500              500              +6   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Land Acquisition.........         18,370            24,000           22,850          +4,480          -1,150
                                       =================================================================================================================
   Oregon and California Grant Lands

Western Oregon resources management...         86,376            97,059           94,559          +8,183          -2,500
Western Oregon information and                  2,175             2,181            2,181              +6   ..............
 resource data systems................
Western Oregon transportation &                10,777            10,782           10,782              +5   ..............
 facilities maintenance...............
Western Oregon construction and                   293               295              295              +2   ..............
 acquisition..........................
Jobs in the woods.....................          5,736             5,741            5,741              +5   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Oregon and California            105,357           116,058          113,558          +8,201          -2,500
       Grant Lands....................
                                       =================================================================================================================
          Range Improvements

Improvements to public lands..........          7,873             7,873            7,873   ..............  ..............
Farm Tenant Act lands.................          1,527             1,527            1,527   ..............  ..............
Administrative expenses...............            600               600              600   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Range Improvements.......         10,000            10,000           10,000   ..............  ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
    Service Charges, Deposits, and
              Forfeitures

Rights-of-way processing..............          9,500            14,500           14,500          +5,000   ..............
Adopt-a-horse program.................          1,225             1,225            1,225   ..............  ..............
Repair of damaged lands...............          5,000             5,000            5,000   ..............  ..............
Cost recoverable realty cases.........            515               515              515   ..............  ..............
Timber purchaser expenses.............             50                50               50   ..............  ..............
Copy fees.............................          3,200             3,200            3,200   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal (gross)................         19,490            24,490           24,490          +5,000   ..............

Offsetting fees.......................        -19,490           -24,490          -24,490          -5,000   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Service Charges, Deposits  ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............
       & Forfeitures..................
                                       =================================================================================================================
       Miscellaneous Trust Funds

Current appropriations................         12,405            12,405           12,405   ..............  ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT      1,893,233         1,759,355        1,776,432        -116,801         +17,077
                                       =================================================================================================================
    UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE
                SERVICE

          Resource Management

Ecological Services:
    Endangered species:
        Candidate conservation........          9,808             8,610            9,470            -338            +860
        Listing.......................         12,135            17,226           15,500          +3,365          -1,726
        Consultation..................         47,146            45,450           45,450          -1,696   ..............
        Recovery......................         67,907            58,154           65,877          -2,030          +7,723
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Endangered species        136,996           129,440          136,297            -699          +6,857

    Habitat conservation..............         87,322            96,843           95,841          +8,519          -1,002
    Environmental contaminants........         10,672            10,740           10,740             +68   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Ecological Services...        234,990           237,023          242,878          +7,888          +5,855

Refuges and Wildlife:
    Refuge operations and maintenance.        391,493           387,657          391,493   ..............         +3,836
    Migratory bird management.........         32,096            36,668           36,668          +4,572   ..............
    Law enforcement operations........         53,696            51,345           53,045            -651          +1,700
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Refuges and Wildlife..        477,285           475,670          481,206          +3,921          +5,536

Fisheries:
    Hatchery operations and                    57,992            57,004           57,004            -988   ..............
     maintenance......................
    Fish and wildlife management......         56,330            46,794           51,294          -5,036          +4,500
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Fisheries.............        114,322           103,798          108,298          -6,024          +4,500

General Administration:
    Science excellence initiative.....  ..............            2,000    ..............  ..............         -2,000
    Central office administration.....         17,062            18,128           18,128          +1,066   ..............
    Regional office administration....         23,494            23,164           23,164            -330   ..............
    Servicewide administrative support         56,998            58,942           58,942          +1,944   ..............
    National Fish and Wildlife                  7,575             7,670            7,670             +95   ..............
     Foundation.......................
    National Conservation Training             16,285            15,968           17,355          +1,070          +1,387
     Center...........................
    International affairs.............          8,077             8,624            8,624            +547   ..............
    Caddo Lake Ramsar Center..........            395   .................  ..............           -395   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, General Administration        129,886           134,496          133,883          +3,997            -613
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Resource Management......        956,483           950,987          966,265          +9,782         +15,278
                                       =================================================================================================================
             Construction

Construction and rehabilitation:
    Line item construction............         48,627            11,093           26,118         -22,509         +15,025
    Nationwide engineering services...         11,181            11,018           11,018            -163   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Construction.............         59,808            22,111           37,136         -22,672         +15,025
                                       =================================================================================================================
           Land Acquisition

Fish and Wildlife Service:
    Acquisitions--Federal refuge lands         29,700            29,176           34,749          +5,049          +5,573
    Inholdings........................          1,481             2,500            1,500             +19          -1,000
    Emergencies and hardships.........            988             2,000            1,500            +512            -500
    Exchanges.........................            494             1,000            1,750          +1,256            +750
    Acquisition management............          8,395             8,365            8,365             -30   ..............
    Cost allocation methodology.......          2,033             2,000            2,000             -33   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Land Acquisition.........         43,091            45,041           49,864          +6,773          +4,823
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Landowner Incentive Program

Grants to States......................         29,630            50,000           29,000            -630         -21,000

  Private Stewardship Grants Program

Stewardship grants....................          7,408            10,000            7,500             +92          -2,500
                                       =================================================================================================================
    Cooperative Endangered Species
           Conservation Fund

Grants to States......................         29,659            37,415           30,000            +341          -7,415
HCP land acquisition..................         49,384            50,000           50,000            +616   ..............
Administration........................          2,553             2,585            2,600             +47             +15
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Cooperative Endangered            81,596            90,000           82,600          +1,004          -7,400
       Species Fund...................
                                       =================================================================================================================
     National Wildlife Refuge Fund

Payments in lieu of taxes.............         14,237            14,414           14,414            +177   ..............

 North American Wetlands Conservation
                 Fund

Wetlands conservation.................         36,030            51,840           36,480            +450         -15,360
Administration........................          1,501             2,160            1,520             +19            -640
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, North American Wetlands           37,531            54,000           38,000            +469         -16,000
       Conservation Fund..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Neotropical Migratory Bird
           Conservation Fund

Migratory bird grants.................          3,951   .................          4,000             +49          +4,000

  Multinational Species Conservation
                 Fund

African elephant conservation.........          1,383             1,350            1,400             +17             +50
Rhinoceros and tiger conservation.....          1,383             1,450            1,500            +117             +50
Asian elephant conservation...........          1,383             1,350            1,400             +17             +50
Great ape conservation................          1,383             1,350            1,400             +17             +50
Neotropical migratory bird              ..............            4,000    ..............  ..............         -4,000
 conservation.........................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Multinational Species              5,532             9,500            5,700            +168          -3,800
       Conservation Fund..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
   State and Tribal Wildlife Grants

State and tribal wildlife grants......         69,138            80,000           75,000          +5,862          -5,000
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE         1,308,405         1,326,053        1,309,479          +1,074         -16,574
       SERVICE........................
          Appropriations..............     (1,308,405)       (1,326,053)      (1,309,479)        (+1,074)       (-16,574)
                                       =================================================================================================================
         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

 Operation of the National Park System

Park Management:
    Resource stewardship..............        335,306           343,467          341,856          +6,550          -1,611
    Visitor services..................        319,763           330,256          327,456          +7,693          -2,800
    Maintenance.......................        559,211           586,093          577,343         +18,132          -8,750
    Park support......................        282,329           300,570          294,567         +12,238          -6,003
    Additional park base increase.....  ..............  .................         22,012         +22,012         +22,012
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Park Management.......      1,496,609         1,560,386        1,563,234         +66,625          +2,848

External administrative costs.........        112,951           125,681          125,681         +12,730   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Operation of the National      1,609,560         1,686,067        1,688,915         +79,355          +2,848
       Park System....................
                                       =================================================================================================================
       United States Park Police

Park Police...........................         77,888            81,204           81,204          +3,316   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
 National Recreation and Preservation

Recreation programs...................            548               551              551              +3   ..............
Natural programs......................         10,875            10,966           11,216            +341            +250
Cultural programs.....................         19,690            19,814           20,703          +1,013            +889
International park affairs............          1,605             1,616            1,616             +11   ..............
Environmental and compliance review...            396               397              397              +1   ..............
Grant administration..................          1,576             1,892            2,143            +567            +251

Heritage Partnership Programs:
    Commissions and grants............         14,152             2,378           14,195             +43         +11,817
    Administrative support............            122               122              122   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Heritage Partnership           14,274             2,500           14,317             +43         +11,817
       Programs.......................

Statutory or Contractual Aid:
    Alaska National Parks.............  ..............  .................          1,000          +1,000          +1,000
    Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary                198   .................            300            +102            +300
     Commission.......................
    Black Jack Battlefield trust......  ..............  .................             89             +89             +89
    Blue Ridge Parkway (Folk Art                  741   .................  ..............           -741   ..............
     Center)..........................
    Brown Foundation..................            198   .................            250             +52            +250
    Chesapeake Bay Gateway............          2,469   .................          3,000            +531          +3,000
    Dayton Aviation Heritage                       85   .................  ..............            -85   ..............
     Commission.......................
    Flight 93 Memorial (Sommerset)....            294   .................  ..............           -294   ..............
    French and Indian War (PA)........            494   .................  ..............           -494   ..............
    Ft. Mandan, Ft. Lincoln, &          ..............  .................            625            +625            +625
     Northern Plains Foundation.......
    Harry S. Truman Statue............             50   .................  ..............            -50   ..............
    Ice Age National Scientific                   796   .................            750             -46            +750
     Reserve..........................
    Jamestown 2007....................            197   .................            400            +203            +400
    Johnstown Area Heritage                        49   .................  ..............            -49   ..............
     Association......................
    Keweenaw NHP (Main Street)........  ..............  .................            800            +800            +800
    Lake Roosevelt Forum..............             50   .................  ..............            -50   ..............
    Lamprey River.....................            988   .................          1,000             +12          +1,000
    Lower Eastside Tenement Museum....  ..............  .................            500            +500            +500
    Mandan Interpetive Center and                 494   .................  ..............           -494   ..............
     Lodge project....................
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Center....            522   .................  ..............           -522   ..............
    Mississippi Museum of Natural       ..............  .................          1,000          +1,000          +1,000
     Science..........................
    Natchez NHP (Forks of the Road)...  ..............  .................            150            +150            +150
    Native Hawaiian culture and arts              731   .................            750             +19            +750
     program..........................
    New Orleans Jazz Commission.......             66   .................             66   ..............            +66
    Oklahoma City Memorial............          1,581   .................  ..............         -1,581   ..............
    Office of Arctic Studies..........          1,481   .................  ..............         -1,481   ..............
    Roosevelt Campobello International            837   .................  ..............           -837   ..............
     Park Commission..................
    Sewall-Belmont House..............  ..............  .................            400            +400            +400
    Sleeping Rainbow Ranch, Capitol               491   .................          1,000            +509          +1,000
     Reef NP..........................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Statutory or                   12,812   .................         12,080            -732         +12,080
       Contractual Aid................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, National Recreation and           61,776            37,736           63,023          +1,247         +25,287
       Preservation...................
                                       =================================================================================================================
    Urban Park and Recreation Fund

Urban park grants.....................            301   .................  ..............           -301   ..............

      Historic Preservation Fund

State historic preservation offices...         34,569            34,570           38,000          +3,431          +3,430
Tribal grants.........................          2,963             2,963            3,250            +287            +287
Grants for millennium initiative......         32,594            30,000           30,000          -2,594   ..............
Preserve America......................  ..............           10,000    ..............  ..............        -10,000
National trust (endowment)............            494   .................  ..............           -494   ..............
HBCUs.................................          2,963   .................  ..............         -2,963   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Historic Preservation             73,583            77,533           71,250          -2,333          -6,283
       Fund...........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
             Construction

Emergency and unscheduled.............          5,432             4,000            4,000          -1,432   ..............
Housing...............................          7,901             8,000            8,000             +99   ..............
Equipment replacement.................         35,023            39,100           38,344          +3,321            -756
Planning, construction................         24,179            21,220           21,220          -2,959   ..............
General management plans..............         13,254            13,313           13,313             +59   ..............
Line item construction and maintenance        214,295           214,183          215,078            +783            +895
Construction program management.......         27,128            27,364           27,364            +236   ..............
Dam safety............................          2,667             2,700            2,700             +33   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Construction.............        329,879           329,880          330,019            +140            +139

   Land and Water Conservation Fund

(Rescission of contract authority)....        -30,000           -30,000          -30,000   ..............  ..............

 Land Acquisition and State Assistance

Assistance to States:
    State conservation grants.........         91,360            91,360           91,531            +171            +171
    Administrative expenses...........          2,469             2,469            2,469   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Assistance to States.....         93,829            93,829           94,000            +171            +171

National Park Service:
    Acquisitions......................         27,445            65,784           45,320         +17,875         -20,464
    Emergencies and hardships.........          1,975             4,000            3,000          +1,025          -1,000
    Acquisition management............         10,370            10,511           10,511            +141   ..............
    Inholdings........................          1,975             4,000            3,000          +1,025          -1,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, National Park Service....         41,765            84,295           61,831         +20,066         -22,464
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Land Acquisition and             135,594           178,124          155,831         +20,237         -22,293
       State Assistance...............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE....      2,258,581         2,360,544        2,360,242        +101,661            -302
          Appropriations..............     (2,288,581)       (2,390,544)      (2,390,242)      (+101,661)          (-302)
          Rescission..................       (-30,000)         (-30,000)        (-30,000)  ..............  ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
    UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

 Surveys, Investigations, and Research

Mapping, Remote Sensing, and
 Geographic Investigations:
    Cooperative topographic mapping...         80,843            71,048           71,799          -9,044            +751
    Land remote sensing...............         33,678            33,132           33,191            -487             +59
    Geographic analysis and monitoring         15,238            14,761           14,834            -404             +73
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, National Mapping              129,759           118,941          119,824          -9,935            +883
       Program........................

Geologic Hazards, Resource and
 Processes:
    Geologic hazards assessments......         75,283            73,007           74,224          -1,059          +1,217
    Geologic landscape and coastal             78,351            75,230           75,503          -2,848            +273
     assessments......................
    Geologic resource assessments.....         80,549            72,517           78,487          -2,062          +5,970
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Geologic Hazards,             234,183           220,754          228,214          -5,969          +7,460
       Resource & Processes...........

Water Resources Investigations:
    Hydrologic monitoring, assessments
     and research:
        Ground water resources program          5,967             6,688            5,911             -56            -777
        National water quality                 63,285            62,506           62,675            -610            +169
         assessment...................
        Toxic substances hydrology....         14,902            12,638           14,767            -135          +2,129
        Hydrologic research and                17,112            14,333           16,004          -1,108          +1,671
         development..................
        National streamflow                    14,179            14,018           14,044            -135             +26
         information program..........
        Hydrologic networks and                29,852            29,492           29,669            -183            +177
         analysis.....................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Hydrologic                145,297           139,675          143,070          -2,227          +3,395
           monitoring, assessments and
           research...................

    Federal-State program.............         63,995            63,007           63,378            -617            +371
    Water resources research                    6,422   .................          6,500             +78          +6,500
     institutes.......................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Water Resources               215,714           202,682          212,948          -2,766         +10,266
       Investigations.................

Biological Research:
    Biological research and monitoring        135,110           129,226          133,819          -1,291          +4,593
    Biological information management          24,662            24,265           24,337            -325             +72
     and delivery.....................
    Cooperative research units........         14,757            14,113           14,665             -92            +552
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Biological Research...        174,529           167,604          172,821          -1,708          +5,217

Enterprise Information:
    Enterprise information security     ..............           22,498           23,339         +23,339            +841
     and technology...................
    Enterprise information resources..  ..............           17,233           17,168         +17,168             -65
    Federal geographic data             ..............            5,416            4,726          +4,726            -690
     coordination.....................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Enterprise Information  ..............           45,147           45,233         +45,233             +86

Science support.......................         90,811            68,716           65,435         -25,376          -3,281
Facilities............................         92,989            95,944           95,011          +2,022            -933
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL         937,985           919,788          939,486          +1,501         +19,698
       SURVEY.........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

     Royalty and Offshore Minerals
              Management

OCS Lands:
    Leasing and environmental program.         37,037            37,462           37,462            +425   ..............
    Resource evaluation...............         27,081            28,057           29,857          +2,776          +1,800
    Regulatory program................         49,465            50,438           51,038          +1,573            +600
    Information management program....         25,706            30,147           27,347          +1,641          -2,800
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, OCS Lands.............        139,289           146,104          145,704          +6,415            -400

Royalty Management:
    Compliance and asset management...         45,857            47,749           47,749          +1,892   ..............
    Revenue and operations............         33,860            34,142           34,142            +282   ..............
    Indian allottee refunds...........             15                15               15   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Royalty Management....         79,732            81,906           81,906          +2,174   ..............

General Administration:
    Executive direction...............          2,049             2,072            2,072             +23   ..............
    Policy and management improvement.          4,111             4,176            4,176             +65   ..............
    Administrative operations.........         16,639            17,181           17,181            +542   ..............
    General support services..........         21,690            23,866           23,866          +2,176   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, General Administration         44,489            47,295           47,295          +2,806   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal (gross)................        263,510           275,305          274,905         +11,395            -400

Use of receipts.......................       -100,230          -103,730         -103,730          -3,500   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Royalty and Offshore             163,280           171,575          171,175          +7,895            -400
       Minerals Management............
                                       =================================================================================================================
          Oil Spill Research

Oil spill research....................          7,017             7,105            7,105             +88   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, MINERALS MANAGEMENT              170,297           178,680          178,280          +7,983            -400
       SERVICE........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
 OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION
            AND ENFORCEMENT

       Regulation and Technology

Environmental restoration.............            161               161              161   ..............  ..............
Environmental protection..............         78,484            79,953           80,953          +2,469          +1,000
Technology development and transfer...         12,592            13,487           13,487            +895   ..............
Financial management..................            485               492              492              +7   ..............
Executive direction...................         13,391            14,712           14,712          +1,321   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Regulation and                105,113           108,805          109,805          +4,692          +1,000
       Technology.....................

Civil penalties.......................            271               100              100            -171   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Regulation and Technology        105,384           108,905          109,905          +4,521          +1,000
                                       =================================================================================================================
    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

Environmental restoration.............        173,472           170,229          170,229          -3,243   ..............
    Legislative proposal..............  ..............           53,000    ..............  ..............        -53,000
Technology development and transfer...          4,132             4,542            4,542            +410   ..............
Financial management..................          6,183             8,565            8,565          +2,382   ..............
Executive direction...................          6,804             7,527            7,527            +723   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Abandoned Mine                   190,591           243,863          190,863            +272         -53,000
       Reclamation Fund...............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING         295,975           352,768          300,768          +4,793         -52,000
       RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT....
                                       =================================================================================================================
       BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

     Operation of Indian Programs

         Tribal Budget System

Tribal Priority Allocations:
    Tribal government.................        387,223           391,666          394,666          +7,443          +3,000
    Human services....................        147,745           147,465          149,465          +1,720          +2,000
    Education.........................         49,375            48,980           48,980            -395   ..............
    Public safety and justice.........          1,229             1,239            1,239             +10   ..............
    Community development.............         39,969            41,226           41,226          +1,257   ..............
    Resources management..............         62,253            62,872           62,872            +619   ..............
    Trust services....................         57,654            56,906           56,906            -748   ..............
    General administration............         25,189            25,277           25,277             +88   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Tribal Priority               770,637           775,631          780,631          +9,994          +5,000
       Allocations....................

Other Recurring Programs:
    Education:
        School operations:
            Forward-funded............        452,874           453,115          453,115            +241   ..............
            Other school operations...         69,129            69,253           69,253            +124   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Subtotal, School                522,003           522,368          522,368            +365   ..............
               operations.............

        Continuing education..........         48,600            43,390           55,890          +7,290         +12,500
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Education.........        570,603           565,758          578,258          +7,655         +12,500

    Resources management..............         43,533            34,853           38,082          -5,451          +3,229
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Other Recurring               614,136           600,611          616,340          +2,204         +15,729
       Programs.......................

Non-Recurring Programs:
    Community development.............          2,469   .................          4,000          +1,531          +4,000
    Resources management..............         35,988            36,584           36,584            +596   ..............
    Trust services....................         37,184            36,427           36,819            -365            +392
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Non-Recurring Programs         75,641            73,011           77,403          +1,762          +4,392
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Tribal Budget System.....      1,460,414         1,449,253        1,474,374         +13,960         +25,121
                                       =================================================================================================================
            BIA Operations

Central Office Operations:
    Tribal government.................          2,867             3,136            3,136            +269   ..............
    Human services....................            896               899              899              +3   ..............
    Community development.............            864               871              871              +7   ..............
    Resources management..............          3,445             3,464            3,464             +19   ..............
    Trust services....................          5,252            19,340           19,340         +14,088   ..............

    General administration:
        Education program management..          2,383             2,381            2,381              -2   ..............
        Education personnel services..          2,107             2,135            2,135             +28   ..............
        Other general administration..         70,692           102,218           91,218         +20,526         -11,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, General                    75,182           106,734           95,734         +20,552         -11,000
           administration.............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Central Office             88,506           134,444          123,444         +34,938         -11,000
           Operations.................

Regional Office Operations:
    Tribal government.................          1,328             1,111            1,111            -217   ..............
    Human services....................          3,152             3,081            3,081             -71   ..............
    Community development.............            846               789              789             -57   ..............
    Resources management..............          5,407             5,394            5,394             -13   ..............
    Trust services....................         24,134            24,388           24,388            +254   ..............
    General administration............         28,819            27,760           27,760          -1,059   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Regional Office                63,686            62,523           62,523          -1,163   ..............
       Operations.....................

Special Programs and Pooled Overhead:
    Education.........................         16,252            16,566           16,566            +314   ..............
    Public safety and justice.........        172,495           182,600          182,600         +10,105   ..............
    Community development.............          8,254             1,057            9,257          +1,003          +8,200
    Resources management..............          1,290             1,287            1,287              -3   ..............
    General administration............         81,809            81,747           81,747             -62   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Special Programs and          280,100           283,257          291,457         +11,357          +8,200
       Pooled Overhead................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, BIA Operations...........        432,292           480,224          477,424         +45,132          -2,800
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Operation of Indian            1,892,706         1,929,477        1,951,798         +59,092         +22,321
       Programs.......................
                                       =================================================================================================================
              BIA SPLITS

Natural resources.....................       (151,916)         (144,454)        (147,683)        (-4,233)        (+3,229)
Forward-funding.......................       (452,874)         (453,115)        (453,115)          (+241)  ..............
Education.............................       (187,846)         (182,705)        (195,205)        (+7,359)       (+12,500)
Community development.................     (1,100,070)       (1,149,203)      (1,155,795)       (+55,725)        (+6,592)
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, BIA splits...............     (1,892,706)       (1,929,477)      (1,951,798)       (+59,092)       (+22,321)

             Construction

Education.............................        294,954           229,083          229,083         -65,871   ..............
Public safety and justice.............          4,981             4,985            4,985              +4   ..............
Resources management..................         38,679            40,857           40,857          +2,178   ..............
General administration................          2,154             2,156            2,156              +2   ..............
Construction management...............          6,057             6,045            6,045             -12   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Construction.............        346,825           283,126          283,126         -63,699   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Indian Land and Water Claim
Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments
              to Indians

White Earth Land Settlement Act                   629               625              625              -4   ..............
 (Admin)..............................
Hoopa-Yurok settlement fund...........            252               250              250              -2   ..............
Pyramid Lake water rights settlement..            143               142              142              -1   ..............
Ute Indian water rights settlement....         20,782   .................  ..............        -20,782   ..............
Rocky Boy's...........................             33   .................  ..............            -33   ..............
Shivwits Band Settlement..............            123   .................  ..............           -123   ..............
Santo Domingo Pueblo Settlement.......          9,884   .................  ..............         -9,884   ..............
Colorado Ute Settlement...............          8,052             8,000            8,000             -52   ..............
Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw               10,000             9,972            9,972             -28   ..............
 settlement...........................
Quinault Settlement...................          9,936                32               32          -9,904   ..............
Transfer from 2003 FWS land                    -4,968   .................  ..............         +4,968   ..............
 acquisition..........................
Zuni Water Settlement.................  ..............           14,000           14,000         +14,000   ..............
Cuba Lake Settlement..................  ..............            1,750            1,750          +1,750   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Miscellaneous Payments to         54,866            34,771           34,771         -20,095   ..............
       Indians........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account

Indian guaranteed loan program account          6,417             6,421            6,421              +4   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.      2,300,814         2,253,795        2,276,116         -24,698         +22,321
                                       =================================================================================================================
         DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

            Insular Affairs

       Assistance to Territories

Territorial Assistance:
    Office of Insular Affairs.........          6,243             6,563            6,563            +320   ..............
    Technical assistance..............         12,406             7,561            8,881          -3,525          +1,320
    Maintenance assistance fund.......          2,272             2,300            2,300             +28   ..............
    Brown tree snake..................          2,321             2,700            2,700            +379   ..............
    Insular management controls.......          1,472             1,491            1,491             +19   ..............
    Coral reef initiative.............            494               500              500              +6   ..............
Insular measures and assessments......  ..............            1,000            1,000          +1,000   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Territorial Assistance         25,208            22,115           23,435          -1,773          +1,320

American Samoa: Operations grants.....         22,816            23,100           23,100            +284   ..............
Northern Marianas: Covenant grants....         27,720            27,720           27,720   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Assistance to Territories         75,744            72,935           74,255          -1,489          +1,320
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Compact of Free Association

Compact of Free Association--Federal            2,700             3,941            3,000            +300            -941
 services.............................
    Mandatory payments--program grant           2,000             2,000            2,000   ..............  ..............
     assistance.......................
Enewetak support......................          1,679   .................            400          -1,279            +400
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Compact of Free                    6,379             5,941            5,400            -979            -541
       Association....................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Total, Insular Affairs..........         82,123            78,876           79,655          -2,468            +779
                                       =================================================================================================================
        Departmental Management

Departmental direction................         13,457            13,546           13,546             +89   ..............
Management and coordination...........         28,560            29,356           29,206            +646            -150
Hearings and appeals..................          7,981             8,030            8,030             +49   ..............
Central services......................         26,885            27,978           27,938          +1,053             -40
Bureau of Mines workers compensation/             683               638              638             -45   ..............
 unemployment.........................
Take Pride in America.................            494             1,000              750            +256            -250
Financial and business management       ..............           18,555            1,500          +1,500         -17,055
 system...............................
    (By transfer).....................  ..............  .................        (13,500)       (+13,500)       (+13,500)
Grant to Kendall County, Illinois.....          4,939   .................  ..............         -4,939   ..............
Foreign currency account..............         -1,400   .................  ..............         +1,400   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Departmental                   81,599            99,103           81,608              +9         -17,495
       management.....................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Departmental Management..         81,599            99,103           81,608              +9         -17,495
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Working Capital Fund

Working capital fund (cancellation)...        -20,000   .................  ..............        +20,000   ..............
Financial management system migration          11,555   .................  ..............        -11,555   ..............
 project..............................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Working Capital fund..         -8,445   .................  ..............         +8,445   ..............

       Payments in Lieu of Taxes

Payments to local governments.........        224,696           226,000          230,000          +5,304          +4,000

        Office of the Solicitor

Legal services........................         39,419            41,865           41,865          +2,446   ..............
General administration................          9,302            10,280            9,980            +678            -300
Ethics................................          1,032             1,308            1,208            +176            -100
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Office of the Solicitor..         49,753            53,453           53,053          +3,300            -400
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Office of Inspector General

Audit.................................         16,188            17,049           16,499            +311            -550
Contracted CFO Audits.................          3,765   .................  ..............         -3,765   ..............
Investigations........................          7,977            14,270           13,870          +5,893            -400
Program integrity.....................          1,832   .................  ..............         -1,832   ..............
Policy and management.................          8,509   .................  ..............         -8,509   ..............
Administrative services and             ..............            8,081            7,731          +7,731            -350
 information management...............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Office of Inspector               38,271            39,400           38,100            -171          -1,300
       General........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
Office of Special Trustee for American
                Indians

        Federal Trust Programs

Program operations, support, and              185,058           245,419          194,020          +8,962         -51,399
 improvements.........................
Executive direction...................          2,247             2,247            2,247   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Federal Trust programs...        187,305           247,666          196,267          +8,962         -51,399

   Indian Land Consolidation Program

Indian land consolidation.............         21,709            70,000           50,000         +28,291         -20,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Office of Special Trustee        209,014           317,666          246,267         +37,253         -71,399
       for American Indians...........
                                       =================================================================================================================
  Natural Resource Damage Assessment
                 Fund

Damage assessments....................          3,885             3,899            3,899             +14   ..............
Program management....................          1,432             1,548            1,548            +116   ..............
Restoration support...................            247               371              371            +124   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Natural Resource Damage            5,564             5,818            5,818            +254   ..............
       Assessment Fund................
                                       =================================================================================================================
Miscellaneous appropriations (Public               99   .................  ..............            -99   ..............
 Law 108-199).........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES.....        682,674           820,316          734,501         +51,827         -85,815
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, TITLE I, DEPARTMENT OF         9,847,964         9,971,299        9,875,304         +27,340         -95,995
       THE INTERIOR...................
          Appropriations..............     (9,779,548)      (10,001,299)      (9,905,304)      (+125,756)       (-95,995)
          Emergency appropriations....        (98,416)  .................  ..............       (-98,416)  ..............
          Rescission..................       (-30,000)         (-30,000)        (-30,000)  ..............  ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

            FOREST SERVICE

     Forest and Rangeland Research

Forest and rangeland research.........        266,387           280,654          279,883         +13,496            -771

      State and Private Forestry

Forest Health Management:
    Federal lands forest health                53,829            46,012           46,012          -7,817   ..............
     management.......................
    Cooperative lands forest health            44,741            25,214           35,214          -9,527         +10,000
     management.......................
    Emerging pests and pathogens......  ..............           10,000    ..............  ..............        -10,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Forest Health                  98,570            81,226           81,226         -17,344   ..............
       Management.....................

Cooperative Fire Protection:
    State fire assistance.............         33,384            25,062           30,000          -3,384          +4,938
    Volunteer fire assistance.........          5,037             5,043            6,000            +963            +957
    Emergency appropriations (Public           24,853   .................  ..............        -24,853   ..............
     Law 108-199).....................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Cooperative Fire               63,274            30,105           36,000         -27,274          +5,895
       Protection.....................

Cooperative Forestry:
    Forest stewardship................         31,884            40,692           33,000          +1,116          -7,692
    Forest Legacy.....................         64,134           100,019           76,329         +12,195         -23,690
    Urban and Community Forestry......         34,864            31,961           33,111          -1,753          +1,150
    Economic action programs..........         25,606   .................         19,975          -5,631         +19,975
    Forest resource information and             4,939             5,028            5,028             +89   ..............
     analysis.........................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Cooperative Forestry..        161,427           177,700          167,443          +6,016         -10,257

International program.................          5,926             5,357            6,500            +574          +1,143
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, State and Private                329,197           294,388          291,169         -38,028          -3,219
       Forestry.......................
                                       =================================================================================================================
        National Forest System

Land management planning..............         69,995            59,057           64,057          -5,938          +5,000
Inventory and monitoring..............        169,659           191,345          169,659   ..............        -21,686
Recreation, heritage and wilderness...        255,050           257,344          257,344          +2,294   ..............
Wildlife and fish habitat management..        135,683           134,522          134,522          -1,161   ..............
Grazing management....................         45,899            43,422           50,000          +4,101          +6,578
Forest products.......................        265,013           274,297          279,297         +14,284          +5,000
Vegetation and watershed management...        193,689           194,335          194,335            +646   ..............
Minerals and geology management.......         53,399            59,532           59,532          +6,133   ..............
Landownership management..............         91,550            92,427           92,427            +877   ..............
Law enforcement operations............         82,828            82,326           82,326            -502   ..............
Valles Caldera National Preserve......          3,112               992            3,650            +538          +2,658
Hazardous fuels.......................  ..............          266,238    ..............  ..............       -266,238
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, National Forest System...      1,365,877         1,655,837        1,387,149         +21,272        -268,688
                                       =================================================================================================================
       Wildland Fire Management

Preparedness..........................        671,621           666,227          686,000         +14,379         +19,773

Fire suppression operations...........        597,130           685,400          658,400         +61,270         -27,000
    Supplemental appropriations               400,000   .................  ..............       -400,000   ..............
     (Public Law 108-287).............
    Borrowing repayment (emergency            299,224   .................  ..............       -299,224   ..............
     appropriations)..................
    Other appropriations (Public Law           30,000   .................  ..............        -30,000   ..............
     108-287).........................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Fire suppression            1,326,354           685,400          658,400        -667,954         -27,000
       operations.....................

Other operations:
    Hazardous fuels...................        233,480   .................        266,238         +32,758        +266,238
    Rehabilitation....................          6,914             3,000            3,000          -3,914   ..............
    Fire plan research and development         22,025            19,361           20,861          -1,164          +1,500
    Joint fire sciences program.......          7,901   .................          8,000             +99          +8,000
    Forest health management (federal          14,815             7,171            7,171          -7,644   ..............
     lands)...........................
    Forest health management (co-op             9,877             5,482            5,482          -4,395   ..............
     lands)...........................
    Economic action programs..........  ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............
    State fire assistance.............         51,063            34,245           40,745         -10,318          +6,500
    Volunteer fire assistance.........          8,138             8,000            8,000            -138   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Other operations......        354,213            77,259          359,497          +5,284        +282,238

Emergency appropriations (Public Law           24,853   .................  ..............        -24,853   ..............
 108-199).............................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Wildland Fire Management.      2,377,041         1,428,886        1,703,897        -673,144        +275,011
                                       =================================================================================================================
  Capital Improvement and Maintenance

Facilities............................        214,366           191,338          202,768         -11,598         +11,430
Roads.................................        234,538           227,906          231,586          -2,952          +3,680
Trails................................         74,718            71,791           71,791          -2,927   ..............
Infrastructure improvement............         31,605            10,024           10,024         -21,581   ..............
Other appropriations (Public Law 108-          10,000   .................  ..............        -10,000   ..............
 287).................................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Capital Improvement and          565,227           501,059          516,169         -49,058         +15,110
       Maintenance....................
                                       =================================================================================================================
           Land Acquisition

Forest Service:
    Acquisitions......................         49,573            49,385           66,524         +16,951         +17,139
    Acquisition management............         14,815            13,000           13,000          -1,815   ..............
    Cash equalization.................            494             1,500            1,000            +506            -500
    Critical inholdings/wilderness              1,481             3,000            2,000            +519          -1,000
     protection.......................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Land Acquisition.........         66,363            66,885           82,524         +16,161         +15,639
                                       =================================================================================================================
Acquisition of lands for national               1,056             1,069            1,069             +13   ..............
 forests, special acts................
Acquisition of lands to complete land             231               234              234              +3   ..............
 exchanges............................
Range betterment fund.................          2,963             3,064            3,064            +101   ..............
Gifts, donations and bequests for                  90                65               65             -25   ..............
 forest and rangeland research........
Management of national forest lands             5,467             5,962            5,962            +495   ..............
 for subsistence uses.................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, FOREST SERVICE...........      4,979,899         4,238,103        4,271,185        -708,714         +33,082
                                       =================================================================================================================
         DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

         Clean Coal Technology

Deferral..............................        -97,000   .................       -257,000        -160,000        -257,000
Rescission............................        -88,000          -237,000    ..............        +88,000        +237,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Clean Coal Technology....       -185,000          -237,000         -257,000         -72,000         -20,000

Fossil Energy Research and Development

Clean coal power initiative...........        169,881            50,000           50,000        -119,881   ..............
FutureGen.............................          8,889           237,000           18,000          +9,111        -219,000

Fuels and Power Systems:
    Central Systems:
        Innovations for existing               21,729            18,050           20,050          -1,679          +2,000
         plants.......................

        Advanced Systems:
            Integrated gasification            50,372            34,450           39,450         -10,922          +5,000
             combined cycle...........
            Combustion systems                  4,939   .................          3,050          -1,889          +3,050
             including hybrid.........
            Turbines..................         12,840            12,000           17,000          +4,160          +5,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Subtotal, Advanced               68,151            46,450           59,500          -8,651         +13,050
               Systems................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Subtotal, Central                89,880            64,500           79,550         -10,330         +15,050
               Systems................

    Sequestration R&D: Greenhouse gas          40,297            49,000           49,000          +8,703   ..............
     control..........................

    Fuels:
        Transportation fuels and               21,927            16,000           20,000          -1,927          +4,000
         chemicals....................
        Solid fuels and feedstocks....          5,985   .................          4,000          -1,985          +4,000
        Advanced fuels research.......          3,308   .................          1,500          -1,808          +1,500
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Fuels.............         31,220            16,000           25,500          -5,720          +9,500

    Advanced Research:
        Coal utilization science......         11,852             8,000           14,500          +2,648          +6,500
        Materials.....................         11,111             8,000           10,000          -1,111          +2,000
        Technology crosscut...........         11,326            10,500           10,500            -826   ..............
        University coal research......          2,945             3,000            3,000             +55   ..............
        HBCUs, education and training.            981             1,000            1,000             +19   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Advanced Research.         38,215            30,500           39,000            +785          +8,500

    Distributed Generation Systems--
     Fuel Cells:
        Advanced research.............          9,876   .................          8,000          -1,876          +8,000
        Systems development...........         10,865   .................          3,000          -7,865          +3,000
        Vision 21-hybrids.............         12,840   .................  ..............        -12,840   ..............
        Innovative concepts...........         35,063            23,000           61,000         +25,937         +38,000
        Novel generation..............          2,469   .................  ..............         -2,469   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Distributed                71,113            23,000           72,000            +887         +49,000
           Generation Systems--Fuel
           Cells......................

    U.S./China Energy and                         988   .................  ..............           -988   ..............
     Environmental Center.............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Fuels and Power               271,713           183,000          265,050          -6,663         +82,050
       Systems........................

Gas:
    Natural Gas Technologies:
        Exploration and production....         22,203            17,500           20,100          -2,103          +2,600
        Gas hydrates..................          9,383             6,000            9,500            +117          +3,500
        Infrastructure................          8,939   .................          9,000             +61          +9,000
        Effective environmental                 2,469             2,500            2,500             +31   ..............
         protection...................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Gas...............         42,994            26,000           41,100          -1,894         +15,100

Petroleum--Oil Technology:
    Exploration and production                 18,450             3,000           16,080          -2,370         +13,080
     supporting research..............
    Reservoir life extension/                   6,914             5,000            6,000            -914          +1,000
     management.......................
    Effective environmental protection          9,714             7,000            9,000            -714          +2,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Petroleum--Oil                 35,078            15,000           31,080          -3,998         +16,080
       Technology.....................

Cooperative R&D.......................          8,395             3,000            8,500            +105          +5,500
Fossil energy environmental                     9,595             6,000            6,000          -3,595   ..............
 restoration..........................
Import/export authorization...........          2,716             1,799            1,799            -917   ..............
Headquarters program direction........         22,189            22,749           22,749            +560   ..............
Energy Technology Center program               69,221            69,251           69,251             +30   ..............
 direction............................
Clean coal program direction..........         14,815            14,000           14,000            -815   ..............
General plant projects................          6,914   .................          7,000             +86          +7,000
Advanced metallurgical processes......          9,876             8,000            8,000          -1,876   ..............
National Academy of Sciences program              494   .................  ..............           -494   ..............
 review...............................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Fossil Energy Research           672,770           635,799          542,529        -130,241         -93,270
       and Development................
                                       =================================================================================================================
Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

Oil Reserves:
    Production and operations.........          9,699             8,676            8,676          -1,023   ..............
    Management........................          8,296             9,324            9,324          +1,028   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Naval Petroleum and Oil           17,995            18,000           18,000              +5   ..............
       Shale Reserves.................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Elk Hills School Lands Fund

Elk Hills school lands fund...........  ..............           36,000    ..............  ..............        -36,000
    Advance appropriations from                36,000            36,000           36,000   ..............  ..............
     previous years...................
    Advance appropriations, fiscal             36,000   .................  ..............        -36,000   ..............
     year 2005........................
    Advance appropriations, fiscal      ..............  .................         36,000         +36,000         +36,000
     year 2006........................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Elk Hills School Lands            72,000            72,000           72,000   ..............  ..............
       Fund...........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
          Energy Conservation

Vehicle technologies..................        178,003           156,656          168,456          -9,547         +11,800
Fuel cell technologies................         65,187            77,500           75,000          +9,813          -2,500

Weatherization and intergovernmental
 activities:
    Weatherization assistance grants..        227,166           291,200          230,000          +2,834         -61,200
    State energy program grants.......         43,952            40,798           43,798            -154          +3,000
    State energy activities...........          2,324             2,353            2,353             +29   ..............
    Gateway deployment................         35,170            29,716           34,216            -954          +4,500
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Weatherization and               308,612           364,067          310,367          +1,755         -53,700
       intergovernmental activities...

Distributed energy resources..........         61,023            53,080           58,080          -2,943          +5,000
Building technologies.................         59,866            58,284           67,284          +7,418          +9,000
Industrial technologies...............         93,068            58,102           66,868         -26,200          +8,766
Biomass and biorefinery systems R&D...          7,506             8,680            7,680            +174          -1,000
Federal energy management program.....         19,716            17,900           18,900            -816          +1,000
Program management....................         85,004            81,664           81,664          -3,340   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Energy Conservation......        877,985           875,933          854,299         -23,686         -21,634
                                       =================================================================================================================
Office of Hearings and Appeals........          1,034   .................  ..............         -1,034   ..............

      Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Storage facilities development and            155,045           155,100          155,100             +55   ..............
 operations...........................
Management............................         15,904            17,000           17,000          +1,096   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Strategic Petroleum              170,949           172,100          172,100          +1,151   ..............
       Reserve........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
  Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

Northeast home heating oil reserve....          4,939             5,000            5,000             +61   ..............

   Energy Information Administration

National energy information system....         81,100            85,000           84,000          +2,900          -1,000
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.....      1,713,772         1,626,832        1,490,928        -222,844        -135,904
                                       =================================================================================================================
    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
               SERVICES

         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

        Indian Health Services

Clinical Services:
    IHS and tribal health delivery:
        Hospital and health clinic          1,249,782         1,295,353        1,303,653         +53,871          +8,300
         programs.....................
        Dental health program.........        104,513           110,255          110,255          +5,742   ..............
        Mental health program.........         53,294            55,801           55,801          +2,507   ..............
        Alcohol and substance abuse           138,250           141,680          141,680          +3,430   ..............
         program......................
    Contract care.....................        479,070           479,085          491,085         +12,015         +12,000
    Catastrophic health emergency fund  ..............           18,000           18,000         +18,000   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Clinical Services.....      2,024,909         2,100,174        2,120,474         +95,565         +20,300

Preventive Health:
    Public health nursing.............         42,580            45,576           45,576          +2,996   ..............
    Health education..................         11,793            12,633           12,633            +840   ..............
    Community health representatives           50,996            52,383           52,383          +1,387   ..............
     program..........................
    Immunization (Alaska).............          1,561             1,604            1,604             +43   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Preventive Health.....        106,930           112,196          112,196          +5,266   ..............

Urban health projects.................         31,619            32,410           32,410            +791   ..............
Indian health professions.............         30,774            30,803           30,803             +29   ..............
Tribal management.....................          2,376             2,376            2,376   ..............  ..............
Direct operations.....................         60,714            61,795           62,295          +1,581            +500
Self-governance.......................          5,644             5,672            5,672             +28   ..............
Contract support costs................        267,398           267,398          267,398   ..............  ..............

Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursements:            (567,620)         (598,662)        (598,662)       (+31,042)  ..............
 Hospital and clinic accreditation
 (Est. collecting)....................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Indian Health Services...      2,530,364         2,612,824        2,633,624        +103,260         +20,800
          (Non-contract services).....     (2,051,294)       (2,115,739)      (2,124,539)       (+73,245)        (+8,800)
          (Contract care).............       (479,070)         (479,085)        (491,085)       (+12,015)       (+12,000)
          (Catastrophic health          ..............          (18,000)         (18,000)       (+18,000)  ..............
           emergency fund)............
                                       =================================================================================================================
       Indian Health Facilities

Maintenance and improvement...........         48,897            48,897           48,897   ..............  ..............
Sanitation facilities.................         93,015           103,158           99,158          +6,143          -4,000
Construction facilities...............         94,555            41,745           55,445         -39,110         +13,700
Facilities and environmental health           137,803           143,567          143,567          +5,764   ..............
 support..............................
Equipment.............................         17,081            17,081           17,081   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Indian Health Facilities.        391,351           354,448          364,148         -27,203          +9,700
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE....      2,921,715         2,967,272        2,997,772         +76,057         +30,500
                                       =================================================================================================================
        OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

   OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN
              RELOCATION

Salaries and expenses.................         13,366            11,000            5,000          -8,366          -6,000

   INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND
    ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS
              DEVELOPMENT

Payment to the Institute..............          6,173             6,000            6,000            -173   ..............

        SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

         Salaries and Expenses

Museum and Research Institutes:
    Anacostia Museum and Center for             1,884             1,890            1,890              +6   ..............
     African American History and
     Culture..........................
    Archives of American Art..........          1,826             1,832            1,832              +6   ..............
    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer             5,719             5,737            5,737             +18   ..............
     Gallery of Art...................
    Center for Folklife and Cultural            1,930             1,936            1,936              +6   ..............
     Heritage.........................
    Cooper-Hewitt, National Design              3,088             3,097            3,097              +9   ..............
     Museum...........................
    Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture              4,099             4,053            4,053             -46   ..............
     Garden...........................
    National Air and Space Museum.....         21,233            16,491           16,491          -4,742   ..............
    National Museum of African          ..............            5,000            5,000          +5,000   ..............
     American History and Culture.....
    National Museum of African Art....          4,510             4,234            4,234            -276   ..............
    Smithsonian American Art Museum...          7,644             7,668            7,668             +24   ..............
    National Museum of American                20,182            20,409           20,409            +227   ..............
     History..........................
    National Museum of the American            38,135            32,169           32,169          -5,966   ..............
     Indian...........................
    National Museum of Natural History         42,785            42,490           42,490            -295   ..............
    National Portrait Gallery.........          4,925             5,027            5,027            +102   ..............
    National Zoological Park..........         18,492            17,824           17,824            -668   ..............
    Astrophysical Observatory.........         21,532            21,601           21,601             +69   ..............
    Center for Materials Research and           3,498             3,510            3,510             +12   ..............
     Education........................
    Environmental Research Center.....          2,876             3,048            3,048            +172   ..............
    Tropical Research Institute.......         11,141            11,176           11,176             +35   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Museums and Research          215,499           209,192          209,192          -6,307   ..............
       Institutes.....................

Program Support and Outreach:
    Outreach..........................          9,277            10,106           10,106            +829   ..............
    Communications....................          1,369             1,457            1,457             +88   ..............
    Institution-wide programs.........          6,119             6,138            6,138             +19   ..............
    Office of Exhibits Central........          2,626             2,635            2,635              +9   ..............
    Major scientific instrumentation..          4,939             4,000            4,000            -939   ..............
    Museum Support Center.............          1,657             1,663            1,663              +6   ..............
    Smithsonian Institution Archives..          1,643             1,649            1,649              +6   ..............
    Smithsonian Institution Libraries.          8,704             8,732            8,732             +28   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Program Support and            36,334            36,380           36,380             +46   ..............
       Outreach.......................

Administration........................         63,890            66,616           66,616          +2,726   ..............

Facilities Services:
    Facilities maintenance............         40,115            39,943           30,943          -9,172          -9,000
    Facilities operations, security           140,074           146,994          146,994          +6,920   ..............
     and support......................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Facilities Services...        180,189           186,937          177,937          -2,252          -9,000

Offsetting reduction, fiscal year 2004         -7,259   .................  ..............         +7,259   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Salaries and Expenses....        488,653           499,125          490,125          +1,472          -9,000
                                       =================================================================================================================
          Facilities Capital

Revitalization........................         89,553           111,910          119,910         +30,357          +8,000
Construction..........................          9,876             8,990            8,990            -886   ..............
Facilities planning and design........          8,197             8,000            8,000            -197   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Facilities capital.......        107,626           128,900          136,900         +29,274          +8,000
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION..        596,279           628,025          627,025         +30,746          -1,000
                                       =================================================================================================================
        NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

         Salaries and Expenses

Care and utilization of art                    29,837            31,947           31,683          +1,846            -264
 collections..........................
Operation and maintenance of buildings         20,626            22,351           22,229          +1,603            -122
 and grounds..........................
Protection of buildings, grounds and           18,926            19,867           19,755            +829            -112
 contents.............................
General administration................         17,379            18,835           18,452          +1,073            -383
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Salaries and Expenses....         86,768            93,000           92,119          +5,351            -881
                                       =================================================================================================================
 Repair, Restoration and Renovation of
               Buildings

Base program..........................         11,457            11,100           11,000            -457            -100
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART..         98,225           104,100          103,119          +4,894            -981
                                       =================================================================================================================

    JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE
            PERFORMING ARTS

Operations and maintenance............         16,356            17,152           17,152            +796   ..............
Construction..........................         15,803            16,334           16,334            +531   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER            32,159            33,486           33,486          +1,327   ..............
       FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS........
                                       =================================================================================================================
  WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER
             FOR SCHOLARS

Salaries and expenses.................          8,498             8,987            8,987            +489   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
  NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND
            THE HUMANITIES

    National Endowment for the Arts

       Grants and Administration

Grants:
    Direct grants.....................         46,541            47,121           46,541   ..............           -580
    Challenge America grants..........         13,038            13,200           13,038   ..............           -162
    National Initiative: American       ..............            9,000    ..............  ..............         -9,000
     Masterpieces.....................

    State partnerships:
        State and regional............         24,418            24,723           24,418   ..............           -305
        Underserved set-aside.........          6,609             6,691            6,609   ..............            -82
        Challenge America grants......          8,691             8,800            8,691   ..............           -109
        National Initiative: American   ..............            6,000    ..............  ..............         -6,000
         Masterpieces.................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, State partnerships         39,718            46,214           39,718   ..............         -6,496
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Grants............         99,297           115,535           99,297   ..............        -16,238

Program support.......................          1,288             1,515            1,288   ..............           -227
Administration........................         20,387            22,350           20,387   ..............         -1,963
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Arts.....................        120,972           139,400          120,972   ..............        -18,428
                                       =================================================================================================================
 National Endowment for the Humanities

       Grants and Administration

Grants:
    Federal/State partnership.........         31,436            31,829           31,436   ..............           -393
    Preservation and access...........         18,672            18,905           18,672   ..............           -233
    Public programs...................         12,952            13,114           12,952   ..............           -162
    Research programs.................         12,902            13,063           12,902   ..............           -161
    Education programs................         12,468            12,624           12,468   ..............           -156
    Program development...............            392               397              392   ..............             -5
    We The People Initiative grants...          9,876            33,000            9,876   ..............        -23,124
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Grants................         98,698           122,932           98,698   ..............        -24,234

Administrative Areas: Administration..         20,688            22,946           20,688   ..............         -2,258
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Grants and Administration        119,386           145,878          119,386   ..............        -26,492
                                       =================================================================================================================
            Matching Grants

Treasury funds........................          5,616             5,686            5,616   ..............            -70
Challenge grants......................         10,308            10,436           10,308   ..............           -128
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Matching Grants..........         15,924            16,122           15,924   ..............           -198
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Total, Humanities...............        135,310           162,000          135,310   ..............        -26,690
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON           256,282           301,400          256,282   ..............        -45,118
       THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES....
                                       =================================================================================================================
        COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Salaries and expenses.................          1,405             1,793            1,793            +388   ..............

  NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL
                AFFAIRS

Grants................................          6,914             5,000            6,000            -914          +1,000

     ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC
             PRESERVATION

Salaries and expenses.................          3,951             4,600            4,600            +649   ..............

 NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

Salaries and expenses.................          7,635             8,155            8,000            +365            -155

   UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
                MUSEUM

Holocaust Memorial Museum.............         39,505            41,433           41,433          +1,928   ..............

            PRESIDIO TRUST

Operations............................         20,445            20,000           20,000            -445   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, TITLE II, RELATED             10,706,223        10,006,186        9,881,610        -824,613        -124,576
       AGENCIES.......................
          Appropriations..............    (10,470,293)      (10,207,186)     (10,066,610)      (-403,683)      (-140,576)
          Emergency appropriations....       (348,930)  .................  ..............      (-348,930)  ..............
          Advance appropriations......        (72,000)          (36,000)         (72,000)  ..............       (+36,000)
          Rescission..................       (-88,000)        (-237,000)   ..............       (+88,000)      (+237,000)
          Deferrals...................       (-97,000)  .................      (-257,000)      (-160,000)      (-257,000)

   TITLE IV--EMERGENCY WILDLAND FIRE
            APPROPRIATIONS

       BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

       Wildland Fire Management

Fire suppression operations...........  ..............  .................        100,000        +100,000        +100,000

       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

            FOREST SERVICE

       Wildland Fire Management

Fire suppression operations...........  ..............  .................        400,000        +400,000        +400,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, TITLE IV, EMERGENCY        ..............  .................        500,000        +500,000        +500,000
       WILDLAND FIRE..................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      GRAND TOTAL, ALL TITLES.........     20,554,187        19,977,485       20,256,914        -297,273        +279,429
                                       =================================================================================================================
  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management.............      1,893,233         1,759,355        1,776,432        -116,801         +17,077
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service........      1,308,405         1,326,053        1,309,479          +1,074         -16,574
National Park Service.................      2,258,581         2,360,544        2,360,242        +101,661            -302
United States Geological Survey.......        937,985           919,788          939,486          +1,501         +19,698
Minerals Management Service...........        170,297           178,680          178,280          +7,983            -400
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation          295,975           352,768          300,768          +4,793         -52,000
 and Enforcement......................
Bureau of Indian Affairs..............      2,300,814         2,253,795        2,276,116         -24,698         +22,321
Departmental Offices..................        682,674           820,316          734,501         +51,827         -85,815
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Title I--Department of         9,847,964         9,971,299        9,875,304         +27,340         -95,995
       the Interior...................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

Forest Service........................      4,979,899         4,238,103        4,271,185        -708,714         +33,082
Department of Energy..................     (1,713,772)       (1,626,832)      (1,490,928)      (-222,844)      (-135,904)
    Clean Coal Technology.............       -185,000          -237,000         -257,000         -72,000         -20,000
    Fossil Energy Research and                672,770           635,799          542,529        -130,241         -93,270
     Development......................
    Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale              17,995            18,000           18,000              +5   ..............
     Reserves.........................
    Elk Hills School Lands Fund.......         72,000            72,000           72,000   ..............  ..............
    Energy Conservation...............        877,985           875,933          854,299         -23,686         -21,634
    Economic Regulation...............          1,034   .................  ..............         -1,034   ..............
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve.......        170,949           172,100          172,100          +1,151   ..............
    Northeast home heating oil reserve          4,939             5,000            5,000             +61   ..............
    Energy Information Administration.         81,100            85,000           84,000          +2,900          -1,000
Indian Health Service.................      2,921,715         2,967,272        2,997,772         +76,057         +30,500
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian               13,366            11,000            5,000          -8,366          -6,000
 Relocation...........................
Institute of American Indian and                6,173             6,000            6,000            -173   ..............
 Alaska Native Culture and Arts
 Development..........................
Smithsonian Institution...............        596,279           628,025          627,025         +30,746          -1,000
National Gallery of Art...............         98,225           104,100          103,119          +4,894            -981
John F. Kennedy Center for the                 32,159            33,486           33,486          +1,327   ..............
 Performing Arts......................
Woodrow Wilson International Center             8,498             8,987            8,987            +489   ..............
 for Scholars.........................
National Endowment for the Arts.......        120,972           139,400          120,972   ..............        -18,428
National Endowment for the Humanities.        135,310           162,000          135,310   ..............        -26,690
Commission of Fine Arts...............          1,405             1,793            1,793            +388   ..............
National Capital Arts and Cultural              6,914             5,000            6,000            -914          +1,000
 Affairs..............................
Advisory Council on Historic                    3,951             4,600            4,600            +649   ..............
 Preservation.........................
National Capital Planning Commission..          7,635             8,155            8,000            +365            -155
United States Holocaust Memorial               39,505            41,433           41,433          +1,928   ..............
 Museum...............................
Presidio Trust........................         20,445            20,000           20,000            -445   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Title II--Related             10,706,223        10,006,186        9,881,610        -824,613        -124,576
       Agencies.......................
                                       =================================================================================================================
   TITLE IV--EMERGENCY WILDLAND FIRE
            APPROPRIATIONS

Emergency Wildland Fire...............  ..............  .................        500,000        +500,000        +500,000
                                       =================================================================================================================
      GRAND TOTAL.....................     20,554,187        19,977,485       20,256,914        -297,273        +279,429
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