[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
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September 14, 2004.--Ordered to be printed
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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
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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
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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 ...............
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Total, Title II--Related Agencies...................... 10,006,186 9,881,610 -124,576
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TITLE IV--EMERGENCY WILDLAND FIRE APPROPRIATIONS
Emergency Wildland Fire...................................... ............... 500,000 +500,000
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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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
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SUBTOTAL, LINE ITEM PROJECTS 17,850,000
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Acquisition Management/Land Exchange 3,000,000
Processing
Land Exchange Equalization Payment 500,000
Emergency/Inholding/Relocation 1,500,000
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TOTAL, BLM LAND ACQUISITION 22,850,000
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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
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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
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Total, Resource Management............................. 950,987,000 966,265,000 +15,278,000
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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]
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Committee
Unit Project recommendation
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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].
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Subtotal, Line Item .................... 26,118
Construction.
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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.
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Subtotal, Nationwide .................... 11,018
Engineering Svcs..
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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
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Committee
State Project Recommendation
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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
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SUBTOTAL, LINE ITEM PROJECTS 34,749,000
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Acquisition Management 8,365,000
CAM 2,000,000
Exchanges 1,750,000
Inholdings 1,500,000
Emergencies & Hardships 1,500,000
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TOTAL, FWS LAND ACQUISITION 49,864,000
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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
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Subtotal, Commissions & Grants.................... 13,195
Merit grants/newly authorized areas..................... 1,000
Technical Support....................................... 122
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Total, Heritage Partnership Programs.............. 14,317
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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
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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
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Total............................................ 12,080
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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]
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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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
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Subtotal, Line Item Construction 215,078
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Emergency and Unscheduled Projects 4,000
Housing Replacement 8,000
Dam Safety 2,700
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Equipment Replacement:
Replacement of park operations equipment 14,500
Conversion to narrowband radio system 22,844
Modernization of information mgmt. system 1,000
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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
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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
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Subtotal, General Management Planning 13,313
==================
Subtotal, Other Construction 114,941
==================
Total, NPS Construction 330,019
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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
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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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
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SUBTOTAL, LINE ITEM PROJECTS 45,320,000
=================
Emergencies/Hardships 3,000,000
Inholdings/Exchanges 3,000,000
Acquisition management 10,511,000
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SUBTOTAL, NPS FEDERAL LAND ACQ. 61,831,000
=================
Stateside grants 94,000,000
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TOTAL, NPS LASA 155,831,000
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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.
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Committee
Budget estimate recommendation Change
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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 ...............
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Total, royalty and offshore minerals management........ 171,575,000 171,175,000 -400,000
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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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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 ...............
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Subtotal, regulation and technology.................... 108,805,000 109,805,000 +1,000,000
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Civil penalties.............................................. 100,000 100,000 ...............
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Total, regulation and technology....................... 108,905,000 109,905,000 +1,000,000
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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:
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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 ...............
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Total.................................................. 243,863,000 190,863,000 -53,000,000
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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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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
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Total, Tribal Budget System............................ 1,449,253,000 1,474,374,000 +25,121,000
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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
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Total, BIA Operations.................................. 480,224,000 477,174,000 -3,050,000
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Total, Operation of Indian Programs.................... 1,929,477,000 1,951,798,000 +22,321,000
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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:
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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 ...............
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Total, Miscellaneous Payments to Indians............... 34,771,000 34,771,000 ...............
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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:
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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 ..................
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Subtotal, territorial assistance.............. 22,115,000 23,435,000 +1,320,000
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American Samoa: Operations grants................... 23,100,000 23,100,000 ..................
Northern Mariana Islands: Covenant grants........... 27,720,000 27,720,000 ..................
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Total, assistance to territories.............. 72,935,000 74,255,000 +1,320,000
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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:
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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
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Total, compact of free association..................... 5,941,000 5,400,000 -541,000
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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
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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
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Total, State and private forestry...................... 294,388,000 291,169,000 -3,219,000
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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:
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Committee
State Project Name recommendation
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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
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Total 76,329,000
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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]
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Amount
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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
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Subtotal special projects......................... 9,675
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TOTAL ECONOMIC ACTION PROGRAMS.................... 19,975
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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
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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
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Total, National Forest System.......................... 1,655,837,000 1,387,149,000 -268,688,000
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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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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 ................
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Total, capital improvement and maintenance.......... 501,059,000 516,169,000 +15,110,000
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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
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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
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SUBTOTAL, LINE
ITEM PROJECTS ......................................................... 66,524,000
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Cash equalization ......................................................... 1,000,000
Crit. Inholdings/
wilderness pro- ......................................................... 2,000,000
tection
Acquisition Management ......................................................... 13,000,000
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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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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
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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......................... ...............
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Total, Fossil Energy Research and Development......... 635,799,000 542,529,000 -93,270,000
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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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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
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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 ...............
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Total, Energy Conservation............................. 875,933,000 854,299,000 -21,634,000
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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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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
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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]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount of Committee Amount of
allocation bill allocation bill
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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.......................................................
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\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]
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Senate Committee recommendation compared with (+
or -)
Item 2004 Budget House Committee ---------------------------------------------------
appropriation estimate allowance deg. recommendation 2004 Budget House
appropriation estimate allowance
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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 ..............
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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 ..............
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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
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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
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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 ..............
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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 ..............
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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 ..............
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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 ..............
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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
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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
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Total, Management of Lands and 839,848 837,462 855,689 +15,841 +18,227
Resources......................
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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)..................
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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 ..............
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Subtotal, Other operations...... 238,094 258,932 258,932 +20,838 ..............
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Total, Wildland Fire Management. 883,593 743,099 743,099 -140,494 ..............
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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 ..............
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Total, Land Acquisition......... 18,370 24,000 22,850 +4,480 -1,150
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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 ..............
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Total, Oregon and California 105,357 116,058 113,558 +8,201 -2,500
Grant Lands....................
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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 .............. ..............
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Total, Range Improvements....... 10,000 10,000 10,000 .............. ..............
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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 .............. ..............
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Subtotal (gross)................ 19,490 24,490 24,490 +5,000 ..............
Offsetting fees....................... -19,490 -24,490 -24,490 -5,000 ..............
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Total, Service Charges, Deposits .............. ................. .............. .............. ..............
& Forfeitures..................
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Miscellaneous Trust Funds
Current appropriations................ 12,405 12,405 12,405 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 1,893,233 1,759,355 1,776,432 -116,801 +17,077
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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
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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 ..............
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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
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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
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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 ..............
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Subtotal, General Administration 129,886 134,496 133,883 +3,997 -613
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Total, Resource Management...... 956,483 950,987 966,265 +9,782 +15,278
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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 ..............
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Total, Construction............. 59,808 22,111 37,136 -22,672 +15,025
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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 ..............
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Total, Land Acquisition......... 43,091 45,041 49,864 +6,773 +4,823
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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
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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
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Total, Cooperative Endangered 81,596 90,000 82,600 +1,004 -7,400
Species Fund...................
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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
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Total, North American Wetlands 37,531 54,000 38,000 +469 -16,000
Conservation Fund..............
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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.........................
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Total, Multinational Species 5,532 9,500 5,700 +168 -3,800
Conservation Fund..............
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State and Tribal Wildlife Grants
State and tribal wildlife grants...... 69,138 80,000 75,000 +5,862 -5,000
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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)
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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
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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 ..............
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Total, Operation of the National 1,609,560 1,686,067 1,688,915 +79,355 +2,848
Park System....................
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United States Park Police
Park Police........................... 77,888 81,204 81,204 +3,316 ..............
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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 .............. ..............
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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..........................
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Subtotal, Statutory or 12,812 ................. 12,080 -732 +12,080
Contractual Aid................
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Total, National Recreation and 61,776 37,736 63,023 +1,247 +25,287
Preservation...................
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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 ..............
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Total, Historic Preservation 73,583 77,533 71,250 -2,333 -6,283
Fund...........................
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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 ..............
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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 .............. ..............
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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
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Total, National Park Service.... 41,765 84,295 61,831 +20,066 -22,464
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Total, Land Acquisition and 135,594 178,124 155,831 +20,237 -22,293
State Assistance...............
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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) .............. ..............
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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
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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
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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.....................
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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.......................
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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
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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.....................
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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
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TOTAL, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL 937,985 919,788 939,486 +1,501 +19,698
SURVEY.........................
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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
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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 .............. ..............
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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 ..............
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Subtotal, General Administration 44,489 47,295 47,295 +2,806 ..............
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Subtotal (gross)................ 263,510 275,305 274,905 +11,395 -400
Use of receipts....................... -100,230 -103,730 -103,730 -3,500 ..............
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Total, Royalty and Offshore 163,280 171,575 171,175 +7,895 -400
Minerals Management............
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Oil Spill Research
Oil spill research.................... 7,017 7,105 7,105 +88 ..............
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TOTAL, MINERALS MANAGEMENT 170,297 178,680 178,280 +7,983 -400
SERVICE........................
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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 ..............
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Subtotal, Regulation and 105,113 108,805 109,805 +4,692 +1,000
Technology.....................
Civil penalties....................... 271 100 100 -171 ..............
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Total, Regulation and Technology 105,384 108,905 109,905 +4,521 +1,000
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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 ..............
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Total, Abandoned Mine 190,591 243,863 190,863 +272 -53,000
Reclamation Fund...............
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TOTAL, OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING 295,975 352,768 300,768 +4,793 -52,000
RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT....
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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 ..............
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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 ..............
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Subtotal, School 522,003 522,368 522,368 +365 ..............
operations.............
Continuing education.......... 48,600 43,390 55,890 +7,290 +12,500
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Subtotal, Education......... 570,603 565,758 578,258 +7,655 +12,500
Resources management.............. 43,533 34,853 38,082 -5,451 +3,229
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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
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Subtotal, Non-Recurring Programs 75,641 73,011 77,403 +1,762 +4,392
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Total, Tribal Budget System..... 1,460,414 1,449,253 1,474,374 +13,960 +25,121
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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
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Subtotal, General 75,182 106,734 95,734 +20,552 -11,000
administration.............
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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 ..............
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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 ..............
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Subtotal, Special Programs and 280,100 283,257 291,457 +11,357 +8,200
Pooled Overhead................
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Total, BIA Operations........... 432,292 480,224 477,424 +45,132 -2,800
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Total, Operation of Indian 1,892,706 1,929,477 1,951,798 +59,092 +22,321
Programs.......................
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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)
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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 ..............
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Total, Construction............. 346,825 283,126 283,126 -63,699 ..............
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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 ..............
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Total, Miscellaneous Payments to 54,866 34,771 34,771 -20,095 ..............
Indians........................
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Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account
Indian guaranteed loan program account 6,417 6,421 6,421 +4 ..............
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TOTAL, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 2,300,814 2,253,795 2,276,116 -24,698 +22,321
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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 ..............
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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 .............. ..............
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Total, Assistance to Territories 75,744 72,935 74,255 -1,489 +1,320
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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
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Total, Compact of Free 6,379 5,941 5,400 -979 -541
Association....................
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Total, Insular Affairs.......... 82,123 78,876 79,655 -2,468 +779
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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 ..............
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Subtotal, Departmental 81,599 99,103 81,608 +9 -17,495
management.....................
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Total, Departmental Management.. 81,599 99,103 81,608 +9 -17,495
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Working Capital Fund
Working capital fund (cancellation)... -20,000 ................. .............. +20,000 ..............
Financial management system migration 11,555 ................. .............. -11,555 ..............
project..............................
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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
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Total, Office of the Solicitor.. 49,753 53,453 53,053 +3,300 -400
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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...............
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Total, Office of Inspector 38,271 39,400 38,100 -171 -1,300
General........................
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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 .............. ..............
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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
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Total, Office of Special Trustee 209,014 317,666 246,267 +37,253 -71,399
for American Indians...........
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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 ..............
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Total, Natural Resource Damage 5,564 5,818 5,818 +254 ..............
Assessment Fund................
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Miscellaneous appropriations (Public 99 ................. .............. -99 ..............
Law 108-199).........................
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TOTAL, DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES..... 682,674 820,316 734,501 +51,827 -85,815
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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) .............. ..............
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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
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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).....................
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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.........................
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Subtotal, Cooperative Forestry.. 161,427 177,700 167,443 +6,016 -10,257
International program................. 5,926 5,357 6,500 +574 +1,143
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Total, State and Private 329,197 294,388 291,169 -38,028 -3,219
Forestry.......................
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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
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Total, National Forest System... 1,365,877 1,655,837 1,387,149 +21,272 -268,688
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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).........................
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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 ..............
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Subtotal, Other operations...... 354,213 77,259 359,497 +5,284 +282,238
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 24,853 ................. .............. -24,853 ..............
108-199).............................
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Total, Wildland Fire Management. 2,377,041 1,428,886 1,703,897 -673,144 +275,011
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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).................................
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Total, Capital Improvement and 565,227 501,059 516,169 -49,058 +15,110
Maintenance....................
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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.......................
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Total, Land Acquisition......... 66,363 66,885 82,524 +16,161 +15,639
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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.................
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TOTAL, FOREST SERVICE........... 4,979,899 4,238,103 4,271,185 -708,714 +33,082
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Clean Coal Technology
Deferral.............................. -97,000 ................. -257,000 -160,000 -257,000
Rescission............................ -88,000 -237,000 .............. +88,000 +237,000
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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
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Subtotal, Advanced 68,151 46,450 59,500 -8,651 +13,050
Systems................
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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
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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 ..............
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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 ..............
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Subtotal, Distributed 71,113 23,000 72,000 +887 +49,000
Generation Systems--Fuel
Cells......................
U.S./China Energy and 988 ................. .............. -988 ..............
Environmental Center.............
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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...................
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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
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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...............................
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Total, Fossil Energy Research 672,770 635,799 542,529 -130,241 -93,270
and Development................
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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 ..............
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Total, Naval Petroleum and Oil 17,995 18,000 18,000 +5 ..............
Shale Reserves.................
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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........................
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Total, Elk Hills School Lands 72,000 72,000 72,000 .............. ..............
Fund...........................
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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
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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 ..............
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Total, Energy Conservation...... 877,985 875,933 854,299 -23,686 -21,634
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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 ..............
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Total, Strategic Petroleum 170,949 172,100 172,100 +1,151 ..............
Reserve........................
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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
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TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY..... 1,713,772 1,626,832 1,490,928 -222,844 -135,904
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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 ..............
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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 ..............
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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)....................
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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)............
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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 .............. ..............
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Total, Indian Health Facilities. 391,351 354,448 364,148 -27,203 +9,700
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TOTAL, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.... 2,921,715 2,967,272 2,997,772 +76,057 +30,500
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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 ..............
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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 ..............
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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......................
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Subtotal, Facilities Services... 180,189 186,937 177,937 -2,252 -9,000
Offsetting reduction, fiscal year 2004 -7,259 ................. .............. +7,259 ..............
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Total, Salaries and Expenses.... 488,653 499,125 490,125 +1,472 -9,000
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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 ..............
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Total, Facilities capital....... 107,626 128,900 136,900 +29,274 +8,000
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TOTAL, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.. 596,279 628,025 627,025 +30,746 -1,000
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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
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Total, Salaries and Expenses.... 86,768 93,000 92,119 +5,351 -881
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Repair, Restoration and Renovation of
Buildings
Base program.......................... 11,457 11,100 11,000 -457 -100
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TOTAL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.. 98,225 104,100 103,119 +4,894 -981
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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 ..............
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TOTAL, JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER 32,159 33,486 33,486 +1,327 ..............
FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS........
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WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER
FOR SCHOLARS
Salaries and expenses................. 8,498 8,987 8,987 +489 ..............
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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.................
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Subtotal, State partnerships 39,718 46,214 39,718 .............. -6,496
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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
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Total, Arts..................... 120,972 139,400 120,972 .............. -18,428
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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
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Subtotal, Grants................ 98,698 122,932 98,698 .............. -24,234
Administrative Areas: Administration.. 20,688 22,946 20,688 .............. -2,258
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Total, Grants and Administration 119,386 145,878 119,386 .............. -26,492
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Matching Grants
Treasury funds........................ 5,616 5,686 5,616 .............. -70
Challenge grants...................... 10,308 10,436 10,308 .............. -128
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Total, Matching Grants.......... 15,924 16,122 15,924 .............. -198
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Total, Humanities............... 135,310 162,000 135,310 .............. -26,690
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TOTAL, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON 256,282 301,400 256,282 .............. -45,118
THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES....
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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 ..............
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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
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TOTAL, TITLE IV, EMERGENCY .............. ................. 500,000 +500,000 +500,000
WILDLAND FIRE..................
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GRAND TOTAL, ALL TITLES......... 20,554,187 19,977,485 20,256,914 -297,273 +279,429
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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
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Total, Title I--Department of 9,847,964 9,971,299 9,875,304 +27,340 -95,995
the Interior...................
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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 ..............
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Total, Title II--Related 10,706,223 10,006,186 9,881,610 -824,613 -124,576
Agencies.......................
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TITLE IV--EMERGENCY WILDLAND FIRE
APPROPRIATIONS
Emergency Wildland Fire............... .............. ................. 500,000 +500,000 +500,000
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GRAND TOTAL..................... 20,554,187 19,977,485 20,256,914 -297,273 +279,429
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