[Senate Report 108-89]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 196
108th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                     108-89

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 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 
                                  2004
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                 July 10, 2003.--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. 1391]

    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, 2003, 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. 1391) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 
and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and 
recommends that the bill do pass.



Amounts in new budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2004

Total of bill as reported to Senate..................... $19,626,566,000
Estimates considered by Senate .........................  19,551,854,000
    Above the budget estimate, 2004.....................      74,712,000
    Below appropriations, 2003 (including emergencies)..     130,244,000

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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
Allocating Congressional Funding Priorities......................     7
Title I--Department of the Interior:
    Land and Water Resources: Bureau of Land Management..........    10
    Fish and Wildlife and Parks:
        U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...........................    17
        National Park Service....................................    24
    Energy and Minerals:
        U.S. Geological Survey...................................    33
        Minerals Management Service..............................    36
        Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.....    38
    Indian Affairs: Bureau of Indian Affairs.....................    39
    Departmental Offices:
        Insular Affairs..........................................    43
        Departmental Management..................................    45
        Office of the Solicitor..................................    46
        Office of Inspector General..............................    46
        Office of Special Trustee for American Indians...........    47
        Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration.......    48
Title II--Related agencies:
    Department of Agriculture: Forest Service....................    51
    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...................................    74
        Smithsonian Institution..................................    74
        National Gallery of Art..................................    75
        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......................    76
            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..................    78
        Presidio Trust...........................................    79
Title III--General provisions....................................    80
Limitations and Legislative Provisions...........................    84
Compliance with Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................    84
Compliance with Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................    84
Compliance with Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................    85

                            SUMMARY OF BILL

    For this bill, estimates totaling $19,490,979,000 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 $7,945,094,000 in 
fiscal year 2004. These estimated receipts, for agencies under 
the subcommittee's jurisdiction, are tabulated below:

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                                                                                Fiscal year--
                           Item                            -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                  2002              2003              2004
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Department of the Interior................................    $8,090,086,000    $7,966,043,000    $7,523,776,000
Forest Service............................................       334,446,000       402,191,000       414,391,000
Naval petroleum reserves..................................         6,728,000         6,988,000         6,927,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
    Total receipts........................................     8,431,260,000     8,375,222,000     7,945,094,000
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                 Major Changes Recommended in the Bill

    The Committee has developed revisions to the budget 
estimate for the 2004 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....................................       1,700,521        1,722,947          +22,426
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...............................       1,285,227        1,338,228          +53,001
National Park Service........................................       2,361,873        2,320,861          -41,012
United States Geological Survey..............................         895,505          928,864          +33,359
Minerals Management Service..................................         171,321          173,121           +1,800
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.........         281,168          297,592          +16,424
Bureau of Indian Affairs.....................................       2,292,761        2,320,412          +27,651
Departmental Offices.........................................         775,285          732,117          -43,168
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Title I--Department of the Interior.............       9,763,661        9,834,142          +70,481
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                  TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

Forest Service...............................................       4,057,972        4,094,708          +36,736
Department of Energy.........................................      (1,703,837)      (1,671,345)        (-32,492)
    Clean Coal Technology....................................  ...............         -97,000          -97,000
    Fossil Energy Research and Development...................         514,305          593,514          +79,209
    Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves...................          16,500           17,947           +1,447
    Elk Hills School Lands Fund..............................          36,000           36,000   ...............
    Energy Conservation......................................         875,793          861,645          -14,148
    Economic Regulation......................................           1,047            1,047   ...............
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve..............................         175,081          173,081           -2,000
    SPR Petroleum Account....................................  ...............  ...............  ...............
    Northeast home heating oil reserve.......................           5,000            5,000   ...............
    Energy Information Administration........................          80,111           80,111   ...............
Indian Health Service........................................       2,889,662        2,937,712          +48,050
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation..................          13,532           13,532   ...............
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and              5,250            6,250           +1,000
 Arts Development............................................
Smithsonian Institution......................................         566,523          577,959          +11,436
National Gallery of Art......................................         100,449           97,250           -3,199
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...............          32,560           32,560   ...............
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.............           8,604            8,604   ...............
National Endowment for the Arts..............................         117,480          117,480   ...............
National Endowment for the Humanities........................         152,000          142,000          -10,000
Commission of Fine Arts......................................           1,422            1,422   ...............
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs...................           5,000            6,000           +1,000
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation....................           4,100            4,000             -100
National Capital Planning Commission.........................           8,230            8,030             -200
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum......................          39,997           39,997   ...............
Presidio Trust...............................................          20,700           20,700   ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Title II--Related Agencies......................       9,727,318        9,779,549          +52,231
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      GRAND TOTAL............................................      19,490,979       19,613,691         +122,712
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                        REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES

    The Committee has revised the reprogramming guidelines to 
address the issue of assessments and charges within department 
and agencies or by other agencies, and to clarify other issues. 
The changes dealing with assessments, as reflected in sections 
2(e) and 10 below, clarify in 2(e) that the head of any 
department or agency or bureau may not assess or charge 
subordinate entities for services or products above the amounts 
that are listed in the budget justification without formal 
Committee approval. If there are any overhead charges or other 
assessments or charges that are not listed in the budget 
justification, the head of the department or agency may not 
require payment of such charges or assessments without 
Committee approval. This same instruction (see section 10 
below) applies to assessments from other agencies such as the 
General Services Administration.
    Section 9 has been modified to delete the reference to 
legislative committees. Sections 11, 12, and 13 have been added 
dealing with land acquisitions and forest legacy projects, land 
exchanges, and appropriations structure issues. Several other 
minor technical changes have been made and section 9(b) has 
been added dealing with Forest Service transfers.
    The following are revised procedures governing 
reprogramming actions for programs and activities funded in the 
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:
    1. Definition.--``Reprogramming,'' as defined in these 
procedures, includes the reallocation of funds from one budget 
activity to another. In cases where either Committee report 
displays an allocation of an appropriation below the activity 
level, that more detailed level shall be the basis for 
reprogramming. For construction accounts, a reprogramming 
constitutes the reallocation of funds from one construction 
project identified in the justifications or committee report to 
another. A reprogramming shall also consist of any significant 
departure from the program described in the agency's budget 
justifications. This includes proposed reorganizations even 
without a change in funding.
    2. Guidelines for Reprogramming.--(a) A reprogramming 
should be made only when an unforeseen situation arises; and 
then only if postponement of the project or the activity until 
the next appropriation year would result in actual loss or 
damage. Mere convenience or desire should not be factors for 
consideration.
    (b) Any project or activity which may be deferred through 
reprogramming shall not later be accomplished by means of 
further reprogramming; but, instead, funds should again be 
sought for the deferred project or activity through the regular 
appropriations process.
    (c) Reprogramming should not be employed to initiate new 
programs or to change allocations specifically denied, limited 
or increased by the Congress in the Act or the report. In cases 
where unforeseen events or conditions are deemed to require 
such changes, proposals shall be submitted in advance to the 
Committee, regardless of amounts involved, and be fully 
explained and justified.
    (d) Reprogramming proposals submitted to the Committee for 
approval shall be considered approved 30 calendar days after 
receipt if the Committee has posed no objection. However, 
agencies will be expected to extend the approval deadline if 
specifically requested by either Committee.
    (e) The Secretary or agency head may not assess, charge, or 
bill bureaus or other subordinate entities more than the 
amounts listed in the budget justification for any products or 
services, or institute any additional assessments, without 
formal Committee approval.
    3. Criteria and Exception.--Any proposed reprogramming must 
be submitted to the Committee in writing prior to 
implementation if it exceeds $500,000 annually or results in an 
increase or decrease of more than 10 percent annually in 
affected programs, with the following exception:
    With regard to the tribal priority allocations activity of 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Operations of Indian Programs 
account, there is no restriction on reprogrammings among the 
programs within this activity. However, the Bureau shall report 
on all reprogrammings made during the first 6 months of the 
fiscal year by no later than May 1 of each year, and shall 
provide a final report of all reprogrammings for the previous 
fiscal year by no later than November 1 of each year.
    4. Quarterly Reports.--(a) All reprogrammings shall be 
reported to the Committee quarterly and shall include 
cumulative totals.
    (b) Any significant shifts of funding among object 
classifications also should be reported to the Committee.
    5. Administrative Overhead Accounts.--For all 
appropriations where costs of overhead administrative expenses 
are funded in part from ``assessments'' of various budget 
activities within an appropriation, the assessments shall be 
shown in justifications under the discussion of administrative 
expenses.
    6. Contingency Accounts.--For all appropriations where 
assessments are made against various budget activities or 
allocations for contingencies, the Committee expects a full 
explanation, separate from the justifications. The explanation 
shall show the amount of the assessment, the activities 
assessed, and the purpose of the fund. The Committee expects 
reports each year detailing the use of these funds. In no case 
shall a fund be used to finance projects and activities 
disapproved or limited by Congress or to finance new permanent 
positions or to finance programs or activities that could be 
foreseen and included in the normal budget review process. 
Contingency funds shall not be used to initiate new programs.
    7. Declarations of Taking.--The Committee directs the 
Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
the National Park Service, and the Forest Service to seek 
Committee approval in advance of filing declarations of taking.
    8. Report Language.--Any limitation, directive, or 
earmarking contained in either the House or Senate report which 
is not contradicted by the other report nor specifically denied 
in the conference report shall be considered as having been 
approved by both Houses of Congress.
    9. Forest Service.--The following procedures shall apply to 
the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture:
    (a) The Forest Service shall not change the boundaries of 
any region, abolish any region, move or close any regional 
office for research, State and private forestry, or National 
Forest System administration; without the consent of the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations in compliance with 
these reprogramming procedures.
    (b) Provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of 
Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) and of 7 U.S.C. 
147b shall apply to appropriations available to the Forest 
Service only to the extent that the proposed transfer is 
approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
in compliance with these reprogramming procedures.
    10. Assessments.--No assessments shall be levied against 
any program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by 
the Interior Appropriations Act unless such assessments and the 
basis therefore are presented to the Committees on 
Appropriations and are approved by such Committees, in 
compliance with these procedures.
    11. Land Acquisitions and Forest Legacy.--Lands shall not 
be acquired for more than the approved appraised value (as 
addressed in section 301(3) of Public Law 91-646) except for 
condemnations and declarations of taking, unless such 
acquisitions are submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
for approval in compliance with these procedures.
    12. Land Exchanges.--Land exchanges, wherein the estimated 
value of the Federal lands to be exchanged is greater than 
$500,000, shall not be consummated until the Committees on 
Appropriations have had a 30-day period in which to examine the 
proposed exchange.
    13. The appropriation structure for any agency shall not be 
altered without advance approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations.

              Allocating Congressional Funding Priorities

    The Committee continues to be concerned that the agencies 
funded by this Act are not following a standard methodology for 
allocating appropriated funds to the field where congressional 
funding priorities are concerned. When congressional 
instructions are provided, the Committee expects these 
instructions to be closely monitored and followed. The 
committee directs that earmarks for congressional funding 
priorities be first allocated to the receiving units, and then 
all remaining funds should be allocated to the field based on 
established procedures. Field units or programs should not have 
their allocations reduced because of earmarks for congressional 
priorities without direction from or advance approval of the 
Committee.

                          COMPETITIVE SOURCING

    The Committee has carefully considered the administration's 
competitive sourcing initiative as it applies to the agencies 
funded in this bill. The Committee embraces the principle at 
the root of this initiative, which is that government must 
continually strive to improve the efficiency of its operations 
and the delivery of services that it provides. The Committee is 
deeply concerned, however, at the administration's failure to 
either budget adequately for the cost of the initiative or 
describe such costs in budget documents. As a result, 
significant sums are being expended in violation of the 
Committee's reprogramming guidelines and at the expense of 
critical, on-the-ground work such as the maintenance of Federal 
facilities. The Forest Service alone plans to spend $10,000,000 
on competitive sourcing in fiscal year 2003, including 
$3,000,000 to establish a competitive sourcing office. Such 
activities were described nowhere in the Forest Service's 
fiscal year 2003 budget justification, and were not provided 
for in the fiscal year 2003 conference report or accompanying 
statement of the managers. The Department of the Interior is 
also spending significant amounts on the competitive sourcing 
initiative. Though a belated reprogramming request from the 
Department has been promised, there is no reason these costs 
could not have been anticipated and described in budget 
documents to a much better degree. The Forest Service, the 
Department of the Interior, and other agencies are expected to 
undertake additional competitive sourcing activities during 
fiscal year 2004, but the relevant budget documents contain 
little in the way of additional detail or adequate funding.
    The Committee also notes the seeming absence of 
consideration of previous competitive sourcing experiences, 
which often have occurred with the Committee's encouragement 
and active involvement. The National Park Service's Denver 
Service Center and the mapping activities of the U.S. 
Geological Survey are two such examples. While the Committee 
does not contend that agencies should be satisfied to rest on 
past achievements, it does expect that past successes and 
failures be evaluated in some detail prior to the launching of 
major new initiatives. If such an evaluation has taken place, 
the results have not been presented to the Committee.
    As a result of these concerns, the Committee has included 
language in the bill prohibiting the Forest Service from 
initiating additional competitive sourcing studies until such 
time as the Committee has been given a detailed competitive 
sourcing proposal and has approved such proposal in writing. 
The proposal should include the number of positions to be 
studied, the amount of funding required, and the activities 
from which funding will be reprogrammed. The proposal should 
also provide the same information for activities undertaken in 
fiscal year 2003. The Committee notes that this requirement 
should not be construed as opposition to the careful and 
considered conduct of a competitive sourcing program. Rather, 
it is the most prudent way for the Committee to ensure its 
constitutional prerogative over appropriated funds, and to 
enable Congress to evaluate the costs and tradeoffs involved in 
an initiative of this magnitude.

                            LAND ACQUISITION

    In 2002, the severity of the fire season necessitated heavy 
borrowing from a number of accounts, including land acquisition 
accounts, in order to cover the costs of emergency fire 
suppression. Because such borrowing may well be necessary in 
2003 and beyond, and due to general constraints on funding for 
land acquisition, the Committee feels it is important that 
funds appropriated for land acquisition be obligated as 
promptly as possible. Any funds that cannot be used by a field 
unit within a reasonable amount of time should be made 
available for reprogramming, transfer or rescission. The 
Committee therefore directs the Bureau of Land Management, the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and 
the Forest Service to report to the Committee by May 1 of each 
year on any unobligated balances remaining at the field unit 
level. The report should identify carryover by the fiscal year 
appropriated, and should specifically quantify appropriations 
made more than 3 fiscal years prior (the report submitted May 
1, 2004, should specifically identify unobligated balances 
appropriated in fiscal year 2001 and prior years). In the event 
there are 3 year-plus balances at particular units that the 
relevant Agency feels will be obligated imminently, that will 
be used for acquisitions essential to the Agency's mission, and 
that have remained unobligated for reasons not within the 
Agency's control, the agency shall identify such instances in 
the report and provide specific rationale why such funds should 
not be rescinded, transferred or reprogrammed.

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                        LAND AND WATER RESOURCES

                       Bureau of Land Management

                    MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND RESOURCES

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $820,344,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     828,079,000
Committee recommendation................................     847,091,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $847,091,000 
an increase of $19,012,000 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 $182,507,000 for 
land resources, which is an increase of $3,100,000 above the 
request. Increases above the request include $200,000 for the 
Rio Puerco watershed project in New Mexico; $1,000,000 to 
continue work at the National Center for Ecologically-Based 
Noxious Weed 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 $1,400,000 
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 Committee is concerned that the Bureau retain its 
current level of support for the National Conservation Training 
Center, and directs that $500,000 shall be used for this 
purpose and made available to NCTC within 60 days of enactment.
    Wildlife and Fisheries Management.--The Committee 
recommends $34,292,000 for wildlife and fisheries management, 
which is equal to the request.
    Threatened and Endangered Species.--The Committee 
recommends $21,831,000 for threatened and endangered species 
management, which is equal to the request.
    Recreation Management.--The Committee recommends 
$63,680,000 for recreation management, which is a decrease of 
$3,037,000 from the request and $3,841,000 above the enacted 
level. Wilderness management and Recreation Operations are 
funded at the request level. Changes to Recreation Resources 
Management are from the enacted level; an increase of $350,000 
is provided for resource monitoring, an increase of $1,500,000 
is provided for public access, an increase of $1,044,000 is 
provided for visitor services, an increase of $300,000 is 
provided for partnerships for visitor services and recreation, 
an increase of $150,000 is provided for the gateway communities 
initiative, an increase of $1,000,000 is provided for 
interpretation, an increase of $404,000 is for uncontrollable 
costs, $300,000 is provided to offset the proposed cost 
recovery reduction, and a reduction of $839,000 for information 
technology is taken as proposed by the request. Support for the 
Undaunted Stewardship program is expected to remain at the 
enacted level and the Bureau should complete exhibits at the 
Coldfoot Visitor Center within funds provided.
    Energy and Minerals Management Including Alaska Minerals.--
The Committee has provided $107,137,000 for energy and minerals 
management, which is an increase of $1,212,000 above the 
request and $1,042,000 above the enacted level. Increases to 
the enacted level include $1,850,000 for processing 
applications for permits to drill, $1,500,000 for increased 
inspection activities, $500,000 for monitoring activities and 
$706,000 for uncontrollable costs. Decreases from the enacted 
level include $1,000,000 for EPCA activities and $2,514,000 for 
information technology. The Committee notes both decreases are 
proposed in the budget request.
    The Committee has provided $2,484,000 for the Alaska 
minerals program, which is an increase of $262,000 above the 
request and equal to the enacted level.
    Realty and Ownership Management.--The Committee recommends 
$101,908,000 for realty and ownership management, which is an 
increase of $20,975,000 above the request. Increases above the 
request include $15,000,000 for the Alaska Conveyance program, 
$225,000 to complete survey activities to support the Spirit/
Twin Lakes Omitted Lands Act, $1,500,000 for the State of Utah 
to continue the Automated Geographic Reference Center and for 
related activities, $750,000 to continue the Alaska public 
lands database, $1,000,000 for the processing of recordable 
disclaimer applications in Alaska, and $2,500,000 to offset the 
proposed cost recovery. Funds provided to Utah are in addition 
to the $350,000 within the base program.
    The Committee continues to support the Bureau's work to 
implement the various realty actions included in the Clark 
County Act, and notes the funding provided includes $1,500,000 
in funds to support these activities.
    The Committee is extremely concerned with the cost-recovery 
proposals being formulated by the Bureau. Past experiences with 
Bureau proposals to increase right-of-way fees require the 
Committee closely scrutinize any regulation changes increasing 
costs to users. The Bureau is directed to notify the Committee 
30 days prior to finalizing any regulation or policy changes 
increasing fees for right-of-way processing or cost recoverable 
realty cases. Additionally, the Bureau has failed to justify 
the proposed reductions in the Management of Land and Resources 
accounts with any explanation as to how increased revenue from 
potential cost recovery changes would be distributed to the 
field.
    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. The Committee has provided $15,000,000 in additional 
funding for the Alaska conveyance program. Last year the 
Committee outlined its expectation that the Bureau develop a 
plan to complete work on all allotment applications and all 
land selections under the Alaska Statehood Act of 1959 by 2009, 
50 years after its enactment and nearly 40 years after the 
deadline for applying for Native allotments. The Bureau has 
identified the amount provided as the level of funding 
necessary to meet this requirement. The Committee expects the 
Bureau to include funding in its fiscal year 2005 request to 
meet this need.
    Resource Protection and Maintenance.--The Committee 
recommends $80,170,000 for resource protection and maintenance, 
which is $500,000 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.
    Transportation and Facilities Maintenance.--The Committee 
recommends $79,344,000 for transportation and facilities 
maintenance, which is $1,000,000 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 
$18,991,000 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 $138,774,000 for workforce organization and support, 
which is equal to the request.
    Challenge Cost Share.--The Committee has provided 
$15,973,000 for the challenge cost share program; $5,000,000 
below the request level. The Committee has not provided funds 
for the Cooperative Conservation Initiative, but has funded the 
challenge cost share program at current levels which performs 
similar activities.
    General.--The Committee appreciates the Bureau's attention 
to direction accompanying last year's Interior Appropriations 
Act regarding necessary funds to ensure the perpetual operation 
of water treatment facilities at the Zortman Landusky Mine site 
near the Fort Belknap Reservation. While the Bureau was unable 
to respond to this direction in the formulation of the fiscal 
year 2004 budget request, the Committee understands a proposal 
is being prepared for fiscal year 2005 to address the plan set 
forth in the Record of Decision for Reclamation. The Committee 
continues to believe protecting water quality in the region 
should be a top priority for the BLM budget request.
    The Committee requests the Bureau to consider the following 
projects high priority within funds provided in fiscal year 
2004 and work with local communities to address necessary 
maintenance and interpretation needs; support of Big Hill, 
Idaho as part of The National Oregon/California Trail Center, 
implementation of the San Rafael Route Designation Plan in 
Emery County, Utah, issued by the BLM on February 3, 2003, 
management with the National Park Service of the Old Spanish 
Trail, and continued support of trail and recreational site 
maintenance following the recent multi-year investment in the 
Iditarod National Historic Trail upgrade.
    The Committee remains highly concerned with the backlog of 
oil and gas permitting activity despite the Committee's 
repeated efforts to provide funds above the budget request 
level. Despite these increases, the backlog is seemingly 
growing despite the best efforts of Bureau leadership to 
address the problem. The Committee suggests the Director, in 
consultation with the Secretary, establish a pilot program for 
Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming specifically 
designed to eliminate the existing backlog of oil and gas 
permits and to establish a best practices program for 
permitting on Federal lands. The Director shall assign BLM 
employees with expertise in issues pertaining to oil and gas 
permitting to the program and may utilize qualified contractors 
to provide additional resources in an effort to eliminate the 
existing APD backlogs in these States. As part of this pilot 
program, the Director shall require monitoring and surface 
compliance inspection of existing oil and gas operations on 
Federal lands to ensure that stipulations and conditions of 
approval for permits authorizing such operations are adequate 
and necessary. The Director shall submit a report to the 
Congress within 90 days after the completion of the first year 
of the pilot project outlining the results including an 
assessment of the success of the program in reducing permitting 
backlogs, the progress in implementing the best practices 
program and the results of the monitoring study. The Committee 
wishes to underscore that this pilot is not intended to slow 
any ongoing action by the Bureau to process applications or 
permits and the Director may segment the project in any manner 
she may chose.
    The Committee notes that monies expended by the Department 
of the Interior in support of efforts to produce natural gas 
from the Federal mineral estate in the Powder River Basin may, 
at that Department's discretion, be used to implement the 
provisions of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plans 
identified in the Montana Statewide EIS and Powder River Basin 
Oil and Gas EIS. The Committee reiterates that the Bureau of 
Land Management is the intended lead agency of the working 
group and the entity designated to organize and lead the 
implementation of these plans. In this role, the Bureau is 
expected to provide the Committee with periodic updates on the 
progress of the plans.
    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 2004.
    The escalating problems with the Wild Horse and Burro 
program continue to frustrate the Committee. The Committee is 
aware of the Director's personal attention to this matter and 
the ongoing audit of the program. The Bureau is expected to 
provide the results of the audit to the Committee as soon as 
possible. Additionally, the Committee asks the Bureau provide 
an analysis comparing the cost of the Adopt-a-Horse program to 
alternative means of reducing animal numbers to AML targets to 
prevent further range degradation. The Committee remains 
concerned the national program and adoption program utilize an 
unacceptable portion of the total horse and burro budget 
resulting in inadequate funding at the State level.
    The Bureau is directed to enter into a Cooperative 
Agreement with the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition to begin 
activity on the Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration project. 
The Committee understands the unique nature of this cooperative 
agreement, and the non-profit status of the cooperator, allows 
the Bureau to streamline the process to expedite work on the 
ground.
    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, 2003....................................    $839,153,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     698,725,000
Committee recommendation................................     698,725,000

    The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 
$698,725,000 for wildland fire management activities, equal to 
the request.
    The Committee recommendation includes $282,725,000 for fire 
preparedness, which is equal to the request.
    The Committee also recommends a total of $195,310,000 for 
fire suppression activities, which is equal to the request.
    The Committee's recommendation includes $220,690,000 for 
Other Fire Operations, which is equal to the request. Within 
the amount provided, $186,190,000 is for hazardous fuels 
reduction, $24,500,000 is for burned area rehabilitation, and 
$10,000,000 is for rural fire assistance. Funding for the 
National Center for Landscape Fire Analysis shall remain at or 
above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level.
    The Committee notes that it has fully funded the request 
for hazardous fuels reduction of $186,190,000 within the 
amounts provided. 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. Accordingly, the 
Committee directs the Department of the Interior to allocate 
the funding level proposed in the budget request of 
$111,255,000 on projects in the wildland-urban interface. 
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.
    The Committee is aware of reluctance among some within the 
Bureau to exercise new authorities. The Committee understands 
the Bureau operates under the same Federal Acquisition 
Regulations as the Forest Service and, following congressional 
action, now has similar stewardship contracting authority as 
the Forest Service. The Committee applauds the Bureau for 
consulting with the Forest Service to utilize past experience 
in implementing these expanded authorities. The Bureau is 
encouraged to implement Stewardship Contracting as quickly as 
possible, and report to the Committee within 90 days of 
enactment of this act on the Bureau's progress in implementing 
these authorities.

                    central hazardous materials fund

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $9,913,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       9,978,000
Committee recommendation................................       9,978,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,978,000 for 
the central hazardous materials fund, which is equal to the 
request.

                              construction

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $11,898,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      10,976,000
Committee recommendation................................      12,476,000

    The Committee recommends $12,476,000 for construction, 
which is an increase of $1,500,000 above the request. The 
increase above the request is for continuing construction of 
the California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko County, 
Nevada.

                            land acquisition

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $33,233,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      23,686,000
Committee recommendation................................      25,600,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,600,000 
for land acquisition, an increase of $1,914,000 above the 
budget estimate.
    The following table shows the Committee's recommendations:

                        [In thousands of dollars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                        Project                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Blackfoot River watershed (MT)........................         4,000,000
California Wilderness (CA)............................         1,000,000
Canyons of the Ancients NM (CO).......................           600,000
Chain-of-Lakes RMA (MT)...............................         2,500,000
El Malpais NCA (NM)...................................           500,000
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks NM (NM).......................         1,500,000
Lower Salmon River ACEC (ID)..........................         1,000,000
Otay Mountain/Kuchamaa HCP (CA).......................         1,500,000
Sandy River/Oregon NHT (OR)...........................         1,500,000
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains NM (CA)..........         1,000,000
Sears Point ACEC/Juan Bautista de Anza NHT (AZ).......           500,000
Upper Arkansas River Basin (CO).......................           500,000
Upper Snake/South Fork Snake River (ID)...............         2,000,000
Washington County HCP (UT)............................         1,000,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Acquisitions..........................        19,100,000
Acquisition Management/Land Exchange Processing.......         4,000,000
Land Exchange Equalization Payment....................           500,000
Emergency/Inholding/Relocation........................         2,000,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, BLM Land Acquisition.....................        25,600,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   oregon and california grant lands

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $104,947,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     106,672,000
Committee recommendation................................     106,672,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $106,672,000, 
which is equal to 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, 2003....................................     $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      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 2003 enacted level.

               service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $7,900,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      20,490,000
Committee recommendation................................      18,657,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,657,000, a 
reduction of $1,833,000 from the budget estimate. The change 
from the budget estimate is the result of the Committee's 
reluctance to approve current cost recovery proposals. A 
reduction of $1,333,000 is taken from rights-of-way processing 
and $500,000 is taken from cost recoverable realty cases. In 
both instances, the Bureau's budget estimate is incompatible 
with the timeline for the Bureau to implement policy changes 
even if the Committee agreed to such changes.

                       miscellaneous trust funds

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $12,405,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      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 2003 
enacted level.

                      FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS


                     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service


                          resource management

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $911,464,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     941,526,000
Committee recommendation................................     942,244,000

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ecological Services..........................................     $221,860,000     $228,127,000      +$6,267,000
Refuges and Wildlife.........................................      485,802,000      472,962,000      -12,840,000
Fisheries....................................................      103,606,000      109,047,000       +5,441,000
General Administration.......................................      130,258,000      132,108,000       +1,850,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Resource Management.............................      941,526,000      942,244,000         +718,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee recommends $942,244,000 for resource 
management, $718,000 above the budget estimate. 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 $228,127,000 
for ecological services, an increase of $6,267,000 above the 
budget estimate. The Committee recommends an increase of 
$1,460,000 for the Candidate Conservation program. Within that 
increase, $500,000 is for continued funding of the Idaho Sage 
Grouse Management Plan through the Idaho Office of Species 
Conservation, $60,000 is for the Idaho State Department of 
Agriculture to continue its study on the influence of herbivory 
on Slickspot Peppergrass in Southwestern Idaho, and $900,000 is 
for sea otter research at the Alaska SeaLife Center.
    The Committee expects the Service to carefully consider and 
review all data available and submitted by other Federal 
entities in determining the status of the Idaho Slickspot 
Peppergrass and to comply with the ``Guidelines for Ensuring 
and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity 
of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies'', Section 515 
of Public Law 106-554. The Committee also encourages the 
Service to engage in conservation efforts in cooperation with 
private landowners.
    The Committee recommends $12,286,000 for the listing 
program which is equal to the request and $46,034,000 for the 
consultation program, an increase of $300,000 above the request 
which shall be used for consultation work on fuels reduction 
projects in the State of Montana. The Committee has not 
continued bill language concerning the Natural Communities 
Conservation Planning project in California. The Committee 
notes 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 has increased the funds available for the section 6 
program as detailed later in the report.
    The Committee is concerned that the Service has not 
adequately increased staffing levels to perform the necessary 
consultation work for hazardous fuels reduction projects which 
are performed by the Department of the Interior and the Forest 
Service. The Committee notes that it has provided specific 
authority for the Agency to be reimbursed for this work from 
the relevant agencies. The Committee directs the Agency to 
prepare a report to be submitted to the House and Senate 
Appropriations Committees which explains how the Service plans 
to address the increased work load associated with the 
hazardous fuels reduction programs of the Department of the 
Interior and the Forest Service. This report should also 
include the number of additional employees or contractors 
needed to do the work, how much the agency anticipates a full 
program of work will cost, and detail any amounts that it has 
received as reimbursement from other Departmental agencies and 
the Forest Service to date.
    The Committee recommends $66,739,000 for the recovery 
program, an increase of $4,710,000 above the budget estimate. 
Within that increase, $2,000,000 is for Atlantic salmon 
recovery activities administered by the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation, $500,000 is for recovery of the Lahontan 
cutthroat trout, $150,000 is for freshwater mussel recovery to 
be performed in conjunction with the White Sulphur Springs NFH, 
$900,000 is for eider recovery work by the Alaska SeaLife 
Center, and $1,160,000 is for the wolf recovery program in the 
State of Idaho. Of the funds provided for wolf recovery, 
$400,000 is for the Nez Perce Tribe, $100,000 is for the Snake 
River Basin Fish and Wildlife Service Office, $460,000 is for 
the Office of Species Conservation, and $200,000 is to be 
allocated by the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho Office of Species 
Conservation, and the Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to a 
Memorandum of Agreement between the Nez Perce Tribe and the 
State of Idaho.
    Within the funds provided for recovery, the Committee 
recommends the budget request for the Upper Colorado River fish 
recovery project and $400,000 for the Peregrine Fund as stated 
in the budget estimate.
    The Committee recommends $82,133,000 for habitat 
conservation, a decrease of $203,000 below the request. The 
Committee recommends $37,625,000 for the Partners for Fish and 
Wildlife program, a decrease of $753,000 below the request. 
Changes from the request include a $9,853,000 general program 
decrease plus the following increases: $500,000 for the Montana 
Water Center for the Wild Fish Habitat Initiative, $1,400,0000 
for Washington State regional salmon enhancement, $1,500,000 
for the Nevada Biodiversity Research and Conservation Project, 
$1,050,000 for the invasive species control efforts at Willapa 
Bay, $200,000 for bald eagle restoration work performed in 
cooperation with the Vermont Natural Heritage Partners Program, 
$500,000 for the Native Roadside Vegetation Center at the 
University of Northern Iowa, $1,000,000 for endangered species 
management in Hawaii conservation efforts relating to Hawaii 
endangered species, $700,000 for invasive species control in 
Hawaii, $500,000 for the Delaware Bay Oyster Revitalization 
project in cooperation with the States of Delaware and New 
Jersey, $500,000 for genetics research to be conducted by the 
Alaska SeaLife Center, $500,000 for salmon restoration work in 
Puget Sound in cooperation with the Seattle Art Museum, and 
$750,000 for ferret reintroduction on Rosebud Sioux Tribal 
lands.
    The Committee recommends $30,146,000 for project planning, 
an increase of $550,000 above the budget estimate. The increase 
is for the Middle Rio Grande (Bosque) Research program.
    The Committee recommends $9,639,000 for Coastal programs, 
which is equal to the request.
    Refuges and Wildlife.--The Committee recommends 
$472,962,000 for refuges and wildlife, a decrease of 
$12,840,000 below the request and $24,306,000 above the enacted 
level.
    The Committee has provided a total of $387,000,000 for the 
National Wildlife Refuge system, which is $18,631,000 above the 
enacted level and $15,015,000 below the request. Within this 
amount $285,000,000 is for refuge operations and $102,000,000 
is for refuge maintenance. Due to budget constraints the 
Committee was unable to provide the full increase requested by 
the Department. The Committee notes, however, that it has 
provided a substantial increase above the enacted level and 
this program received an increase of over $48,000,000 in fiscal 
year 2003.
    Within the funds provided for refuge operations, $400,000 
is for invasive species control at Willapa Bay and $450,000 is 
for rodent control at the Alaska Maritime Refuge.
    The Committee encourages the Service to evaluate funding 
needs for the Don Edwards NWR more closely in future budget 
submissions.
    The Committee has provided $32,596,00 for migratory bird 
management, an increase of $1,475,000 above the request. 
Increases above the request are $575,000 for continued seabird 
bycatch reduction, and $900,000 for management efforts for 
Albatross in the North Pacific. The Committee agrees to the 
following distribution of funds for joint ventures:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Recommended
                Joint venture                  Fiscal year   fiscal year
                                                  2003          2004
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Atlantic Coast..............................      $528,000      $794,000
Lower Mississippi...........................       601,000       737,000
Upper Mississippi...........................       380,000       646,000
Prairie Pothole.............................     1,301,000     1,392,000
Gulf Coast..................................       467,000       696,000
Playa Lakes.................................       384,000       697,000
Rainwater Basin.............................       290,000       399,000
Intermountain West..........................       489,000       997,000
Central Valley..............................       435,000       548,000
Pacific Coast...............................       394,000       697,000
San Francisco Bay...........................       280,000       368,000
Sonoran.....................................       290,000       399,000
Arctic Goose................................       220,000       369,000
Black Duck..................................       196,000       369,000
Sea Duck....................................       355,000       548,000
General Program Activities..................        69,000  ............
Administration..............................       690,000       699,000
                                             ---------------------------
      Total.................................     7,369,000    10,355,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee has provided $53,366,000 for law enforcement, 
an increase of $700,000 above the request. The increase is to 
establish Louisville, KY as a port of entry.
    Fisheries.--The Committee recommends $109,047,000 for 
fisheries, an increase of $5,441,000 above the budget estimate.
    For hatchery operations and maintenance, the Committee 
recommends $55,715,00 which is $2,312,000 below the request and 
$1,617,000 above the enacted level. Changes from the request 
include general program reductions of $1,312,000 for hatchery 
operations and $1,000,000 for hatchery maintenance.
    The Committee recommends the amount proposed in the budget 
request for the Upper Colorado River fish recovery project.
    The Committee recommends $53,332,000 for fish and wildlife 
management, which is an increase of $7,753,000 above the budget 
estimate. The Committee has provided $10,669,000 for anadramous 
fish management, an increase of $500,000 above the request. The 
increase is for the Connecticut River Commission. For fish and 
wildlife assistance, the Committee has provided $38,037,000, an 
increase of $5,053,000. Increases above the request are 
$1,350,000 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 
$350,000 is for resistant trout research coordinated through 
the Whirling Disease Foundation, $500,000 is for the Wildlife 
Health Center in Montana, $2,803,000 for Yukon River Treaty 
implementation (for a total of $3,400,000 for this project), 
and $400,000 for fish passage improvements adjacent to 
railroads in Alaska. The Committee has provided $4,626,000 for 
the marine mammal program, $2,200,000 above the budget 
estimate. The increases are $1,200,000 for continued marine 
mammal protection efforts in Alaska, and $1,000,000 is to 
conduct marine mammal population surveys in Alaska.
    The Committee expects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to 
continue to fund the operation of the Regional Mark Processing 
Center in order to protect the integrity of tagging and 
sampling data for the Alaska and West Coast salmon fisheries.
    General Administration.--The Committee recommends 
$132,108,00 for general administration, an increase of 
$1,850,000 above the request. Increases above the request are 
$850,000 for operations at the National Conservation Training 
Center and $1,000,000 for the Caddo Lake Ramsar Center in 
Texas.
    As noted earlier in the report, the Committee has revised 
its reprogramming guidelines to address bureau and departmental 
assessments and cross-charges. The Committee expects the 
Service to adhere to these modified guidelines, and not assess 
subordinate entities above amounts listed in the justification 
without formal Committee approval. The reprogramming guidelines 
apply to all Departmental, Washington office, and Regional 
Service entities.

                              CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $54,073,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      35,393,000
Committee recommendation................................      53,285,000

    The Committee recommends $53,285,000 for construction, an 
increase of $17,892,000 above the budget estimate.
    The Committee agrees to the following distribution of 
funds:

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
               Unit                        Project        recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska Maritime NWR, AK...........  Equip visitor center            400
Anchorage Int'l Airport, AK.......  Hangar [cc].........          5,000
Bear River NWR, UT................  Water mgmt.                   1,000
                                     improvements.
Bitter Lake NWR, NM...............  Visitor Center [cc].          1,500
Bozeman Fish Tech Center, MT......  Lab/Admin Bldg [cc].          1,887
Cabo Rojo NWR, PR.................  Replace Office Bldg           3,700
                                     (seismic) [cc].
Canaan Valley NWR, WV.............  Visitor impvts./law             806
                                     enforcement housing.
Cape Romain, NWR, SC..............  Dike/Water control            1,000
                                     structures [c].
Crab Orchard NWR, IL..............  Devil's Kitchen Dam             500
                                     Ph I [d].
Entiat NWR, WA....................  Seismic Rehab of 4              120
                                     bldg Ph I [p/d].
Garrison Dam, ND..................  Fish pond                       300
                                     improvements.
Iron River NFH, WI................  Replace domes [cc]..            600
Jordan River NFH..................  Replace M/V Togue             5,500
                                     [cc].
Kenai NWR, AK.....................  Cabins, trails,               1,000
                                     campgrounds.
Kodiak NWR, AK....................  Visitor Center [c]..          3,000
Kofa NWR, AZ......................  Seismic Safety Rehab            350
                                     Ph I [p/d].
Lacreek NWR, SD...................  Little White River              730
                                     Dam Ph II [d].
Lahontan NWR, NV..................  Seismic Rehab of 2               70
                                     bldg Ph I [p/d].
Makah NWR, WA.....................  Seismic Rehab of 1               80
                                     bldg Ph I [p/d].
Mammoth Springs NFH, AR...........  Visitor center                1,250
                                     renovation [c].
Nat'l Eagle Repository, CO........  Replace incinerator             110
                                     [p/d/cc].
Ohio River Islands NWR, WV........  Visitor center [cc]           2,061
                                     & misc.
                                     improvements.
Okeefenokee Concession, GA........  Concession facility.            525
Ottawa NWR, OH....................  Visitor Center [cc].            850
Patuxent Research Ctr., MD........  Master plan and                 500
                                     environmental
                                     assessment.
Savannah NWR, GA/SC...............  Visitor center [cc].            850
Servicewide.......................  Dam Safety Programs             730
                                     and Inspections.
Servicewide.......................  Bridge Safety                   575
                                     Inspections.
Servicewide.......................  Initial inspections           1,291
                                     for recently
                                     acquired dams.
Servicewide.......................  Replace Survey                1,000
                                     Aircraft.
Sevilleta NWR, NM.................  Laboratory                    2,000
                                     construction.
Silvio O. Conte NWR, VT...........  Nulhegan Div.                   500
                                     visitor center [p/
                                     d].
White Sulphur Springs NFH, WV.....  Equipment upgrades..             50
Winthrop NWR, WA..................  Seismic Rehab (4                130
                                     bldgs) Ph I [p/d].
World Birding Ctr., TX............  Construction........          2,000
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal, Line Item           ....................         41,965
       Construction.
                                                         ===============
Servicewide.......................  Nationwide                    6,262
                                     Engineering Service.
Servicewide.......................  CAM.................          3,058
Servicewide.......................  Seismic Safety                  200
                                     Program.
Servicewide.......................  Environmental                 1,650
                                     Compliance
                                     Management.
Servicewide.......................  Waste Prevention,               150
                                     Recycling and Env.
                                     Mgmt Sys.
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal, Nationwide          ....................         11,320
       Engineering Svcs.
                                                         ===============
      Total.......................  ....................         53,285
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            land acquisition

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $72,893,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      40,737,000
Committee recommendation................................      64,689,000

    The Committee recommends $64,689,000, an increase of 
$23,952,000 above the budget request.
    The following table shows the Committee's recommendations:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
 State                      Project                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    AK Alaska Peninsula NWR                                   $750,000
    FL Archie Carr NWR                                         711,000
    CO Baca NWR                                              9,000,000
    VA Back Bay NWR                                          1,000,000
    TX Balcones Canyonland NWR                               2,500,000
    MO Big Muddy NFWR                                          500,000
    NE Boyer Chute NWR                                         500,000
    AR Cache River NWR                                         750,000
    WV Canaan Valley NWR                                       600,000
    TN Chickasaw NWR                                         1,500,000
    KY Clarks River NWR                                        500,000
    SD Dakota Tallgrass Prairie                              1,500,000
    MI Detroit River IWR                                     1,500,000
 MO/IL Great River NWR                                         500,000
    NJ Great Swamp NWR                                       1,350,000
    HI James Campbell NWR                                    3,000,000
    TN Lower Hatchie NWR                                     1,800,000
    TX Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR                           1,750,000
    MN Minnesota Valley NWR                                  1,000,000
 MN/IA Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR                          470,000
    IN Patoka NWR                                              500,000
    ME Rachel Carson NWR                                     1,000,000
    LA Red River NWR                                           750,000
    RI Rhode Island refuge complex                           1,500,000
    CA San Diego NWR                                         2,500,000
    CA San Joaquin River NWR                                 1,500,000
    FL St. Marks NWR                                         1,000,000
    AK Togiak NWR                                            1,500,000
    SC Waccamaw NWR                                          3,000,000
    MT Western MT Project/Blackfoot Challenge                2,000,000
    WV White Sulphur Springs NFH                               400,000
    AK Yukon Flats NWR                                         500,000
                                                     -------------------
             Subtotal, Acquisitions                         47,331,000
                                                     -------------------
       Acquisition Management                                9,800,000
       CAM                                                   2,058,000
       Exchanges                                             1,000,000
       Inholdings                                            2,500,000
       Emergencies & Hardships                               2,000,000
                                                     -------------------
             Total, FWS Land Acquisition                    64,689,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Service is encouraged to perform environmental reviews 
and other activities in preparation for a land exchange within 
the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge.

                      LANDOWNER INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $39,740,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      40,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      40,000,000

    The Committee recommends $40,000,000 for the Landowner 
Incentive Program, which is equal to the budget request.

                           STEWARDSHIP GRANTS

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $9,935,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      10,000,000

    The Committee recommends $10,000,000 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, 2003....................................     $80,473,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      86,614,000
Committee recommendation................................      86,614,000

    The Committee recommends $86,614,000 for the cooperative 
endangered species conservation fund, of which $2,585,000 is 
for administration and $50,000,000 is for habitat conservation 
plan land acquisition.

                     national wildlife refuge fund

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $14,320,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      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, 2003....................................     $38,309,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      49,560,000
Committee recommendation................................      42,982,000

    The Committee recommends $42,982,000 for the North American 
wetlands conservation fund, a reduction of $6,578,000 below the 
budget request.

                NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $2,981,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................................
Committee recommendation................................       3,000,000

    The Committee recommends $3,000,000 for neotropical 
migratory bird conservation.

                multinational species conservation fund

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $4,768,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       7,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000 for 
the multinational species conservation fund, a decrease of 
$1,000,000 below the budget estimate. The funds for neotropical 
birds have been provided under a separate heading. Funds within 
this account shall be equally divided between the four programs 
(African elephant, Rhino and Tiger, Asian elephant and Great 
ape conservation).

                    STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $64,577,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      59,983,000
Committee recommendation................................      75,000,000

    The Committee recommends $75,000,000 for State and tribal 
wildlife grants. Of the amount provided, $5,000,000 is provided 
for tribal grants.
    In addition to the amount provided for State and Tribal 
Wildlife Grants, the Committee has provided significant funding 
for the LWCF State Assistance program through the National Park 
Service. The Committee believes that these two programs can be 
mutually beneficial, as grants supported by the State 
Assistance program may be beneficial to non-game wildlife and 
grants supported by the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants 
program may have associated recreation benefits. The Committee 
urges the Department to work with States, tribes, and other 
relevant stakeholders to explore opportunities to develop 
synergies between these two programs.
    The Committee expects that funds provided under this 
heading shall be added to revenues from existing State sources 
and not serve as a substitute for revenues from such sources.
    The Committee has included bill language that allows 
individual States to use up to 10 percent of the funds they 
receive under this heading to be used for wildlife conservation 
education efforts that contribute significantly to the 
conservation of wildlife species or their habitats.

                         National Park Service


                 operation of the national park system

Appropriations, 2003....................................  $1,564,331,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................   1,631,882,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,636,299,000

    The Committee recommends $1,636,299,000 for operation of 
the National Park System, an increase of $71,968,000 over the 
enacted level. The amount provided reflects all proposed 
transfers and IT savings, and includes an increase of 
$20,000,000 over the budget request for park base operating 
budgets. Of the funds provided above the budget request for 
park base operating increases, $1,000,000 should be allocated 
to the National Trails program.
    Resource Stewardship.--The Committee recommends 
$342,485,000 for resource stewardship, an increase of 
$4,336,000 over the enacted level. Changes to the enacted level 
included increases of $1,945,000 for fixed costs, $225,000 for 
the Cumberland Piedmont Network Learning Center, $750,000 to 
monitor chronic wasting disease, $5,000,000 for inventory and 
monitoring, $600,000 for water quality monitoring, $750,000 for 
vanishing treasures, and $6,862,000 for park operations. 
Decreases include $200,000 for Greenspaces for Living as 
proposed in the budget request.
    Visitor Services.--The Committee recommends $323,965,000 
for visitor services, and increase of $8,590,000 over the 
enacted level. Changes to the enacted level included increases 
of $3,350,000 for fixed costs, $1,400,000 for law enforcement 
training, and $6,866,000 for park operations. The recommended 
amount also reflects the decreases proposed in the budget 
request.
    Maintenance.--The Committee recommends $567,294,000 for 
maintenance, an increase of $47,324,000 over the enacted level. 
Changes to the enacted level included increases of $3,645,000 
for fixed costs, $9,315,000 for repair and rehabilitation, 
$2,606,000 for facility condition assessments, $14,000,000 for 
cyclic maintenance, and $8,832,000 for park operations. There 
is a decrease of $721,000 for the facility management software 
system.
    The Committee is aware that the National Park Service is 
continuing its efforts to acquire the Pemberton House at 
Vicksburg NMP with funds appropriated in fiscal year 2002. Upon 
completion of the acquisition, the Committee directs the 
Service to make available the funds necessary to stabilize the 
building and establish operations at the site.
    Of the amounts provided for maintenance, $368,000 is for 
Ocmulgee NM to replace unsafe floor coverings, construct a 
boundary fence and perform other maintenance work.
    Park Support.--The Committee recommends $288,336,000 for 
park support, an increase of $5,031,000 from the enacted level. 
Changes to the enacted level included increases of $2,429,000 
for fixed costs, $500,000 for partnership regional 
coordinators, $505,000 for IT security and accreditation, 
$600,000 for wild and scenic partnership rivers, $1,000,000 for 
volunteers in parks, $2,000,000 for challenge cost share, and 
$4,000,000 for resource restoration challenge cost share. 
Reductions include $200,000 for international travel, 
$1,384,000 for park operations, and $3,000,000 for incidental 
personnel costs.
    The Committee continues to expect the Service to allocate 
one third of the amount provided for the regular challenge cost 
share program to the National Trails System.
    External Administrative Costs.--The Committee recommends 
$114,219,000 for external administrative costs, an increase of 
$6,687,000 over the enacted level. The amount provided reflects 
transfers and an increase of $3,093,000 for fixed costs.
    Other.--The Committee has included language under 
Administrative Provisions to facilitate the administration of 
the Park Pass program by the National Park Foundation.
    The Committee has included language in the bill authorizing 
the use of funds for construction of a memorial to Kris Eggle, 
a National Park Service ranger who was killed in the line of 
duty.
    Using any available funds and in cooperation with non-
Federal partners, the Service is directed to continue efforts 
to acquire the Rapuzzi collection for Klondike Gold Rush NHP. 
The Service should report to the Committee by December 1, 2004 
on the status of these efforts.
    The Committee is aware of discussions that have taken place 
regarding certain management challenges faced by both the 
Service and the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust at the Oklahoma 
City National Memorial. Should additional funding for the 
Memorial be necessary, the Committee would consider a 
reprogramming of funds to the extent consistent with relevant 
authorizing legislation.

                       UNITED STATES PARK POLICE

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $77,921,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      78,859,000
Committee recommendation................................      78,349,000

    The Committee recommends $78,349,000 for the United States 
Park Police, an increase of $428,000 above the enacted level. 
The increase provided is for fixed costs.

                  NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $61,268,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      47,936,000
Committee recommendation................................      60,154,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $60,154,000 
for national recreation and preservation, a decrease of 
$1,215,000 from the enacted level.
    Recreation Programs.--The Committee recommends an increase 
of $7,000 over the enacted level for recreation programs. The 
increase provided is for fixed costs.
    Natural Programs.--The Committee recommends an increase of 
$1,634,000 over the enacted level for natural programs. The 
increase provided includes $134,000 for fixed costs and 
$1,500,000 for the rivers and trails conservation program. The 
Service should continue its support for the Northern Forest 
Canoe Trail through the challenge cost share program at the 
$250,000 level.
    Cultural Programs.--The Committee recommends an increase of 
$20,000 over the enacted level for cultural programs. The 
amount provided largely restores the proposed reduction in 
national register programs, and includes $100,000 in technical 
assistance for the Gettysburg Battlefield National Historic 
District.
    International Park Affairs.--The Committee recommends a 
decrease of $82,000 from the enacted level for international 
park affairs, as proposed in the budget request.
    Environmental and Compliance Review.--The Committee 
recommends an increase of $4,000 over the enacted level for 
environmental compliance and review. The increase provided is 
for fixed costs.
    Grant Administration.--The Committee recommends an increase 
of $20,000 over the enacted level for grant administration. The 
increase provided is for fixed costs.
    Heritage Partnership Programs.--The Committee recommends a 
decrease of $772,000 from the enacted level for heritage 
partnership programs. The Committee recommends the following 
distribution of funds:

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                         Project                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership.............             800
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area....................             400
Automobile National Heritage Area.......................             600
Cache La Poudre River Corridor (from ONPS)..............              45
Cane River National Heritage Area (from ONPS)...........             900
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor..........             844
Erie Canalway National Heritage Area....................             397
Essex National Heritage Area............................             900
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area..............             522
Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor..             745
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage             795
 Corridor...............................................
Lackawanna Heritage Area................................             646
National Coal Heritage Area.............................             123
Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor..........             900
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage              844
 Corridor...............................................
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area..................             900
Schuykill National Heritage Center......................             497
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic                     497
 District...............................................
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor...............             900
Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area.......................             209
Wheeling National Heritage Area.........................             900
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area....................             123
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal, Commissions & Grants....................          13,487
Technical Support.......................................             124
                                                         ===============
      Total, Heritage Partnership Programs..............          13,611
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee has provided $745,000 for the Illinois and 
Michigan Canal NHC. The Committee expects the funds to be used 
for appropriate activities and related projects, including the 
Port of LaSalle project, in accordance with Public Law 98-398.
    Statutory or Contractual Aid.--The Committee recommends a 
decrease of $1,112,000 from the enacted level for statutory or 
contractual aid. The distribution of funds is shown below:

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                                                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission..............              200
Brown Foundation.......................................              200
Chesapeake Bay Gateways................................            2,500
Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission....................               87
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve....................              806
Jamestown 2007.........................................              199
Johnstown Area Heritage Association....................               49
Lamprey River..........................................            1,200
Mandan Interpetive Center and Lodge project............              500
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center.........................              528
Native Hawaiian culture and arts program...............              740
New Orleans Jazz Commission............................               66
Office of Arctic Studies...............................            1,500
Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission.....              847
Sleeping Rainbow Ranch, Capitol Reef NP................              497
                                                        ----------------
      Total............................................            9,919
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee notes that funding for the Flight 93 Memorial 
is included within the amounts provided for the Operation of 
the National Park System account. The Memorial was funded in 
the National Recreation and Preservation account in fiscal year 
2003.

                    URBAN PARKS AND RECREATION FUND

Appropriations, 2003....................................        $298,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................         305,000
Committee recommendation................................         305,000

    The Committee recommends $305,000 for the urban parks and 
recreation fund, the same as the budget request.

                       HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $68,552,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      67,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      75,750,000

    The Committee recommends $75,750,000 for the historic 
preservation fund, an increase of $7,198,000 above the enacted 
level. The amount provided includes increases over the budget 
request of $3,000,000 for grants-in-aid to States, $250,000 for 
grants-in-aid to tribes, $2,000,000 for Save America's 
Treasures, $500,000 for the National Trust for Historic 
Preservation, and $3,000,000 for historically black colleges 
and universities. The amount provided for the National Trust 
for Historic Preservation concludes the Federal commitment to 
the National Trust Historic Sites endowment program.

                              construction

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $325,712,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     327,257,000
Committee recommendation................................     341,531,000

    The Committee recommends $341,531,000 for construction, an 
increase of $14,274,000 above the budget request. The Committee 
recommends the following distribution of funds:

                   NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                        Project                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abraham Lincoln Library, IL...........................             3,000
Acadia NP, ME (upgrade utilities and campgrounds).....             7,017
American Memorial Park, Saipan (upgrade water delivery               892
 system)..............................................
Assateague Island NS, MD (design visitor center)......               500
Badlands NP, SD (correct safety/ADA deficiencies at                3,996
 visitor center)......................................
Big Bend NP, TX (Chisos Basin water supply)...........             1,946
Big Cypress NP, FL (rehabilitate off-road vehicle                  1,047
 trails [complete])...................................
Blue Ridge Parkway, NC (reconstruct historic guard                 3,186
 walls)...............................................
Boston Harbor Islands NRA, MA (install safety rails                  727
 and walkways--George's Island).......................
Boston NHP, MA (rehabilitate USS Constitution                      2,408
 maintenance facility)................................
Boston NHP, MA (rehabilitate Commandant's House)......               744
Bryce Canyon NP, UT (renovate and expand Sunset point                859
 restroom and picnic facility)........................
Cane River Creole NHP, LA (curatorial facility).......             1,216
Central High School NHS, AR (pre-planning of visitor                 267
 center)..............................................
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP, MD (stabilize towpath               1,538
 wall and construct footbridge).......................
Colonial NHP, VA (protect Jamestown collections and                7,611
 rehab visitor center [complete]).....................
Colonial NHP, VA (protect Yorktown museum collection).               725
Crater Lake NP, OR (restore historic residence for use               999
 as science and learning center)......................
Craters of the Moon NM, ID (upgrade visitor center)...             1,334
Dayton Aviation NHP, OH (various).....................             2,850
Denali NP, AK (southside planning)....................               750
Dry Tortugas NP, FL (stabilize and restore fort)......             5,883
Eleanor Roosevelt NHS, NY (restore historic buildings              2,750
 and landscape).......................................
Everglades NP, FL (modified water delivery system)....            12,990
Frederick Douglass NHS, DC (rehab)....................               955
Ft. Washington Park, MD (repair and rehabilitation)...             5,383
Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania County Battlefields                   1,560
 Memorial NMP, VA (stabilize historic ruins and
 resources)...........................................
Gateway NRA, NY (rehab hangars 5 & 6 at Floyd Bennett              2,416
 Field)...............................................
General Grant NMem, NY (rehabilitate Gen. Grant's                  1,732
 tomb)................................................
George Washington Carver NM, MO (visitor center)......             3,500
George Washington Memorial Parkway, VA (rehabilitate               3,383
 U.S. Marine Corps Memorial)..........................
Grand Teton NP, WY (visitor center)...................             3,000
Great Smoky Mountains NP, TN (rehabilitate comfort                 2,364
 stations and picnic areas)...........................
Harpers Ferry NP, WV (rehab bldgs., transportation                 3,200
 system)..............................................
Horace Albright Training Center, AZ (rehabilitate                  7,437
 center)..............................................
Hot Springs NP, AR (rehab Quawpaw bathhouse)..........             2,000
Independence NHP, PA (construct security fence).......             5,100
Independence NHP, PA (Independence Square site                     3,000
 rehabilitation)......................................
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, MO (construct               4,339
 security fence)......................................
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley NHC, RI/MA.....             1,000
Lake Mead NRA, AZ (replace and upgrade Willow Beach                3,514
 wastewater treatment)................................
Lincoln Home NHS, IL (rehabilitate interior)..........               285
Lowell NHP, MA (stabilize/rehab interior of historic                 674
 railroad tunnel).....................................
L.Q.C. Lamar House NHL, MS (restoration)..............               300
Mammoth Cave NP, KY (reconstruct water system)........             6,014
Mammoth Cave NP, KY (rehab cave electrical system                  3,593
 [complete])..........................................
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, VT (rehabilitate barn)               750
Mesa Verde NP, CO (replace hazardous HVAC systems in               1,207
 Chapin Mesa).........................................
Minute Man NHP, MA (save resources and provide safe                1,365
 access, North Bridge)................................
Morristown NHP, NJ (rehab historic buildings).........             1,789
Morris Thompson Visitor and Cultural Center, AK.......             3,000
Mt. Rainier NP, WA (rehab primary electrical                       4,000
 distribution system).................................
Natchez Trace Parkway, MS (rehab).....................             1,000
National Capital Parks-Central, DC (improve security              10,000
 around Washington Monument)..........................
National Capital Parks-Central, DC (improve security               4,858
 around Jefferson Memorial)...........................
New Bedford Whaling NHP, MA (Corson Building).........             3,500
New River Gorge NR, WV (reroof Canyon Rim v.c.,                    3,141
 stabilization of structures, boundary survey, trail
 access)..............................................
Olympic NP, WA (Elwha River restoration)..............            12,950
Organ Pipe NM, AZ (construct vehicle barrier).........             4,405
Pacific Coast Immigration Museum, CA..................               385
Petrified Forest NP, AZ (rehabilitate Painted Desert               3,124
 Inn and cabins)......................................
Petersburg NB, VA (consolidate, rehab, replace                       781
 maintenance facilities)..............................
Petersburg NB, VA (restore/repair Appomattox Manor                   881
 Foundation)..........................................
Puukohola Heiau NHS, HI (re-establish historic scene).             3,046
Rock Creek Park, DC (preserve and protect Meridian                 2,891
 Hill Park)...........................................
San Francisco Maritime NHP, CA (rehabilitate C.A.                  1,177
 Thayer [complete])...................................
Sequoia and Kings Canyon NP, CA (replace potable water             2,210
 tanks and provide fire suppression at park
 headquarters)........................................
Sun Watch NHL, OH (rehab).............................               375
Tallgrass Prairie NPres, KS (design resource center)..               750
Thomas Stone NHS, MD (visitor access/restoration).....               948
Timpanogos Cave NM, UT (design visitor center)........               250
Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act, UT.......             4,000
Western Arctic parklands, AK (construct NW Alaska                    700
 Heritage Center and Administrative Center)...........
White House (structural and utility rehabilitation)...             6,443
Wind Cave NP, SD (preplace failing wastewater                      3,909
 treatment)...........................................
Wrangell-St. Elias NP & Pres, AK (stabilize and rehab                933
 Kennecott site)......................................
Yellowstone NP, WY (restoration of Old House at Old                5,973
 Faithful Inn)........................................
Yellowstone NP, WY (replace administrative snowcoaches             1,892
 and improve support infrastructure)..................
Yellowstone NP, WY (reconstruct West Entrance Station)             1,888
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Line item construction................           224,505
                                                       -----------------
Emergency and unscheduled projects....................             5,500
Housing replacement...................................             8,000
Dam safety............................................             2,700
Equipment replacement:
    Replacement of park operations equipment..........            14,333
    Conversion to narrowband radio system.............            20,646
    Modernization of information mgmt. system.........               481
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Equipment replacement.................            35,460
                                                       -----------------
Construction planning.................................            24,480
Construction program management and operations:
    Associate Director, Professional Services.........             1,002
    Denver Service Center operations..................            16,464
    Regional facility project support.................            10,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Const. program mgmt. & ops............            27,466
                                                       -----------------
General management planning:
    EIS planning and compliance.......................             4,996
    General management and strategic planning.........             7,924
    Special resource studies..........................               500
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, General management planning...........            13,420
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Other construction....................           117,026
                                                       =================
      Total, National Park Service construction.......           341,531
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Last year, NPS was directed to provide a report and 
information regarding the allocation of the line-item 
construction planning program. This year, the Committee revises 
its direction to NPS. Since the planning dollars are in support 
of the 5-year line item construction plan, the managers direct 
NPS to include the proposed 5-year line item construction list 
in the budget justification, along with an identification and 
brief description of new planning starts anticipated in the 
upcoming fiscal year. Within 60 days of enactment of the 
appropriations bill, NPS should provide the Committee with the 
final allocation of the planning funds. Significant deviations 
from the allocation list should be provided to the Committee, 
as well as any major scope changes that occur on a project. 
Inclusion of the 5-year plan in the budget justification will 
also assist the Appropriations Committees in reviewing new 
proposed projects with an estimated cost in excess of 
$5,000,000. NPS should work with the Committee to develop a 
reporting mechanism, for submission by April 1 annually, to 
identify those capital projects estimated to cost more than 
$5,000,000 that are proposed to be constructed, whether from 
construction or other fund sources, including fee 
demonstration, concessions, and donations.
    The funds provided for Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP are for 
the following projects: $600,000 for an interpretive film and 
wayside exhibits, $300,000 for interpretive developments at the 
Wright home and engineering laboratory and for construction of 
the facade at the Fifth Cycle Shop, $200,000 for handicap 
access at the Paul Laurence Dunbar Memorial, $150,000 for an 
historic structures report on 26 South Williams Street, 
$300,000 for displays at the Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center, 
$500,000 for the Pekin Theater and $800,000 for parking lot 
construction.
    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.
    The Committee encourages the National Park Service to 
continue the ongoing planning for the proposed visitor facility 
at Homestead National Monument, Nebraska. This project received 
planning funding in fiscal year 2003. Construction funding of 
$4,500,000 for this project is included in the fiscal year 
2004-2008 5-year line-item construction program of the National 
Park Service. Funding to complete planning for this project 
should be provided consistent with NPS allocation procedures 
for lump-sum planning related to the 5-year plan.
    The Committee is aware of discussions among the National 
Park Service, the City of New Orleans and prospective local 
partners regarding the development of an interpretive center 
for New Orleans Jazz National Park. The Committee is supportive 
of these efforts, and encourages the parties involved to 
continue their work toward an acceptable cooperative agreement. 
Participants in these discussions should be mindful, however, 
of the language regarding partnership projects that was 
included in the Statement of Managers accompanying the 
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2003. The Committee also notes that any interpretive 
center proposal must be consistent with the park's general 
management plan, and must address the safety of both visitors 
to the Park and National Park Service personnel.
    The Committee has provided funding for visitor facilities 
at Timpanogos Cave NM, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 
Assateague Island NS, and Grand Teton NP. The Committee expects 
that design of these projects will be processed through the 
visitor center planning model and other Service procedures to 
ensure that the facilities are appropriately sized for their 
location and purposes. The Committee also reiterates its views 
regarding partnership projects as expressed in the Statement of 
Managers accompanying the fiscal year 2003 Interior and Related 
Agencies appropriations bill.
    The funds provided for planning of the Pacific Coast 
Immigration Museum complete the Federal commitment to the 
project.
    Funding provided for Sun Watch NHL and the L.Q.C. Lamar 
House NHL is to be matched with non-Federal funds.
    The Committee encourages the National Park Service to 
continue with general management planning activities at Cedar 
Creek and Belle Grove NHP, as indicated in the budget 
justification.
    The Committee encourages the Service to commence work on 
recently authorized resource study of the Bainbridge Island 
Eagledale Ferry Dock, as well as on the general management plan 
for the Old Spanish Trail.
    The Committee recognizes the many historic, natural, and 
cultural aspects which have combined to make the Bismarck and 
Mandan areas of North Dakota an important national resource 
worthy of recognition, conservation, and interpretation. With 
the earliest Indian settlements dating back to the 1500s, the 
area has played an integral role in American history and the 
Nation's westward expansion, particularly through the events 
associated with the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Committee 
also appreciates the various preservation efforts undertaken by 
the Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation, and notes that the 
Foundation is well suited to assist with further conservation 
endeavors. The Committee therefore directs the Service to work 
with the Foundation in helping to determine what additional 
resources are worthy of protection in an effort to preserve the 
heritage of this area. The Service should report its findings 
to the Committee by January 1, 2004.
    The Committee is aware of additional repairs and 
improvements needed at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis 
Center, and urges the Service to work with cooperators to make 
such repairs and improvements in a timely fashion.
    The Committee is aware that the U.S. Army will be 
relocating some of its fire and emergency services personnel 
currently located in Hawaii. This relocation will severely 
undercut the availability of such vital services at the 
Volcanoes National Park. The Committee understands, and greatly 
appreciates, that the County of Hawaii is willing to provide 
these services, and urges the Service to make $250,000 
available for transition funding.

                    land and water conservation fund


                              (RESCISSION)

Appropriations, 2003....................................    -$30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     -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 2004.

                 land acquisition and state assistance

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $171,348,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     238,634,000
Committee recommendation................................     158,473,000

    The Committee recommends $158,473,000 for land acquisition 
and State assistance, a reduction of $80,161,000 below the 
budget request.
    The following table shows the Committee recommendation:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Area and State                       recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Big Thicket National Preserve (TX)....................        $5,400,000
Civil War Battlefield Sites (Grants)..................         2,000,000
Ft. Clatsop NMem (OR).................................         1,250,000
Great Sand Dunes NP (CO)..............................         2,000,000
Gulf Islands NS (Cat Island) (MS).....................         5,000,000
Gulf Islands NS (Horn Island) (MS)....................         1,100,000
Hawaii Volcanoes NP (HI)..............................         4,000,000
Ice Age NST (WI)......................................         1,000,000
New Jersey Pinelands Preserve (NJ)....................         1,000,000
Obed Wild and Scenic River (TN).......................         1,569,000
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields NHD (VA)...............         1,000,000
Sleeping Bear Dunes NL (MI)...........................         1,000,000
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (FL)........         1,000,000
Valley Forge NHP (PA).................................         5,000,000
Wrangell-St. Elias NP (AK)............................         2,500,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Acquisitions..........................        34,819,000
                                                       -----------------
Emergencies/Hardships.................................         4,000,000
Inholdings/Exchanges..................................         4,000,000
Acquisition management................................        11,654,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, NPS Federal Land Acquisition..........        54,473,000
                                                       =================
State Assistance Grants...............................       100,000,000
State Assistance Grant Administration.................         4,000,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, State Assistance.........................       104,000,000
                                                       =================
      TOTAL, NPS Land Acquisition and State Assistance       158,473,000
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    The Committee understands that the funds provided for 
Valley Forge NP, together with reprogrammed funds and carryover 
balances, are sufficient to complete Phase I of the Toll 
Brothers acquisition. The Committee further understands that 
reprogrammed funds are being made available for the acquisition 
of 15 acres recently added to Booker T. Washington NM. The 
amount provided for Hawaii Volcanoes NP, together with 
carryover balances and reprogrammed funds, are sufficient to 
complete the acquisition of Kahuku Ranch.
    The National Park Service is currently completing an 
environmental assessment on expanding the boundary of Theodore 
Roosevelt National Park to include the Elkhorn Ranch. The 
Committee is aware that, while local comments overwhelmingly 
support the creation of a National Preserve, the Park Service 
has not considered this option. Given expressed local support, 
the Committee directs the Park Service to reevaluate study 
comments to consider the creation of a National Preserve. The 
Committee expects the Park Service to report back to the 
Committee on its findings within 90 days of enactment of this 
Act.
    In addition to the amount provided for State Assistance, 
the Committee has provided significant funding for State and 
Tribal Wildlife Grants through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service. The Committee believes that these two programs can be 
mutually beneficial, as grants supported by the State 
Assistance program may be beneficial to non-game wildlife and 
grants supported by the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants may 
have associated recreation benefits. The Committee urges the 
Department to work with States, tribes and other relevant 
stakeholders to explore opportunities to develop synergies 
between these two programs.
    In the absence of mitigating circumstances, the governors 
of the States and territories shall be officially informed of 
LWCF State assistance apportionments within 30 days of 
enactment.

                          ENERGY AND MINERALS


                         U.S. Geological Survey


                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $919,272,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     895,505,000
Committee recommendation................................     928,864,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $928,864,000 
for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for fiscal year 
2004, an amount of $9,592,000 above the fiscal year 2003 
enacted level. The detail table at the back of the report 
displays the Committee's proposed distribution of funds among 
the Survey's activities.
    National Mapping Program.--The Committee recommends 
$128,889,000 for the national mapping program, a decrease of 
$4,317,000 below the current year enacted level. The Committee 
does not agree to the proposed budget decreases of $4,444,000 
for data collection or $2,770,000 for geographic analysis and 
has included these sums in its recommendation. Further, the 
Committee notes that the proposed IT reduction for the mapping 
program is $6,640,000, an amount that exceeds the IT savings 
proposed for much larger agencies and bureaus, such as the 
Forest Service or the National Park Service, which have budgets 
of approximately $4,000,000,000 and $2,000,000,000 
respectively. The Committee has not been given information that 
would substantiate such a large reduction and, therefore, has 
restored all but $1,050,000 to the program. Other changes to 
the enacted level include an increase of $1,133,000 to 
partially fund uncontrollable costs, and decreases of 
$3,000,000 for the AmericaView program and $1,400,000 for 
closure of the Center for Integration and Natural Disaster 
Information [CINDI] program. Functions performed within the 
CINDI program have been transferred to other areas within USGS. 
Included in base funding is an amount of $1,000,000 to continue 
the Alaska digital data mapping program, which was initiated in 
fiscal year 2003.
    Geological Hazards, Resources and Processes.--The Committee 
recommends $236,872,000 for the geological hazards, resources 
and processes program, an increase of $3,705,000 above the 
current year enacted level. The Committee does not agree with 
the proposed budget reduction of $11,172,000 to the Minerals 
Resources base program and has restored these funds in full. 
Similarly, the Committee has not accepted the proposed decrease 
of $1,900,000 to the Advanced National Seismic System program. 
These funds are maintained in the base and an increase of 
$500,000 is provided to expand the earthquake program's 
capabilities. Other increases to the enacted level include 
$2,141,000 to partially fund fixed costs; $300,000 for INSAR 
data acquisition; $200,000 for Mauna Loa volcano monitoring; 
$500,000 for a Clark County, Nevada mineral inventory; $300,000 
for a Kansas well log inventory; an additional $1,000,000 for 
Shemya volcano monitoring equipment, which brings the total 
program amount to $2,000,000; an additional $500,000 for the 
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping program; and $1,225,000 
for a coalbed methane study of the Tongue River watershed. 
Other projects that are continued within base funds include 
$500,000 for the North Carolina erosion study; $1,500,000 to 
complete funding for the Alaska Minerals at Risk program; 
$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; $250,000 
to continue the cooperative program with the University of 
Hawaii-Hilo; and $500,000 for land subsidence studies in 
Louisiana. Decreases to the enacted level include $500,000 for 
the global dust program; $500,000 for the Central Great Lakes 
Geologic Mapping Coalition; $499,000 for the LIDAR consortium; 
$950,000 for IT savings; and $2,000,000 for the Tampa Bay pilot 
project.
    Water Resources Investigations.--The Committee recommends 
$209,547,000 for the water resources investigations, an amount 
of $2,396,000 above the current year enacted level. Increases 
include $2,190,000 to partially meet mandatory pay and 
benefits; $500,000 for a United States-Mexico border 
environmental health initiative; $500,000 for a Rathdrum 
Prairie aquifer study, an amount that will be matched in part 
by Washington and Idaho; $2,000,000 for collaborative studies 
with the University of Oklahoma, of which $1,000,000 is for the 
evaluation of current and potential groundwater contamination 
of the Roubidoux Aquifer from abandoned mine waste and 
$1,000,000 is for subsurface geologic research to identify 
areas at high risk of subsidence; $50,000 for a study on the 
efficiency of mercury methylation in South Carolina rivers; 
$414,000 for the NAWQA program; and $37,000 to restore the 
fiscal year 2003 across-the-board reduction to the Water 
Resources Research Institutes [WRRI] program for a total of 
$6,000,000. The budget request assumed the elimination of the 
WRRI program. Projects that are continued within base funds 
include $450,000 for groundwater monitoring work in Hawaii, an 
additional amount of $299,000 for investigations of mercury in 
Lake Champlain to bring that program total to $485,000; 
$500,000 for the Potomac River basin groundwater study; and 
$200,000 for a study of extremophilic life at Berkeley Pit 
Lake. Within appropriated funds, an amount of up to $1,000,000 
may be expended for the Survey's participation in the work of 
the Long-Term Estuary Assessment program. Decreases include IT 
savings of $1,580,000, a $300,000 technical adjustment to 
transfer large vessel maintenance funds to the facilities 
activity, $1,000,000 to initiate a Lake Ponchartrain study, 
$195,000 for a hydrologic study of Noyes Slough and $220,000 
for a cladophora blooms study.
    Biological Research.--The Committee recommends $169,580,000 
for biological research, an amount of $235,000 below the 
enacted level. Changes include increases of $1,544,000 for 
fixed costs; $2,000,000 for invasive species work; $500,000 for 
the addition of a Mid-Atlantic NBII node; an additional 
$100,000 for Diamondback Terrapin research for a total of 
$200,000; and an additional $400,000 for molecular biology 
research at the Leetown facility for a total of $800,000. Of 
the $2,000,000 provided for invasive species research, 
$1,000,000 is intended for the GeoResources Institute at 
Mississippi State University. The Committee encourages the 
Institute to work collaboratively with the Survey, to the 
extent possible, on issues of shared interest. Decreases 
include $650,000 for IT savings; a $600,000 technical 
adjustment to transfer vessel maintenance funds to the 
facilities activity; $500,000 for a Wellsboro genetics study; 
$300,000 for inventory and monitoring on the Cherokee National 
Forest; $50,000 for a Tunison salmon study; $499,000 for 
ballast water research; $180,000 for Yukon River Chum Salmon 
research; and $2,000,000 for fire science research. The 
Committee is supportive of the USGS contribution to the 
Department's overall fire science program but suggests that 
funding for its work should be derived from the larger program. 
Projects that are continued within base funds include $750,000 
for a mining study on the Mark Twain National Forest in 
cooperation with the Water Resources activity; $500,000 for a 
Pallid Sturgeon study, $1,000,000 for the Northern Continental 
Divide Ecosystem genetic survey; $300,000 for multidisciplinary 
water studies at the Leetown Science Center; $400,000 to 
continue support for the newly established co-op unit at the 
University of Nebraska; and $500,000 for a decision support 
system for Lake Tahoe.
    Last year, the Committee requested a report from the Survey 
that would provide information regarding current and future 
goals of the NBII program, as well as a prioritized list for 
its expansion. The Committee understands that this report is 
now in draft form. In the meantime, the Committee is continuing 
to receive numerous inquiries regarding the establishment of 
additional nodes or expansion of existing ones. Proposals such 
as the one to expand the Northeast Information Node appear to 
have strong merit and enjoy considerable strong support. As the 
Committee will be required to make decisions in the next few 
months that will impact the growth of the NBII program, it is 
imperative that the Survey complete and submit its report as 
quickly as possible in order to provide the Committee with what 
it hopes will be a useful tool in making those decisions.
    Science Support.--The Committee recommends $91,422,000 for 
science support activities, an amount of $6,245,000 above the 
current year enacted level. Changes include increases of 
$1,605,000 for uncontrollable cost adjustments; $1,000,000 for 
critical IT security needs; and $3,990,000 for the conversion 
of existing wideband radios to digital narrowband land mobile 
radios as mandated by Federal law. A decrease of $350,000 in IT 
savings has been assumed in agreement with the budget request.
    Facilities.--The Committee recommends $92,554,000 for 
facilities, an amount of $1,798,000 above the current year 
enacted level. Changes include increases of $3,073,000 for 
fixed cost adjustments and $200,000 for unanticipated 
construction costs at the Leetown facility, and decreases of 
$1,200,000 for equipment at the Tampa Bay facility, $800,000 
for repairs at the Tunison Lab and $375,000 for completed 
design work at the Leetown facility. As proposed in the budget 
request, a total of $900,000 has been transferred from the 
water investigations program and the biological research 
program into the facilities activity. These funds are used for 
the maintenance of large vessels and are more appropriately 
considered as part of the Survey's facilities budget.

                      Minerals Management Service


                royalty and offshore minerals management

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $164,247,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     164,216,000
Committee recommendation................................     166,016,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $166,016,000 
for royalty and offshore minerals management, an increase of 
$1,800,000 above 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outer Continental Shelf lands................................     $139,206,000     $141,006,000      +$1,800,000
Royalty management...........................................       80,396,000       80,396,000  ...............
General administration.......................................       44,844,000       44,844,000  ...............
Use of receipts..............................................     -100,230,000     -100,230,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, royalty and offshore minerals management........      164,216,000      166,016,000       +1,800,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Within the funds for the leasing and environmental program 
in the Outer Continental Shelf lands activity, the Committee 
has provided $150,000 for the Alaska Whaling Commission.
    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 $800,000 for the Center for Marine Resources and 
Environmental Technology to support exploration and sustainable 
development of seabed minerals and $1,000,000 for the Marine 
Mineral Technology Center in Alaska to support exploration and 
sustainable development of seabed minerals.
    Within the funds provided for the regulatory program in the 
Outer Continental Shelf lands activity, $1,400,000 shall be 
allocated for the Offshore Technology Research Center to 
perform research for MMS through the cooperative agreement 
dated June 18, 1999.
    The service should evaluate its allocation of funds for 
studying the impacts of oil and gas exploration on marine 
animals and determine whether additional funds should be 
devoted to coastal areas of Mississippi.
    The Committee has continued bill language that was included 
in the fiscal year 2002 appropriations act under general 
provisions, Department of the Interior to prohibit the use of 
funds for Outer Continental Shelf leasing and development in 
certain areas.
    The Committee has deleted bill language which places a 
moratorium on leasing activities in the North Aleutian Basin. 
However, the Committee notes as it has in prior years that 
development activities outside of approved areas identified in 
the agency's 5-year Outer Continental Shelf 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.
    The Committee understands that the process of projecting 
offsetting receipts 1 to 2 years into the future is an 
uncertain business. Recognizing this, 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.

                           oil spill research

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $6,065,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       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, 2003....................................    $104,681,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     106,699,000
Committee recommendation................................     106,699,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $106,699,000 
for regulation and technology, which is equal to the budget 
estimate. A comparison of the budget estimate and the Committee 
recommendation is as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental restoration....................................         $163,000         $163,000  ...............
Environmental protection.....................................       79,463,000       79,463,000  ...............
Technology development and transfer..........................       12,749,000       12,749,000  ...............
Financial management.........................................          491,000          491,000  ...............
Executive direction..........................................       13,558,000       13,558,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, regulation and technology....................      106,424,000      106,424,000  ...............
                                                              ==================================================
Civil penalties..............................................          275,000          275,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, regulation and technology.......................      106,699,000      106,699,000  ...............
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                    ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

                         (Definite, Trust Fund)

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $190,498,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     174,469,000
Committee recommendation................................     190,893,000

    The Committee recommends $190,893,000 for the abandoned 
mine reclamation fund, which is an increase above the budget 
estimate of $16,424,000. A comparison of the Committee 
recommendation and the budget estimate is as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental restoration....................................     $157,137,000     $173,561,000     +$16,424,000
Technology development and transfer..........................        4,184,000        4,184,000  ...............
Financial management.........................................        6,260,000        6,260,000  ...............
Executive direction..........................................        6,888,000        6,888,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total..................................................      281,168,000      297,592,000      +16,424,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee has restored funding for the abandoned mine 
reclamation program to the enacted level. The Committee 
continues to believe that these funds are critically needed to 
address the enormous backlog of high priority reclamation work.
    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 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, 2003....................................  $1,845,246,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................   1,889,735,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,912,178,000

    The Committee recommends $1,912,178,000 for the operation 
of Indian programs, an increase of $66,843,000 above the fiscal 
year 2003 enacted level, and $22,443,000 above the budget 
estimate. Increases include internal transfers and fixed costs 
in the amount of $16,497,000. In addition, the Committee has 
increased funding for tribal courts and welfare assistance, 
restored cuts made in vital education and resource programs, 
including the Tribally Controlled Community Colleges, and 
increased law enforcement funding to support the operation, 
maintenance and staffing of new detention facilities. The 
following table provides a comparison of the budget estimate 
and Committee recommendations in the major programmatic areas:

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

Tribal Priority Allocations..................................     $777,689,000     $780,689,000      +$3,000,000
Other Recurring Programs.....................................      602,063,000      616,789,000      +14,726,000
Non-Recurring Programs.......................................       73,543,000       76,685,000       +3,142,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Tribal Budget System............................    1,453,295,000    1,474,163,000      +20,868,000
                                                              ==================================================
                        BIA OPERATIONS

Central Office Operations....................................       99,361,000       89,361,000      -10,000,000
Regional Office Operations...................................       64,481,000       64,481,000  ...............
Special Programs and Pooled Overhead.........................      272,598,000      284,173,000      +11,575,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, BIA Operations..................................      436,440,000      438,015,000       +1,575,000
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, Operation of Indian Programs....................    1,889,735,000    1,912,178,000      +22,443,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Additional details on the funding for the Bureau's 
Activities are provided in a table in the back of this report.
    Tribal Priority Allocation.--The Committee recommends 
$780,689,000 for tribal priority allocations [TPA], an increase 
of $3,000,000 above the budget request and $8,209,000 above the 
fiscal year 2003 enacted level. Increases above the budget 
request include an additional $1,000,000 for tribal courts, and 
$2,000,000 for welfare assistance. The Committee would like to 
note the increase of $1,500,000 for the Forestry program 
included in the budget request. The Committee has been 
contacted by numerous individual tribes seeking increased base 
funding for forestry programs. The Committee feels these 
requests are best addressed through program increases rather 
than additions to individual tribes.
    Other Recurring Programs.--The Committee recommends 
$616,789,000 for other recurring programs, an increase of 
$18,976,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and 
$14,726,000 above the budget estimate. Changes to the budget 
estimate include increases of $6,000,000 for operating grants 
for Tribally Controlled Community Colleges, $507,000 for the 
western Washington shellfish program (Boldt decision), 
$3,080,000 for the Timber-Fish-Wildlife project, $261,000 for 
the Great Lakes Area Resource Management (Circle of Flight) 
program, $987,000 for Chippewa/Ottawa Treaty Fisheries, $66,000 
for Hatchery Maintenance and $3,893,000 for the following 
Tribal Management/Development programs: the Alaska Sea Otter 
Commission ($100,000), the Wetlands/Waterfowl Management 
program ($593,000), the Upper Columbia United Tribes 
($320,000), the Bering Sea Fishermen's Association ($800,000), 
the Lake Roosevelt Management program ($630,000), the bison 
program ($1,100,000), and the Chugach Regional Resources 
Commission ($350,000). Decreases below the budget estimate are 
$30,000 for Columbia River Fisheries Management and $38,000 for 
United States/Canada Pacific Salmon. The Committee notes that 
all changes to the budget request for Rights Protection 
Implementation return the individual projects to their fiscal 
year 2003 enacted levels. The increase to the Tribal 
Management/Development account restores ongoing programs to the 
enacted level with the exception of the $500,000 increase above 
enacted for the bison program. Funds provided for the bison 
program above the enacted level are directed toward the 
development and implementation of the Tribal Buffalo Marketing 
Initiative as proposed by the Intertribal Bison Cooperative 
[ITBC], including the improvement of the Indian-owned meat 
processing-plant recently acquired by the Fort Belknap Tribe.
    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 
$76,685,000 for non-recurring programs, an increase of 
$4,199,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and an 
increase of $3,142,000 above the budget estimate. Increases 
above the budget estimate include $1,000,000 for the 
continuation of the Rocky Mountain Technology Foundation's 
distance learning project servicing tribal communities, 
$750,000 for the rural Alaska fire program, $1,000,000 for the 
completion of housing to support the Bachelor of Science in 
Nursing program at Salish and Kootenai Tribal College, and 
$392,000 for the Alaska Legal Services program. Within the 
funds provided for Environmental Management, the Committee 
directs the Bureau to aid the Ute Mountain tribe of Colorado in 
the remediation of the tribe's resource department's motor pool 
site.
    Central Office Operations.--The Committee recommends 
$89,361,000 for central office operations, an increase of 
$19,782,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The 
Committee has provided $38,710,000 for Information Resources 
Technology rather than $48,710,000 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 a sizeable increase was provided in 
fiscal year 2003, and the amount provided is $22,274,000 above 
the enacted level.
    Regional Office Operations.--The Committee recommends 
$64,481,000 for regional office operations, an increase of 
$675,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and fully 
commensurate with the budget estimate.
    Special Programs/Pooled Overhead.--The Committee recommends 
$284,173,000 for special programs/pooled overhead, an increase 
of $15,002,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and 
$11,575,000 above the budget estimate. Increases above the 
budget estimate included the following: In education, $200,000 
for the special higher education scholarships; in public safety 
and justice, $3,500,000 for additional detention center 
services; in community development, $3,000,000 for the United 
Tribes Technical College, $450,000 for the United Sioux Tribes 
Development Corporation, $1,425,000 for the Crownpoint 
Institute of Technology, $1,250,000 for the Western Heritage 
Center's Distance Learning and tribal histories project, 
$750,000 for the Alaska Native Aviation Training program, and 
$1,000,000 for the Yuut Elitnauviat Center. The Committee would 
like to reiterate its support for an American Indian and Alaska 
Native child abuse/child welfare pilot program to address the 
adverse effects of child abuse on American Indians and Alaska 
Natives. Last year the Committee instructed the Bureau to 
consult with tribes and social service agencies to identify 
communities willing to participate in the development and 
execution of a pilot project aimed at reducing child abuse and 
addressing the effects of child abuse. Additionally, the 
Committee cited interest by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the 
Alaska Children's Alliance to participate. Unfortunately, the 
Bureau has yet to respond to the Committee's direction. The 
Bureau should report to the Committee by November 28, 2003 its 
proposal to establish this pilot program. The report should 
include an account of the Bureau's consultation with tribes and 
social service agencies to outline goals and methods for the 
program including a cost estimate to establish the project. The 
Committee does not understand the disparate treatment of the 
Crownpoint Institute of Technology and the United Sioux Tribes 
Technical College related to contract support. The Committee 
expects the Bureau to provide this funding under a Public Law 
93-638 contract and include contract support.
    General.--The Committee would like to emphasize its support 
for the budget increases proposed for both the Forestry 
programs and the Minerals and Mining program. The Committee has 
been approached by numerous tribes and tribal organizations 
seeking aid from the Bureau to utilize resources in a 
responsible manner while creating jobs and spurring economic 
development. The Bureau is expected to direct additional Non-
recurring forestry program dollars toward projects likely to 
provide additional employment and revenue. Additionally, the 
increase for the Minerals and Mining program should be directed 
toward tribally-supported projects designed to increase energy 
production on Indian lands. The Bureau is expected to consult 
with the White House Task Force on Energy Project Streamlining 
to ensure the additional funds are directed toward projects 
with interagency support. The Committee believes this course of 
action will result in additional opportunities for tribes 
interested in moving forward with energy development.
    The Committee is deeply concerned by the ongoing 
degradation of Bureau run water and irrigation projects. 
Projects across the West are facing large rehabilitation costs 
due to questionable maintenance over the past few decades. As a 
result the Committee has been approached by numerous tribal and 
non-tribal entities for help in garnering the Bureau's 
attention and resources to address failing systems. In official 
communications brought to the Committee's attention the Bureau 
itself has admitted these problems have been exacerbated by a 
lack of judgment on the part of project personnel. Most 
concerning are recent altercations between Bureau employees and 
those serviced by these systems. The Bureau is expected to 
solicit input from field personnel as it ranks projects for 
rehabilitation and take into account regional economic impacts 
in order to provide better service to those affected by the 
operation of these projects.
    Additionally, the Committee has been approached by the 
Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes regarding 
rehabilitation of the Wind River Irrigation Project. The tribes 
contend the Bureau retains a legal responsibility for the 
proposed project due to past agreements ratified by Congress. 
Unfortunately, the Bureau and impacted tribes have yet reach 
consensus on the Bureau's legal obligation. Because of the lack 
of legal clarity, and the sheer number of similar requests 
facing the Committee, additional funds have not been provided 
for this purpose. Following consultation with the impacted 
tribes, and within 120 days of enactment of this legislation, 
the Bureau is directed to provide the Committee and tribes with 
a legal opinion as to the Bureau's responsibility for the 
project, and if the Bureau deems itself the entity legally 
responsible for this rehabilitation, a plan to address the 
proposed $10,200,000 rehabilitation cost.

                              construction

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $345,988,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     345,154,000
Committee recommendation................................     351,154,000

    The Committee recommends $351,154,000 for construction, an 
increase of $5,166,000 from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, 
and an increase of $6,000,000 from the budget estimate. The 
increase above the budget request is for the Tribal School 
Construction Demonstration Program established in fiscal year 
2001. Due to past miscommunication between Congress and the 
Bureau regarding the Cost-Share program, and the subsequent 
delays in releasing construction funds, the Committee is forced 
to designate the increase for the Tribal Construction 
Demonstration Program for the Redwater Elementary School in 
Mississippi. The Committee continues to believe this program 
offers the opportunity to build additional Indian schools at a 
reduced cost to the Federal Government and would like to 
continue funding the program as a way to solicit competing 
proposals with the Bureau's involvement. Unfortunately, the 
Bureau's lack of leadership to support the program may result 
in the Committee explicitly identifying where all program funds 
are directed.
    The Committee's recommendation for education construction 
includes $141,354,000 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.

indian land and water claims settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
                                indians

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $60,552,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      51,375,000
Committee recommendation................................      50,583,000

    The Committee recommends $50,583,000 for Indian land and 
water claims settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians. 
The Committee notes this funding level is $792,000 below the 
budget request but is fully commensurate with revised figures 
provided by the Department. Funding is provided as follows:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
White Earth Land Settlement Act [Admin)......................              625              629               +4
Hoopa-Yurok settlement fund..................................              250              252               +2
Pyramid Lake water rights settlement.........................              142              143               +1
Ute Indian water rights settlement...........................           22,494           21,467           -1,027
Rocky Boy's..................................................  ...............               33              +33
Shivwits Band Settlement.....................................  ...............              123             +123
Santo Domingo Pueblo Settlement..............................            9,864            9,884              +20
Colorado Ute Settlement......................................            8,000            8,052              +52
Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw settlement..................           10,000           10,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Miscellaneous Payments to Indians...............           51,375           50,583             -792
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 indian guaranteed loan program account

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $5,457,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       6,497,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,497,000

    The Committee recommends $6,497,000 for the Indian 
guaranteed loan program, an increase of $1,040,000 over the 
fiscal year 2003 enacted level and commensurate with the budget 
request.

                          Departmental Offices


                            Insular Affairs


                       assistance to territories

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $75,903,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      71,343,000
Committee recommendation................................      71,343,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $71,343,000 
which is equal to the budget request. The amounts recommended 
by the Committee compared to the budget estimate are shown in 
the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Territorial assistance:
    Office of Insular Affairs................................       $6,321,000       $6,321,000  ...............
    Technical assistance.....................................        7,561,000        7,561,000  ...............
    Maintenance assistance fund..............................        2,300,000        2,300,000  ...............
    Brown tree snake.........................................        2,350,000        2,350,000  ...............
    Insular management controls..............................        1,491,000        1,491,000  ...............
    Coral reef initiative....................................          500,000          500,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, territorial assistance.......................       20,523,000       20,523,000  ...............
                                                              ==================================================
American Samoa: Operations grants............................       23,100,000       23,100,000  ...............
Northern Mariana Islands: Covenant grants....................       27,720,000       27,720,000  ...............
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, assistance to territories.......................       71,343,000       71,343,000  ...............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Territorial Assistance.--The Committee recommends 
$20,523,000 for territorial assistance, which is equal to the 
request.
    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. Included in this amount is $11,000,000 for 
CNMI construction, $10,140,000 for American Samoa, $1,000,000 
for the CNMI immigration, labor, and law enforcement 
initiative, $5,000,000 for U.S. Virgin Islands construction, 
and $580,000 for the disaster assistance program.
    No specific amount has been provided for Impact aid since 
$15,000,000 has been provided for this purpose in the recently 
negotiated Compact of Free Association. The Committee has 
provided these funds in the bill contingent upon ratification 
of the Compact by the Congress.

                      compact of free association

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $20,926,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      16,125,000
Committee recommendation................................      16,434,000

    The Committee recommends $16,434,000 for compact of free 
association, which is $309,000 above the request. A comparison 
of the Committee recommendation to the budget estimate follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Compact of free association--Federal services................       $2,734,000       $2,734,000  ...............
Mandatory payments--Program grant assistance.................       12,000,000       12,000,000  ...............
Enewetak support.............................................        1,391,000        1,700,000        +$309,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, compact of free association.....................       16,125,000       16,434,000         +309,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Federal Services Assistance.--The Committee recommends 
$2,734,000 for Federal services assistance, equal to the budget 
request.
    Program Grant Assistance.--The Committee recommends 
$12,000,000 for program grant assistance, equal to the budget 
request.
    Enewetak Support.--The Committee recommends $1,700,000 for 
Enewetak support, which is $309,000 above the request.
    The Committee has included bill language in anticipation of 
the reauthorization of the Compact of Free Association. This 
provision allows funds to be used for purposes outlined in the 
Compact once this agreement has been ratified by the Congress.

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $71,957,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      97,140,000
Committee recommendation................................      78,433,000

    The Committee recommends $78,433,000 for salaries and 
expenses, a decrease of $18,707,000 below the budget request. 
The amount provided reflects all proposed transfers and IT 
savings, as well as increases from the enacted level of 
$4,571,000 for fixed costs, $1,444,000 for IT security 
certification, $400,000 for OLES and the Watch Office, and 
$101,000 for security equipment.

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Departmental direction.......................................           13,524           13,524  ...............
Management and coordination..................................           30,322           28,917           -1,405
Hearings and appeals.........................................            8,280            8,080             -200
Central services.............................................           27,070           27,070  ...............
Bureau of Mines workers compensation/unemployment............            4,108              842           -3,266
Financial management system migration project................           13,836  ...............          -13,836
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Departmental Management.........................           97,140           78,433          -18,707
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee notes with approval the participation of the 
Department of Interior in American University's Washington 
Semester American Indian Program [WINS], which serves the 
education and economic development needs of the American 
Indian/Alaska Native [AI/AN] community by providing 
opportunities for students to obtain academically supervised 
internships in Washington, DC and supporting but rigorous 
course work. The WINS program advances the goals of Executive 
Order 13270, which directs all Federal agencies to take steps 
to enhance access to Federal opportunities and resources for 
AI/AN students. The Department is urged, as part of its 3-Year 
Plan pursuant to Executive Order 13270, to expand the number of 
internship slots for the WINS program and to accommodate 
participants in a second-year internship program.

                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

                         (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

    The Committee recommends $11,700,000 for the working 
capital fund for the financial and business management system 
migration project. This amount is offset by a rescission in 
funds available in the working capital fund.
    While the working capital fund has been a valuable 
management tool for the Department, the Committee is concerned 
about the findings of the review recently conducted by the 
Inspector General. The Department must establish more 
consistent pricing policies, improve its justification and 
quantification of authorized reserves, normalize the use of 
recurring reimbursable support agreements within the WCF where 
appropriate, and continue to work with both the Committee and 
the individual bureaus to improve the transparency of fund 
transactions. Future budget justifications should at a minimum 
display actual WCF charges against estimates for the most 
recent years available, and should clearly distinguish 
functions and activities funded directly through departmental 
management appropriations from WCF-funded operational 
activities that serve all bureaus. With respect to improving 
communications within the Department, the Committee views the 
formation of the Working Capital Fund Consortium as a positive 
step. The Consortium can only be effective, however, if it 
fosters a true dialogue on WCF governance issues. The 
Department should keep the Committee informed as it works to 
implement a WCF improvement plan that addresses the key issues 
raised by the Inspector General.

                       payments in lieu of taxes

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $218,570,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     200,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     230,000,000

    The Committee agrees with the budget proposal to move 
Payments in Lieu of Taxes [PILT] to Departmental Management, 
and has provided a $30,000,000 increase over the budget request 
for the PILT program.

                        Office of the Solicitor


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $47,462,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      50,374,000
Committee recommendation................................      50,179,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,179,000 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, an 
increase of $2,717,000 over the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. 
The amount provided includes $850,000 for the Ethics Office, 
which was previously funded in the Departmental Management 
account.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $36,003,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      39,049,000
Committee recommendation................................      37,474,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $37,474,000 
for the Office of Inspector General. Changes from the fiscal 
year 2003 enacted level include increases of $1,063,000 for 
fixed costs, $250,000 for audits, $300,000 for investigations, 
and $190,000 for IT security, and a decrease of $568,000 
reflecting the transfer of responsibility for indirect cost 
negotiations. The amount provided also includes a $236,000 
across-the-board adjustment.

           Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians


                         FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $140,359,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     274,641,000
Committee recommendation................................     219,641,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $219,641,000 
for the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, 
$55,000,000 below the budget request and $79,282,000 above the 
fiscal year 2003 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. Past accounting efforts have illustrated few 
mistakes within the individual accounts being audited, and it 
is the Committee's belief the funding level provided will allow 
the Department to utilize a statistical sampling model 
sufficient to further illustrate the Department's performance 
in managing trust accounts. The Committee wishes to underscore 
the reduction below the request level should not be mistaken 
for an endorsement of the plaintiffs' accounting model or its 
assumptions.

                   INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION PROJECT

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $7,928,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      20,980,000
Committee recommendation................................      22,980,000

    The Committee recommends $22,980,000 for the Indian Land 
Consolidation Program, an increase of $15,052,000 over the 
fiscal year enacted level and $2,000,000 over the budget 
request.
    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 however, 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 Committee is aware of actions 
by the Quapaw Nation to consolidate lands for the dual purposes 
of both slowing fractionation and aiding in the interagency Tar 
Creek cleanup. The Department is encouraged to continue working 
with the Quapaw Nation in their land consolidation effort.

           Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration


                NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $5,501,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       5,633,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,633,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,633,000 for 
natural resource damage assessments, which is the same as the 
request. The increase over the enacted level is for fixed 
costs.

                           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. Prohibits 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. Allows the Secretary to develop guidelines for 
local travel through units of the National Park System.
    Sec. 111. 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. 112. 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. 113. Allows the hiring of administrative law judges to 
address the Indian probate backlog.
    Sec. 114. Permits the redistribution of tribal priority 
allocation and tribal base funds to alleviate funding 
inequities.
    Sec. 115. Continues a provision requiring the allocation of 
Bureau of Indian Affairs postsecondary schools funds consistent 
with unmet needs.
    Sec. 116. Provides for the protection of lands of the Huron 
Cemetery for religious and cultural uses and as a burial 
ground.
    Sec. 117. 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. 118. Authorizes the National Park Service to enter 
into a cooperative agreement with the Golden Gate National 
Parks Association to provide fee-based education, interpretive 
and visitor service functions within the Crissy Field and Fort 
Point areas of the Presidio.
    Sec. 119. Allows the Bureau of Land Management to retain 
revenues derived from the sale of surplus seedlings.
    Sec. 120. Permits the sale of improvements and equipment at 
the White River Oil Shale Mine in Utah, and the retention and 
use of those funds by the Bureau of Land Management and the 
General Services Administration.
    Sec. 121. 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. 122. Provides for the purchase of land and the 
protection of paleontological resources pursuant to the Virgin 
River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act.
    Sec. 123. Allows funds provided for land acquisition for 
the Ice Age National Scenic Trail to be granted to State, local 
government, or any other governmental land management entity.
    Sec. 124. 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. 125. 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. 126. Requires the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service to mark hatchery raised fish.
    Sec. 127. 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. 128. Restricts funds to study or implement drainage of 
Lake Powell or reduction of water levels necessary to operate 
Glen Canyon Dam.
    Sec. 129. Allows the National Indian Gaming Commission to 
collect $12,000,000 in fees for fiscal year 2005.
    Sec. 130. Prohibits the use of funds for Cooperative 
Ecosystem Study Units in Alaska.
    Sec. 131. Deems the State of Utah's contribution 
requirement complete for the purposes of Public Law 105-363.
    Sec. 132. Designates Congaree National Monument as Congaree 
National Park.
    Sec. 133. Requires the Secretary of Interior to submit 
distribution plans for Indian Settlement Judgment Funds.
    Sec. 134. Provides stability for the Tribal Trust Reform 
Demonstration Project in fiscal year 2004, 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.

                       TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service

                     forest and rangeland research

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $250,049,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     252,170,000
Committee recommendation................................     266,180,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $266,180,000, 
which is an increase of $16,131,000 above the enacted level and 
$14,010,000 above the budget request. This amount includes 
transfers of $6,200,000 from the national forest system 
appropriation, and $7,774,000 from the State and private 
forestry appropriation in order to consolidate all Forest 
Inventory and Analysis [FIA] funding under the research 
heading. ($2,810,000 from the forest health program and 
$4,964,000 from the forest resource inventory and analysis 
program has been transferred to research from State and private 
forestry.)
    Within the amounts provided, the Committee has continued 
funding for the following projects that were included in fiscal 
year 2003 at levels before the across the board cut: $2,000,000 
for the Northeastern States Research Cooperative, $500,000 for 
the Joe Skeen Institute at Montana State University, $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, $850,000 for the advanced research housing 
consortium, $650,000 for the Forest Products Laboratory to 
conduct research on salvaging lumber for use in low income 
housing construction (an increase of $150,000 above the enacted 
level to be offset by a general program reduction in lower 
priority research), $500,000 for research in the control of 
pests and pathogens at the forest science laboratory in 
Morgantown, West Virginia, $2,000,000 for sudden oak death 
research, and $1,130,000 for the research laboratory in Sitka, 
Alaska. Within the funds provided, operations at the Hardwood 
Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center at Purdue shall be 
maintained at $921,000.
    The Committee has consolidated funding for the Forest 
Inventory and Analysis program in the amount of $57,359,000. 
This level reflects a general increase above the enacted level 
of $2,157,000 plus transfers of $6,200,000 from the national 
forest system appropriation and $7,774,000 from the State and 
private forestry appropriation. The Committee has been 
frustrated that the agency, whether by design or by 
administrative oversight, continues to propose reductions for 
FIA. Consolidating funding under the research program should 
increase management efficiency, and avoid the confusion caused 
by using several separate line items under different 
appropriations to fund this critical program.

                       STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $284,712,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     315,823,000
Committee recommendation................................     295,349,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $295,349,000, 
an increase of $10,637,000 above the enacted level, and a 
decrease of $20,474,000 compared to the request. As stated 
above these allocations reflect a transfer of $7,774,000 from 
the State and private forestry appropriation to research in 
order to consolidate funding for the FIA program.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest health management.....................................      $82,019,000      $82,073,000         +$54,000
Cooperative fire protection..................................       30,428,000       30,529,000         +101,000
Cooperative forestry.........................................      198,317,000      176,747,000      -21,570,000
International forestry.......................................        5,059,000        6,000,000         +941,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, State and private forestry......................      315,823,000      295,349,000      -20,474,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Forest Health Management.--The Committee recommends 
$81,073,000 for forest health management activities, which is 
$946,000 below the budget request and $190,000 above the 
enacted level.
    The Committee has provided $48,642,000 for Federal lands 
forest health management, a decrease of $1,405,000 below the 
enacted level reflecting the transfer of funds to research for 
the FIA program.
    The Committee has provided $31,431,000 for forest health 
cooperative lands management, an increase of $595,000 over the 
enacted level. This allocation also reflects a transfer of 
$1,405,000 from the forest health cooperative program.
    Within the funds provided, for the cooperative lands 
program $2,000,000 is for hazardous tree removal in the Lake 
Arrowhead and Idyllwild areas of southern California and 
$300,000 is for the cooperative effort between the State of 
Vermont and the University of Vermont for the Vermont forest 
monitoring cooperative.
    The Committee has provided $2,000,000 to support the 
administration's new proposed pests and pathogens fund to 
rapidly respond to invasive species problems. The Committee has 
done so while maintaining the large increases to the base 
programs for forest health management that were provided last 
year in lieu of the establishment of such a fund. Given the 
increasing number of new pests and pathogens present in the 
environment the Committee believes that setting aside funds to 
be allocated on an emergency basis as new pests arise is useful 
so long as it is not done at the expense of the base programs 
that address current epidemics caused by pests such as the 
southern pine beetle and gypsy moth.
    Within the funds provided for forest health management, the 
Committee directs the agency to maintain funding for combating 
sudden oak death at no less than fiscal year 2003 levels.
    Cooperative Fire Protection.--The Committee recommends 
$30,529,000 for cooperative fire protection, which is $36,000 
above the enacted level and $101,000 above the request. The 
Committee has provided $25,486,000 for State fire assistance 
and $5,043,000 for volunteer fire assistance.
    Within the funds provided for State fire assistance, 
$300,000 shall be provided to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council to 
perform work in areas infested by the Spruce Bark beetle which 
has caused severe fire danger on the Kenai Peninsula. These 
funds shall be distributed in the form of an advance direct 
lump sum payment.
    Cooperative Forestry.--The Committee recommends 
$176,747,000 for cooperative forestry, which is $9,124,000 
above the enacted level.
    The Committee has provided $32,012,000 for the forest 
stewardship program which is equal to the enacted level. Within 
the funds provided, $230,000 is for flood modeling on the 
Fernow Experimental Forest in West Virginia, $1,000,000 is for 
the Chesapeake Bay program to support forestry efforts in the 
Chesapeake Bay watershed, and $300,000 is for the State of Utah 
to support forestry education for private landowners with 
timber resources on their lands.
    The Committee has provided $84,716,000 for the forest 
legacy program which is $16,336,000 above the enacted level. 
This allocation also includes the use of an additional 
$6,000,000 from prior year funds for projects which have either 
failed or received funding from other sources. The Committee 
recommends the following distribution of funds:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     State                                Project Name            Budget Request      Senate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AL............................................  Mobile Tensaw Delta.............      $3,300,000      $3,300,000
WA............................................  Raging River....................       1,000,000       1,000,000
NH............................................  Pillsbury--Sunapee Highlands....       2,530,000       2,530,000
NC............................................  Cool Springs....................       1,500,000       1,500,000
DE............................................  Green Horizons..................       2,000,000       2,000,000
NJ............................................  Upper DE River/Crown Towers.....       5,500,000       5,500,000
UT............................................  Chalk Creek.....................       2,700,000         800,000
WA............................................  Yakima River....................       1,500,000       1,500,000
SC............................................  Cooper River Corridor...........      10,000,000      11,000,000
NY............................................  Sable Highlands.................       5,000,000  ..............
CA............................................  Dofflemeyer Ranch...............       2,500,000       2,500,000
ME............................................  Machias River...................       2,000,000       2,000,000
NM............................................  Lagunas Bonitas.................       3,000,000       3,000,000
AK............................................  Diamond Creek...................         450,000         450,000
MT............................................  Dutton Ranch....................         441,000         441,000
CT............................................  Peaceful Hill...................         200,000         200,000
MA............................................  Belmont Springs.................       1,400,000       1,400,000
CO............................................  Soap Mesa.......................       2,280,000       2,280,000
IN............................................  Shawnee Hills...................       3,150,000       3,150,000
VT............................................  Chittenden Uplands..............       4,200,000       4,200,000
ID............................................  St. Joe Basin/Mica Cr...........       3,000,000       4,000,000
GA............................................  Rocky Creek.....................       1,500,000       1,500,000
UT............................................  Cedar Project...................       1,550,000       1,550,000
NC............................................  Wolf's Lair.....................       1,331,000  ..............
MN............................................  Lester River....................         500,000         500,000
IA............................................  Canyons.........................         290,000         290,000
PA............................................  River Hills.....................         580,000         580,000
VA............................................  Dragon Run......................       3,000,000       3,000,000
RI............................................  Great Grass Pond................         328,000         328,000
VA............................................  The Cove........................       1,125,000       1,125,000
TN............................................  Ray/Gettelfinger................       1,000,000       1,000,000
MD............................................  Broad Creek.....................       1,500,000       1,500,000
CA............................................  Six Rivers to the Sea...........       1,350,000       1,350,000
IL............................................  Byron Rock River................       1,200,000       1,200,000
CT............................................  Nipmuck.........................         350,000         350,000
ME............................................  Mt. Blue/Tumbledown.............       3,000,000       3,000,000
NH............................................  Moose Mountain..................       1,000,000       1,000,000
PR............................................  Rio Abajo North.................         500,000         500,000
VI............................................  Annaly Bay/Hermitage............       1,000,000       1,000,000
WI............................................  Wolf River......................       4,500,000       3,500,000
MA............................................  Bush Hill.......................         227,000         227,000
TN............................................  Jim Creek Parcel................  ..............         838,000
MT............................................  Swan River Valley...............  ..............       3,000,000
WI............................................  Holy Hill Woods.................  ..............       2,000,000
NY............................................  Pochuk Mtn......................  ..............       1,300,000
VT............................................  Monadnock Mtn...................  ..............       1,000,000
KY............................................  New State start-up..............         500,000         500,000
MI............................................  New State start-up..............         500,000         500,000
MO............................................  New State start-up..............         500,000         500,000
NE............................................  New State start-up..............         500,000  ..............
NV............................................  New State start-up..............         500,000         500,000
OK............................................  New State start-up..............         500,000  ..............
WV............................................  New State start-up..............         500,000         500,000
                                                Forest Service program                 3,827,000       3,827,000
                                                 administration and AON Planning.
                                                Use of prior year funds.........  ..............      -6,000,000
                                                                                 -------------------------------
                                                                                      90,716,000      84,716,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee has provided $35,999,000 for the urban and 
community forestry program which is equal to the enacted level. 
Within the funds provided, $250,000 is 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, Maryland, $300,000 is 
for the continuation of work by the Cook County Forest Preserve 
to conduct environmental and technical work associated with the 
Preserve's forestry programs, and $300,000 is for the Chicago 
Green Streets program.
    The Committee does not concur with the Administration's 
proposal to eliminate funding for the Economic Action Program. 
The Committee has provided a total of $24,020,000 for EAP, 
which is $2,248,000 below the enacted level. The allocation of 
funds is set out in the table below:

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Recovery Program...............................           5,000
Rural Development Program...............................           4,000
Forest Products Conservation & Recycling Program........           1,300
Wood in Transportation Program..........................           1,000
Special Projects:
    Chugach Avalanche Center............................             200
    Ketchikan Wood Tech. Center.........................             750
    KY mine reforestation...............................           1,000
    Mountain Studies Institute, CO......................             500
    Envir. Sci. & Public Policy Research, ID............             500
    Missouri Forest Foundation biomass project, MO......           1,320
    Fuels-in-schools biomass program, MT................           1,250
    Wood Education & Resource Center....................           2,700
    Lake Tahoe erosion control grants, CA...............           2,500
    Alabama rural economic action.......................             500
    Univ. of Idaho Collaborative Working Forests........             500
    Sitka Trail Works...................................             500
    Northern Forests Partnership program................             500
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal special projects.........................          12,720
                                                         ===============
      TOTAL ECONOMIC ACTION PROGRAMS....................          24,020
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 Ketchikan 
Wood Technology Center shall be distributed in the form of 
advance direct lump sum payments.
    International Programs.--The Committee recommends 
$6,000,000 for the international program which is $287,000 
above the enacted level and $941,000 above the request.

                         national forest system

Appropriations, 2003....................................  $1,353,444,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................   1,369,573,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,370,731,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$1,370,731,000, an increase of $17,287,000 above the enacted 
level, and an increase of $1,158,000 compared to the request.
    The distribution of the Committee's recommendations are as 
follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land management planning.....................................      $70,868,000      $70,868,000  ...............
Inventory and monitoring.....................................      177,796,000      171,596,000      -$6,200,000
Recreation, heritage and wilderness..........................      254,941,000      254,941,000  ...............
Wildlife and fish habitat management.........................      134,794,000      134,794,000  ...............
Grazing management...........................................       43,180,000       46,000,000       +2,820,000
Forest products..............................................      268,019,000      268,019,000  ...............
Vegetation and watershed management..........................      192,606,000      193,606,000       +1,000,000
Minerals and geology management..............................       54,065,000       54,065,000  ...............
Land ownership Management....................................       91,692,000       91,692,000  ...............
Law enforcement operations...................................       80,628,000       82,000,000       +1,372,000
Valles Caldera National Preserve.............................          984,000        3,150,000       +2,166,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, National Forest System..........................    1,369,573,000    1,370,731,000       +1,158,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Land Management Planning.--The Committee recommends 
$242,464,000 for land management planning activities, including 
inventory and monitoring, which is $6,200,000 less than the 
budget request. This reduction reflects a transfer of funds to 
the research appropriation to consolidate funding for the 
Forest Inventory and Analysis program. Within the funds 
provided for inventorying and monitoring, $400,000 shall be 
used for adaptive management activities at Lake Tahoe.
    The Committee remains concerned with the large number of 
forest plans which need revision and the expense required to 
complete this work. The Committee expects the agency to place a 
high priority on revising these plans and to look for ways to 
make this process more efficient and less costly to the agency.
    Within the funds provided for land management planning, the 
Committee has also provided $400,000 for the agency to 
undertake a comprehensive environmental training, review, and 
compliance program for agency employees in an effort to ensure 
that employees are aware of, and remain fully compliant with 
existing Federal requirements. The Committee strongly 
encourages the agency to identify and partner with a private 
sector entity with a successful record of developing similar 
programs for other governmental agencies.
    Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness.--The Committee 
recommends $254,941,000 for recreation, heritage, and 
wilderness activities programs which is equal to the budget 
request. Within the funds provided, $250,000 shall be for 
archaeological investigation and interpretive development at 
Coffman Cove Archaeological Site, Alaska, and $100,000 shall be 
for planning related to the development of a backcountry hut 
network in cooperation with the Alaska Mountain and Wilderness 
Huts Association at Snow River in the Chugach National Forest.
    Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management.--The Committee 
recommends $134,794,000 for wildlife and fisheries habitat 
management activities, which is equal to the request. Within 
the funds provided, $250,000 shall be used to continue work at 
Batten Kill River to protect and improve the river, stream 
banks and adjacent habitat areas. Within the funds provided, 
$1,100,000 shall be provided to Region 1 to carry out the 
Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem genetic survey in 
cooperation with the United States Geological Survey.
    Grazing Management.--The Committee recommends $46,000,000 
for grazing management, which is $2,820,000 above the request 
and $5,416,000 above the enacted level. The increase above the 
request shall be used for cooperative monitoring activities in 
conjunction with grazing permittees. 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 is extremely concerned about the failure of 
the Forest Service to adhere to the schedule for the completion 
of National Environmental Policy Act analysis and decisions as 
prescribed in the Rescission Act regarding expiring grazing 
permits. The schedule has been in place for 8 years. The 
Committee has consistently provided additional funding above 
the budget request but the backlog of permits gets 
progressively worse. The Committee expects the Forest Service 
to address these problems in its 2005 request.
    Forest Products.--The Committee recommends $268,019,000 for 
forest products which is equal to the budget request. 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 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 directs the agency to analyze whether the use 
of the Scribner scaling system reduces costs for timber 
purchasers and if so, to implement use of this scaling system 
in Region 10.
    Vegetation and Watershed Management.--The Committee 
recommends $193,606,000 for vegetation and watershed management 
activities which is $1,000,000 above the budget request. The 
increase above the request is for pre-commercial thinning 
activities on the Tongass National Forest. The agency should 
contract with local loggers to perform this work.
    Within the funds provided, the agency shall continue work 
at the levels stated below on the following projects that were 
included in fiscal year 2003: $135,000 for the hydrology study 
on the Monongahela National Forest; $3,550,000 for wetland and 
riparian restoration, urban lot management, and other 
activities at Lake Tahoe; and $300,000 for Leafy Spurge 
eradication.
    Minerals and Geology Management.--The Committee recommends 
$54,065,000 for minerals and geology management which is equal 
to the request.
    Land Ownership Management.--The Committee recommends 
$91,692,000 for land ownership management, which is equal to 
the request.
    Law Enforcement Operations.--The Committee recommends 
$82,000,000 for law enforcement operations, which is $1,372,000 
above the request. Within the funds provided, $950,000 shall be 
provided for counterdrug operations on the Daniel Boone 
National Forest and $250,000 is for additional law enforcement 
officers on the Ouachita National Forest, particularly areas of 
the forest located in Oklahoma.
    Valles Caldera.--The Committee has provided $3,150,000 for 
the Valles Caldera Trust for management activities at the Baca 
Ranch, New Mexico, which is $2,166,000 above the request and 
equal to the enacted level.
    The Committee has included bill language to establish a 
separate appropriations account for the Trust. The Committee 
believes that this will help to increase administrative 
efficiency and improve fiscal management by allowing the Trust 
to have more control over its financial operations and budget 
formulation. The Committee has also retained bill language 
concerning compensation for the Chairman of the Trust.
    Other.--The Committee directs that overall funding for 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 recommendation includes full funding 
requested by the Administration for the Quincy Library Group 
project in California.

                        wildland fire management

Appropriations, 2003....................................  $2,006,968,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................   1,541,775,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,543,072,000

    The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 
$1,543,072,000 for wildland fire management activities, which 
is $1,297,000 above the request and $463,896,000 below the 
enacted level (which included $636,000,000 to repay partially 
previous emergency fire suppression expenditures).
    The Committee recommendation includes $700,000,000 for 
preparedness, which is an increase of $90,253,000 above the 
request and $22,004,000 above the enacted level. The Committee 
notes that the Forest Service with Congressional approval 
reprogrammed $66,000,000 from fire suppression to preparedness 
in fiscal year 2003 in order to maintain an adequate fire 
fighting force and initial attack capability. A small fraction 
of the total number of fires causes the bulk of suppression 
expenditures, so reducing the number of fires that escape 
initial attack containment not only protects lives and property 
but also reduces costs. Therefore, the Committee has realigned 
the budget request with respect to the balance between 
suppression and preparedness so that the agency's initial 
attack capability does not diminish from current levels.
    The Committee has provided $514,327,000 for fire 
suppression, which is $90,253,000 below the request and 
$162,363,000 above the enacted level. The decrease below the 
request reflects the transfer of funds to preparedness to 
maintain initial attack capability.
    The Committee remains concerned about escalating fire 
suppression costs within the Forest Service. The agency should 
ensure that cost containment is appropriately considered when 
suppressing wildfires. The Committee directs the agency to 
continue with reports required by the Committee in fiscal year 
2003, and also to contract with the National Academy of Public 
Administration to continue their work to help reform fire 
procurement procedures and develop joint planning with States 
and regions.
    The Committee has provided a total of $328,745,000 for 
other operations which is $1,297,000 above the request. Within 
this amount, the Committee has fully funded the hazardous fuels 
reduction request of $231,392,000. Of the funds provided for 
hazardous fuels reduction, $2,100,000 shall be allocated for 
work at Lake Tahoe, and $1,500,000 shall be used to continue 
work on the Santa Fe Watershed Thinning Project on the Santa Fe 
National Forest.
    The Committee remains concerned that not enough hazardous 
fuels reduction work is being accomplished or that sufficient 
progress is being made with only 20 percent of the National 
Fire Plan funding being focused on hazardous fuel reduction 
work. More emphasis must be placed on addressing the root 
causes of the forest health crisis.
    The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior shall, no 
later than March 30, 2004, develop a report that assesses the 
number of acres that will need to be treated for hazardous fuel 
reduction, including insect, disease, and weather damaged 
forests, each year, to reduce the overall forest health crisis 
by at least 50 percent in the next 10 years. The report shall 
describe the funding needs, as well as changes to law and 
policy that must occur to accomplish this goal. It shall also 
describe: (1) how many additional acres could be treated for 
hazardous fuel reduction; and (2) what the impacts to other 
National Fire Plan programs would be, if 33 percent of National 
Fire Plan funding is earmarked for hazardous fuel reduction 
work.
    The Committee is concerned that despite the fact that it 
has provided authority for the Forest Service to reimburse 
directly the Fish and Wildlife Service for consultation work on 
hazardous fuels projects, in many regions the Fish and Wildlife 
Service appears unaware of this authority and has not hired 
sufficient additional resources to process these projects in a 
timely fashion. The Committee expects the agency to better 
coordinate with the Fish and Wildlife Service so that these 
important projects can be implemented expeditiously.
    The remaining funds within the other fire appropriations 
account are allocated as follows: $21,427,000 for research and 
development, as proposed in the request; $8,000,000 for the 
joint fire science program as proposed in the request; 
$47,752,000 for the State fire assistance program, an increase 
of $1,297,000 above the request; $8,240,000 for volunteer fire 
assistance as proposed in the request; and $11,934,000 for 
forest health activities as proposed in the request.
    Within the funds provided for research and development, 
$1,200,000 shall be allocated to the National Center for 
Landscape Fire Analysis at the University of Montana, of which 
$200,000 shall be to continue work in conjunction with the 
University of Idaho on the FRAMES project.
    Within the funds provided for State fire assistance, 
$6,900,000 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: $2,000,000 to the Matanuska-
Susitna Borough, $2,000,000 to the Kenai Peninsula Borough, and 
$2,000,000 to the Municipality of Anchorage to remove dead and 
dying trees in areas affected by the Spruce Bark beetle. An 
additional $900,000 is for the City of Nenana. Of the amount 
provided to the Kenai Peninsula, $300,000 shall be made 
available for the Spruce Bark Beetle clearing project in the 
areas located on the southside of the Kachemak Bay to be 
matched by Homer Electric Association and $260,000 shall be 
made available to the City of Seward. Each of the amounts in 
this paragraph shall be distributed in the form of an advanced 
direct lump sum payment. The Committee urges the local 
communities to contract with local businesses in removing 
Spruce bark beetle kill.
    The Committee is aware of the Forest Service's use of a 
private contract with commercial providers of off-duty or 
trained personnel with law enforcement backgrounds to provide 
security services in firefighting camps. The Committee 
encourages the Forest Service to consider the merits of 
continuing and expanding the use of such contracts.

                  capital improvement and maintenance

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $548,450,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     524,571,000
Committee recommendation................................     532,406,000

    The Committee recommends $532,406,000 for capital 
improvement and maintenance, which is $16,044,000 below the 
enacted level, and $7,835,000 above the budget request.
    The Committee agrees to the following distribution of 
funds:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  Committee
                                                             Budget estimate   recommendation        Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Facilities................................................      $200,876,000      $209,416,000       +$8,540,000
Roads.....................................................       245,358,000       228,764,000       -16,594,000
Trails....................................................        78,337,000        69,226,000        -9,111,000
Infrastructure improvement................................                 0        25,000,000       +25,000,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, capital improvement and maintenance..........       524,571,000       532,406,000        +7,835,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Rather than eliminate the infrastructure improvement budget 
line as proposed by the administration and move these funds to 
the base programs for facilities, roads, and trails, the 
Committee has retained this separate line in the amount of 
$25,000,000. The Committee believes that a distinct program 
focused solely on deferred maintenance is useful in helping to 
address the enormous backlog of deferred maintenance on the 
agency's aging infrastructure.
    Facilities.--The Committee recommends $209,416,000 for 
facilities capital improvement and maintenance which is 
$8,540,000 above the budget request. Of the funds provided, 
$97,942,000 is for maintenance and $102,934,000 is for capital 
improvement, both as proposed in the request. Increases above 
the request are for the following projects: $1,190,000 is for 
facilities improvements on the Monongahela National Forest, 
$150,000 is for planning work for a Forest Service facility to 
be located at the University of Montana, $300,000 is for a 
feasibility study for a recreational lake in Smith County, 
Mississippi, $2,500,000 is to continue construction at the 
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, $500,000 is for the 
durability test facility at the Forest Products Laboratory, 
$1,000,000 is to continue work at Camp Ouachita, Arkansas, 
$2,000,000 is for construction work on log transfer facilities 
in Region 10, $500,000 is for planning for the Russian River 
visitor center on the Chugach National Forest, and $400,000 is 
for backcountry hut construction in conjunction with the Alaska 
Mountain and Wilderness Huts Association.
    Roads.--The Committee recommends $228,764,000 for road 
maintenance and capital improvement, which is $2,580,000 below 
enacted and $16,594,000 below the request. Of the funds 
provided $148,781,000 is for maintenance and $79,983,000 is for 
capital improvement. Within the funds provided for capital 
improvement, $800,000 is for the Highland Scenic Highway, 
Williams River Improvements in West Virginia, $2,500,000 is for 
retrofitting and road decommissioning in the Lake Tahoe Basin, 
and $5,000,000 is for road improvements on the Tongass National 
Forest.
    Trails.--The Committee recommends $69,226,000 for trail 
maintenance and capital improvement, which is equal to the 
enacted level and $9,111,000 below the budget request. Within 
the funds provided, $1,000,000 shall be allocated for work on 
the Continental Divide trail in conjunction with the 
Continental Divide Trail Alliance, and $300,000 for trail work 
associated with the Pulaski Trail Project in Idaho.
    Infrastructure Improvement.--The Committee recommends 
$25,000,000 for infrastructure improvement, which is 
$25,000,000 above the request. The Committee has retained this 
important activity to focus on the agency's deferred 
maintenance backlog. Within the funds provided $200,000 is for 
fish passage improvements as part of the Craig Watershed 
Restoration program.

                            land acquisition

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $132,945,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      44,130,000
Committee recommendation................................      77,040,000

    The Committee recommends $77,040,000 for land acquisition, 
$32,910,000 above the budget request.
    The Committee recommends the following distribution of 
funds:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Committee
                  Project                                         Forest                         recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama National Forests (AL).............  Multiple..........................................        $1,000,000
Beaver Brook Watershed (CO)...............  Arapaho NF........................................         6,000,000
Beckwith (WV).............................  Monongahela NF....................................         1,800,000
Bonneville Shoreline Trail (UT)...........  Wasatch-Cache NF..................................         1,700,000
Chattooga River Corridor (NC/SC)..........  Multiple..........................................         1,000,000
Columbia River Gorge NSA (OR/WA)..........  CRGNSA............................................         1,000,000
Elkhorn/Ironmask (MT).....................  Helena NF.........................................         1,000,000
Georgia Mountains--Riparian Project (GA)..  Chattahoochee NF..................................           500,000
Great Lakes/Great Lands (MI)..............  Multiple..........................................         1,500,000
Greater Yellowstone Area (MT).............  Multiple..........................................         3,000,000
High Elk Corridor (CO)....................  White River NF....................................         1,000,000
High Uintas (UT)..........................  Wasatch-Cache NF..................................         2,000,000
Hoosier Unique Areas (IN).................  Hoosier NF........................................         1,000,000
I-90 Corridor (WA)........................  Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie NF...........................         5,000,000
Idaho Wilderness/W&S Rivers (ID/MT).......  Multiple..........................................           706,000
Lake Tahoe sensitive lands (CA/NV)........  Tahoe NF..........................................         4,000,000
Ozarks Mountain Streams and Rivers (MO)...  Mark Twain NF.....................................           500,000
Pacific Northwest Streams (OR/WA).........  Multiple..........................................         1,250,000
Pinhoti Trail (AL)........................  Talladega NF......................................         1,000,000
Schwend Ranch (MT)........................  Custer NF.........................................           750,000
Sierra Nevada inholdings..................  Multiple..........................................         2,000,000
Suwannee Wildlife Corridor (FL)...........  ..................................................         1,000,000
Swan Valley (MT)..........................  Flathead NF.......................................         3,000,000
Tennessee Mountains (TN)..................  Cherokee NF.......................................         3,800,000
Uwharrie Trail (NC).......................  Uwharrie NF.......................................           500,000
Wisconsin Wild Waterways (WI).............  Chequamegon-Nicolet NF............................         1,000,000
Woo Ranch and Thomas Point (AZ)...........  Coconino NF.......................................           600,000
Sawtooth NRA (ID).........................  Sawtooth NRA......................................         1,000,000
Shawnee NF (IL)...........................  Shawnee NF........................................         1,200,000
Daniel Boone NF (KY)......................  Daniel Boone NF...................................         1,000,000
DeSoto NF (MS)............................  DeSoto NF.........................................           360,000
Francis Marion NF (SC)....................  Francis Marion NF.................................         1,000,000
Sumter NF (SC)............................  Sumter NF.........................................         3,000,000
Black Hills NF (SD).......................  Black Hills NF....................................         1,000,000
Green Mountain NF (VT)....................  Green Mountain NF.................................         2,500,000
                                                                                               -----------------
      Subtotal, Acquisitions..............  ..................................................        58,666,000
Wilderness Protection.....................  ..................................................         2,000,000
Acquisition Management....................  ..................................................        16,374,000
                                                                                               -----------------
      Total, FS Land Acquisition..........  ..................................................        77,040,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee has included language in the bill pertaining 
to the use of funds for the acquisition of certain lands for 
inclusion in the Tongass NF.

        acquisition of lands for national forests, special acts

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $1,062,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       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, 2003....................................        $232,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................         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, 2003....................................      $3,380,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       3,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,000,000, 
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, 2003....................................         $91,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................          92,000
Committee recommendation................................          92,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $92,000, 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, 2003....................................      $5,506,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       5,535,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,535,000

    The Committee recommends $5,535,000 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 $400,000 
of Federal funds provided, may 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 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.
    Language is included regarding the expenditure of funds for 
competitive sourcing, as discussed in the front of this report.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


                         clean coal technology


                               (DEFERRAL)

    The Committee recommends a deferral of $97,000,000 in 
previously appropriated funding for the Clean Coal Technology 
program. The Committee understands that the projects for which 
this funding will be used are progressing, but at a somewhat 
slower pace than originally anticipated.
    The Committee continues to support the U.S./China Energy 
and Environmental Center to promote the use and transfer of 
American clean energy technology to China. Up to $1,000,000 in 
clean coal technology funding may be used for this purpose in 
fiscal year 2004.
    The Committee has included language in the bill requiring a 
plan be transmitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations detailing the proposed expenditure of funds for 
the FutureGen project.

                 fossil energy research and development

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $620,837,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     514,305,000
Committee recommendation................................     593,514,000

    The Committee recommends $593,514,000 for fossil energy 
research and development, a decrease of $27,323,000 below the 
equivalent enacted level in fiscal year 2003, and an increase 
of $79,209,000 over the budget request. The Committee regrets 
that the current budget scenario prevented the restoration of 
many accounts vital to our Nation's energy security. In 
addition to restoring core research and development programs, 
the Committee has not agreed to the use of $14,000,000 in 
previously appropriated funds to offset fiscal year 2004 
spending. The amounts recommend by the Committee as compared to 
the budget estimate are shown below.

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clean coal power initiative..................................          130,000          130,000  ...............
Fuels and Power Systems:
    Central Systems..........................................           86,000           91,000           +5,000
    Sequestration R&D Greenhouse gas control.................           62,000           39,800          -22,200
    Fuels....................................................            5,000           24,910          +19,910
    Advanced Research........................................           37,500           37,882             +382
    Distributed Generation Systems--Fuel Cells...............           47,000           65,000          +18,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Fuels and Power Systems......................          237,500          258,592          +21,092
Gas..........................................................           26,555           41,890          +15,335
Petroleum--Oil Technology....................................           15,000           34,516          +19,516
Cooperative R&D..............................................            6,000            8,500           +2,500
Fossil energy environmental restoration......................            9,715            9,715  ...............
Import/export authorization..................................            2,750            2,750  ...............
Headquarters program direction...............................           22,700           22,466             -234
Energy Technology Center program direction...................           70,085           70,085  ...............
General plant projects.......................................            3,000            7,000           +4,000
Advanced metallurgical processes.............................           10,000            8,000           -2,000
Use of prior year balances...................................          -14,000  ...............          +14,000
Transfer from SPR petroleum account..........................           -5,000  ...............           +5,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Fossil Energy Research and Development..........          514,305          593,514          +79,209
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Clean Coal Power Initiative.--The Committee recommends 
$130,000,000 in new budget authority for the clean coal power 
initiative. This level is equal to the budget request level. 
The Committee is concerned this level is below the amount 
needed annually to match the President's commitment to provide 
an additional $2,000,000,000 over 10 years for clean coal 
technologies. The Department has argued the $2,000,000,000 
commitment will still be met due to an anticipated request for 
increased funding in future fiscal years.
    Fuels and Power Systems.--The Committee recommends 
$258,592,000 for fuels and power systems, a decrease of 
$2,722,000 from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level and 
$21,092,000 over the budget request. For Central Systems the 
Committee recommends $91,000,000. Increases above the budget 
request total $5,000,000, 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, and the remaining $3,000,000 is for Advanced Combustion 
Systems. The Committee recommends $65,000,000 for Distributed 
Generation, an increase of $18,000,000 over the request level. 
Increases above the request level include; $5,000,000 for Fuel 
Cell Systems, $3,000,000 for Vision 21 hybrids, and $10,000,000 
for the SECA program. Within the amount requested for Advanced 
Research, the HiTEC satellite research university is expected 
to receive $500,000 over the fiscal year 2003 level for its 
continued work as a HiTEC partner. The increase for Fuel Cell 
Systems is expected to finalize the product design improvement 
initiative and continue support of the molten-carbonate turbine 
hybrid project. The Committee is extremely concerned with the 
progress of the Vision 21 hybrid program and is becoming 
increasingly skeptical of providing additional funding in light 
of the ongoing technical problems and the need for additional 
resources in the SECA program. In Sequestration Research and 
Development, decreases below the budget request include 
$9,000,000 for greenhouse gas control and $13,200,000 for the 
proposed, but unexplained, National Climate Change Technology 
Initiative. The Committee understands the need for additional 
Sequestration R&D, especially in light of the FutureGen 
proposal, but does not believe it is a wise policy decision to 
eliminate basic research and development in well-established 
and successful coal, oil and gas programs in order to shift 
funds to unexplained initiatives. In Fuels, increases above the 
budget request total $19,910,000, of which $10,500,000 is for 
Transportation Fuels and Chemicals, $6,060,000 is for Solid 
Fuels and Feedstocks and $3,350,000 is for Advanced Fuels 
Research. Increases for Transportation fuels include, 
$6,700,000 for syngas membrane technology, $3,700,000 for ultra 
clean fuels and the continuation of small-footprint plant 
conversion technology, and $100,000 for program support. 
Increases in Solid Fuels and Feedstocks include $1,000,000 for 
premium carbon products, $3,000,000 for advanced separation, 
$2,000,000 for coal derived jet fuels and $60,000 for program 
support. Increases in Advanced Fuels Research include 
$2,000,000 for C-1 Chemistry, $1,300,000 for Advanced Concepts, 
and $50,000 for program support. In Advanced Research, changes 
to the budget request include an increase of $3,000,000 for 
Coal Utilization Science, an increase of $1,967,000 for 
technology crosscut for the focus area for computational energy 
science, a decrease of $1,559,000 for Materials ($1,500,000 for 
materials research and $59,000 for program direction), a 
decrease of $2,019,000 for University Coal Research, and a 
decrease of $1,007,000 for HBCU research activities. Within the 
amounts provided $1,000,000 for coal utilization science is to 
support the continuation of fossil energy research at the 
Arctic Energy Office as provided in the budget request. The 
$3,000,000 increase for Coal Utilization Science is to support 
the creation of the ``Strategic Center for Zero Emission Coal 
Research.'' The Center will enhance collaboration between 
Universities and the National labs to focus research necessary 
to support the advanced coal programs and the FutureGen 
proposal. The Center will be administered by the established 
HiTec satellite research university. The Committee understands 
this year's funding need for the ITM Oxygen project within IGCC 
is higher than the need in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. The 
Department is encouraged to fund ITM Oxygen at level higher 
than identified in the budget request in order to keep the 
program on track for completion.
    The Committee notes that more than one-half of the 
electricity generated in the United States is derived from 
coal, and the vast majority of that generation is provided by 
so-called pulverized coal units. Considering these coal 
combustion units likely will remain the backbone of electricity 
generation for many years to come, the Department is expected 
to include recommendations within the fiscal year 2005 budget 
request to address post combustion CO2 capture 
technology as it develops its justification for combustion 
research and CO2 capture and sequestration 
initiatives.
    The Committee is aware of the ongoing work, including 
recent grant awards, between NETL and Western Kentucky 
University on research and development related to coal 
combustion. The Committee remains supportive of this 
partnership and encourages the Department to continue 
cooperative work with the University when appropriate.
    The Committee is aware of the ongoing work of the 
California University of Pennsylvania and Universal Aggregates, 
an industry consortium developing products from coal-combustion 
by-products. The Committee welcomes efforts to produce 
technologies and processes to reduce emissions, eliminate 
waste, and provide other environmental benefits, and encourages 
the Department to foster this important research and 
development.
    Natural Gas Technologies.--The Committee recommends 
$41,890,000 for natural gas technologies, a decrease of 
$5,123,000 from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and 
$15,335,000 over the budget request. In Exploration and 
Production, changes from the budget request are; a decrease of 
$3,860,000 Advanced Drilling (the Committee rejects the request 
proposal to lump all Exploration and Production under a single 
initiative), an increase of $4,000,000 for Advanced 
Diagnostics, an increase of $2,000,000 for Industry 
Partnerships, an increase of $1,200,000 for stripper well 
revitalization, an increase of $500,000 for Technology Transfer 
and an increase of $3,000,000 for Arctic Research. In Gas 
Hydrates, increases above the budget request total $6,000,000. 
In Infrastructure, increases above the request total 
$9,050,000, of which $2,000,000 is for storage technology, 
$7,000,000 is for infrastructure technology, and $50,000 is for 
program support. In Emerging Processing Technology there is a 
decrease of $6,555,000 for a proposed initiative for converting 
Natural Gas to Hydrogen. The Committee rejects the premise that 
domestic natural gas production and infrastructure research and 
development should be cut at a time when natural gas demand is 
increasing and supplies are already insufficient to meet 
demand. Similarly, it is an unwise policy decision to balance a 
new initiative to turn natural gas into hydrogen (and 
potentially adding more stress to natural gas markets) by 
cutting the programs necessary to stabilize natural gas 
supplies. The Committee notes the Fuels budget includes work to 
convert fossil fuels into hydrogen.
    Oil Technologies.--The Committee recommends $34,516,000 for 
oil technologies, a decrease of $7,509,000 from the fiscal year 
2003 enacted level and an increase of $19,516,000 from the 
budget request. In Exploration and Production, increases above 
the budget request total $15,860,000, of which $2,000,000 is 
for advanced drilling, $5,000,000 is for advanced diagnostics, 
$2,000,000 is for the lab/industry partnerships, $5,000,000 is 
for reservoir efficiency, $1,500,000 is for the Arctic Energy 
Office and $180,000 is for program support. In Reservoir Life 
Extension, increases above the budget request total $2,000,000, 
of which $500,000 is for technology transfer and $1,500,000 is 
for PUMP. In Effective Environmental Protection the Committee 
recommends $9,836,000, equal to the fiscal year 2003 enacted 
level and $1,836,000 above the budget proposal. The Committee 
rejects the proposal to lump all programs under a single 
initiative and provides funding as follows; $894,000 for 
Program Planning and Analysis, $2,687,000 to Streamline State/
tribal/Federal regulations, $2,183,000 for Risk Assessment, 
$3,974,000 for Technology Development, and $98,000 for program 
support. Within these amounts, funding for the RBDMS system is 
continued at the enacted level.
    Cooperative Research and Development.--The Committee 
recommends $8,500,000 for cooperative research and development, 
an increase of $314,000 over the fiscal year 2003 enacted 
level, and $2,500,000 above the budget request.
    Environmental Restoration.--The Committee recommends 
$9,715,000 for environmental restoration, and increase of 
$63,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level and fully 
commensurate with the budget request.
    Program Direction and Management Support.--The Committee 
recommends $92,551,000 for program direction and management 
support, an increase of $5,332,000 above the fiscal year 2003 
enacted level, and $234,000 below the request. The Committee 
does not provide the requested increase for travel and travel 
related expenses for the headquarters office. The Committee is 
concerned with the incongruity of a budget request which 
proposes to cut funding for vital fossil energy research 
programs by approximately $150,000,000, while at the same time 
increasing executive travel expenditures by 44 percent. Bill 
language has also been included to ensure that reprogrammings 
do not circumvent the Committee's directives.
    Plant and Capital Equipment.--The Committee recommends 
$7,000,000 for plant and capital equipment, an increase of 
$46,000 from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and an 
increase of $4,000,000 above the budget request. Of the funds 
made available, $3,000,000 is for general plant projects 
(including the Albany Research Center) and $4,000,000 is for 
the infrastructure improvement program at the National Energy 
Technology Laboratory. The Committee is hopeful that the 
Department will heed its direction of previous years and 
include the NETL funding as part of the base in future years.
    Advanced Metallurgical Processes.--The Committee recommends 
$8,000,000 for advanced metallurgical processes, an increase of 
$2,000,000 from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and 
$2,000,000 below 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, and 
high efficiency fuel cell research using Ramgen technology. 
Within these funds, it is expected research for the Alaska 
natural gas pipeline should total no less than $1,000,000 in 
fiscal year 2004, and $500,000 is for gas treatment plant small 
scale membrane demonstration.

                 naval petroleum and oil shale reserves

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $17,715,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      16,500,000
Committee recommendation................................      17,947,000

    The Committee recommends $17,947,000 for the Naval 
Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, an increase of $1,447,000 
over the budget request, and $232,000 over the enacted level. 
The Committee rejects the budget proposal to eliminate the 
Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center [RMOTC]. Changes to the 
budget request include an increase of $3,000,000 to continue 
operations at RMOTC, an increase of $728,000 in program 
direction in support of RMOTC operations and a decrease of 
$2,281,000 for restoration activities. The Committee notes it 
has agreed to provide $500,000 for restoration activities 
proposed by the budget. The Committee is aware of proposals 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. However, the Committee does not believe closing the 
facility in fiscal year 2004 is conducive to transferring the 
facilities operations in fiscal year 2005. Furthermore, the 
Department has failed to illustrate how savings from closing 
RMOTC would outweigh the potential closing and clean-up costs 
for the facility.

                      ELK HILLS SCHOOL LANDS FUND

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $36,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      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 budget request and the 
fiscal year 2003 level. These funds will become available on 
October 1, 2004.

                          ENERGY CONSERVATION

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $891,769,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     875,793,000
Committee recommendation................................     861,645,000

    The Committee recommends $861,645,000 for energy 
conservation, a reduction of $14,148,000 from the budget 
request. The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with 
the budget estimates by activity are shown in the following 
table:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   Committee
                                                               Budget estimate   recommendation       Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vehicle technologies.........................................          157,623          174,223          +16,600
Fuel cell technologies.......................................           77,500           68,500           -9,000
Weatherization and intergovernmental activities:
    Weatherization assistance grants.........................          288,200          230,000          -58,200
    State energy program grants..............................           38,798           44,000           +5,202
    State energy activities..................................            2,353            2,353  ...............
    Gateway deployment.......................................           27,609           35,109           +7,500
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Weatherization and intergovernmental                   356,960          311,462          -45,498
       acivities.............................................
Distributed energy resources.................................           51,784           57,534           +5,750
Building technologies........................................           52,563           62,063           +9,500
Industrial technologies......................................           64,429           76,429          +12,000
Biomass and biorefinery systems R&D..........................            8,808           10,808           +2,000
Federal energy management program............................           19,962           19,962  ...............
National climate change technology initiative................            9,500  ...............           -9,500
Program management...........................................           76,664           80,664           +4,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Energy Conservation.............................          875,793          861,645          -14,148
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Changes to the budget request are detailed below.
    Vehicle Technologies.--The Committee recommends 
$174,223,000 for vehicle technologies. Changes from the budget 
request include increases of $500,000 for CARAT, $1,500,000 for 
heavy vehicle propulsion and ancillary subsystems, $5,000,000 
for combustion and emission control, $5,000,000 for heavy truck 
engine, $3,500,000 for waste heat recovery, $3,500,000 for off-
highway vehicle technology, $1,600,000 for the high temperature 
materials laboratory, $2,000,000 for advanced petroleum based 
fuels, $500,000 for non-petroleum based fuels for medium 
trucks, and $2,000,000 for environmental impacts. Decreases in 
vehicle technologies include $500,000 for GATE, $5,000,000 for 
exploratory technology development in energy storage, $500,000 
for health impacts in advanced combustion engine R&D, 
$1,000,000 for automotive lightweight materials technology, 
$500,000 for advanced vehicle competitions, and $1,000,000 for 
biennial Freedom CAR review.
    The increase provided for heavy vehicle propulsion is for a 
demonstration of an application specific refuse vehicle. The 
$4,000,000 provided for waste heat recovery includes $2,000,000 
for gasoline engine turbocharger research and $2,000,000 for 
diesel engine turbocharger research. Within the amount provided 
for heavy vehicle high strength weight reduction materials, the 
Department should continue work on metal matrix composites. The 
increase provided for non-petroleum based fuels for medium 
trucks is for natural gas engine research. Within the amount 
provided for advanced petroleum based fuels, the Department 
should allocate funding for engine durability, compatibility, 
and emissions testing of biodiesel. The Department should also 
continue work with the National Center for Alternative 
Transportation Fuels, Engines, and Transmissions.
    Fuel Cells.--The Committee recommends $68,500,000 for fuel 
cell technology, and increase of $13,362,000 over the enacted 
level. Changes from the budget request include a reduction of 
$9,000,000 for fuel processor R&D.
    Weatherization and Intergovernmental Activities.--The 
Committee recommends $311,462,000 for weatherization and 
intergovernmental activities. Changes to the budget request 
include increases of $5,202,000 for the State Energy Program, 
$5,000,000 for Clean Cities, and $2,500,000 for Inventions and 
Innovations. The Committee has provided $5,828,000 of the 
requested increase for the weatherization assistance program.
    Within the amount provided for clean cities, the Department 
should continue efforts to expand E-85 fueling capacity. Within 
the amount provided for inventions and innovations, the 
Department should allocate sufficient funds to provide 
commercialization training and technical assistance.
    Distributed Energy Resources.--The Committee recommends 
$57,534,000 for distributed energy resources. Changes to the 
budget request include increases of $4,000,000 for 
reciprocating engines, $750,000 for fuel flexibility for oil 
heat research, and $1,000,000 for DES applications integration.
    The increase provided for DES applications integration is 
for the National Accounts Energy Alliance.
    Building Technologies.--The Committee recommends 
$62,063,000 for building technologies. Changes to the budget 
request include increases of $4,000,000 for lighting, 
$2,000,000 for space conditioning and refrigeration, $2,000,000 
for windows, and $1,500,000 for equipment standards and 
analysis.
    The amount provided for lighting includes $9,000,000 for 
the next generation lighting initiative. Within the amount 
provided for window technology, the Department should expand 
work on electrochromic technology, including initiation of 
field trials of electrochromic windows in occupied buildings. 
The Department should also provide at least $500,000 for work 
by the National Fenestration Rating Council.
    Industrial Technologies.--The Committee recommends 
$76,429,000 for industrial technologies. Changes to the budget 
request include increases of $2,000,000 for steel industry of 
the future, $2,000,000 for metal casting industry of the 
future, $2,000,000 for chemical industry of the future, 
$2,000,000 for mining industry of the future, and $5,000,000 
for black liquor gasification. There is a decrease of 
$1,000,000 for industrial assessment centers.
    Within the metal casting program, the Department should 
consider proposals submitted by the University of Northern 
Iowa's metal casting center.
    Biomass and Biorefinery R&D.--The Committee recommends 
$10,808,000 for biomass and biorefinery activities. There is an 
increase of $2,000,000 over the budget request for regional 
biobased products consortia.
    Federal Energy Management Program.--The Committee 
recommends $19,962,000 for the Federal energy management 
program, the same as the budget request.
    National Climate Change Technology Initiative.--The 
Committee recommends no funds for the national climate change 
technology initiative, a new initiative that would support 
competitive solicitations to promote applied research that has 
as its primary goal the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions 
or the sequestration of greenhouse gases. The Committee 
supports the goals of this initiative, and encourages the 
Department to support development of such technologies within 
the amounts provided for energy conservation and fossil energy 
research and development.
    Program Management.--The Committee recommends $80,664,000 
for program management. There is a $4,000,000 increase over the 
budget request for cooperative programs with States.
    The increase provided funds the second year of the State 
Technologies Advancement Collaborative pilot program, a 
cooperative program between the States and the Department. The 
Department should support this effort with additional program 
funds where such support is consistent with the goals and 
objectives of the contributing program. The Committee also 
encourages consideration of proposals relating to the 
Connecticut demand response program to the extent consistent 
with the goals of the STAC program and the research activities 
funded in this appropriations bill.

                          ECONOMIC REGULATION

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $1,477,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       1,047,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,047,000

    The Committee recommends $1,047,000 for economic 
regulation, equal to the budget request.

                      strategic petroleum reserve

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $171,732,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     175,081,000
Committee recommendation................................     173,081,000

    The Committee recommends $173,081,000 for the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve, an increase of $1,349,000 from the fiscal 
year 2003 enacted level, and a decrease of $2,000,000 from the 
budget request. Of the amount provided, the Committee 
recommends $156,979,000 for storage facilities development and 
operations, an increase of $1,156,000 over the enacted level. 
The Committee's recommendation also includes $16,102,000 for 
management. Funding for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve 
has been retained in a separate account.

                         SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $1,954,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................

    The Committee provides no funding for the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve's Petroleum Account for fiscal year 2004 as 
proposed by the budget request. Funding is not provided due to 
a contractual change making transportation charges for Royalty-
In-Kind fill the responsibility of the contractors. The 
Committee does not agree to transfer $5,000,000 of prior year 
funds to the Fossil Energy Research and Development account, as 
these funds were previously rescinded in Public Law 108-7.

                   NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $5,961,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       5,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,000,000

    The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the Northeast Home 
Heating Oil Reserve, a decrease of $961,000 from the enacted 
level, and equal to the budget request. Savings from the 
enacted levels are the result of re-competed storage contracts.

                   energy information administration

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $80,087,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      80,111,000
Committee recommendation................................      80,111,000

    The Committee recommends $80,111,000 for the Energy 
Information Administration, which is the same as the budget 
estimate.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


                         Indian Health Service


                         indian health services

Appropriations, 2003....................................  $2,475,916,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................   2,502,393,000
Committee recommendation................................   2,546,524,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,546,524,000 
for Indian health services, an increase of $70,608,000 above 
the current year enacted level. Changes include increases of 
$32,525,000 for partial pay costs, $21,733,000 for staffing of 
new facilities, $15,000,000 for contract health care, $500,000 
for the Alaska telemedicine initiative to bring that project 
total to $4,000,000, and $850,000 to assist with the Indian 
Health Service's effort to develop a mobile women's health unit 
that will be based at an IHS facility in North Dakota and serve 
the Aberdeen Area. The Committee does not agree with the 
administration's proposal to reduce the base program for 
services by $30,616,000 and has carried that amount forward in 
its fiscal year 2004 recommendation. Within the base program 
for services, funding for the Montana and North Dakota InPsych 
programs is continued at $250,000 each. Funds for both the 
InMed and RAIN programs at the University of North Dakota are 
also continued at current year enacted levels. An amount of 
$15,000,000 is continued in the base program for alcohol 
control, prevention, and treatment efforts in Alaska. Bill 
language has been included to describe the intended 
distribution of funds to the Alaska Native Tribal Health 
Consortium, the State of Alaska and the Alaska Federation of 
Natives.
    The Committee is encouraged by the work that has been 
accomplished to date by the Service and tribes in collaboration 
with the Joslin diabetes program. Although funding for this 
program is derived outside of the appropriations process, the 
Committee urges that the allocation of additional resources to 
this important effort be considered in the future.
    The Committee recognizes that the problems of understaffing 
and underfunding are chronic throughout the Service's 
facilities. Most recently, information was brought to the 
Committee's attention indicating that the hours at the Fort 
Totten Clinic at the Spirit Lake Reservation may be 
insufficient to meet existing health care needs. As an example 
of the kinds of efforts that would be required to upgrade 
health services at an IHS facility, the Committee requests that 
the IHS assess the current delivery of health care at the Fort 
Totten clinic, evaluate the impact of extended hours and 
additional staff on the provision of health care, and estimate 
the anticipated costs associated with expanded service.
    Bill language is included in Title III, General Provisions, 
continuing the demonstration program of the Cheyenne River 
Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, which provides bonus payments to 
health professionals. The Committee understands the tribe was 
not able to take full advantage of the authority provided by 
this same provision in the fiscal year 2003 bill.
    At the Committee's request, the Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Subcommittee in its fiscal year 2004 bill extended the scope of 
one of its provisions to include the Indian Health Service. 
This provision would prohibit the Department of Health and 
Human Services from using funds appropriated to the Indian 
Health Service to carry out or administer its human resources 
consolidation plan. No clear explanation of savings, costs, and 
benefits of the plan has been provided to the Committee and, in 
fact, discussions with the Department have not put to rest the 
Committee's concerns, but instead brought to light additional 
questions. Given the scarce resources that are available to the 
Indian Health Service for the delivery of health care, the 
Committee cannot agree to a reorganization plan that could 
potentially divert these funds from their primary purpose, has 
not been clearly demonstrated to offer greater benefits than 
the current system, and does not have wide support among the 
tribes.
    The Committee notes that authorizing legislation, which 
proposes to elevate the status of the Director of the Indian 
Health Service to the Assistant Secretary level, is currently 
under consideration in both the House and Senate. The Committee 
fully endorses this legislation with the understanding that it 
would allow the Director to fulfill his responsibilities with 
the same authority and access that is provided to the Assistant 
Secretary for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In the Committee's 
view, an enhanced, more visible role for the Service leadership 
could only help to bring greater attention to the dire need for 
additional health services throughout Indian Country.

                        indian health facilities

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $373,745,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     387,269,000
Committee recommendation................................     391,188,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $391,188,000 
for the facilities account, an amount of $17,443,000 above the 
current year enacted level. Changes include $3,022,000 for 
partial pay costs, $3,729,000 for staffing of new facilities, 
and $300,000 for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to 
purchase portable mammogram equipment. An amount of $91,977,000 
is proposed for the health facilities construction program, an 
increase of $22,030,000 above the budget request and 
$10,392,000 above the enacted level. The allocation of these 
funds for priority construction projects is shown in the 
following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Budget         Committee
   Health care facilities construction       estimate     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outpatient Facilities:
    Pinon, AZ...........................     $21,573,000     $19,577,000
    Red Mesa, AZ........................      30,000,000      30,000,000
    St. Paul, AK........................  ..............       6,520,000
    Metlakatla, AK......................      14,511,000       9,205,000
    Sisseton, SD........................       3,863,000      17,960,000
Staff quarters: Bethel..................  ..............       5,043,000
Regional Youth Treatment Centers: PHX-NV  ..............       3,672,000
 Satellite, Wadsworth, NV...............
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    As it did last year, the Committee has included bill 
language that would prohibit the use of Indian Health Service 
appropriated 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 
able to fund the sanitation facilities necessary for the homes.
    No funds are included by the Committee for either the joint 
venture program or the small ambulatory grants program due to 
the lack of resources and the need to fund other IHS 
priorities. However, the Committee remains supportive of these 
alternative means for constructing health facilities and will 
make every effort to resume these programs in future budget 
cycles.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES


              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $14,397,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      13,532,000
Committee recommendation................................      13,532,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,532,000 
which is the same as the budget estimate.

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development


                       payments to the institute

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $5,454,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       5,250,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,250,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,250,000, an 
increase of $1,000,000 above the budget estimate. Additional 
funds are provided to assist the Institute with its effort to 
establish the first American Indian Lifelong Learning Center. 
The Committee understands that the Institute has been 
successful in attracting a significant amount of support from 
the private sector to fund initial program and construction 
development, and intends to match the increase provided in this 
appropriation dollar-for-dollar with non-federal resources.

                        Smithsonian Institution


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2003....................................\1\ $446,096,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     476,553,000
Committee recommendation................................     487,989,000

\1\ Includes rescission of $14,100,000 in prior year funds.

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $487,989,000 
for salaries and expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, an 
increase of $27,793,000 above the pre-rescission current year 
enacted level of $460,196,000. Proposed changes are in 
agreement with those recommended in the administration's fiscal 
year 2004 budget request, including an amount of $12,978,000 to 
meet escalating uncontrollable costs and a net increase of 
$15,734,000 for program-related activities. Included in this 
program increase are funds required for activities related to 
the opening of two new Smithsonian museums: $4,610,000 for the 
Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum, 
scheduled to open in December 2003, and $5,114,000 for the 
National Museum of the American Indian, scheduled to open in 
September 2004. Significant increases have also been provided 
for additional security, maintenance and information technology 
efforts, as proposed in the budget request and a small 
programmatic enhancement of $1,078,000 is provided to expand 
the Latino grants program and reinstate the science fellowships 
program. The proposed rearrangement of funds to integrate the 
various components of the facilities maintenance program has 
been accepted and includes the redirection of $19,250,000 from 
museums and research centers to facilities services, as well as 
the transfer of $11,430,000 from the former repair, restoration 
and renovation of facilities account. The detail table at the 
back of the report displays the proposed allocation of funds 
among the Institution's programs.

                           facilities capital

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $98,779,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      89,970,000
Committee recommendation................................      89,970,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $89,970,000 
for the facilities capital account, as proposed in the budget 
request. Within this total, $71,670,000 is intended for 
revitalization work, $10,000,000 for construction of POD 5 at 
the Museum Support Center, and $8,300,000 for facilities 
planning and design. The Committee notes that the newly created 
facilities capital account consolidates funding previously 
appropriated to the construction account and the repair, 
restoration and renovation of facilities account, and, 
therefore, has included bill language to transfer and merge 
existing unobligated balances into the reorganized structure.

                        National Gallery of Art


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $76,717,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      88,849,000
Committee recommendation................................      85,650,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $85,650,000 
for salaries and expenses at the National Gallery of Art, an 
amount of $8,933,000 above the enacted level. Increases include 
$2,951,000 for pay and benefits and $5,982,000 for program 
support. Within the latter amount, $2,721,000 is provided for 
information technology upgrades and $688,000 is for additional 
security requirements. The Special Exhibitions program is fully 
funded in the amount of $3,026,000. The detail table at the 
back of the report displays the distribution of funds among the 
Gallery's various activities.

            repair, restoration, and renovation of buildings

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $16,125,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      11,600,000
Committee recommendation................................      11,600,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,600,000 
for the repair, restoration, and renovation of buildings. This 
amount meets the budget estimate, and provides funding to 
continue Master Facilities Plan projects, as well as ongoing 
renovation and repair work.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts


                       operations and maintenance

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $16,204,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      16,560,000
Committee recommendation................................      16,560,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,560,000 to 
meet the budget estimate for the operations and maintenance of 
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

                              construction

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $17,486,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      16,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      16,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,000,000 to 
meet the budget request for major construction and renovation 
projects of the Kennedy Center.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $8,433,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       8,604,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,604,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,604,000 for 
the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, an amount 
that meets the budget request. The detail table at the back of 
the report displays the proposed distribution of funding for 
the center's activities in the coming fiscal year.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       grants and administration

Appropriations, 2003....................................    $115,732,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... \1\ 117,480,000
Committee recommendation................................     117,480,000

\1\ Includes funds previously appropriated separately through the 
Challenge America Fund account.

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $117,480,000 
for the National Endowment of the Arts. This total includes an 
amount of $100,480,000 for grants and administration, and 
$17,000,000 for the Challenge America Fund, which has been 
folded into the NEA account to more accurately reflect overall 
program levels. Both sums are in agreement with the budget 
estimate. An amount of $1,748,000 above the current year 
enacted level has been included to meet mandatory increases in 
pay and benefits, as well as other fixed cost adjustments.
    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, 2003....................................    $108,919,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................     135,878,000
Committee recommendation................................     125,878,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $125,878,000 
for grants and administration of the National Endowment for the 
Humanities. This amount exceeds the current year enacted level 
by $16,959,000. Within the overall increase, $1,959,000 is 
provided to meet fixed costs and $15,000,000 is provided for 
grants and administration of an American history and civics 
initiative. While the administration has included a request for 
funds to implement its $25,000,000 ``We the People'' American 
history initiative, Congress is currently considering similar 
legislation that would complement the administration's 
proposal. The Committee has attempted to fund the 
administration's request to the best of its ability given 
current budget constraints, but expects that design of the 
final program would incorporate Congressional priorities, 
should such legislation be enacted into law. The detail table 
at the back of the report displays the distribution of funds 
among the agency'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, 2003....................................     $16,017,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      16,122,000
Committee recommendation................................      16,122,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,122,000 
for matching grants. This amount meets the budget request and 
provides $10,436,000 for Challenge grants and $5,686,000 is for 
Treasury funds.

                        Commission of Fine Arts


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $1,216,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       1,422,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,422,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,422,000 for 
the Commission of Fine Arts, an amount that meets the fiscal 
year 2004 budget estimate.

               national capital arts and cultural affairs

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $6,954,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       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.

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $3,643,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       4,100,000
Committee recommendation................................       4,000,000

    The Committee recommends $4,000,000 for the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, a reduction of $100,000 from 
the budget request. The amount provided equals the authorized 
funding level for the Council.

                  National Capital Planning Commission


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2003....................................      $7,206,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................       8,230,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,030,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,030,000 for 
the National Capital Planning Commission, an amount of $824,000 
above the current year enacted level. 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 not funded the proposed $200,000 
railroad study, but would reconsider that proposal at a later 
date provided that there is demonstrated support from the other 
agencies and private sector groups that would need to be 
involved to ensure the success of this effort.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Museum


                       holocaust memorial museum

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $38,412,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      39,997,000
Committee recommendation................................      39,997,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $39,997,000 
for the Holocaust Memorial Museum. This amount meets the fiscal 
year 2004 budget estimate and provides additional funds to meet 
fixed cost increases and maintain museum operations at the 
current level.

                             Presidio Trust


                          PRESIDIO TRUST FUND

Appropriations, 2003....................................     $21,188,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................      20,700,000
Committee recommendation................................      20,700,000

    The Committee recommends $20,700,000 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 2002 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. Includes language defining 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. Includes language allowing 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. Prohibits the use of funds for GSA 
telecommunication centers.
    Sec. 315. Allows the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Agriculture to limit competition for watershed restoration 
projects contracts.
    Sec. 316. 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. 317. Restricts the use of answering machines during 
business hours.
    Sec. 318. 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. 319. Provides that the Forest Service may not 
inappropriately use the Recreation Fee Demonstration program to 
supplant existing recreation concessions on the national 
forests.
    Sec. 320. 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. 321. 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. 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. Continues a provision that allows existing permit 
holders whose permits will or have expired due to agency delays 
to continue grazing activities until the Secretary of 
Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior completes an 
environmental review of these permits.
    Sec. 325. Allows the Eagle Butte Service Unit of the Indian 
Health Service to utilize health care funding in a more 
efficient manner.
    Sec. 326. Restricts the ability to transfer funds provided 
in this Act.
    Sec. 327. Restricts funding for improvements to 
Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House.
    Sec. 328. Allows the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of Interior to consider local contractors when 
awarding contracts for certain activities on public lands.
    Sec. 329. Allows for local exemption from Forest Service 
fee demonstration program.
    Sec. 330. Modifies the Gallatin Land Consolidation Act of 
1998.
    Sec. 331. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, subject 
to any terms and conditions the Secretary may require, to 
convey to a participating State land or interest in land 
acquired under the Forest Legacy program.
    Sec. 332. Amends the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to modify 
cost sharing requirements.
    Sec. 333. Concerns legal challenges to timber sales on the 
Tongass National Forest. This section provides for expedited 
judicial review such that the Federal District Court shall 
render a decision within 180 days after an application for 
review is filed.
    Sec. 334. Provides authority for the mutual termination of 
timber contracts in Region 10 of the Forest Service where the 
Secretary of Agriculture determines under the Secretary's sole 
discretion that the contract is uneconomical to perform.

                                            BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
  PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
                                                     AMENDED
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Budget authority               Outlays
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
                                                               Committee    Amount  of   Committee    Amount  of
                                                               allocation      bill      allocation      bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
 to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution
 for 2004: Subcommittee on Interior:
    Discretionary...........................................       19,627       19,627       19,395   \1\ 19,359
    Mandatory...............................................           64           64           70       \1\ 70
Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:
    2004....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........   \2\ 13,147
    2005....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........        4,120
    2006....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........        1,482
    2007....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........          638
    2008 and future years...................................  ...........  ...........  ...........          244
Financial assistance to State and local governments for                NA        2,623           NA        1,580
 2004.......................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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.
  --$221,803,000 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.
  --$1,000,000 for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River National 
        Heritage Corridor.
  --$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.
  --$81,158,000 for economic regulation and the Energy 
        Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
        pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
        1981.
  --$13,532,000 for the Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation.
  --$117,800,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts.
  --$142,000,000 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 July 10, 2003, 
the Committee ordered reported en bloc H.R. 2555, a bill making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, as amended; and S. 1391, 
an original bill making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, 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 2003 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
                                                                        YEAR 2004
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                            Senate Committee recommendation compared with (+
                                                                                                                                 or -)
                 Item                        2003             Budget            House         Committee   ---------------------------------------------------
                                         appropriation  estimate  allowance deg.  recommendation       2003             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....         35,824            34,936           35,136            -688            +200
    Range management..................         72,256            70,180           73,080            +824          +2,900
    Forestry management...............          7,188             8,197            8,197          +1,009   ..............
    Riparian management...............         21,967            21,972           21,972              +5   ..............
    Cultural resources management.....         15,257            14,700           14,700            -557   ..............
    Wild horse and burro management...         29,524            29,422           29,422            -102   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Land Resources........        182,016           179,407          182,507            +491          +3,100

Wildlife and Fisheries Wildlife                22,201            22,423           22,423            +222   ..............
 management...........................
    Fisheries management..............         11,593            11,869           11,869            +276   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Wildlife and Fisheries         33,794            34,292           34,292            +498   ..............

Threatened and endangered species.....         21,532            21,831           21,831            +299   ..............

Recreation Management:
    Wilderness management.............         17,374            16,999           16,999            -375   ..............
    Recreation resources management...         41,472            48,718           45,681          +4,209          -3,037
    Recreation operations (fees)......            993             1,000            1,000              +7   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Recreation Management.         59,839            66,717           63,680          +3,841          -3,037

Energy and Minerals:
    Oil and gas.......................         86,123            85,953           87,165          +1,042          +1,212
    Coal management...................          9,526             9,538            9,538             +12   ..............
    Other mineral resources...........         10,250            10,434           10,434            +184   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Energy and Minerals...        105,899           105,925          107,137          +1,238          +1,212

Alaska minerals.......................          2,484             2,222            2,484   ..............           +262

Realty and Ownership Management:
    Alaska conveyance.................         36,826            32,943           47,943         +11,117         +15,000
    Cadastral survey..................         15,024            13,945           17,420          +2,396          +3,475
    Land and realty management........         36,770            34,045           36,545            -225          +2,500
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Realty and Ownership           88,620            80,933          101,908         +13,288         +20,975
       Management.....................

Resource Protection and Maintenance:
    Resource management planning......         47,242            48,146           48,146            +904   ..............
    Resource protection and law                14,318            14,798           15,298            +980            +500
     enforcement......................
    Hazardous materials management....         16,705            16,726           16,726             +21   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Resource Protection            78,265            79,670           80,170          +1,905            +500
       and Maintenance................

Transportation and Facilities
 Maintenance:
    Operations........................          6,386             6,402            6,402             +16   ..............
    Annual maintenance................         31,974            31,025           31,025            -949   ..............
    Deferred maintenance..............         13,600            11,503           12,503          -1,097          +1,000
    Infrastructure improvement........         30,826            29,414           29,414          -1,412   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Transportation/                82,786            78,344           79,344          -3,442          +1,000
       Facilities Maintenance.........

Land and resources information systems         19,215            18,991           18,991            -224   ..............

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

Workforce and Organizational Support:
    Information systems operations....         16,342            18,762           18,762          +2,420   ..............
    Administrative support............         49,785            49,817           49,817             +32   ..............
    Bureauwide fixed costs............         65,885            70,195           70,195          +4,310   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Workforce and                 132,012           138,774          138,774          +6,762   ..............
       Organizational Support.........
Challenge cost share..................         13,882            20,973           15,973          +2,091          -5,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Management of Lands and          820,344           828,079          847,091         +26,747         +19,012
       Resources......................
                                       =================================================================================================================
       Wildland Fire Management

Preparedness..........................        275,411           282,725          282,725          +7,314   ..............
Fire suppression operations...........        159,309           195,310          195,310         +36,001   ..............
Other operations......................        215,433           220,690          220,690          +5,257   ..............
Other appropriations (Public Law 108-         189,000   .................  ..............       -189,000   ..............
 7)...................................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Wildland Fire Management.        839,153           698,725          698,725        -140,428   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
   Central Hazardous Materials Fund

Bureau of Land Management.............          9,913             9,978            9,978             +65   ..............

             Construction

Construction..........................         11,898            10,976           12,476            +578          +1,500

           Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition:
    Acquisitions......................         27,272            18,186           19,100          -8,172            +914
    Emergencies and hardships.........          1,490             1,500            2,000            +510            +500
    Acquisition management............          3,974             3,500            4,000             +26            +500
    Land exchange equalization payment            497               500              500              +3   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Land Acquisition.........         33,233            23,686           25,600          -7,633          +1,914
                                       =================================================================================================================
   Oregon and California Grant Lands

Western Oregon resources management...         85,794            87,454           87,454          +1,660   ..............
Western Oregon information and                  2,192             2,202            2,202             +10   ..............
 resource data systems................
Western Oregon transportation &                10,887            10,911           10,911             +24   ..............
 facilities maintenance...............
Western Oregon construction and                   297               297              297   ..............  ..............
 acquisition..........................
Jobs in the woods.....................          5,777             5,808            5,808             +31   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Oregon and California            104,947           106,672          106,672          +1,725   ..............
       Grant Lands....................
                                       =================================================================================================================
          Range Improvements

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

Rights-of-way processing..............          1,115            12,000           10,667          +9,552          -1,333
Adopt-a-horse program.................          1,225             1,225            1,225   ..............  ..............
Repair of damaged lands...............          3,666             3,666            3,666   ..............  ..............
Cost recoverable realty cases.........            515             1,015              515   ..............           -500
Timber purchaser expenses.............             50                50               50   ..............  ..............
Copy fees.............................          1,329             2,534            2,534          +1,205   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal (gross)................          7,900            20,490           18,657         +10,757          -1,833

Offsetting fees.......................         -7,900           -20,490          -18,657         -10,757          +1,833
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Service Charges, Deposits  ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............
       & Forfeitures..................
                                       =================================================================================================================
       Miscellaneous Trust Funds

Current appropriations................         12,405            12,405           12,405   ..............  ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT      1,841,893         1,700,521        1,722,947        -118,946         +22,426
                                       =================================================================================================================
    UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE
                SERVICE

          Resource Management

Ecological Services:
    Endangered species:
        Candidate conservation........          9,867             8,670           10,130            +263          +1,460
        Listing.......................          9,018            12,286           12,286          +3,268   ..............
        Consultation..................         47,459            45,734           46,034          -1,425            +300
        Recovery......................         65,412            62,029           66,739          +1,327          +4,710
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Endangered species        131,756           128,719          135,189          +3,433          +6,470

    Habitat conservation..............         85,070            82,336           82,133          -2,937            -203
    Environmental contaminants........         10,710            10,805           10,805             +95   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Ecological Services...        227,536           221,860          228,127            +591          +6,267

Refuges and Wildlife:
    Refuge operations and maintenance.        367,377           402,015          387,000         +19,623         -15,015
    Salton Sea recovery...............            992   .................  ..............           -992   ..............
    Migratory bird management.........         28,697            31,121           32,596          +3,899          +1,475
    Law enforcement operations........         51,590            52,666           53,366          +1,776            +700
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Refuges and Wildlife..        448,656           485,802          472,962         +24,306         -12,840

Fisheries:
    Hatchery operations and                    54,098            58,027           55,715          +1,617          -2,312
     maintenance......................
    Fish and wildlife management......         52,538            45,579           53,332            +794          +7,753
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Fisheries.............        106,636           103,606          109,047          +2,411          +5,441

General Administration:
    Central office administration.....         14,474            17,275           17,275          +2,801   ..............
    Regional office administration....         24,060            23,787           23,787            -273   ..............
    Servicewide administrative support         58,132            57,709           57,709            -423   ..............
    National Fish and Wildlife                  7,620             7,670            7,670             +50   ..............
     Foundation.......................
    National Conservation Training             16,037            15,639           16,489            +452            +850
     Center...........................
    International affairs.............          8,114             8,178            8,178             +64   ..............
    Caddo Lake Ramsar Center..........            199   .................          1,000            +801          +1,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, General Administration        128,636           130,258          132,108          +3,472          +1,850
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Resource Management......        911,464           941,526          942,244         +30,780            +718
                                       =================================================================================================================
             Construction

Construction and rehabilitation:
    Line item construction............         43,425            24,073           41,965          -1,460         +17,892
    Nationwide engineering services...         10,648            11,320           11,320            +672   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Construction.............         54,073            35,393           53,285            -788         +17,892
                                       =================================================================================================================

           Land Acquisition

Fish and Wildlife Service:
    Acquisitions--Federal refuge lands         55,507            24,684           47,331          -8,176         +22,647
    Inholdings........................          1,987             2,500            2,500            +513   ..............
    Emergencies and hardships.........          1,987             2,000            2,000             +13   ..............
    Exchanges.........................            993             1,000            1,000              +7   ..............
    Acquisition management............          9,935             8,495            9,800            -135          +1,305
    Cost allocation methodology.......          2,484             2,058            2,058            -426   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Land Acquisition.........         72,893            40,737           64,689          -8,204         +23,952
                                       =================================================================================================================

      Landowner Incentive Program

Grants to States......................         39,740            40,000           40,000            +260   ..............
    Rescission of fiscal year 2002            -40,000   .................  ..............        +40,000   ..............
     funds............................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Landowner incentive                 -260            40,000           40,000         +40,260   ..............
       program........................
                                       =================================================================================================================

  Private Stewardship Grants Program

Stewardship grants....................          9,935            10,000           10,000             +65   ..............
    Rescission of fiscal year 2002            -10,000   .................  ..............        +10,000   ..............
     funds............................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Private stewardship                  -65            10,000           10,000         +10,065   ..............
       grants program.................
                                       =================================================================================================================

    Cooperative Endangered Species
           Conservation Fund

Grants to States......................         26,754            34,029           34,029          +7,275   ..............
HCP land acquisition..................         51,136            50,000           50,000          -1,136   ..............
Administration........................          2,583             2,585            2,585              +2   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Cooperative Endangered            80,473            86,614           86,614          +6,141   ..............
       Species Fund...................
                                       =================================================================================================================
     National Wildlife Refuge Fund

Payments in lieu of taxes.............         14,320            14,414           14,414             +94   ..............

 North American Wetlands Conservation
                 Fund

Wetlands conservation.................         36,777            47,578           41,000          +4,223          -6,578
Administration........................          1,532             1,982            1,982            +450   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, North American Wetlands           38,309            49,560           42,982          +4,673          -6,578
       Conservation Fund..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Neotropical Migratory Bird
           Conservation Fund

Migratory bird grants.................          2,981   .................          3,000             +19          +3,000

  Multinational Species Conservation
                 Fund

African elephant conservation.........          1,192             1,000            1,500            +308            +500
Rhinoceros and tiger conservation.....          1,192             1,000            1,500            +308            +500
Asian elephant conservation...........          1,192             1,000            1,500            +308            +500
Great ape conservation................          1,192             1,000            1,500            +308            +500
Neotropical migratory bird              ..............            3,000    ..............  ..............         -3,000
 conservation.........................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Multinational Species              4,768             7,000            6,000          +1,232          -1,000
       Conservation Fund..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
   State and Tribal Wildlife Grants

State and tribal wildlife grants......         64,577            59,983           75,000         +10,423         +15,017
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE         1,243,533         1,285,227        1,338,228         +94,695         +53,001
       SERVICE........................
          Appropriations..............     (1,293,533)       (1,285,227)      (1,338,228)       (+44,695)       (+53,001)
          Rescission..................       (-50,000)  .................  ..............       (+50,000)  ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

 Operation of the National Park System

Park Management:
     Resource stewardship.............        338,149           334,646          342,485          +4,336          +7,839
    Visitor services..................        315,375           318,028          323,965          +8,590          +5,937
    Maintenance.......................        519,970           569,695          567,294         +47,324          -2,401
    Park support......................        283,305           294,590          288,336          +5,031          -6,254
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Park Management.......      1,456,799         1,516,959        1,522,080         +65,281          +5,121

External administrative costs.........        107,532           114,923          114,219          +6,687            -704
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Operation of the National      1,564,331         1,631,882        1,636,299         +71,968          +4,417
       Park System....................
                                       =================================================================================================================
       United States Park Police

Park Police...........................         77,921            78,859           78,349            +428            -510
                                       =================================================================================================================
 National Recreation and Preservation

Recreation programs...................            548               855              555              +7            -300
Natural programs......................         10,877            12,511           12,511          +1,634   ..............
Cultural programs.....................         19,918            19,071           19,936             +18            +865
International park affairs............          1,708             1,626            1,626             -82   ..............
Environmental and compliance review...            397               401              401              +4   ..............
Grant administration..................          1,575             1,595            1,595             +20   ..............

Heritage Partnership Programs:
    Commissions and grants............         14,162             7,616           13,487            -675          +5,871
    Administrative support............            118               124              124              +6   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Heritage Partnership           14,280             7,740           13,611            -669          +5,871
       Programs.......................

Statutory or Contractual Aid:
    Aleutian World War II Historic                397   .................  ..............           -397   ..............
     Area.............................
    Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary      ..............  .................            200            +200            +200
     Commission.......................
    Blue Ridge Parkway (Folk Art        ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............
     Center)..........................
    Brown Foundation..................            200               101              200   ..............            +99
    Chesapeake Bay Gateway............          1,987               798            2,500            +513          +1,702
    Dayton Aviation Heritage                      446                47               87            -359             +40
     Commission.......................
    Flight 93 Memorial................            298   .................  ..............           -298   ..............
    French and Indian War (PA)........  ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............
    Ice Age National Scientific                   801               806              806              +5   ..............
     Reserve..........................
    Jamestown 2007....................            199   .................            199   ..............           +199
    Johnstown Area Heritage                        49                49               49   ..............  ..............
     Association......................
    Lake Roosevelt Forum..............             50   .................  ..............            -50   ..............
    Lamprey River.....................            596               155            1,200            +604          +1,045
    Louisiana Purchase Comm of                    199   .................  ..............           -199   ..............
     Arkansas.........................
    Mandan Interpetive Center and       ..............  .................            500            +500            +500
     Lodge project....................
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Center....            525               528              528              +3   ..............
    National Constitution Center, PA..            497   .................  ..............           -497   ..............
    Native Hawaiian culture and arts              735               740              740              +5   ..............
     program..........................
    New Orleans Jazz Commission.......             66                66               66   ..............  ..............
    Office of Arctic Studies..........          1,490   .................          1,500             +10          +1,500
    Penn Center National landmark, SC.            497   .................  ..............           -497   ..............
    Roosevelt Campobello International            797               847              847             +50   ..............
     Park Commission..................
    Sewall-Belmont House..............            397   .................  ..............           -397   ..............
    Sleeping Rainbow Ranch, Capitol               497   .................            497   ..............           +497
     Reef NP..........................
    St. Charles Interpretive Center...            497   .................  ..............           -497   ..............
    Vancouver National Historic                   248   .................  ..............           -248   ..............
     reserve..........................
    Virginia Key Miami Beach..........            497   .................  ..............           -497   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Statutory or                   11,965             4,137            9,919          -2,046          +5,782
       Contractual Aid................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, National Recreation and           61,268            47,936           60,154          -1,114         +12,218
       Preservation...................
                                       =================================================================================================================
    Urban Park and Recreation Fund

Urban park grants.....................            298               305              305              +7   ..............

      Historic Preservation Fund

State historic preservation offices...         33,779            34,000           37,000          +3,221          +3,000
Tribal grants.........................          2,981             3,000            3,250            +269            +250
Grants for millennium initiative......         29,805            30,000           32,000          +2,195          +2,000
National trust (endowment)............          1,987   .................            500          -1,487            +500
HBCUs.................................  ..............  .................          3,000          +3,000          +3,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Historic Preservation             68,552            67,000           75,750          +7,198          +8,750
       Fund...........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
             Construction

Emergency and unscheduled.............          3,477             5,500            5,500          +2,023   ..............
Housing...............................          9,935             8,000            8,000          -1,935   ..............
Equipment replacement.................         31,752            38,460           35,460          +3,708          -3,000
Planning, construction................         25,235            24,480           24,480            -755   ..............
General management plans..............         13,806            13,420           13,420            -386   ..............
Line item construction and maintenance        214,194           207,231          224,505         +10,311         +17,274
Construction program management.......         24,631            27,466           27,466          +2,835   ..............
Dam safety............................          2,682             2,700            2,700             +18   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Construction.............        325,712           327,257          341,531         +15,819         +14,274

   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........         94,383           156,000          100,000          +5,617         -56,000
    Administrative expenses...........          2,981             4,011            4,000          +1,019             -11
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Assistance to States.....         97,364           160,011          104,000          +6,636         -56,011

National Park Service:
     Acquisitions.....................         53,530            58,969           34,819         -18,711         -24,150
    Emergencies and hardships.........          3,974             4,000            4,000             +26   ..............
    Acquisition management............         12,506            11,654           11,654            -852   ..............
    Inholdings........................          3,974             4,000            4,000             +26   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, National Park Service....         73,984            78,623           54,473         -19,511         -24,150
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Land Acquisition and             171,348           238,634          158,473         -12,875         -80,161
       State Assistance...............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE....      2,239,430         2,361,873        2,320,861         +81,431         -41,012
          Appropriations..............     (2,269,430)       (2,391,873)      (2,350,861)       (+81,431)       (-41,012)
          Rescission..................       (-30,000)         (-30,000)        (-30,000)  ..............  ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
    UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

 Surveys, Investigations, and Research

Mapping, Remote Sensing, and
 Geographic Investigations:
    Cooperative topographic mapping...         81,120            74,108           81,947            +827          +7,839
    Land remote sensing...............         35,711            34,039           30,398          -5,313          -3,641
    Geographic analysis and monitoring         16,374            12,335           16,544            +170          +4,209
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, National Mapping              133,205           120,482          128,889          -4,316          +8,407
       Program........................

Geologic Hazards, Resource and
 Processes:
    Geologic hazards assessments......         74,990            72,776           77,395          +2,405          +4,619
    Geologic landscape and coastal             78,698            79,430           77,450          -1,248          -1,980
     assessments......................
    Geologic resource assessments.....         79,479            69,369           82,027          +2,548         +12,658
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Geologic Hazards,             233,167           221,575          236,872          +3,705         +15,297
       Resource & Processes...........

Water Resources Investigations:
    Hydrologic monitoring, assessments
     and research:
        Ground water resources program          5,410             6,529            6,417          +1,007            -112
        National water quality                 63,217            63,818           63,818            +601   ..............
         assessment...................
        Toxic substances hydrology....         13,437            11,065           15,552          +2,115          +4,487
        Hydrologic research and                15,386            13,723           14,429            -957            +706
         development..................
        National streamflow                    14,217            14,356           14,261             +44             -95
         information program..........
        Hydrologic networks and                25,088            26,069           24,440            -648          -1,629
         analysis.....................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Hydrologic                136,755           135,560          138,917          +2,162          +3,357
           monitoring, assessments and
           research...................

Federal-State program.................         64,433            64,536           64,630            +197             +94
Water resources research institutes...          5,963   .................          6,000             +37          +6,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Water Resources               207,151           200,096          209,547          +2,396          +9,451
       Investigations.................

Biological Research:
    Biological research and monitoring        132,133           134,036          131,670            -463          -2,366
    Biological information management          22,787            20,700           22,844             +57          +2,144
     and delivery.....................
    Cooperative research units........         14,896            14,139           15,066            +170            +927
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Biological Research...        169,816           168,875          169,580            -236            +705

Science support.......................         85,177            91,529           91,422          +6,245            -107
Facilities............................         90,756            92,948           92,554          +1,798            -394
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL         919,272           895,505          928,864          +9,592         +33,359
       SURVEY.........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

     Royalty and Offshore Minerals
              Management

OCS Lands:
    Leasing and environmental program.         37,521            37,245           37,245            -276   ..............
    Resource evaluation...............         26,831            25,708           27,508            +677          +1,800
    Regulatory program................         50,774            50,402           50,402            -372   ..............
    Information management program....         22,991            25,851           25,851          +2,860   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, OCS Lands.............        138,117           139,206          141,006          +2,889          +1,800

Royalty Management:
    Compliance and asset management...         48,493            46,264           46,264          -2,229   ..............
    Revenue and operations............         34,407            34,117           34,117            -290   ..............
    Indian allottee refunds...........             15                15               15   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Royalty Management....         82,915            80,396           80,396          -2,519   ..............

General Administration:
    Executive direction...............          2,023             2,062            2,062             +39   ..............
    Policy and management improvement.          4,075             4,150            4,150             +75   ..............
    Administrative operations.........         16,540            16,827           16,827            +287   ..............
    General support services..........         20,807            21,805           21,805            +998   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, General Administration         43,445            44,844           44,844          +1,399   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal (gross)................        264,477           264,446          266,246          +1,769          +1,800

Use of receipts.......................       -100,230          -100,230         -100,230   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Royalty and Offshore             164,247           164,216          166,016          +1,769          +1,800
       Minerals Management............
                                       =================================================================================================================
          Oil Spill Research

Oil spill research....................          6,065             7,105            7,105          +1,040   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, MINERALS MANAGEMENT              170,312           171,321          173,121          +2,809          +1,800
       SERVICE........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
 OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION
            AND ENFORCEMENT

       Regulation and Technology

Environmental restoration.............            161               163              163              +2   ..............
Environmental protection..............         78,644            79,463           79,463            +819   ..............
Technology development and transfer...         12,511            12,749           12,749            +238   ..............
Financial management..................            482               491              491              +9   ..............
Executive direction...................         12,610            13,558           13,558            +948   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Regulation and                104,408           106,424          106,424          +2,016   ..............
       Technology.....................
Civil penalties.......................            273               275              275              +2   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Regulation and Technology        104,681           106,699          106,699          +2,018   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

Environmental restoration.............        173,561           157,137          173,561   ..............        +16,424
Technology development and transfer...          4,137             4,184            4,184             +47   ..............
Financial management..................          6,139             6,260            6,260            +121   ..............
Executive direction...................          6,661             6,888            6,888            +227   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Abandoned Mine                   190,498           174,469          190,893            +395         +16,424
       Reclamation Fund...............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING         295,179           281,168          297,592          +2,413         +16,424
       RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT....
                                       =================================================================================================================
       BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

     Operation of Indian Programs

         Tribal Budget System

Tribal Priority Allocations:
    Tribal government.................        386,421           390,494          391,494          +5,073          +1,000
    Human services....................        149,970           148,588          150,588            +618          +2,000
    Education.........................         49,839            49,991           49,991            +152   ..............
    Public safety and justice.........          1,373             1,244            1,244            -129   ..............
    Community development.............         40,461            40,467           40,467              +6   ..............
    Resources management..............         61,117            63,029           63,029          +1,912   ..............
    Trust services....................         58,004            58,373           58,373            +369   ..............
    General administration............         25,296            25,503           25,503            +207   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Tribal Priority               772,481           777,689          780,689          +8,208          +3,000
       Allocations....................

Other Recurring Programs:
    Education:
        School operations:
            Forward-funded............        445,073           458,524          458,524         +13,451   ..............
            Other school operations...         67,489            69,991           69,991          +2,502   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Subtotal, School                512,562           528,515          528,515         +15,953   ..............
               operations.............

        Continuing education..........         42,838            39,206           45,206          +2,368          +6,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Education.........        555,400           567,721          573,721         +18,321          +6,000

Resources management..................         42,324            34,342           43,068            +744          +8,726
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Other Recurring               597,724           602,063          616,789         +19,065         +14,726
       Programs.......................

Non-Recurring Programs:
    Community development.............          2,235   .................          2,750            +515          +2,750
    Resources management..............         32,850            36,287           36,287          +3,437   ..............
    Trust services....................         37,400            37,256           37,648            +248            +392
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Non-Recurring Programs         72,485            73,543           76,685          +4,200          +3,142
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Tribal Budget System.....      1,442,690         1,453,295        1,474,163         +31,473         +20,868
                                       =================================================================================================================
            BIA Operations

Central Office Operations:
    Tribal government.................          3,133             2,653            2,653            -480   ..............
    Human services....................            901               907              907              +6   ..............
    Community development.............            869               875              875              +6   ..............
    Resources management..............          3,465             3,488            3,488             +23   ..............
    Trust services....................          8,766             5,317            5,317          -3,449   ..............

General administration:
    Education program management......          2,393             2,413            2,413             +20   ..............
    Education personnel services......          2,116             2,134            2,134             +18   ..............
    Other general administration......         47,936            81,574           71,574         +23,638         -10,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, General administration         52,445            86,121           76,121         +23,676         -10,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Central Office                 69,579            99,361           89,361         +19,782         -10,000
       Operations.....................

Regional Office Operations:
    Tribal government.................          1,327             1,345            1,345             +18   ..............
    Human services....................          3,141             3,192            3,192             +51   ..............
    Community development.............            847               857              857             +10   ..............
    Resources management..............          5,414             5,474            5,474             +60   ..............
    Trust services....................         24,225            24,435           24,435            +210   ..............
    General administration............         28,851            29,178           29,178            +327   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Regional Office                63,805            64,481           64,481            +676   ..............
       Operations.....................

Special Programs and Pooled Overhead:
    Education.........................         16,366            16,254           16,454             +88            +200
    Public safety and justice.........        162,306           171,147          174,647         +12,341          +3,500
    Community development.............          8,576             1,061            8,936            +360          +7,875
    Resources management..............          1,299             1,306            1,306              +7   ..............
    General administration............         80,625            82,830           82,830          +2,205   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Special Programs and          269,172           272,598          284,173         +15,001         +11,575
       Pooled Overhead................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, BIA Operations...........        402,556           436,440          438,015         +35,459          +1,575
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Operation of Indian            1,845,246         1,889,735        1,912,178         +66,932         +22,443
       Programs.......................
                                       =================================================================================================================
              BIA SPLITS

Natural resources.....................       (146,469)         (143,926)        (152,652)        (+6,183)        (+8,726)
Forward-funding.......................       (445,073)         (458,524)        (458,524)       (+13,451)  ..............
Education.............................       (181,041)         (179,989)        (186,189)        (+5,148)        (+6,200)
Community development.................     (1,072,663)       (1,107,296)      (1,114,813)       (+42,150)        (+7,517)
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, BIA splits...............     (1,845,246)       (1,889,735)      (1,912,178)       (+66,932)       (+22,443)

             Construction

Education.............................        293,795           292,634          298,634          +4,839          +6,000
Public safety and justice.............          5,013             5,044            5,044             +31   ..............
Resources management..................         38,918            39,162           39,162            +244   ..............
General administration................          2,168             2,181            2,181             +13   ..............
Construction management...............          6,094             6,133            6,133             +39   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Construction.............        345,988           345,154          351,154          +5,166          +6,000
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Indian Land and Water Claim
Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments
              to Indians

White Earth Land Settlement Act                   621               625              629              +8              +4
 (Admin)..............................
Hoopa-Yurok settlement fund...........            248               250              252              +4              +2
Pyramid Lake water rights settlement..            141               142              143              +2              +1
Ute Indian water rights settlement....         24,567            22,494           21,467          -3,100          -1,027
Rocky Boy's...........................          5,035   .................             33          -5,002             +33
Shivwits Band Settlement..............         18,876   .................            123         -18,753            +123
Santo Domingo Pueblo Settlement.......          3,116             9,864            9,884          +6,768             +20
Colorado Ute Settlement...............          7,948             8,000            8,052            +104             +52
Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw        ..............           10,000           10,000         +10,000   ..............
 settlement...........................
Quinault Settlement...................  ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............
Transfer from 2003 FWS land             ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............
 acquisition..........................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Miscellaneous Payments to         60,552            51,375           50,583          -9,969            -792
       Indians........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account

Indian guaranteed loan program account          5,457             6,497            6,497          +1,040   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.      2,257,243         2,292,761        2,320,412         +63,169         +27,651
                                       =================================================================================================================
         DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

            Insular Affairs

       Assistance to Territories

Territorial Assistance:
    Office of Insular Affairs.........          5,261             6,321            6,321          +1,060   ..............
    Technical assistance..............         13,374             7,561            7,561          -5,813   ..............
    Maintenance assistance fund.......          2,285             2,300            2,300             +15   ..............
    Brown tree snake..................          2,335             2,350            2,350             +15   ..............
    Insular management controls.......          1,481             1,491            1,491             +10   ..............
    Coral reef initiative.............            497               500              500              +3   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Territorial Assistance         25,233            20,523           20,523          -4,710   ..............

American Samoa:
    Operations grants.................         22,950            23,100           23,100            +150   ..............

Northern Marianas:
    Covenant grants...................         27,720            27,720           27,720   ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Assistance to Territories         75,903            71,343           71,343          -4,560   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Compact of Free Association

Compact of Free Association--Federal            7,306             2,734            2,734          -4,572   ..............
 services.............................
    Mandatory payments--program grant          12,000            12,000           12,000   ..............  ..............
     assistance.......................
Enewetak support......................          1,620             1,391            1,700             +80            +309
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Compact of Free                   20,926            16,125           16,434          -4,492            +309
       Association....................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Total, Insular Affairs..........         96,829            87,468           87,777          -9,052            +309
                                       =================================================================================================================
        Departmental Management

Departmental direction................         13,318            13,524           13,524            +206   ..............
Management and coordination...........         26,283            30,322           28,917          +2,634          -1,405
Hearings and appeals..................          8,145             8,280            8,080             -65            -200
Central services......................         23,375            27,070           27,070          +3,695   ..............
Bureau of Mines workers compensation/             836             4,108              842              +6          -3,266
 unemployment.........................
Financial management system migration   ..............           13,836    ..............  ..............        -13,836
 project..............................
Public lands volunteers...............  ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Departmental Management..         71,957            97,140           78,433          +6,476         -18,707
                                       =================================================================================================================

         Working Capital Fund

Financial management system migration   ..............  .................         11,700         +11,700         +11,700
 project..............................
    Rescission........................  ..............  .................        -11,700         -11,700         -11,700
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Working Capital fund..  ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............

       Payments in Lieu of Taxes

Payments to local governments.........        218,570           200,000          230,000         +11,430         +30,000

        Office of the Solicitor

Legal services........................         38,182            39,911           39,911          +1,729   ..............
General administration................          9,280             9,418            9,418            +138   ..............
Ethics................................  ..............            1,045              850            +850            -195
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Office of the Solicitor..         47,462            50,374           50,179          +2,717            -195
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Office of Inspector General

Audit.................................         19,453            16,480           15,932          -3,521            -548
Contracted CFO Audits.................  ..............            3,812            3,812          +3,812   ..............
Investigations........................          7,166             8,176            7,751            +585            -425
Program integrity.....................          1,478             2,155            1,520             +42            -635
Policy and management.................          7,906             8,426            8,459            +553             +33
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Office of Inspector               36,003            39,049           37,474          +1,471          -1,575
       General........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
Office of Special Trustee for American
                Indians

        Federal Trust Programs

Program operations, support, and              137,845           272,366          217,366         +79,521         -55,000
 improvements.........................
Executive direction...................          2,514             2,275            2,275            -239   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Federal Trust programs...        140,359           274,641          219,641         +79,282         -55,000

   Indian Land Consolidation Program

Indian land consolidation.............          7,928            20,980           22,980         +15,052          +2,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Office of Special Trustee        148,287           295,621          242,621         +94,334         -53,000
       for American Indians...........
                                       =================================================================================================================
  Natural Resource Damage Assessment
                 Fund

Damage assessments....................          3,901             3,933            3,933             +32   ..............
Program management....................          1,352             1,450            1,450             +98   ..............
Restoration support...................            248               250              250              +2   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Natural Resource Damage            5,501             5,633            5,633            +132   ..............
       Assessment Fund................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES.....        624,609           775,285          732,117        +107,508         -43,168
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, TITLE I, DEPARTMENT OF         9,591,471         9,763,661        9,834,142        +242,671         +70,481
       THE INTERIOR...................
          Appropriations..............     (9,671,471)       (9,793,661)      (9,875,842)      (+204,371)       (+82,181)
          Rescission..................       (-80,000)         (-30,000)        (-41,700)       (+38,300)       (-11,700)
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

            FOREST SERVICE

     Forest and Rangeland Research

Forest and rangeland research.........        250,049           252,170          266,180         +16,131         +14,010

      State and Private Forestry

Forest Health Management:
    Federal lands forest health                50,047            44,963           48,642          -1,405          +3,679
     management.......................
    Cooperative lands forest health            30,836            25,088           31,431            +595          +6,343
     management.......................
    Emerging pest and pathogens fund..  ..............           11,968            2,000          +2,000          -9,968
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Forest Health                  80,883            82,019           82,073          +1,190             +54
       Management.....................

Cooperative Fire Assistance:
    State fire assistance.............         25,486            25,385           25,486   ..............           +101
    Volunteer fire assistance.........          5,007             5,043            5,043             +36   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Cooperative Fire               30,493            30,428           30,529             +36            +101
       Assistance.....................

Cooperative Forestry:
    Forest stewardship................         32,012            65,609           32,012   ..............        -33,597
Forest Legacy.........................         68,380            90,809           84,716         +16,336          -6,093
Urban and Community Forestry..........         35,999            37,893           35,999   ..............         -1,894
    Economic action programs..........         26,268   .................         24,020          -2,248         +24,020
    Forest resource information and             4,964             4,006    ..............         -4,964          -4,006
     analysis.........................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Cooperative Forestry..        167,623           198,317          176,747          +9,124         -21,570

International program.................          5,713             5,059            6,000            +287            +941
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, State and Private                284,712           315,823          295,349         +10,637         -20,474
       Forestry.......................
                                       =================================================================================================================
        National Forest System

Land management planning..............         71,726            70,868           70,868            -858   ..............
Inventory and monitoring..............        174,216           177,796          171,596          -2,620          -6,200
Recreation, heritage and wilderness...        252,542           254,941          254,941          +2,399   ..............
Wildlife and fish habitat management..        132,936           134,794          134,794          +1,858   ..............
Grazing management....................         40,584            43,180           46,000          +5,416          +2,820
Forest products.......................        263,628           268,019          268,019          +4,391   ..............
Vegetation and watershed management...        189,703           192,606          193,606          +3,903          +1,000
Minerals and geology management.......         52,293            54,065           54,065          +1,772   ..............
Landownership management..............         92,411            91,692           91,692            -719   ..............
Law enforcement operations............         80,275            80,628           82,000          +1,725          +1,372
Valles Caldera National Preserve......          3,130               984            3,150             +20          +2,166
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, National Forest System...      1,353,444         1,369,573        1,370,731         +17,287          +1,158
                                       =================================================================================================================
       Wildland Fire Management

Preparedness..........................        677,996           609,747          700,000         +22,004         +90,253
Fire suppression operations...........        351,964           604,580          514,327        +162,363         -90,253
Other operations......................        341,008           327,448          328,745         -12,263          +1,297
Other appropriations (Public Law 108-         636,000   .................  ..............       -636,000   ..............
 7)...................................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Wildland Fire Management.      2,006,968         1,541,775        1,543,072        -463,896          +1,297
                                       =================================================================================================================
  Capital Improvement and Maintenance

Facilities............................        202,312           200,876          209,416          +7,104          +8,540
Roads.................................        231,344           245,358          228,764          -2,580         -16,594
Trails................................         69,226            78,337           69,226   ..............         -9,111
Infrastructure improvement............         45,568   .................         25,000         -20,568         +25,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Capital Improvement and          548,450           524,571          532,406         -16,044          +7,835
       Maintenance....................
                                       =================================================================================================================
           Land Acquisition

Forest Service:
    Acquisitions......................        113,572            25,756           58,666         -54,906         +32,910
    Acquisition management............         14,902            16,374           16,374          +1,472   ..............
    Cash equalization.................          1,490   .................  ..............         -1,490   ..............
    Critical inholdings/wilderness              2,981             2,000            2,000            -981   ..............
     protection.......................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Land Acquisition.........        132,945            44,130           77,040         -55,905         +32,910
                                       =================================================================================================================
Acquisition of lands for national               1,062             1,069            1,069              +7   ..............
 forests, special acts................
Acquisition of lands to complete land             232               234              234              +2   ..............
 exchanges............................
Range betterment fund.................          3,380             3,000            3,000            -380   ..............
Gifts, donations and bequests for                  91                92               92              +1   ..............
 forest and rangeland research........
Management of national forest lands             5,506             5,535            5,535             +29   ..............
 for subsistence uses.................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, FOREST SERVICE...........      4,586,839         4,057,972        4,094,708        -492,131         +36,736
                                       =================================================================================================================
         DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

         Clean Coal Technology

Deferral..............................        -87,000   .................        -97,000         -10,000         -97,000

Fossil Energy Research and Development

Clean coal power initiative...........        149,025           130,000          130,000         -19,025   ..............

Fuels and Power Systems:
    Central Systems:
        Innovations for existing               22,056            22,000           24,000          +1,944          +2,000
         plants.......................

        Advanced Systems:
            Integrated gasification            44,360            51,000           51,000          +6,640   ..............
             combined cycle...........
            Combustion systems                 10,332   .................          3,000          -7,332          +3,000
             including hybrid.........
            Turbines..................         16,889            13,000           13,000          -3,889   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Subtotal, Advanced               71,581            64,000           67,000          -4,581          +3,000
               Systems................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Subtotal, Central                93,637            86,000           91,000          -2,637          +5,000
               Systems................

    Sequestration R&D:
        Greenhouse gas control........         39,939            62,000           39,800            -139         -22,200

    Fuels:
        Transportation fuels and               21,956             5,000           15,500          -6,456         +10,500
         chemicals....................
        Solid fuels and feedstocks....          5,961   .................          6,060             +99          +6,060
        Advanced fuels research:......          3,279   .................          3,350             +71          +3,350
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Fuels.............         31,196             5,000           24,910          -6,286         +19,910

    Advanced Research:
        Coal utilization science......          8,941             9,000           12,000          +3,059          +3,000
        Materials.....................          8,941            12,000           10,441          +1,500          -1,559
        Technology crosscut...........         11,078             9,500           11,467            +389          +1,967
        University coal research......          2,981             5,000            2,981   ..............         -2,019
        HBCUs, education and training.            993             2,000              993   ..............         -1,007
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Advanced Research.         32,934            37,500           37,882          +4,948            +382

    Distributed Generation Systems--
     Fuel Cells:
        Advanced research.............          3,477            10,000           10,000          +6,523   ..............
        Systems development...........          9,935             6,000           11,000          +1,065          +5,000
        Vision 21-hybrids.............         13,412             5,000            8,000          -5,412          +3,000
        Innovative concepts...........         33,779            23,500           33,500            -279         +10,000

    Novel generation..................          3,005             2,500            2,500            -505   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Distributed Generation         63,608            47,000           65,000          +1,392         +18,000
       Systems--Fuel Cells............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Fuels and Power               261,314           237,500          258,592          -2,722         +21,092
       Systems........................

Gas:
    Natural Gas Technologies:
        Exploration and production....         23,298            14,000           20,840          -2,458          +6,840
        Gas hydrates..................          9,438             3,500            9,500             +62          +6,000
        Infrastructure................          8,991   .................          9,050             +59          +9,050
        Emerging processing technology          2,663             6,555    ..............         -2,663          -6,555
         applications.................
        Effective environmental                 2,623             2,500            2,500            -123   ..............
         protection...................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Gas...............         47,013            26,555           41,890          -5,123         +15,335

Petroleum--Oil Technology:
    Exploration and production                 23,248             2,000           17,680          -5,568         +15,680
     supporting research..............
    Reservoir life extension/                   8,941             5,000            7,000          -1,941          +2,000
     management.......................
    Effective environmental protection          9,836             8,000            9,836   ..............         +1,836
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Petroleum--Oil                 42,025            15,000           34,516          -7,509         +19,516
       Technology.....................

Cooperative R&D.......................          8,186             6,000            8,500            +314          +2,500
Fossil energy environmental                     9,652             9,715            9,715             +63   ..............
 restoration..........................
Import/export authorization...........          2,981             2,750            2,750            -231   ..............
Headquarters program direction........         18,777            22,700           22,466          +3,689            -234
Energy Technology Center program               68,452            70,085           70,085          +1,633   ..............
 direction............................
Clean coal program direction..........  ..............  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............
General plant projects................          6,954             3,000            7,000             +46          +4,000
Advanced metallurgical processes......          5,961            10,000            8,000          +2,039          -2,000
Use of prior year balances............  ..............          -14,000    ..............  ..............        +14,000
Transfer from SPR petroleum account...  ..............           -5,000    ..............  ..............         +5,000
National Academy of Sciences program              497   .................  ..............           -497   ..............
 review...............................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Fossil Energy Research           620,837           514,305          593,514         -27,323         +79,209
       and Development................
                                       =================================================================================================================
Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

Oil Reserves:
    Production and operations.........  ..............            9,101            9,820          +9,820            +719
    Management........................  ..............            7,399            8,127          +8,127            +728
    Naval petroleum reserves Nos. 1 &           5,391   .................  ..............         -5,391   ..............
     2................................
    Naval petroleum reserve No. 3.....          6,805   .................  ..............         -6,805   ..............
    Program direction (headquarters)..          5,519   .................  ..............         -5,519   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Naval Petroleum and Oil           17,715            16,500           17,947            +232          +1,447
       Shale Reserves.................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Elk Hills School Lands Fund

Elk Hills school lands fund...........  ..............           36,000    ..............  ..............        -36,000
    Advance appropriations............         36,000   .................         36,000   ..............        +36,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Elk Hills School Lands            36,000            36,000           36,000   ..............  ..............
       Fund...........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
          Energy Conservation

Vehicle technologies..................  ..............          157,623          174,223        +174,223         +16,600
Fuel cell technologies................  ..............           77,500           68,500         +68,500          -9,000

Weatherization and intergovernmental
 activities:
    Weatherization assistance grants..  ..............          288,200          230,000        +230,000         -58,200
    State energy program grants.......  ..............           38,798           44,000         +44,000          +5,202
    State energy activities...........  ..............            2,353            2,353          +2,353   ..............
    Gateway deployment................  ..............           27,609           35,109         +35,109          +7,500
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Weatherization and         ..............          356,960          311,462        +311,462         -45,498
       intergovernmental acivities....

Distributed energy resources..........  ..............           51,784           57,534         +57,534          +5,750
Building technologies.................  ..............           52,563           62,063         +62,063          +9,500
Industrial technologies...............  ..............           64,429           76,429         +76,429         +12,000
Biomass and biorefinery systems R&D...  ..............            8,808           10,808         +10,808          +2,000
Federal energy management program.....  ..............           19,962           19,962         +19,962   ..............
National climate change technology      ..............            9,500    ..............  ..............         -9,500
 initiative...........................
Program management....................  ..............           76,664           80,664         +80,664          +4,000

Building Technology, State and
 Community Sector:
    Building research and standards:
        Technology roadmaps and                 2,342   .................  ..............         -2,342   ..............
         competitive R&D..............
        Residential buildings                  12,397   .................  ..............        -12,397   ..............
         integration..................
        Commercial buildings                    4,481   .................  ..............         -4,481   ..............
         integration..................
        Equipment, materials and tools         40,155   .................  ..............        -40,155   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Building research          59,375   .................  ..............        -59,375   ..............
           and standards..............

    Building Technology Assistance:
        Weatherization assistance.....        223,537   .................  ..............       -223,537   ..............
        State energy program..........         44,708   .................  ..............        -44,708   ..............
        Community partnerships........         17,920   .................  ..............        -17,920   ..............
        Energy star program...........          4,173   .................  ..............         -4,173   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Building                  290,338   .................  ..............       -290,338   ..............
           technology assistance......

    Management and planning...........         14,001   .................  ..............        -14,001   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Building Technology,          363,714   .................  ..............       -363,714   ..............
       State and Community Sector.....

Federal Energy Management Program:
    Program activities................         19,299   .................  ..............        -19,299   ..............
    Program direction.................          4,426   .................  ..............         -4,426   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Federal Energy                 23,725   .................  ..............        -23,725   ..............
       Management Program.............

Industry Sector:
    Industries of the future                   71,646   .................  ..............        -71,646   ..............
     (specific).......................
    Industries of the future                   58,228   .................  ..............        -58,228   ..............
     (crosscutting)...................
    Management and planning...........          7,585   .................  ..............         -7,585   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Industry Sector.......        137,459   .................  ..............       -137,459   ..............

Power Technologies:
    Distributed generation                     68,585   .................  ..............        -68,585   ..............
     technologies development.........
    Management and planning...........          1,609   .................  ..............         -1,609   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Power Technologies....         70,194   .................  ..............        -70,194   ..............

Transportation:
    Vehicle technology R&D............        163,212   .................  ..............       -163,212   ..............
    Fuels utilization R&D.............         20,052   .................  ..............        -20,052   ..............
    Materials technologies............         37,157   .................  ..............        -37,157   ..............
    Technology deployment.............         15,995   .................  ..............        -15,995   ..............
    Management and planning...........         10,035   .................  ..............        -10,035   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Transportation........        246,451   .................  ..............       -246,451   ..............

Policy and management.................         41,780   .................  ..............        -41,780   ..............
National Academy of Sciences program              497   .................  ..............           -497   ..............
 review...............................
Cooperative programs with States......          2,981   .................  ..............         -2,981   ..............
Energy efficiency science initiative..          4,968   .................  ..............         -4,968   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Energy Conservation......        891,769           875,793          861,645         -30,124         -14,148
                                       =================================================================================================================
          Economic Regulation

Office of Hearings and Appeals........          1,477             1,047            1,047            -430   ..............

      Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Storage facilities development and            157,823           158,979          156,979            -844          -2,000
 operations...........................
Management............................         13,909            16,102           16,102          +2,193   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Strategic Petroleum              171,732           175,081          173,081          +1,349          -2,000
       Reserve........................
                                       =================================================================================================================
         SPR Petroleum Account

Oil acquisition.......................          6,954   .................  ..............         -6,954   ..............
Rescission of previously appropriated          -5,000   .................  ..............         +5,000   ..............
 funds................................
Transfer to Fossil energy research and  ..............          (-5,000)   ..............  ..............        (+5,000)
 develpment...........................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, SPR petroleum account....          1,954   .................  ..............         -1,954   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
  Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

Northeast home heating oil reserve....          5,961             5,000            5,000            -961   ..............

   Energy Information Administration

National Energy Information System....         80,087            80,111           80,111             +24   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.....      1,740,532         1,703,837        1,671,345         -69,187         -32,492
                                       =================================================================================================================
    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
               SERVICES

         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

        Indian Health Services

Clinical Services:
    IHS and tribal health delivery:
        Hospital and health clinic          1,211,988         1,194,600        1,249,568         +37,580         +54,968
         programs.....................
        Dental health program.........         99,633           105,566          105,114          +5,481            -452
        Mental health program.........         50,297            53,959           53,630          +3,333            -329
        Alcohol and substance abuse           136,849           139,975          139,080          +2,231            -895
         program......................
    Contract care.....................        475,022           493,046          490,022         +15,000          -3,024
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Clinical Services.....      1,973,789         1,987,146        2,037,414         +63,625         +50,268

Preventive Health:
    Public health nursing.............         39,616            43,112           42,853          +3,237            -259
    Health education..................         10,991            11,940           11,868            +877             -72
    Community health representatives           50,444            51,633           51,303            +859            -330
     program..........................
    Immunization (Alaska).............          1,546             1,580            1,570             +24             -10
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Preventive Health.....        102,597           108,265          107,594          +4,997            -671

Urban health projects.................         31,323            31,568           31,809            +486            +241
Indian health professions.............         31,114            35,417           31,158             +44          -4,259
Tribal management.....................          2,390             2,406            2,390   ..............            -16
Direct operations.....................         60,176            56,607           61,471          +1,295          +4,864
Self-governance.......................          5,553            10,250            5,714            +161          -4,536
Contract support costs................        268,974           270,734          268,974   ..............         -1,760

Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursements:            (449,985)         (567,620)        (567,620)      (+117,635)  ..............
 Hospital and clinic accreditation
 (Est. collecting)....................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Indian Health Services...      2,475,916         2,502,393        2,546,524         +70,608         +44,131
                                       =================================================================================================================
       Indian Health Facilities

Maintenance and improvement...........         49,507            47,331           49,507   ..............         +2,176
Sanitation facilities.................         93,217           114,175           93,409            +192         -20,766
Construction facilities...............         81,585            69,947           91,977         +10,392         +22,030
Facilities and environmental health           132,254           139,522          138,813          +6,559            -709
 support..............................
Equipment.............................         17,182            16,294           17,482            +300          +1,188
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Indian Health Facilities.        373,745           387,269          391,188         +17,443          +3,919
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE....      2,849,661         2,889,662        2,937,712         +88,051         +48,050
                                       =================================================================================================================
        OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

   OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN
              RELOCATION

Salaries and expenses.................         14,397            13,532           13,532            -865   ..............

   INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND
    ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS
              DEVELOPMENT

Payment to the Institute..............          5,454             5,250            6,250            +796          +1,000

        SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

         Salaries and Expenses

Museum and Research Institutes:
    Anacostia Museum and Center for             1,968             1,907            1,894             -74             -13
     African American History and
     Culture..........................
    Archives of American Art..........          1,790             1,849            1,837             +47             -12
    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer             6,128             5,790            5,750            -378             -40
     Gallery of Art...................
    Center for Folklife and Cultural            1,899             1,954            1,942             +43             -12
     Heritage.........................
    Cooper-Hewitt, National Design              3,030             3,126            3,106             +76             -20
     Museum...........................
    Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture              4,693             4,150            4,119            -574             -31
     Garden...........................
    National Air and Space Museum.....         20,269            21,498           21,365          +1,096            -133
    National Museum of African Art....          4,435             4,566            4,537            +102             -29
    National Museum of American Art...          8,273             7,739            7,685            -588             -54
    National Museum of American                22,209            20,434           21,039          -1,170            +605
     History..........................
    National Museum of the American            33,397            38,610           38,391          +4,994            -219
     Indian...........................
    National Museum of Natural History         44,690            43,319           43,027          -1,663            -292
    National Portrait Gallery.........          5,514             4,986            4,950            -564             -36
    National Zoological Park..........         24,515            18,323           18,563          -5,952            +240
    Astrophysical Observatory.........         20,984            21,801           21,664            +680            -137
    Center for Materials Research and           3,438             3,542            3,520             +82             -22
     Education........................
    Environmental Research Center.....          3,487             2,912            2,889            -598             -23
    Tropical Research Institute.......         11,454            11,280           11,705            +251            +425
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Museums and Research          222,173           217,786          217,983          -4,190            +197
       Institutes.....................

Program Support and Outreach:
    Outreach..........................          8,329             9,393            9,339          +1,010             -54
    Communications....................          1,347             1,386            1,377             +30              -9
    Institution-wide programs.........          5,967             6,195            6,156            +189             -39
    Office of Exhibits Central........          2,571             2,659            2,642             +71             -17
    Major scientific instrumentation..          4,968             5,000            4,968   ..............            -32
    Museum Support Center.............          2,453             1,678            1,662            -791             -16
    Smithsonian Institution Archives..          1,663             1,664            1,653             -10             -11
    Smithsonian Institution Libraries.          8,433             8,813            8,758            +325             -55
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Program Support and            35,731            36,788           36,555            +824            -233
       Outreach.......................

Administration........................         53,625            64,687           64,336         +10,711            -351

Facilities Services:
    Office of Protection Services.....         58,293   .................  ..............        -58,293   ..............
    Office of Physical Plant..........         90,374   .................  ..............        -90,374   ..............
    Facilities maintenance............  ..............           40,615           40,499         +40,499            -116
    Facilities operations, security     ..............          141,821          140,965        +140,965            -856
     and support......................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Facilities Services...        148,667           182,436          181,464         +32,797            -972

Offsetting reduction, fiscal year 2003  ..............          -12,795    ..............  ..............        +12,795
Offsetting reduction, fiscal year 2004  ..............          -12,349          -12,349         -12,349   ..............
Rescission of prior year unobligated          -14,100   .................  ..............        +14,100   ..............
 funds................................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Salaries and Expenses....        446,096           476,553          487,989         +41,893         +11,436
                                       =================================================================================================================

 Repair, Restoration and Alteration of
              Facilities

Base program..........................         82,883   .................  ..............        -82,883   ..............

             Construction

National Museum of the American Indian         15,896   .................  ..............        -15,896   ..............

          Facilities Capital

Revitalization........................  ..............           71,670           71,670         +71,670   ..............
Construction..........................  ..............           10,000           10,000         +10,000   ..............
Facilities planning and design........  ..............            8,300            8,300          +8,300   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Facilities capital.......  ..............           89,970           89,970         +89,970   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION..        544,875           566,523          577,959         +33,084         +11,436
                                       =================================================================================================================
        NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

         Salaries and Expenses

Care and utilization of art                    27,739            29,927           30,053          +2,314            +126
 collections..........................
Operation and maintenance of buildings         16,599            21,757           18,558          +1,959          -3,199
 and grounds..........................
Protection of buildings, grounds and           17,729            19,717           19,717          +1,988   ..............
 contents.............................
General administration................         14,650            17,448           17,322          +2,672            -126
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Salaries and Expenses....         76,717            88,849           85,650          +8,933          -3,199
                                       =================================================================================================================
 Repair, Restoration and Renovation of
               Buildings

Base program..........................         16,125            11,600           11,600          -4,525   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART..         92,842           100,449           97,250          +4,408          -3,199
                                       =================================================================================================================
    JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE
            PERFORMING ARTS

Operations and maintenance............         16,204            16,560           16,560            +356   ..............
Construction..........................         17,486            16,000           16,000          -1,486   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER            33,690            32,560           32,560          -1,130   ..............
       FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS........
                                       =================================================================================================================
  WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER
             FOR SCHOLARS

         Salaries and Expenses

Fellowship program....................          1,251             1,331            1,331             +80   ..............
Scholar support.......................            655               647              647              -8   ..............
Public service........................          2,246             2,319            2,319             +73   ..............
General administration................          1,955             1,897            1,897             -58   ..............
Smithsonian fee.......................            207               284              284             +77   ..............
Conference planning...................          1,955             1,961            1,961              +6   ..............
Space.................................            164               165              165              +1   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, WOODROW WILSON CENTER....          8,433             8,604            8,604            +171   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
  NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND
            THE HUMANITIES

    National Endowment for the Arts

       Grants and Administration

Grants:
    Direct grants.....................         46,964            47,121           47,121            +157   ..............
    Challenge America grants..........         16,889            10,200           10,200          -6,689   ..............

    State partnerships:
        State and regional............         24,641            24,723           24,723             +82   ..............
        Underserved set-aside.........          6,668             6,691            6,691             +23   ..............
        Challenge America grants......  ..............            6,800            6,800          +6,800   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, State partnerships         31,309            38,214           38,214          +6,905   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Grants............         95,162            95,535           95,535            +373   ..............

Program support.......................          1,296             1,304            1,304              +8   ..............
Administration........................         19,274            20,641           20,641          +1,367   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Arts.....................        115,732           117,480          117,480          +1,748   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
 National Endowment for the Humanities

       Grants and Administration

Grants:
    Federal/State partnership.........         31,622            31,829           31,829            +207   ..............
    Preservation and access...........         18,782            18,905           18,905            +123   ..............
    Public programs...................         13,029            13,114           13,114             +85   ..............
    Research programs.................         12,978            13,063           13,063             +85   ..............
    Education programs................         12,542            12,624           12,624             +82   ..............
    Program development...............            394               397              397              +3   ..............
    We The People Initiative grants...  ..............           23,000           14,000         +14,000          -9,000
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Grants................         89,347           112,932          103,932         +14,585          -9,000

Administrative Areas:
    Administration....................         19,572            20,946           20,946          +1,374   ..............
    We The People Initiative            ..............            2,000            1,000          +1,000          -1,000
     administration...................
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Grants and Administration        108,919           135,878          125,878         +16,959         -10,000
                                       =================================================================================================================
            Matching Grants

Treasury funds........................          5,649             5,686            5,686             +37   ..............
Challenge grants......................         10,368            10,436           10,436             +68   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Matching Grants..........         16,017            16,122           16,122            +105   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      Total, Humanities...............        124,936           152,000          142,000         +17,064         -10,000
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON           240,668           269,480          259,480         +18,812         -10,000
       THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES....
                                       =================================================================================================================
        COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Salaries and expenses.................          1,216             1,422            1,422            +206   ..............

  NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL
                AFFAIRS

Grants................................          6,954             5,000            6,000            -954          +1,000

     ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC
             PRESERVATION

Salaries and expenses.................          3,643             4,100            4,000            +357            -100

 NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

Salaries and expenses.................          7,206             8,230            8,030            +824            -200

   UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
                MUSEUM

Holocaust Memorial Museum.............         38,412            39,997           39,997          +1,585   ..............

            PRESIDIO TRUST

Operations............................         21,188            20,700           20,700            -488   ..............
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TOTAL, TITLE II, RELATED             10,196,010         9,727,318        9,779,549        -416,461         +52,231
       AGENCIES.......................
          Appropriations..............    (10,266,110)       (9,727,318)      (9,840,549)      (-425,561)      (+113,231)
          Advance appropriations......        (36,000)  .................        (36,000)  ..............       (+36,000)
          Rescission..................       (-19,100)  .................  ..............       (+19,100)  ..............
          Deferrals...................       (-87,000)  .................       (-97,000)       (-10,000)       (-97,000)
                                       =================================================================================================================
      GRAND TOTAL, ALL TITLES.........     19,787,481        19,490,979       19,613,691        -173,790        +122,712
                                       =================================================================================================================
  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management.............      1,841,893         1,700,521        1,722,947        -118,946         +22,426
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service........      1,243,533         1,285,227        1,338,228         +94,695         +53,001
National Park Service.................      2,239,430         2,361,873        2,320,861         +81,431         -41,012
United States Geological Survey.......        919,272           895,505          928,864          +9,592         +33,359
Minerals Management Service...........        170,312           171,321          173,121          +2,809          +1,800
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation          295,179           281,168          297,592          +2,413         +16,424
 and Enforcement......................
Bureau of Indian Affairs..............      2,257,243         2,292,761        2,320,412         +63,169         +27,651
Departmental Offices..................        624,609           775,285          732,117        +107,508         -43,168
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Title I--Department of         9,591,471         9,763,661        9,834,142        +242,671         +70,481
       the Interior...................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

Forest Service........................      4,586,839         4,057,972        4,094,708        -492,131         +36,736
Department of Energy..................     (1,740,532)       (1,703,837)      (1,671,345)       (-69,187)       (-32,492)
    Clean Coal Technology.............        -87,000   .................        -97,000         -10,000         -97,000
    Fossil Energy Research and                620,837           514,305          593,514         -27,323         +79,209
     Development......................
    Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale              17,715            16,500           17,947            +232          +1,447
     Reserves.........................
    Elk Hills School Lands Fund.......         36,000            36,000           36,000   ..............  ..............
    Energy Conservation...............        891,769           875,793          861,645         -30,124         -14,148
    Economic Regulation...............          1,477             1,047            1,047            -430   ..............
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve.......        171,732           175,081          173,081          +1,349          -2,000
    SPR Petroleum Account.............          1,954   .................  ..............         -1,954   ..............
    Northeast home heating oil reserve          5,961             5,000            5,000            -961   ..............
    Energy Information Administration.         80,087            80,111           80,111             +24   ..............
Indian Health Service.................      2,849,661         2,889,662        2,937,712         +88,051         +48,050
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian               14,397            13,532           13,532            -865   ..............
 Relocation...........................
Institute of American Indian and                5,454             5,250            6,250            +796          +1,000
 Alaska Native Culture and Arts
 Development..........................
Smithsonian Institution...............        544,875           566,523          577,959         +33,084         +11,436
National Gallery of Art...............         92,842           100,449           97,250          +4,408          -3,199
John F. Kennedy Center for the                 33,690            32,560           32,560          -1,130   ..............
 Performing Arts......................
Woodrow Wilson International Center             8,433             8,604            8,604            +171   ..............
 for Scholars.........................
National Endowment for the Arts.......        115,732           117,480          117,480          +1,748   ..............
National Endowment for the Humanities.        124,936           152,000          142,000         +17,064         -10,000
Commission of Fine Arts...............          1,216             1,422            1,422            +206   ..............
National Capital Arts and Cultural              6,954             5,000            6,000            -954          +1,000
 Affairs..............................
Advisory Council on Historic                    3,643             4,100            4,000            +357            -100
 Preservation.........................
National Capital Planning Commission..          7,206             8,230            8,030            +824            -200
United States Holocaust Memorial               38,412            39,997           39,997          +1,585   ..............
 Museum...............................
Presidio Trust........................         21,188            20,700           20,700            -488   ..............
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Title II--Related             10,196,010         9,727,318        9,779,549        -416,461         +52,231
       Agencies.......................
                                       =================================================================================================================
      GRAND TOTAL.....................     19,787,481        19,490,979       19,613,691        -173,790        +122,712
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