[Senate Report 109-80]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 125
109th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 109-80
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2006
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June 10, 2005--Ordered to be printed
Filed, under authority of the order of the Senate of January 4, 2005
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Mr. Burns, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 2361]
The Committee on Appropriations to which was referred the
bill (H.R. 2361) making appropriations for the Department of
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, reports
the same to the Senate with an amendment and recommends that
the bill as amended do pass.
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. ------
--) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2005, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and
recommends that the bill do pass. deg.
Amounts in new budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2006
Amount of bill passed by House.......................... $26,159,125,000
Amount of increase by Senate............................ 99,500,000
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Total of bill as reported to Senate..................... 26,258,625,000
Estimates considered by House........................... 25,724,328,000
Estimates considered by Senate ......................... 25,724,328,000
Above the budget estimate, 2006..................... 534,297,000
Below appropriations, 2005 (including emergencies).. 739,099,000
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C O N T E N T S
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Summary of Bill.................................................. 4
Revenue Generated by Agencies in Bill............................ 4
Major Changes Recommended in the Bill............................ 5
Land and Water Conservation Fund................................. 6
Reprogramming Guidelines......................................... 6
Title I--Department of the Interior:
Land and Water Resources: Bureau of Land Management.......... 9
Fish and Wildlife and Parks:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service........................... 14
National Park Service.................................... 22
Energy and Minerals:
U.S. Geological Survey................................... 33
Minerals Management Service.............................. 37
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement..... 39
Indian Affairs: Bureau of Indian Affairs..................... 40
Departmental Offices:
Insular Affairs.......................................... 45
Departmental Management.................................. 47
Working Capital Fund..................................... 48
Payment in Lieu of Taxes................................. 48
Central Hazardous Materials Fund......................... 48
Office of the Solicitor.................................. 49
Office of Inspector General.............................. 49
Office of Special Trustee for American Indians........... 49
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration....... 50
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency:
Science and Technology....................................... 55
Environmental Programs and Management........................ 57
Office of Inspector General.................................. 61
Buildings and Facilities..................................... 62
Hazardous Substance Superfund................................ 62
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.................. 64
Oil Spill Response........................................... 65
State and Tribal Assistance Grants........................... 65
Administrative Provisions.................................... 74
Title III--Related agencies:
Department of Agriculture: Forest Service.................... 75
Administrative Provisions, Forest Service.................... 89
Department of Health and Human Services:
Indian Health Service.................................... 89
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences...... 93
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry......... 93
Other Related Agencies:
Council on Environmental Quality......................... 94
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board........... 94
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation.............. 95
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture
and Arts Development................................... 95
Smithsonian Institution.................................. 96
National Gallery of Art.................................. 99
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts........... 100
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars......... 101
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities:
National Endowment for the Arts...................... 102
National Endowment for the Humanities................ 103
Commission of Fine Arts.................................. 104
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation................ 105
National Capital Planning Commission..................... 106
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.................. 107
Presidio Trust........................................... 107
White House Commission on the National Moment of Remem-
brance................................................. 108
Title IV--General provisions..................................... 109
Title V--Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act. 112
Compliance with Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the Sen-
ate............................................................ 114
Compliance with Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 114
Compliance with Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 115
SUMMARY OF BILL
For this bill, estimates totaling $25,724,328,000 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:
Environmental Protection Agency.
Department of Agriculture:
Forest Service.
Department of Health and Human Services:
Indian Health Service.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Council on Environmental Quality.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
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.
White House Commission on the National Moment of
Remembrance.
Revenue Generated by Agencies in Bill
Oil and gas leasing and other mineral leasing recreation
and user fees, the timber and range programs, and other
activities are estimated to generate income to the Government
of $13,865,597,000 in fiscal year 2006. These estimated
receipts, for agencies under the subcommittee's jurisdiction,
are tabulated below:
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Fiscal year--
Item --------------------------------------------------------
2004 2005 2006
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Department of the Interior............................. $9,643,359,000 $12,497,212,000 $13,418,547,000
Forest Service......................................... 445,533,000 439,106,000 447,050,000
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Total receipts..................................... 10,088,892,000 12,936,318,000 13,865,597,000
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Major Changes Recommended in the Bill
The Committee has developed revisions to the budget
estimate for the 2006 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
recommendation
Budget Committee compared with
estimate recommendation budget
estimate
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management....................................... 1,759,042 1,788,310 +29,268
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.................................. 1,322,894 1,315,037 -7,857
National Park Service........................................... 2,249,275 2,313,332 +64,057
United States Geological Survey................................. 933,515 963,057 +29,542
Minerals Management Service..................................... 167,422 159,522 -7,900
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement............ 356,549 298,549 -58,000
Bureau of Indian Affairs........................................ 2,187,469 2,269,371 +81,902
Departmental Offices............................................ 815,903 770,563 -45,340
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Total, Title I--Department of the Interior................ 9,792,069 9,877,741 +85,672
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TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Science and Technology.......................................... 760,640 730,795 -29,845
Environmental Programs and Management........................... 2,353,764 2,333,416 -20,348
Office of Inspector General..................................... 36,955 36,955 ..............
Building and Facilities......................................... 40,218 40,218 ..............
Hazardous Substance Superfund................................... 1,279,333 1,256,165 -23,168
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program........................ 73,027 73,027 ..............
Oil Spill Response.............................................. 15,863 15,863 ..............
State and Tribal Assistance Grants.............................. 2,960,800 3,395,550 +434,750
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Total, Title II--Environmental Protection Agency.......... 7,520,600 7,881,989 +361,389
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TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
Department of Agriculture: Forest Service....................... 4,065,000 4,122,767 +57,767
Department of Health and Human Services:
Indian Health Service....................................... 3,047,966 3,067,966 +20,000
National Institutes of Health: National Institute of 80,289 80,289 ..............
Environmental Health Sciences..............................
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry............ 76,024 76,024 ..............
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 2,717 2,717 ..............
Quality........................................................
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.................. 9,200 9,200 ..............
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation..................... 8,601 8,601 ..............
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 6,300 6,300 ..............
Development....................................................
Smithsonian Institution......................................... 615,035 624,135 +9,100
National Gallery of Art......................................... 113,300 111,600 -1,700
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.................. 33,000 33,000 ..............
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars................ 9,201 9,201 ..............
National Endowment for the Arts................................. 121,264 126,264 +5,000
National Endowment for the Humanities........................... 138,054 143,054 +5,000
Commission of Fine Arts......................................... 1,893 1,893 ..............
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs...................... 7,000 7,492 +492
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation....................... 4,988 4,943 -45
National Capital Planning Commission............................ 8,344 8,244 -100
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum......................... 43,233 43,233 ..............
Presidio Trust.................................................. 20,000 19,722 -278
White House Commission on the National Moment of Remem brance... 250 250 ..............
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Total, Title III--Related Agencies........................ 8,411,659 8,506,895 +95,236
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GRAND TOTAL............................................... 25,724,328 26,266,625 +542,297
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LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
The following table displays appropriations for the Land
and Water Conservation Fund.
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Fiscal year
-------------------------------- House Committee
Agency/Program 2006 estimate recommendation recommendation
2005 enacted \1\
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Federal Land Acquisition:
Bureau of Land Management................... $11,192,000 $13,350,000 $3,817,000 $12,250,000
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.............. 37,005,000 40,992,000 14,937,000 40,827,000
National Park Service....................... 55,134,000 52,880,000 7,834,000 56,005,000
Forest Service.............................. 61,007,000 40,000,000 15,000,000 44,925,000
Departmental Management (appraisal services) .............. .............. [7,441,000] 7,441,000
\2\........................................
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Subtotal, Federal Land Acquisition........ 164,338,000 147,222,000 41,588,000 161,448,000
National Park Service, State Assistance......... 91,215,000 1,587,000 1,587,000 30,000,000
Landowner Incentive Program..................... 21,694,000 40,000,000 23,700,000 25,000,000
Private Stewardship Grants...................... 6,903,000 10,000,000 7,386,000 7,500,000
State and Tribal Wildlife Grants................ 69,028,000 74,000,000 65,000,000 72,000,000
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation 48,698,000 45,653,000 50,053,000 45,653,000
Fund \3\.......................................
Forest Legacy................................... 57,134,000 80,000,000 25,000,000 62,632,000
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Total, Land and Water Conservation Fund... 459,010,000 398,492,000 214,314,000 404,233,000
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\1\ 2006 estimate reflects only activities for which funds were derived from the LWCF in fiscal year 2005.
\2\ Funded in bureau land acquisition accounts in fiscal year 2005 and prior years.
\3\ CESCF data only reflects funding for HCP land acquisition.
Reprogramming Guidelines
The Committee has revised the reprogramming guidelines to
add an exception for certain Environmental Protection Agency
grants (section 3(b)) and to delete certain instructions to the
Forest Service dealing with boundary adjustments and transfer
of funds.
The following are the procedures governing reprogramming
actions for programs and activities funded in the Interior,
Environment, 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 the House or Senate
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 justification 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
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) Proposed changes to estimated working capital fund
bills and estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or
holdbacks, as such estimates were presented in annual budget
justifications, shall be submitted through the reprogramming
process.
3. Criteria and Exceptions.--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 exceptions:
(a) 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.
(b) With regard to the Environmental Protection Agency,
State and Tribal Assistance Grants account, reprogramming
requests associated with States and Tribes applying for
partnership grants do not need to be submitted to the Committee
for approval should such grants exceed the normal reprogramming
limitations. In addition, the Agency need not submit a request
to move funds between wastewater and drinking water objectives
for those grants targeted to specific communities.
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, as part of the budget justification, consistent
with section 405 of this Act. 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. 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.
8. Assessments.--No assessments shall be levied against any
program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Appropriations Structure.--The appropriation structure
for any agency shall not be altered without advance approval of
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
LAND AND WATER RESOURCES
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is charged with administering
for multiple uses 262 million acres of public land concentrated
in 12 western States, as well as 700 million acres of
federally-owned sub-surface mineral rights. Minerals, timber,
rangeland, fish and wildlife, wilderness and recreation are
among the resources and activities managed by BLM.
Recent increases in energy production and recreation visits
have placed an even greater stress on the Bureau's multiple use
mandate, but great strides are being made to address the needs
of an ever-growing U.S. population.
In 2006 over 68 million visitors are expected to
participate in recreational activities on public lands. This
influx of visitors necessitates ongoing investments in the
Bureau's planning, recreation management, facilities
construction and law enforcement programs.
In addition, the Bureau is tasked with managing programs
involving the mineral industry, utility companies, ranchers,
the timber industry, and the conservation and research
communities. In 2006, it is estimated that public lands will
generate $5,000,000,000 in revenues, the bulk of this amount
coming from ongoing energy development. BLM will collect an
estimated $1,348,000,000 in revenue from the sale of land and
materials, grazing fees, timber sales, and recreation use and
filing fees. Additionally, the Bureau's onshore mineral leasing
activities are expected to generate $3,600,000,000 in receipts.
Of the revenues generated on public lands, approximately 39
percent is provided directly to States and counties to support
roads, schools, and community needs.
MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND RESOURCES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $836,826,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 850,177,000
House allowance......................................... 845,783,000
Committee recommendation................................ 867,045,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $867,045,000,
an increase of $30,219,000 over the enacted level, an increase
of $16,868,000 over the budget request, and $21,262,000 over
the House recommendation. 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 $188,963,000 for
land resources, which is an increase of $2,000,000 above the
request. Increases above the request include $1,000,000 to
continue work at the National Center for Invasive Plant
Management; and $1,000,000 for the Idaho Department of
Agriculture to provide coordination, facilitation,
administrative support, and cost-shared weed control project
funding to Cooperative Weed Management Areas. The Committee
also notes $600,000 is included for the Rio Puerco Watershed
project, and prior instruction to facilitate cooperative
monitoring shall continue.
The Committee notes the budget request's suggested
elimination of the Mandatory Range Improvements Account. The
Committee does not support this action and expects the
discretionary funds identified in the request to replace the
Mandatory Account be retained for the range related projects as
proposed and any excess funds be used to support cooperative
monitoring activities.
The Committee has included further direction regarding
grazing permit stocking levels and the acceptance of third
party range monitoring under the Forest Service's account for
grazing management.
The Committee directs the Bureau to retain its current
level of support for the National Conservation Training Center,
and directs that funds shall be made available to NCTC within
60 days of enactment.
The Committee is aware of the current cooperation between
the Bureau and the National Wild Horse Association in Nevada.
The Committee encourages the continuation of this collaborative
effort and would urge the Bureau to give serious consideration
to funding the Association's pilot adoption program.
Wildlife and Fisheries Management.--The Committee
recommends $41,084,000 for wildlife and fisheries management,
which is equal to the request. This amount includes $3,604,000
for additional sage grouse conservation efforts as proposed by
the administration. The Committee applauds the Bureau's ongoing
commitment to address the loss of sagebrush habitat and
associated impacts to sage grouse. The Bureau is expected to
continue pursuing cooperative agreements with States and other
entities to ensure the increased funding in the budget request
is spent as efficiently as possible. The Bureau is also
encouraged to work with the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation to implement these measures.
Threatened and Endangered Species.--The Committee
recommends $21,572,000 for threatened and endangered species
management, which is equal to the request.
Recreation Management.--The Committee recommends
$65,604,000 for recreation management, which is an increase of
$1,000,000 over the request and $5,015,000 above the enacted
level. Wilderness Management and Recreation Operations are
funded at the request level. The Committee fully supports the
administration's addition of $3,693,000 to enhance recreational
experiences and access to Bureau properties. Support for the
Undaunted Stewardship program is provided at $1,000,000 above
the request level.
Energy and Minerals Management Including Alaska Minerals.--
The Committee has provided $109,772,000 for energy and minerals
management, which is an increase of $3,000,000 above the
request and $3,141,000 above the enacted level. Increases to
the request include $3,000,000 for Oil and Gas Management.
Within the increase, the Bureau is expected to provide $250,000
for the Utah Oil and Gas Leasing Internet Pilot program, begin
planning for an Oil Shale Leasing program, and continue
focusing on timely processing of APDs.
The Committee has also provided $3,000,000 for the Alaska
minerals program, which is an increase of $703,000 above the
request and $944,000 below the 2005 enacted level.
The Committee strongly believes U.S. oil shale development
has the potential to reduce America's growing dependence on
unstable sources of foreign oil imports, and that development
should be accelerated in light of recent technological advances
illustrating the viability of oil shale as a cost effective
energy source. The Committee notes the Secretary of the
Interior, through existing and ongoing funded authorities under
Section 21 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, is currently
authorized to develop and implement a Federal commercial oil
shale leasing program. As referenced above, the Committee
expects the Secretary to begin planning for such a leasing
program, and believes it is appropriate in the interim to
expedite the placement of Research and Development activities
on BLM land with management plans addressing and supporting oil
shale development to further test methods of production.
Realty and Ownership Management.--The Committee recommends
$91,707,000 for realty and ownership management, which is an
increase of $10,561,000 above the request. Increases above the
request include $8,401,000 for the Alaska Conveyance program;
$300,000 for GIS/Cadastral mapping in Utah; $750,000 for the
processing of recordable disclaimer applications in Alaska;
$160,000 for soil survey mapping in Wyoming; and $950,000 for
ongoing Cadastral mapping in Montana.
The Committee continues to support the Bureau's work to
implement the various realty actions included in the Clark
County Act (Public Law 107-282).
Resource Protection and Maintenance.--The Committee
recommends $85,216,000 for resource protection and maintenance,
which is $1,600,000 above the request.
The Committee notes that the administration's request of
$1,000,000 in additional funding for law enforcement is largely
reserved for activities in the Southwest. Due to increasing
visitation on National Landscape Conservation System lands the
Committee has provided an additional $1,600,000. The Committee
expects these funds to be used in Montana, Colorado,
California, and Arizona. Due to the administration's focus on
the Southwest, the additional funds shall first be focused on
fully meeting needs in Montana and Colorado with remaining
funds supporting other portions of the NLCS across the West.
Transportation and Facilities Maintenance.--The Committee
recommends $78,291,000 for transportation and facilities
maintenance, which is $2,000,000 above the request. $1,000,000
of the increase is to continue capping of oil wells in the
National Petroleum Reserve to prevent leakage and oil spills
and $1,000,000 is to support activities on the Pacific Crest,
Continental Divide and Iditarod trails.
Land and Information Systems.--The Committee recommends
$18,217,000 for land and information systems, which is equal to
the request.
Mining Law Administration.--The Committee recommends
$32,696 for mining law administration, which is equal to the
request.
Workforce Organization and Support.--The Committee
recommends $147,619,000 for workforce organization and support
equal to the request.
Challenge Cost Share.--The Committee has provided
$10,000,000 for the challenge cost share program; $3,996,000
below the request level. Additionally the Committee agrees to
the request level of $6,000,000 for the Cooperative
Conservation Initiative.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $831,295,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 756,564,000
House allowance......................................... 761,564,000
Committee recommendation................................ 766,564,000
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$766,564,000 for wildland fire management activities, which is
$64,731,000 below the enacted level, $10,000,000 above the
request, and $5,000,000 over the House allowance.
The Committee retains the current budget structure and
recommends $272,852,000 for fire preparedness, which is equal
to the request.
The Committee also recommends a total of $234,167,000 for
fire suppression activities, which is equal to the request.
The Committee's recommendation includes $259,545,000 for
Other Fire Operations, which is $10,000,000 above the request.
The amount above the request is for the Rural Fire Assistance
program. Funding for the National Center for Landscape Fire
Analysis shall remain at or above the fiscal year 2005 enacted
level of $1,500,000.
The Committee is dismayed by the budget request's proposal
to eliminate the Rural Fire Assistance program. Often, rural
fire departments are the first responders to fires on Federal
lands, facing great risk and expense to battle these fires. The
administration suggests other programs will fill the void left
in the wake of this program's cancellation, but further
analysis shows the other accounts suggested are also slated for
large programmatic cuts in the request. The Committee has
restored funding for this program and suggests that future
action to reduce the program will be met with action by the
Committee to restore funding directly from the administration's
top priorities.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $11,340,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 6,476,000
House allowance......................................... 11,476,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,976,000
The Committee recommends $9,976,000 for construction, which
is $1,364,000 below the fiscal year 2005 level, an increase of
$3,500,000 above the request, and $1,500,000 below the House
allowance. Increases above the request include: $1,500,000 for
the Sand Hollow Recreation area pursuant to the MOU with the
State of Utah; $450,000 for the Paiute Meadows Trail project in
Nevada; and $1,550,000 to address critical projects identified
in the Bureau's 5-year construction plan.
LAND ACQUISITION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $11,192,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 13,350,000
House allowance......................................... 3,817,000
Committee recommendation................................ 12,250,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,250,000
for land acquisition, an increase of $1,058,000 over the
enacted level, a decrease of $1,100,000 below the budget
estimate, and $8,433,000 over the House recommendation.
The following table shows the Committee's recommendations:
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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CASanta Rosa and San Jacinto National Monument $500,000
COCO Canyons Nat'l Conservation Area 1,500,000
IDUpper/South Fork Snake River ACEC/SMRA 3,000,000
OROregon NWSR, North Fork Owyhee NWSR 650,000
ORSandy River/OR Nat'l Historic Trail 1,600,000
UTColorado River SRMA 1,200,000
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SUBTOTAL, LINE ITEM PROJECTS 8,450,000
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Acquisition Management/Land Exchange Processing 2,300,000
Emergency/Inholdings/Wilderness 1,500,000
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TOTAL, BLM LAND ACQUISITION 12,250,000
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oregon and california grant lands
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $107,497,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 110,070,000
House allowance......................................... 110,070,000
Committee recommendation................................ 110,070,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $110,070,000,
an increase of $2,573,000 over the enacted level, and equal to
the budget request and the House allowance.
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, 2005.................................... $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 10,000,000
House allowance......................................... 10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,000,000
for range improvements, the same as the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, the budget request and the House allowance. The
Committee rejects the budget request's proposed elimination of
this account.
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $20,055,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 32,940,000
House allowance......................................... 32,940,000
Committee recommendation................................ 32,940,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,940,000,
equal to the budget estimate and the House allowance.
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $12,405,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 12,405,000
House allowance......................................... 12,405,000
Committee recommendation................................ 12,405,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,405,000,
the same as the fiscal year 2005 enacted level, the budget
request and the House allowance.
FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal
agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing
fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats. The Service
manages the 95 million acre National Wildlife Refuge System,
which encompasses 544 national wildlife refuges, thousands of
small wetlands and other special management areas. It also
operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 63 fish and wildlife
management offices and 81 ecological services field stations.
The Agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the
Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations,
restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and
restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign
governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees
the Federal Assistance program, which distributes hundreds of
millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting
equipment to State fish and wildlife agencies.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $962,940,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 985,563,000
House allowance......................................... 1,005,225,000
Committee recommendation................................ 993,485,000
The Committee recommends $993,485,000 for resource
management, which is $30,545,000 above the enacted level,
$7,922,000 above the request, and $11,740,000 below the House
recommendation. A table in the back of the report displays the
distribution of funds at the subactivity level.
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Committee
Budget estimate recommendation Change
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Ecological Services.......................................... $250,573,000 $254,613,000 +$4,040,000
Refuges and Wildlife......................................... 493,141,000 491,708,000 -1,433,000
Fisheries.................................................... 107,656,000 111,808,000 +4,152,000
General Administration....................................... 134,193,000 135,356,000 +1,163,000
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Total, Resource Management............................. 985,563,000 993,485,000 +7,922,000
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Ecological Services.--The Committee recommends $254,613,000
for ecological services which is $4,040,000 above the request.
The Committee recommends an increase of $500,000 for the
candidate conservation program which shall be distributed to
the Idaho Sage Grouse management plan through the Idaho Office
of Species Conservation.
The Committee recommends $18,130,000 for the listing
program, which is equal to the request, and $49,484,000 for the
consultation program also equal to the request. The Committee
has not continued bill language concerning the Natural
Communities Conservation Planning project in California, but
notes that this project is eligible to compete for funds from
the Section 6 Habitat Conservation Planning Grants program
through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.
The Committee recommends $72,541,000 for the recovery
program which is $8,298,000 above the request. Increases above
the request are $982,000 to restore funding for the Platte
River recovery project, $691,000 to restore funding for the
Upper Colorado River fish recovery project, $1,114,000 for
implementation of the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Conservation
Strategy, $500,000 for the Lahontan cutthroat trout, $1,202,000
for wolf recovery efforts for a total of $1,500,000 for this
activity, $1,000,000 for the Penobscot River restoration
project, $1,000,000 for Atlantic salmon recovery activities
administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and
$1,800,000 for the eider and sea otter recovery work at the
Alaska SeaLife Center. Of the funds provided for wolf recovery,
$350,000 is for the Nez Perce Tribe, $730,000 is for the Idaho
Office of Species Conservation, $100,000 is for the Service's
Snake River Basin office pursuant to a memorandum of agreement
between the Nez Perce Tribe and the State of Idaho, and
$320,000 is for wolf monitoring and related activities by the
State of Montana.
Within the funds provided for recovery, the Committee
recommends $400,000 for the Peregrine Fund.
The Committee supports the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and other Department of the Interior investments in Whooping
Crane recovery particularly for the captive rearing of cranes
for reintroduction and for logistical, biological and habitat
support. The current Whooping Crane re-introduction in the
Eastern United States is a landmark in endangered species
recovery. The Service should continue to support these efforts,
which contribute to successful implementation of recovery
priorities.
The Committee recommends $94,805,000 for habitat
conservation, a decrease of $7,173,000 from the budget request.
The Committee recommends $44,474,000 for the partners for fish
and wildlife program, a decrease of $7,723,000 below the
request. Decreases from the request include a general program
decrease of $11,966,000, and a decrease of $3,272,000 for the
Upper Klamath Basin effort. Increases above the request include
$700,000 for the Big Hole Watershed restoration project in
Montana, $500,000 for the Montana Water Center for the Wild
Fish Habitat Initiative, $1,250,000 for the Nevada Biodiversity
Research and Conservation Project, $100,000 for bald eagle
restoration work performed in cooperation with the Vermont
Natural Heritage Partners Program, $1,400,000 for spartina
control at Willapa Bay, $540,000 for conservation work at the
Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, $1,000,000 for the
Wildlife Enterprises program at Mississippi State University,
$250,000 for the Thunder Basin Initiative project in Wyoming,
$100,000 for invasive species control work by the friends of
Lake Sakakawea, $550,000 for endangered bird conservation work
in Hawaii in cooperation with the Zoological Society of San
Diego, $500,000 to continue Geographic Information System
mapping of the National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska by a non-
governmental organization that has a proven system of land
cover products in Alaska and high expertise in forest cover and
wetlands, $200,000 for a hydrology study on the Lower Colorado
River, and $425,000 for the completion of a study on declining
wildlife populations on the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife
Refuge in cooperation with the New Hampshire Audubon Society.
The Committee recommends $30,654,000 for project planning,
$550,000 above the request. The increase is for the Middle Rio
Grande (Bosque) Research program.
The Committee recommends $14,900,000 for coastal programs
which is equal to the request.
The Committee recommends $4,777,000 for the national
wetlands inventory which is equal to the request.
The Committee has provided $10,901,000 for the
environmental contaminants program, which is equal to the
enacted level. The Committee directs the Service to work with
the Environmental Protection Agency to incorporate trustee
concerns during Superfund remediation and to enhance the
integration of Superfund remedial activities and natural
resource damage assessment activities.
Refuges and Wildlife.--The Committee recommends
$491,708,000 for refuges and wildlife, a decrease of $1,433,000
below the request.
The Committee has provided a total of $393,894,000 for the
National Wildlife Refuge System which is equal to the request.
Within this amount, $246,807,000 is for refuge operations and
$137,687,000 is for maintenance. The Committee approves of the
Service's budget restructuring proposal for refuge operations
activities but expects the Service to continue to identify as a
separate line item the amount proposed for refuge maintenance.
The Committee recommendation for refuges and wildlife
includes a total of $9,400,000 for the challenge cost share
program. Of this amount, $4,400,000 is for the traditional cost
share program and $5,000,000 is for the Cooperative
Conservation Initiative grant program.
The Committee understands that the Fish and Wildlife
Service relies extensively on information compiled by
NatureServe, particularly biological information which it
gathers through the State Heritage Network. This has proven to
be an effective means to collect data that furthers the mission
of the Service as well as other Departmental agencies. In order
to maintain the quality of this information, the Committee
expects that the Service will work cooperatively with
NatureServe and make additional funds available if necessary
from programs such as the CCI initiative to ensure that
sufficient funds are available to maintain adequately the
integrity of this important inventory information.
The Committee is aware that a number of refuges such as
Clark's River in KY, and Don Edwards in CA, have grown
substantially in recent years due to large land acquisitions by
the Service. The Committee strongly encourages the agency to
review base budgets for these refuges in light of the
additional management responsibilities caused by the
significant increase in the number of refuge acres under the
Service's jurisdiction.
The Committee has provided $40,202,000 for migratory bird
management which is $1,433,000 below the request. The decrease
is for the proposed new joint ventures. Given tight budget
constraints, the Committee cannot provide these additional
funds this fiscal year. The Committee expects that funds for
the existing joint ventures will be distributed consistent with
documents provided to the Committee by the Service.
The Committee has provided $57,612,000 for law enforcement
which is equal to the request. The Committee is concerned with
certain reductions proposed in the request for the ports of
entry at Louisville, Memphis, and Atlanta. The Committee is
aware that some of the funds provided last year for these ports
represented one-time start-up costs, but it is the Committee's
expectation that the operational capability at each of these
Ports shall be maintained at a level consistent with fiscal
year 2005. If the level of funding proposed in the budget
request is insufficient to meet this operational level, the
Committee directs that additional funds be reprogrammed within
the law enforcement account. The Service shall notify the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of
enactment of this Act whether funds must be reprogrammed for
this purpose.
Fisheries.--The Committee recommends $111,808,000 for
fisheries, an increase of $4,152,000 above the budget request.
For hatchery operations and maintenance, the Committee
recommends $57,971,000 which is equal to the request. The
Committee expects that at this funding level no hatcheries will
be closed or placed in caretaker status.
The Committee recommends $53,837,000 for fish and wildlife
management which is $4,152,000 above the request. Increases
above the request are $102,000 for aquatic nuisance control,
$1,400,000 to combat whirling disease and related fish health
issues, of which $1,000,000 is for the National Partnership on
the Management of Wild and Native Coldwater Fisheries and
$400,000 is for the Whirling Disease Foundation, $250,000 is
for the regional mark processing center, and $500,000 is for
the Wildlife Health Center in Montana. There is a general
decrease of $300,000.
The Committee recommends a total of $4,685,000 for marine
mammals which is an increase of $2,200,000 above the request.
The increases are $1,200,000 to continue marine mammal
protection work in Alaska through cooperative agreements with
various marine mammal commissions, and $1,000,000 to continue
population assessments on marine mammal stocks in Alaska.
The Committee remains concerned by the recent discoveries
of the northern snakehead in the Potomac River and its
potential impact on native fish populations through predation,
food and habitat competition, or the introduction of diseases
and parasites. The Committee directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service to continue sampling activities in the Potomac River
and its tributaries that are important for determining the
distribution of the species, and the potential application of
control and management strategies.
General Administration.--The Committee recommends
$135,356,000 for general administration, which is $1,163,000
above the request. Changes from the request include a decrease
of $2,000,000 for the science excellence initiative, and
increases of $1,625,000 to offset partially the proposed
administrative efficiencies reduction which was not adequately
explained or justified, $291,000 to restore funding for the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, $250,000 for enhanced
training activities at the National Conservation Training
Center [NCTC], and $397,000 to restore cuts to maintenance
activities at NCTC.
The Committee recommends $10,149,000 for international
affairs which is $600,000 above the request. The increase above
the request is to restore the Wildlife Without Borders program
to the enacted level. Within the funds provided for
international affairs, no less than $700,000 is for the Caddo
Lake Ramsar Center in Texas.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2005 (including emergency
appropriations)..................................... $93,210,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 19,676,000
House allowance......................................... 41,206,000
Committee recommendation................................ 31,811,000
The Committee recommends $31,811,000 for construction, a
decrease of $20,847,000 below the enacted level (excluding
emergency appropriations), an increase of $12,135,000 above the
budget estimate, and $9,395,000 below the House recommendation.
The Committee agrees to the following distribution of
funds:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Unit Project recommendation
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Balcones Canyonlands NWR, TX...... Martin Lake and 500
Martin West Dams.
Big Oaks NWR, IN.................. Dam Rehabilitation 150
[d/cc].
Crab Orchard NWR, IL.............. Visitor Center Dam 2,625
Rehabilitation.
Craig Brook NFH, ME............... Wastewater Treatment 2,480
Compliance [cc].
Garrison Dam NFH, ND.............. Hatchery renovation 200
[cc].
Hakalau NWR, HI................... Ungulate Control 1,100
Fencing [c].
Hanford Reach NM/Saddle Mtn. NWR, Visitor Center [cc]. 2,250
WA.
Kodiak NWR, AK.................... Visitor Center [cc]. 4,400
Kofa NWR, AZ...................... Structural 1,515
Replacement [cc].
National Conservation Training Waterline 600
Center. construction [cc].
Office of Aircraft Services....... Replacement of 1,500
Survey Aircraft.
Ohio River Islands NWR, WV........ Visitor Center [cc]. 835
Servicewide....................... Dam Safety and 720
Inspection.
Servicewide....................... Bridge Safety and 570
Inspection.
Sevilleta NWR, NM................. Laboratory 2,100
Construction [cc].
White Sulphur Springs NFH, WV..... Mussell Propagation 650
Facility [cc].
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Subtotal, Line Item .................... 22,195
Construction.
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Servicewide....................... Core Engineering 5,900
Service.
Servicewide....................... CAM................. 2,456
Servicewide....................... Seismic Safety 130
Program.
Servicewide....................... Environmental 1,000
Compliance
Management.
Servicewide....................... Waste Prevention, 130
Recycling and Env.
Mgmt Sys.
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Subtotal, Nationwide .................... 9,616
Engineering Svcs..
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Total....................... .................... 31,811
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The Committee remains concerned about reported poor and
unsafe conditions in the research facilities and office
buildings at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Patuxent
Research Refuge. In the Conference Report to accompany the
fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations bill (H. Rept. 108-330) and
in the Senate report to accompany the fiscal 2005 bill (S.
Rept. 108-341), the Committee underscored its expectation that
the FWS and USGS develop a plan and budget for the
rehabilitation or replacement of facilities and to resolve any
jurisdictional issues between the agencies. To date, the
Department has not submitted such a plan or budget and the
Committee understands that there has been no final resolution
of the jurisdictional issues. The Committee expects the
Secretary of the Interior to complete a facilities and budget
plan by not later than March 1, 2006, which identifies the
priorities, schedule, funding requirements, phasing options and
agencies responsible for the repair, rehabilitation or
replacement of facilities, buildings and associated
infrastructure at the Center and Refuge.
LAND ACQUISITION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $37,005,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 40,992,000
House allowance......................................... 14,937,000
Committee recommendation................................ 40,827,000
The Committee recommends $40,827,000, an increase of
$3,822,000 over the enacted level, a decrease of $165,000 below
the budget request, and $25,890,000 over the House
recommendation.
The following table shows the Committee's recommendations:
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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AK Alaska Peninsula NWR $400,000
AR Cache River NWR 809,000
AL Cahaba NWR 500,000
WV Canaan Valley NWR 190,000
TN Chickasaw NWR 500,000
KY Clark's River NWR 750,000
ND/SD Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife 500,000
Management Area
VA Eastern Shore NWR 4,000,000
NJ Edwin B. Forsythe NWR 300,000
TX Laguna Atascosa NWR 400,000
NH Lake Umbagog NWR 750,000
TX Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR 1,000,000
MN/IA Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR 500,000
DE Primehook NWR 815,000
ME Rachel Carson NWR 600,000
RI Rhode Island Refuge Complex 950,000
MT Rocky Mountain Front 1,500,000
CA San Joaquin River NWR 1,700,000
NH/VT/MA/CN Silvio Conte Nat'l Fish and Wildlife 1,000,000
Refuge
LA Tensas NWR 1,900,000
AK Togiak NWR 300,000
OR Upper Klamath Lake NWR 6,000,000
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SUBTOTAL, LINE ITEM PROJECTS 25,364,000
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Acquisition Management 8,393,000
CAM 1,820,000
Exchanges 1,750,000
Inholdings, Wilderness 1,750,000
Emergencies & Hardships 1,750,000
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TOTAL, FWS LAND ACQUISITION 40,827,000
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The Committee continues to support the land acquisition
program at the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge,
and notes that these funds have frequently been complemented by
section 6 grants for the Balcones Canyonlands Habitat
Conservation Plan. The Committee urges the Service to continue
its support for this effort.
The Committee is disappointed by the Service's failure to
approve a proposed boundary expansion for the James Campbell
National Wildlife Refuge on the North Shore of Oahu. The
proposed expansion would join two physically separated sections
of the refuge, and include one of Oahu's last remaining intact
native coastal habitats, while providing flood control for
neighboring communities. The Committee expects the Service to
provide funding for this expansion should it be authorized.
Within funds provided for the Silvio Conte NWR, not less
than $500,000 is for the Pondicherry Division.
Within funds provided for Acquisition management $500,000
is for an environmental impact statement [EIS] of the proposed
Yukon Flats land exchange between Doyon Ltd. and the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service.
LANDOWNER INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $21,694,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 40,000,000
House allowance......................................... 23,700,000
Committee recommendation................................ 25,000,000
The Committee recommends $25,000,000 for the Landowner
Incentive Program, an increase of $3,306,000 above the enacted
level, a decrease of $15,000,000 below the budget request, and
$1,300,000 above the House recommendation.
PRIVATE STEWARDSHIP GRANTS
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $6,903,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 10,000,000
House allowance......................................... 7,386,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,500,000
The Committee recommends $7,500,000 for stewardship grants,
an increase of $597,000 above the enacted level, $2,500,000
below the budget request, and $114,000 above the House
recommendation. Stewardship grants are competitive awards made
directly to individuals and groups involved in endangered
species recovery efforts on private lands.
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $80,462,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 80,000,000
House allowance......................................... 84,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 80,000,000
The Committee recommends $80,000,000 for the cooperative
endangered species conservation fund, of which $2,518,000 is
for administration and $45,653,000 is for habitat conservation
plan land acquisition. The amount provided is $462,000 below
the enacted level, the same as the budget request and
$4,400,000 below the House recommendation.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $14,214,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 14,414,000
House allowance......................................... 14,414,000
Committee recommendation................................ 14,414,000
The Committee recommends $14,414,000 for the national
wildlife refuge fund, which is $200,000 above the enacted
level, and the same as the budget request and the House
recommended level.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $37,472,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 49,949,000
House allowance......................................... 40,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 39,500,000
The Committee recommends $39,500,000 for the North American
wetlands conservation fund, an increase of $2,028,000 above the
enacted level, a reduction of $10,449,000 below the budget
request, and $500,000 below the House recommended level.
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $3,944,000
Budget estimate, 2006...................................................
House allowance......................................... 4,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,000,000
The Committee recommends $4,000,000 for neotropical
migratory bird conservation which is $56,000 above the enacted
level and equal to the House recommended level. Funding for
this program was proposed in the budget request within the
Multinational Species Conservation Fund account.
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $5,719,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 8,300,000
House allowance......................................... 5,900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,500,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,500,000 for
the multinational species conservation fund which is $781,000
above the enacted level, $1,800,000 below the budget request
and $600,000 above the House recommended level. The funds for
neotropical migratory birds have been provided under a separate
heading. The rhino and tiger conservation fund shall receive
$1,600,000, and the remaining funds shall each receive
$1,400,000. The marine turtles program shall receive $700,000.
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $69,028,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 74,000,000
House allowance......................................... 65,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 72,000,000
The Committee recommends $72,000,000 for State and tribal
wildlife grants which is $2,972,000 above the enacted level,
$2,000,000 below the budget request, and $7,000,000 above the
House recommendation. Of the recommended amount, $6,000,000 is
provided for tribal grants.
National Park Service
Since the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872,
the national park system has grown to encompass 388 sites
spanning more than 84,000,000 acres in 49 States, the District
of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Saipan, and the
Virgin Islands. The National Park Service, created in 1916, is
charged with preserving these sites ``unimpaired for the
enjoyment of future generations.'' The Service and its more
than 20,000 employees also contribute to the protection of
other historical, cultural and recreational resources through a
variety of grant and technical assistance programs.
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $1,683,564,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 1,734,053,000
House allowance......................................... 1,754,199,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,748,486,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The operation of the national park system account is the
primary source of funding for the national parks, and supports
the activities, programs and services essential to their day-
to-day operations. It includes base funding for individual park
units, as well as pooled funding administered at the national
or regional level for training; repair, preservation and
rehabilitation of facilities and resources; information
technology; and a variety of other purposes.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,748,486,000 for operation of
the national park system, an increase of $64,922,000 over the
fiscal year 2005 enacted level, an increase of $14,433,000 over
the budget request, and a decrease of $5,713,000 below the
House recommended funding level.
The amount provided includes an increase over the budget
request of $20,000,000 for recurring park base operating
budgets. Of the amounts provided in addition to the budget
request, $500,000 should be allocated to the national trails
system.
Resource Stewardship.--The Committee recommends
$354,841,000 for resource stewardship, an increase of $725,000
over the budget request. Changes to the budget request include
increases of $225,000 for the International Center for Science
and Learning at Mammoth Cave NP, $1,000,000 air tour
management, and $500,000 for vanishing treasures, and a
decrease of $1,000,000 for inventory and monitoring.
The Committee understands that the Service intends to
conduct a history study to improve interpretation of Civil War
homefront themes at Marsh Billings Rockefeller NHP.
Visitor Services.--The Committee recommends $346,181,000
for visitor services, the same as the budget request.
The Committee is aware of the major celebrations planned in
October 2006 for the 225th anniversary of the Battle of
Yorktown, representing the end of the American Revolution, and
throughout 2007 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the
founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement
in America. The Committee encourages the Service to increase
staffing as appropriate to strengthen law enforcement and
visitor interpretation services to meet the needs of the
expected increase in visitation during this time.
Maintenance.--The Committee recommends $595,186,000 for
maintenance, a decrease of $400,000 below the budget request
for the repair and restoration of historic buildings. The
amount provided for the repair and restoration of historic
buildings represents a $3,000,000 increase over the enacted
level.
Within the amounts provided, $640,000 is for restriping and
sealing of portions of the Natchez Trace Parkway in
Mississippi. The Committee further understands that restoring
maintenance services at Natchez Trace Parkway is a high
regional priority.
The Committee understands that the Service intends to
conduct an historic structures report on Civilian Conservation
Corps cabins and structures within Buffalo National River.
Park Support.--The Committee recommends $301,721,000 for
park support, a decrease of $5,892,000 below the budget
request. Changes to the request include an increase of $250,000
for partnership wild and scenic rivers, and decreases of
$400,000 for Jamestown 2007, $61,000 for FOCUS, $310,000 for
partnership oversight, and $5,371,000 for resource restoration
challenge cost share. Funding for Jamestown 2007 is provided in
the National Recreation and Preservation account.
The Committee continues to expect the Service to allocate
one third of the amount provided for the traditional challenge
cost share program to the National Trails System.
The amount provided includes the $1,000,000 requested for
the Service to implement training and data conversion for the
Federal Budget Management System, but the Committee is not
impressed by the presentation of this item in the budget
justification as an ``uncontrollable'' change. This is a
program increase and should have been displayed as such. The
Committee also notes that at least $2,138,000 of the amounts
requested for various IT-related activities are presented as
non-recurring, and expects that corresponding reductions will
be displayed in the fiscal year 2007 justification.
External Administrative Costs.--The Committee recommends
$130,557,000 for external administrative costs, the same as the
budget request.
Other.--The Committee notes that the park area budget
presentation indicates that the distribution of the $12,600,000
increase for visitor services provided by Congress in fiscal
year 2005 is to be non-recurring at the parks to which it was
allocated. This is not what the Committee intended and is not
consistent with the park-specific justifications provided for
these increases. The Committee provided these funds in response
to widespread concerns that park managers had been forced to
reduce visitor facility hours of operation and other recurring
visitor services due to the absorption of pay and other fixed
costs in their base budgets. In many cases, treating these
funds as non-recurring does not allow parks to use them as the
Committee intended.
The National Park Service budget has numerous programs that
exist to meet non-recurring park needs for maintenance, and
natural and cultural resource management. The budget also
regularly proposes specific funding in the park base for one-
time or isolated events such as the presidential inaugural, and
subsequent budget justifications then reflect the proposed
reduction of these funds when the program is complete. If,
however, there is a need to create a new fund source to meet an
unfunded non-recurring park requirement, then the
administration should request this in a future budget. But in
this case the funds provided were clearly intended to be part
of the parks' permanent base budgets, and the Committee expects
them to be treated as such.
The Committee does not recommend continuation of language
carried in previous appropriations acts regarding the inclusion
of 18 U.S.C. 1913 in the text of National Park Service grants
or contracts. Removal of this requirement should not be
construed as either a recommendation for change in National
Park Service procedures, or any lessening of the Committee's
interest in seeing that the anti-lobbying provisions of 18
U.S.C. 1913 and section 402 of this Act are followed in both
letter and spirit.
UNITED STATES PARK POLICE
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $80,076,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 80,411,000
House allowance......................................... 82,411,000
Committee recommendation................................ 80,411,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The United States Park Police is a full-time, full-service
uniformed law enforcement entity of the National Park Service
that operates primarily in the Washington, DC, area, the New
York City metropolitan area, and San Francisco. Its primary
functions are the protection of icon parks and their visitors,
patrol of the National Mall and adjacent parks, special events
and crowd management, criminal investigations, and traffic
control and parkway patrol.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $80,411,000 for the United States
Park Police, an increase of $335,000 over the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, the same as the budget request, and $2,000,000
below the House recommended funding level.
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $60,973,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 36,777,000
House allowance......................................... 48,997,000
Committee recommendation................................ 56,729,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The national recreation and preservation appropriation
funds a variety of authorized programs that are associated with
local community efforts to preserve natural and cultural
resources.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $56,729,000 for national
recreation and preservation, a decrease of $4,244,000 from the
fiscal year 2005 enacted level, an increase of $19,952,000 over
the budget request, and an increase of $7,732,000 over the
House recommended funding level.
Recreation Programs.--The Committee recommends $554,000 for
recreation programs, the same as the budget request.
Natural Programs.--The Committee recommends $10,045,000 for
natural programs, an increase of $500,000 over the budget
request. The increase provided is for the rivers and trails
conservation assistance program.
Cultural Programs.--The Committee recommends $20,403,000
for cultural programs, an increase of $2,681,000 over the
budget request. The amount provided includes increases of
$1,931,000 for the National Center for Preservation Technology
and $750,000 for the National Underground Railroad Network to
Freedom program. Further discussion of National Park Service
training facility needs is contained in the construction
portion of this report.
International Park Affairs.--The Committee recommends
$1,618,000 for international park affairs, the same as the
budget request.
Environmental and Compliance Review.--The Committee
recommends $399,000 for environmental compliance and review,
the same as the budget request.
Grant Administration.--The Committee recommends $1,913,000
for grant administration, the same as the budget request.
Heritage Partnership Programs.--The Committee recommends
$13,572,000 for heritage partnership programs, an increase of
$8,546,000 over the budget request. The Committee recommends
the following distribution of funds:
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Committee
Project recommendation
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America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership............. 750
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area.................... 400
Automobile National Heritage Area....................... 500
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area....................... 500
Cane River National Heritage Area....................... 800
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor.......... 800
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor................ 700
Essex National Heritage Area............................ 800
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.............. 400
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 800
Corridor...............................................
Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area................ 550
Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area........... 500
National Aviation Heritage Area......................... 100
National Coal Heritage Area............................. 100
Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor.......... 800
Oil Region National Heritage Area....................... 100
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 750
Corridor...............................................
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area.................. 800
Schuykill River Valley National Heritage Center......... 400
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic 500
District...............................................
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor............... 800
Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area....................... 400
Wheeling National Heritage Area......................... 800
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.................... 400
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Subtotal, Commissions & Grants.................... 13,450
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Technical Support....................................... 122
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TOTAL, Heritage Partnership Pgms.................. 13,572
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The Committee remains concerned about the potential growth
in the number of authorized heritage areas given ongoing fiscal
limitations and inconstant administration support for the
program. Three new heritage areas were authorized in the 108th
Congress, and proposals to create dozens more are under active
discussion. Continued growth in the number of areas will
inevitably lead to the dilution of available funding and could
potentially diminish program effectiveness. The Committee is
aware that the relevant authorizing committees have spent
considerable time debating the future of the heritage area
program, and that the National Park Service Advisory Board is
also conducting a review. The Committee hopes that all
stakeholders will work to produce a coherent vision for
heritage programs that encompasses not only the heritage
partnership program but also other existing and proposed
programs related to heritage tourism.
Statutory or Contractual Aid.--The Committee recommends
$8,225,000 for statutory or contractual aid, as opposed to zero
funding as proposed in the budget request. The distribution of
funds is shown in the table below.
[In thousands of dollars]
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Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statutory or Contractual Aid:
Brown Foundation....................................... 250
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails............... 2,000
Crossroads of the West Historic District............... 750
Delta Interpretive Center.............................. 1,000
Ft. Mandan, Ft. Lincoln, and No. Plains Foundations.... 625
Harper's Ferry NHP (Niagra Movement)................... 300
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve.................... 700
International Peace Gardens............................ 200
Jamestown 2007......................................... 400
Lamprey River.......................................... 750
Native Hawaiian culture & arts program................. 750
Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission (Contraband 500
Comp).................................................
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Subtotal, Statutory or Contractual Aid............... 8,225
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Neither the budget request nor the House bill include
funding for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails
program authorized in Public Law 105-312. The House Committee
report also describes ``problems'' with program management that
were identified in a routine oversight review performed by the
Surveys and Investigations staff of the House Committee. This
Committee would welcome the opportunity to review these
findings and discuss them with program managers and
stakeholders, but understands that the findings of the
oversight team are unpublished and generally unavailable to
stakeholders or the public for review or comment. The Committee
sees little redeeming value in this Star Chamber approach to
oversight, and recommends an appropriation of $2,000,000 for
continued program activities. The Committee urges the National
Park Service to implement its action plan for the Chesapeake
Bay Gateways and Water Trails program, and to work openly with
Congress, the Department, stakeholder groups and others to
ensure that the program is managed in a way that meets its
statutory goals in the most efficient manner possible.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $71,739,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 66,205,000
House allowance......................................... 72,705,000
Committee recommendation................................ 72,500,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Historic Preservation Fund was established in the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 to provide grant
assistance to States, territories, and tribes to aid in the
preservation of historical sites and cultural heritage. A
portion of these funds are used by State Historic Preservation
Offices to operate national programs such as the National
Register of Historic Places and the Section 106 review process,
as well as to provide technical assistance and to make matching
grants to local communities for preservation projects. This
appropriation has also supported a variety of targeted programs
at the national level designed to achieve historic preservation
goals.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $72,500,000 for the historic
preservation fund, an increase of $761,000 over the fiscal year
2005 enacted level, an increase of $6,295,000 over the budget
request, and a decrease of $205,000 below the House recommended
funding level.
The amount provided includes increases over the budget
request of $3,000,000 for grants-in-aid to States, $795,000 for
grants-in-aid to tribes and $15,000,000 for Save America's
Treasures. There is a decrease of $12,500,000 for Preserve
America, but the Committee has included language in the bill
allowing the Service to award not to exceed $7,500,000 in Save
America's Treasures funds for Preserve America pilot grants.
The Committee notes that Congress this year is expected to
consider legislation to reauthorize the National Historic
Preservation Act, and that consideration of both the Preserve
America and Save America's Treasures programs in that context
may have merit.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2005 (including emergency
appropriations)..................................... $352,982,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 307,362,000
House allowance......................................... 291,230,000
Committee recommendation................................ 299,201,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The construction appropriation supports the following
principal activities: the construction and rehabilitation of
historic buildings and structures, the construction and
rehabilitation of public use facilities and utility systems,
the purchase of equipment, and the preparation of construction
and general management plans.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $299,201,000 for construction, a
decrease of $2,979,000 from the fiscal year 2005 enacted level
(excluding emergencies), a decrease of $8,161,000 below the
budget request, and an increase of $7,971,000 above the House
recommended funding level. The Committee recommends the
following distribution of funds:
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Committee
State Project recommendation
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IL Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and 1,000
Museum
MA Amistad NRA (upgrade water and wastewater 1,003
systems at Diablo East)
VA Blue Ridge Parkway (replace Otter Creek Bridge 804
and campground services)
MA Boston Harbor Islands NRA (construct floating 832
docks)
MA Boston Harbor Islands NRA (Harbor Park 554
pavilion construction)
MA Boston NHP (Bldg. 5) 3,082
NM Chaco Culture NHP (replace and upgrade 4,238
curation facilities w/UNM)
MD Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP (rehab Great 1,847
Falls visitor center and facilities)
NJ Delaware Water Gap NRA (replace Depew 2,871
recreation site)
FL Dry Tortugas NP (preserve Fort Jackson) 6,618
FL Everglades NP (modified water delivery system) 25,000
NY Fire Island NS (West Entrance Ranger Station 764
and construct restrooms)
KS Fort Larned NHS (North Officers' Quarters) 1,159
MD Fort Washington Park (stabilization) 2,876
VA George Washington Memorial Parkway (rehab 1,251
Arlington House)
MT Glacier NP (remove hazmat and correct fire 758
egress at Many Glacier hotel)
MN Grand Portage NM (establish heritage center) 4,000
FL Gulf Islands NS (rehab Fort Pickens water 971
system)
WV Harpers Ferry NHP (rehab Jackson House, School 1,350
House Ridge trails and waysides, Armory)
NE Homestead NM (heritage museum and education 3,690
center)
OH Hopewell Culture NHP (salvage archaeological 389
resources threatened by erosion)
AR Hot Springs NP (rehab bathhouses) 6,059
PA Independence NHP (Mall landscaping/ 2,000
infrastructure)
PA Independence NHP (rehab Deschler-Morris- 3,932
Bringhurst House utilities and exhibits)
RI John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley NHC 750
HI Kalaupapa NHP (replace non-compliant 3,779
cesspools)
AK Kenai Fjords NP (multi-agency center) 495
MI Keweenaw NHP (Calumet & Hecla Bldg. rehab, 1,650
Phase II)
AR Little Rock Central High School NHS (complete 5,100
visitor center)
MO Mark Twain Boyhood Home NHL (restoration) 500
WA Mount Rainier NP (replace Jackson Visitor 14,307
Center and rehab parking areas)
WA Mount Rainier NP (rehab structural components 7,900
of Paradise Inn and Annex)
WV New River Gorge NR (various) 1,509
WA Olympic NP (Elwha River ecosystem) 5,000
CA Pinnacles NM (relocate and replace maintenance 4,794
and visitor facilities)
CA Redwood NP (protect park resources by removing 2,169
failing roads)
CA San Francisco Maritime NHP (repair Sala Burton 4,350
Maritime Museum Bldg.)
MA Saugus Iron Works NHS (rehab resources for 1,334
accessibility and safety)
VA Shenandoah NP (rehab and remodel Panorama 4,835
facility as visitor/learning center)
MS Shiloh NMP (Corinth intepretive film) 1,000
NJ Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island NMs (rehab 8,452
Ellis Island seawall)
AL Tuskegee Airmen NHS (preserve and rehab Moton 6,767
Airfield site)
HI USS Arizona Memorial (replace failing visitor 1,690
center)
UT Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act 5,000
PA Valley Forge NHP (George Washington's 2,326
headquarters)
AK Western Arctic National Parklands (NW Alaska 12,733
Heritage Center and admin. facilities)
DC White House (structural and utility rehab) 6,523
SD Wind Cave NP (replace failing wastewater 4,928
treatment facility)
WY Yellowstone NP (Madison Wastewater Facilities) 4,114
WY Yellowstone NP (Old Faithful Inn) 11,118
WY Yellowstone NP (replace Old Faithful Visitor 11,175
Center)
CA Yosemite NP (replace hazardous gas 2,176
disinfection system at El Portal wastewater
plant)
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Subtotal, Line Item Construction 213,522
==================
Emergency and Unscheduled Projects 3,944
Housing Replacement 7,889
Dam Safety 2,662
==================
Equipment Replacement:
Replacement of park operations equipment 13,387
Conversion to narrowband radio system 12,527
Modernization of information mgmt. system 986
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Subtotal, Equipment Replacement 26,900
==================
Construction Planning 19,925
==================
Construction Program Management and
Operations:
Associate Director, Professional Services 1,084
Denver Service Center operations 16,757
Regional facility project support 9,764
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Subtotal, Const. Program Mgmt. & Ops. 27,605
==================
General Management Planning:
EIS planning and compliance 4,917
General management plans 7,663
Strategic planning 666
Special resource studies 508
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Subtotal, General Management Planning 13,754
==================
Subtotal, Other Construction 102,679
==================
Use of prior year balances -17,000
==================
Total, NPS Construction 299,201
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The Committee is pleased with the progress being made
towards the completion of the Federal commitments made pursuant
to the Utah Public Land Artifact Preservation Act. The
Committee encourages the Service to work closely with the State
of Utah to expedite this project in a timely manner with regard
to the site identified at the University of Utah.
The Committee is troubled by the Service's proposal to fund
a new Western Preservation Center for Training and Technology
while terminating the existing National Center for Preservation
Technology and Training. Budget documents provide little
explanation for this seemingly incongruous proposal. The
Committee invites the Service, if desired, to present a
comprehensive and cohesive plan for NPS training facility needs
nationwide. Such a plan should address all training facilities
that are currently operated by the Service, are potentially
available for Service use, or are proposed to be constructed.
In the wake of the catastrophic floods of 1997 that
decimated parts of Yosemite National Park, Congress provided
more than $186,000,000 in emergency funding to repair roads,
trails, structures and utilities, and to relocate certain
facilities to locations more appropriate for Park purposes. Due
in large part to extensive litigation over various aspects of
the restoration, more than $80,000,000 of the amount provided
remained unobligated as of the end of calendar year 2004. The
most recent quarterly report provided to the Committee
indicates that significant additional project completions will
occur in 2005 and 2006. Presumably a significant amount of the
remaining funds will be obligated on these projects. As such,
the Committee requests that the Service include in its coming
quarterly reports a more thorough discussion of the closeout of
the Yosemite recovery effort. The Committee is particularly
interested in knowing what portion of the remaining funds will
be required to complete planned recovery activities, whether
additional funds are expected to be required, and what funding
sources are contemplated to provide any such additional
funding. The Committee has found the Service's quarterly
reports to be helpful, and believes this additional information
will be useful as the project moves forward.
Of the funds provided for New River Gorge NSR, $940,000 is
for boundary surveys, stabilization and HVAC work, $231,000 is
for design of the restoration of the Cliffside Amphitheater,
$125,000 is for the New River Parkway Authority, and $213,000
is for design for the stabilization of the Nutall Mine Complex.
The Committee has included additional funds for general
management planning for the El Camino Real de los Tejas. The
Committee also strongly encourages the National Park Service to
complete the management plan for the Cedar Creek and Belle
Grove National Historical Park no later than September 1, 2007.
The Committee understands that in fiscal year 2006 the
Service will initiate construction planning for repair of
scenic overlooks at Shenandoah NP.
No funds have been provided for the Safety Interoperable
Communications Program [SAFECOM].
The West Yellowstone Solid Waste Composting Facility was
developed by Yellowstone National Park and other regional
stakeholders to reduce both the volume and cost of solid waste
transportation and disposal from the Park and surrounding area.
Regrettably, problems with process design and waste
characteristics have left the facility operating at well below
design capacity. The Park is now the only user of the facility,
and the diminished capacity has both jeopardized project
financing and put unexpected pressure on the Park's operating
budget. Given the Service's prominent role in the development,
design and ultimate use of the composting facility, the
Committee believes it appropriate that the Service bear a large
portion of the responsibility for fixing the problem. While
process improvements have been implemented and may help at the
margins, it appears that buying down the project debt is the
only sensible solution. The Committee expects the Service to
identify and make available promptly the funding required to
implement such a solution.
Language has been included in the bill relating to funds
provided for construction projects at Mount Rainier National
Park.
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
(RESCISSION)
Appropriations, 2005.................................... -$30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... -30,000,000
House allowance......................................... -30,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ -30,000,000
The Committee recommends a rescission of $30,000,000 in
annual contract authority provided by 16 U.S.C. 460l-10a. This
authority has not been used in recent years and there are no
plans to use it in fiscal year 2005.
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $146,349,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 54,467,000
House allowance......................................... 9,421,000
Committee recommendation................................ 86,005,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The land acquisition and State assistance appropriation
supports the acquisition of lands and interests in lands to
preserve historical and natural sites, primarily for inclusion
in the national park system. This account also provides funding
for the State Assistance program (``Stateside''), which was
authorized in the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to
support recreation development and recreation-related land
acquisition by State and local governments.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $86,005,000 for land acquisition
and State assistance, a decrease of $60,344,000 from the
enacted level, an increase of $31,538,000 over the budget
request and $76,584,000 over the House recommendation.
The following table shows the Committee recommendation:
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Committee
State Project recommendation
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TXBig Thicket National Preserve $3,600,000
DCCarter G. Woodson NHS 1,000,000
TNChickamauga-Chattanooga NMP 1,800,000
Civil War Battlefields (multi-state) 4,000,000
PAFlight 93 National Memorial 4,281,000
WVGauley River NRA 1,500,000
CAGolden Gate NRA 525,000
HIHaleakala NP 4,050,000
WVHarpers Ferry NHP 2,000,000
WIIce Age NST 1,000,000
ORLewis and Clark NHP 1,600,000
WVNew River Gorge NR 2,000,000
CAPinnacles National Monument 3,000,000
VAShenandoah Valley Battlefields NHD 1,000,000
MISleeping Bear Dunes NL 5,300,000
MOWilson's Creek NB 1,200,000
AKWrangell-St. Elias NP 1,900,000
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SUBTOTAL, LINE ITEM PROJECTS 39,756,000
=================
Emergencies/Hardships 3,000,000
Inholdings/Exchanges/Wilderness 3,500,000
Acquisition management 9,749,000
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SUBTOTAL, NPS FEDERAL LAND ACQ. 56,005,000
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State assistance grants 30,000,000
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TOTAL, NPS LASA 86,005,000
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The Committee understands that the town of Blowing Rock, NC
and the Blue Ridge Parkway have agreed to a mutually beneficial
land exchange. Within funds provided, the Service is directed
to perform the necessary environmental impact statement to
complete this exchange.
The Committee has provided additional funds for the
Shenadoah Valley Battlefield National Historic District. The
Committee expects the Service to recognize the value of
conservation easements as a cost effective conservation method
to protect battlefield lands within the District, and utilize
easements to the greatest extent possible.
The Committee is aware of opportunities to preserve Civil
War battlefields at Pilot Knob, MO and Lone Jack, MO and
encourages the Service to consider allocating preservation
funds for these sites to the extent that applicants meet the
established criteria for the civil war battlefield preservation
program.
The Committee is aware of an ongoing land acquisition
project at the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in
Kentucky and provided funds in fiscal year 2005 for this
effort. The Committee remains very supportive for this project
and hopes that the National Park Service will continue to
acquire available property from willing sellers.
ENERGY AND MINERALS
U.S. Geological Survey
Established in 1879, the U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
serves as the Earth and natural science research bureau for the
Department of the Interior and is the only integrated natural
resources research bureau in the Federal Government. The Survey
conducts research, monitoring, and assessments to contribute to
understanding America's lands, water, and biological resources.
Its research and data products support the Department's
resource and land management needs and also provide the water,
biological, energy, and mineral resources information needed by
other Federal, State, tribal and local government agencies to
guide planning, management, and regulatory programs. More than
9,000 scientists, technicians, and support staff of the USGS
are located in nearly 400 offices in every state and in several
foreign countries throughout the world. The USGS leverages its
resources and expertise in partnership with more than 200
agencies of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments; the
academic community; non-governmental organizations; and the
private sector.
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
Appropriations, 2005 (including emergency
appropriations)..................................... $944,564,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 933,515,000
House allowance......................................... 974,586,000
Committee recommendation................................ 963,057,000
The Committee recommends $963,057,000 for surveys,
investigations and research activities of the U.S. Geological
Survey, an amount that is $27,593,000 above the fiscal year
2005 enacted level (excluding emergency appropriations),
$29,542,000 above the budget request and a reduction of
$11,529,000 from the House allowance. The table at the back of
the report displays the proposed allocation of funding among
the Survey's various activities.
Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Investigations.--
The Committee recommends $127,203,000 for mapping, remote
sensing, and geographic investigations, a decrease of
$6,250,000 from the budget request. Changes to the budget
request include reductions of $250,000 for a new science impact
proposal and $6,000,000 for additional support of Landsat 7
satellite operations.
In agreement with the budget request, the Committee has
included $7,450,000 for development of the Landsat Data
Continuity Mission and commends the Department of the Interior
and the Survey for working with their Federal partners to
develop a plan for future operations. The Committee is less
enthusiastic, however, about the Department's proposal for the
continuation of Landsat 7 operations in the foreseeable future.
In essence, the proposal put before the Committee is no
different than previous recommendations, all of which amount to
a subsidy of current operations. The Committee had cautioned
the Department and the Survey to look for savings, both within
the mapping program and throughout the Survey and, further,
urged the Survey to reexamine its priorities in order to
dedicate funds to the most significant core activities. Travel
and buyout savings were both areas previously identified by the
Committee as potential sources for additional funds--but none
of these funds appear to be redirected to the data center's
operations. In last year's Senate report, this Committee
directed the Survey to provide quarterly reports for the
Landsat program that would display operational costs, revenue
and any required supplemental funding. To date, none has been
received. Between now and the time the 2006 Interior bill is
conferenced, the Committee expects the Survey and Department to
provide far greater detail and further explanation of this
proposal before it will give this request further
consideration.
Geology.--The Committee recommends $237,202,000 for the
geology program, an increase of $29,066,000 above the budget
request. Changes to the budget request include increases of
$1,000,000 above projected base funding for the Alaska Volcano
Observatory to purchase, install and operate volcano monitoring
equipment in Shemya, Alaska; $26,478,000 to restore the mineral
resources research and assessment program; $2,000,000 to
restore the minerals information data collection and analysis
program; and $500,000 for the gas hydrates research program in
Alaska. A decrease of $912,000 from the budget request has been
assumed for the proposed expansion of Puget Sound ecosystem
studies.
The Committee is dismayed that the proposal to discontinue
much of the mineral resources activity has again resurfaced in
the fiscal 2006 budget request. The Survey has made this
recommendation during previous budget cycles and each time it
has been rejected by both the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations. No factual evidence has been supplied to
indicate that the private sector could or should absorb this
program's domestic and international responsibilities. The
United States is the world's largest user of mineral
commodities and, as developing nations become increasingly
industrialized, the demand and competition for these resources
will increase significantly. With no other agency providing the
data and analysis in this area of critical importance to our
national security, it would seem irresponsible to decrease or
eliminate funding for what clearly would appear to be an
inherently Federal responsibility.
Following a 2003 review of the mineral resources program by
the National Research Council, its recommendation to develop an
external grants program was implemented by the Survey with
$200,000 in base funding. In the coming fiscal year, the
Committee expects the Survey to dedicate $1,000,000 of its base
funds to this program and explore further the ways in which
other Council recommendations, such as the establishment of
outside advisory committee of the Council, can be achieved.
Within the coastal and marine geology program, the
Committee encourages the Survey to continue its significant
research investment in the southern Louisiana area in support
of both State and Federal agency coastal restoration planning
efforts. In addition to collaborative efforts with partners
such as the University of New Orleans and the Long-Term Estuary
Assessment Group, the Committee expects the Survey to work with
the Lake Pontchartrain Stakeholders Conference to identify
priority projects in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin.
Water Resources Investigations.--The Committee recommends
$214,751,000 for water resources investigations, an increase of
$10,580,000 above the budget request. Changes to the budget
request include increases of $500,000 to support development of
a Memphis aquifer study [MATRAS]; $230,000 to support an Ozark
aquifer study; $1,500,000 to continue the Roubidoux acquifer
study in collaboration with the University of Oklahoma;
$450,000 to continue support for a well monitoring project in
Hawaii; $900,000 to continue the Tongue River coalbed methane
study; $900,000 for the San Francisco South Bay Salt Ponds
restoration project; and $6,500,000 to restore the water
resources research institutes program, which was proposed to be
eliminated. A reduction of $400,000 from the budget request has
been made for a proposed multi-state water availability study.
With respect to the increase provided for San Francisco South
Bay Salt Ponds water monitoring, the Committee has been made
aware recently that these additional funds are critical in the
coming fiscal year to replace a loss of financial support from
non-Federal partners that would cripple ongoing multi-agency
cooperative efforts in the area. The Committee expects that
this requirement will be reflected in the Survey's fiscal year
2007 budget submission.
The Committee notes that monitoring and research assessment
activities at Lake Champlain are proposed to be funded at
$190,000 in fiscal year 2006. The Committee expects the Survey
to provide an additional amount of up to $295,000 from within
base funds to continue that program at no less than the current
level in the coming fiscal year. The Committee further expects
that the full requirement for this program will be included in
future budget submissions, thereby eliminating the need for an
annual adjustment.
Biological Research.--The Committee recommends $174,280,000
for the biological research program, an increase of $1,355,000
above the budget request. Changes to the budget request include
increases of $400,000 to complete a bear DNA sampling study;
$500,000 to continue research on the pallid sturgeon;
$1,000,000 to continue molecular biology and water studies at
the Leetown Science Center; $400,000 to continue studies on the
impact of lead mining in the Mark Twain National Forest;
$200,000 to continue diamondback terrapin research in the
Chesapeake Bay; and $55,000 to restore base funding for the
cooperative research units that was proposed to be redirected
to other activities. Decreases from the budget request include
$750,000 for expansion of activities at the Glen Canyon Dam and
$450,000 for additional DOI science programs. Within the
amounts provided for biological monitoring, the Committee
expects collaborative invasive species work with Mississippi
State University to be continued at a level of $1,000,000.
The Committee remains concerned that despite the
significant amount of time and effort that has been dedicated
to producing a report on future direction for the National
Biological Information Infrastructure, no clearly coordinated
budgetary and programmatic plan has emerged for its expansion.
The Committee expects that any additional future funding for
the program will be requested by the Survey in some sort of
priority order that allows the Committee to consider these
proposals within the overall context of the Survey's other
programs.
The National Wildlife Health Center's Diagnostic
Microbiology Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin routinely tests
for the presence of botulism as a possible cause of death in
wildlife. It conducts about 250 botulism tests annually by
infecting live mice as a means of determining the presence of
toxins, which takes a long time to determine results. A modern
test is needed that would be prompt and more effective, yet
reduce the cost of testing. The Committee recommends that the
U.S. Geological Survey evaluate during fiscal year 2006 a
modern diagnostic botulism test for the Diagnostic Microbiology
Laboratory that does not require the use of live animals, using
fluorescence resonance energy transfer technology developed in
conjunction with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Enterprise Information.--The Committee recommends
$47,087,000 for enterprise information activities, a reduction
of $680,000 from the budget request. The Committee does not
agree to the transfer of $680,000 from the Survey's programs to
support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster
management e-gov initiative as proposed in the budget request.
In agreement with the budget request, the Committee has
included $1,059,000 for a continuing program of certification
and accreditation to ensure the security and integrity of USGS
information systems. To the fullest extent possible, funds
appropriated to the Survey for the purposes of certification
and accreditation should be used to conduct risk assessments
and remediation of USGS information systems for the further
improvement of the USGS security infrastructure and the
strengthening of the USGS operational security posture.
Also in agreement with the budget request, the Committee
has provided an additional $1,235,000 for the Department's
Enterprise Services Network [ESN]. The Committee is concerned,
however, that the security of the ESN could be compromised if
the computer systems that house DOI Indian Trust and Non-Trust
information are not sufficiently segmented. The Committee
expects the DOI to design and implement the ESN in such a way
that there is both a logical and physical separation between
the Trust system and the non-trust USGS systems.
Science Support.--The Committee recommends $66,337,000 for
science support, a decrease of $6,000,000 from the budget
request. The Committee does not agree to the proposed
$6,000,000 increase to reimburse programs that potentially may
be reduced in the current fiscal year in order to provide
additional operating funds for Landsat 7. This issue is
discussed in greater length within the context of the mapping
program section above. The Committee notes that it has not yet
received a reprogramming request for the funds that are
proposed to be redirected in fiscal year 2005.
Facilities.--The Committee recommends $96,197,000 for
facilities programs, an increase of $1,471,000 above the budget
request. This increase restores funds for a number of
facilities through the Nation that were slated for closure in
conjunction with proposed reductions to the mineral resources
program. That program proposal has been rejected by the
Committee for the reasons articulated in the geology section
above.
The Committee remains concerned about reported poor and
unsafe conditions in the research facilities and office
buildings at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Patuxent
Research Refuge. In the conference report to accompany the
fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations bill (H. Rept. 108-330) and
in the Senate report to accompany the fiscal 2005 bill (S.
Rept. 108-341), the Committee underscored its expectation that
the Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey
develop a plan and budget for the rehabilitation or replacement
of facilities and resolve any jurisdictional issues between the
agencies. To date, the Department has not submitted such a plan
or budget and the Committee understands that there has been no
final resolution of the jurisdictional issues. The Committee
expects the Secretary of the Interior to complete a facilities
and budget plan by not later than March 1, 2006, which
identifies the priorities, schedule, funding requirements,
phasing options and agencies responsible for the repair,
rehabilitation or replacement of facilities, buildings and
associated infrastructure at the Center and Refuge.
Minerals Management Service
The Minerals Management Service oversees 1.76 billion acres
of the Outer Continental Shelf, managing offshore energy and
minerals while protecting the human, marine, and coastal
environments through advanced science and technology research.
The OCS provides 30 percent of oil and 23 percent of natural
gas produced domestically, and sand used for coastal
restoration. The MMS also collects, accounts for, and disburses
mineral revenues from Federal and American Indian lands, with
fiscal year 2004 disbursements of approximately $8,000,000,000
and more than $143,000,000,000 since 1982.
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $166,820,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 160,416,000
House allowance......................................... 152,676,000
Committee recommendation................................ 152,516,000
The Committee recommends $152,516,000 for royalty and
offshore minerals management, which is a decrease of
$14,304,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level,
$7,900,000 below the budget request, and $160,000 below the
House recommended funding level. The funding amounts set out
below are at the activity level. Additional details on funding
for sub-activities for the Service are set out in a table in
the back of this report.
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Outer Continental Shelf lands................................ $148,341,000 $149,241,000 +$900,000
Royalty management........................................... 87,329,000 78,529,000 -8,800,000
General administration....................................... 47,476,000 47,476,000 ...............
Use of receipts.............................................. -122,730,000 -122,730,000 ...............
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Total, royalty and offshore minerals management........ 160,416,000 152,516,000 -7,900,000
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Within the funds for the leasing and environmental program
in the Outer Continental Shelf lands activity, the Committee
has provided $150,000 for the Alaska Whaling Commission to
ensure that proposed OCS sales in Alaska properly consider the
impacts of offshore drilling on whale migration patterns and
whaling activities.
The Committee has provided an increase of $900,000 above
the budget request for the resource evaluation program in the
Outer Continental Shelf lands activity. The increase is for the
Center for Marine Resources and Environmental Technology to
support exploration and sustainable development of seabed
minerals including gas hydrates. Within the funds provided for
royalty management, the Committee has provided $1,000,000 above
the request for the State and tribal audit program.
The Committee has recommended bill language that provides
permanent authority for the Royalty in Kind program and allows
the MMS to recover transportation costs, salaries, and other
administrative costs directly related to the program.
Accordingly, the $9,800,000 requested for administrative costs
associated with the filling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
and the RIK program have not been provided.
The Committee has continued bill language carried in prior
years prohibiting the use of funds for Outer Continental Shelf
leasing and development in certain areas. However, the
Committee notes as it has in prior years that development
activities outside of areas identified in the agency's 5 year
OCS development plan are not permitted under law. The current 5
year plan does not expire until 2007. Accordingly, this
moratoria language is largely irrelevant during the remaining
period of the plan.
Given the uncertainties with projecting offsetting receipts
1 to 2 years in advance, the Committee has again given the
Minerals Management Service the authority to utilize receipts
accruing from rental rates in effect prior to August 5, 1993,
to augment primary sources of receipts should this be necessary
to reach the operating levels intended by the Committee.
The Committee has been notified that the Department intends
to merge the GovWorks program administrated by the Minerals
Management Service [MMS] into the National Business Center
[NBC]. The GovWorks program has long been regarded as one of
the best managed, innovative and competitive fee-for-service
organizations in government. The Committee requests that the
Department conduct a study that includes an assessment of the
impact this change will have on the ability of MMS to
accomplish its mission. The Committee expects this study to be
provided prior to any permanent reorganization.
OIL SPILL RESEARCH
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $7,006,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 7,006,000
House allowance......................................... 7,006,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,006,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,006,000 for
oil spill research, which is equal to the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, the budget request and the House recommended
funding level.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
was established in 1977 to oversee and carry out the
requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
[SMCRA] in concert with States and Indian Tribes. OSM's primary
objectives are to ensure coal mining activities are conducted
in a manner that protects citizens and the environment during
mining, ensure the land is properly reclaimed, and mitigate
effects of past mining by reclaiming abandoned coal mines. OSM
addresses its mission with a mix of grants to States and Tribes
to carry out their own regulatory and reclamation programs, and
the administration of OSM's own regulatory and reclamation
programs.
SMCRA originally authorized the collection of tonnage fees
on mined coal to support reclamation work through September 30,
2004. Several short term extensions of this authority have been
enacted pending congressional action on comprehensive SMCRA
reauthorization legislation.
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $108,368,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 110,535,000
House allowance......................................... 110,535,000
Committee recommendation................................ 110,535,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $110,535,000 for regulation and
technology, an increase of $2,167,000 over the fiscal year 2005
enacted level and equal to both the budget request and the
House recommendation. A comparison of the budget estimate and
the Committee recommendation is as follows:
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Environmental restoration.................................... $159,000 $159,000 ...............
Environmental protection..................................... 79,566,000 79,566,000 ...............
Technology development and transfer.......................... 15,126,000 15,126,000 ...............
Financial management......................................... 488,000 488,000 ...............
Executive direction.......................................... 15,096,000 15,096,000 ...............
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Subtotal, regulation and technology.................... 110,435,000 110,435,000 ...............
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Civil penalties.............................................. 100,000 100,000 ...............
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Total, regulation and technology....................... 110,535,000 110,535,000 ...............
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ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
(Definite, Trust Fund)
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $188,205,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 246,014,000
House allowance......................................... 188,014,000
Committee recommendation................................ 188,014,000
The Committee recommends $188,014,000 for the abandoned
mine reclamation fund, which is $191,000 below the enacted
level, and equal to both the budget request and the House
recommendation. A comparison of the Committee recommendation
and the budget estimate is as follows:
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Environmental restoration.................................... $170,112,000 $170,112,000 ...............
Legislative proposal......................................... 58,000,000 ............... -$58,000,000
Technology development and transfer.......................... 3,922,000 3,922,000 ...............
Financial management......................................... 6,234,000 6,234,000 ...............
Executive direction.......................................... 7,746,000 7,746,000 ...............
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Total.................................................. 246,014,000 188,014,000 -58,000,000
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In the absence of legislation extending the collection of
fees under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
[SMCRA], the Committee has not provided funds for the
administration's proposal to provide additional funds to pay
down the State share balances in the AML fund of certified
States.
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 which
would fund minimum program State grants at $1,500,000 per
State, as well as language which provides $10,000,000 to be
used for projects in the Appalachian clean streams initiative.
The Committee also has included language specific to the
State of Maryland authorizing the State to set aside for acid
mine drainage abatement the greater of $1,000,000 or 10 percent
of the total of the grants made available to the State under
title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977, subject to specific provisions identified in the bill
language.
INDIAN AFFAIRS
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs was founded in 1824 to uphold
a government-to-government relationship between the Federal
Government and tribal entities. The Federal Government retained
trust responsibility for individual Indians and Tribes as a
result of formal treaties and agreements with Native Americans.
The Bureau provides services directly or through contracts,
grants, or compacts to a population of 1.5 million American
Indians and Alaska Natives who are members of 562 federally
recognized Indian Tribes in the lower 48 States and Alaska.
Programs administered by the BIA and Tribes include an
education system for almost 48,000 elementary and secondary
students; 28 tribal colleges, universities and post-secondary
schools; social services; natural resource management on 56
million acres of trust land; economic development; law
enforcement; administration of tribal courts; implementation of
land and water claim settlements; replacement and repair of
schools; repair and maintenance of roads and bridges; and
repair of structural deficiencies on high hazard dams.
Approximately 40 percent of the BIA budget is used for
Tribal Priority Allocations funding basic tribal services such
as social services, adult vocational training, child welfare,
natural resources management and contract support; 30 percent
supports Native American education programs; 11 percent is
dedicated to BIA Administration; and 19 percent supports Other
Reservation Programs.
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $1,926,091,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 1,924,230,000
House allowance......................................... 1,992,737,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,971,132,000
The Committee recommends $1,971,132,000 for the operation
of Indian programs, an increase of $45,041,000 over the fiscal
year 2005 enacted level, an increase of $46,902,000 over the
budget request, and $21,605,000 below the House recommendation.
The following table provides a comparison of the budget
estimate and Committee recommendations in the major
programmatic areas:
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TRIBAL BUDGET SYSTEM
Tribal Priority Allocations.................................. $760,149,000 $775,407,000 +$15,258,000
Other Recurring Programs..................................... 602,301,000 621,295,000 +18,994,000
Non-Recurring Programs....................................... 65,325,000 70,475,000 +5,150,000
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Total, Tribal Budget System............................ 1,427,775,000 1,467,177,000 +39,402,000
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BIA OPERATIONS
Central Office Operations.................................... 151,534,000 151,534,000 ...............
Regional Office Operations................................... 41,590,000 41,590,000 ...............
Special Programs and Pooled Overhead......................... 303,331,000 310,831,000 +7,500,000
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Total, BIA Operations.................................. 496,455,000 503,955,000 +7,500,000
==================================================
Total, Operation of Indian Programs.................... 1,924,230,000 1,971,132,000 +46,902,000
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Additional details on the funding for the Bureau's
Activities are provided in a table in the back of this report.
The BIA has proposed a new budget structure for fiscal year
2006. While the aim of the restructuring is reportedly to align
similar programs, concern has been raised that the new
structure is less transparent, particularly when tracking
Tribal Priority Allocations. Furthermore, the Committee is
unhappy with the level of consultation with tribes prior to the
circulation of the new budget proposal. If the Bureau wishes to
propose this restructuring again in fiscal year 2007 the
Committee expects a higher level of consultation with tribes
and will not adopt the change without their strong support.
Tribal Priority Allocation.--The Committee recommends
$775,407,000 for tribal priority allocations [TPA], an increase
of $15,258,000 above the budget request and $5,864,000 above
the fiscal year 2005 enacted level. Increases above the budget
request include an additional $8,838,000 for Johnson-O'Malley
grants, and $6,420,000 for welfare assistance.
The Committee is concerned with the Bureau's proposed bill
language and subsequent change to the allocation of Contract
Support Costs that would split $5,000,000 into a separate
account for Direct Contract Support Costs. Numerous tribes have
expressed concern that this proposal would reduce flexibility
in allocating funds to meet current contract costs. The
Committee is concerned that tribes weren't given adequate
notice of this change and tribes have expressed frustration in
the Bureau's unwillingness to consider other options. The
Bureau is expected to work with tribes to develop an updated
policy on the payment of Contract Support Costs that is widely
accepted amongst the tribal community and includes additional
funding for Direct Costs rather than allocating them from
within an already anemic budget allocation for Indirect
Contract Support Costs.
Other Recurring Programs.--The Committee recommends
$621,295,000 for other recurring programs, an increase of
$8,376,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and
$18,994,000 above the budget estimate. Changes to the budget
estimate include: increases of $12,500,000 for operating grants
and $500,000 for technical assistance to support Tribally
Controlled Community Colleges; $210,000 for fish hatchery
maintenance; and $5,784,000 for the following Tribal
Management/Development programs: the Alaska Sea Otter
Commission ($98,000), the Wetlands/Waterfowl Management program
($600,000), the Upper Columbia United Tribes ($320,000), the
Bering Sea Fishermen's Association ($790,000), the bison
program ($3,000,000), Lake Roosevelt Management ($630,000), and
the Chugach Regional Resources Commission ($346,000).
Millions of dollars have been invested by the Federal
Government over the past 40 years to build a nationwide system
of Bureau of Indian Affairs fish hatcheries to help meet trust
and treaty obligations to the tribes. The Committee is
concerned that past Federal infrastructure investment is not
being properly maintained. Further, new operating requirements
under the Federal Endangered Species Act are placing increasing
demands upon these hatcheries. The managers direct the Bureau
of Indian Affairs to provide the Committee a comprehensive
report identifying all hatcheries by region, examining the
hatcheries' value to local recovery efforts, and identifying
unmet needs and cost for maintenance and rehabilitation. The
report is expected do be delivered to the Committee on
Appropriations by February 1, 2006. The Bureau is also
requested to propose a fiscal year 2007 budget initiative to
address the inadequate maintenance and rehabilitation plans for
Bureau and tribal hatcheries.
Non-Recurring Programs.--The Committee recommends
$70,475,000 for non-recurring programs, a decrease of
$5,510,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level, and an
increase of $5,150,000 above the budget estimate. Increases
above the budget estimate include $500,000 for continuation of
the Rocky Mountain Technology Foundation's Native American
Patient Advocate Program, $750,000 for the rural Alaska fire
program, $1,500,000 for the Information Technology Resource
Facility at Salish and Kootenai Tribal College, $400,000 for
the Alaska Legal Services program, and $2,000,000 to restore
the administration's reduction to the Water Management and
Planning program. Within funds provided for Water Management
and Planning, $200,000 is for the Operation, Maintenance and
Repair of the Fort Peck Reservation Tribal Water System.
Central Office Operations.--The Committee recommends
$151,534,000 for central office operations, an increase of
$11,513,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and equal
to the budget request.
Regional Office Operations.--The Committee recommends
$41,590,000 for regional office operations, an increase of
$228,000 over the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and fully
commensurate with the budget estimate.
Special Programs/Pooled Overhead.--The Committee recommends
$310,831,000 for special programs/pooled overhead, an increase
of $24,570,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and
$7,500,000 above the budget estimate. Increases above the
budget estimate include the following: $3,500,000 for the
United Tribes Technical College, $450,000 for the United Sioux
Tribes Development Corporation, $1,800,000 for the Crownpoint
Institute of Technology, $1,250,000 for the Western Heritage
Center's Distance Learning and tribal histories project,
$400,000 for the Lakota Water Economic Development Expansion,
and $100,000 for the Rocky Mountain Tribal Educational Symposia
proposed by the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council. The
Bureau is expected to work with the Council to support and
enhance their vision to provide a continuing education program
for tribal leaders. The Committee applauds the Council's desire
to strengthen the ties between tribes in the region to work
together furthering economic development and addressing social
conditions impacting their members.
The Committee notes and fully supports the increases of
$12,202,000 for law enforcement activities, and $1,163,000 for
postsecondary schools and education scholarships.
The Committee expects the Secretary to report to Congress
within 60 days of the enactment of this Act on the status of
all ongoing litigation, negotiations, and settlements with the
Samish Indian Nation regarding funding for services and
programs offered to tribal members. The report should contain a
synopsis of all past and ongoing litigation and court
decisions, and a detailed outline of payments and contracts
disputed by the tribe.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $319,129,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 232,137,000
House allowance......................................... 284,137,000
Committee recommendation................................ 267,137,000
The Committee recommends $267,137,000 for construction,
which is $35,000,000 over the budget request. The Committee
reluctantly notes this amount is significantly below the
enacted level. While Indian school construction and replacement
remains a high priority, at the time of the preparation of this
report the school replacement construction account held
approximately $200,000,000 in unobligated balances.
The Committee is disturbed by the decrease in funding for
school replacement, but compelling needs in other Native
American programs prevent the Committee from fully replacing
the budget request's reduction to this account.
Additions to the budget request include $15,000,000 for
Replacement School Construction, $10,000,000 for Education
Facilities Improvement and Repair and $10,000,000 for Indian
Irrigation Rehabilitation under Resources Management
Construction.
The addition of $10,000,000 for Indian Irrigation
Rehabilitation is separate from the Navajo Indian Irrigation
Project, which retains its own construction budget of
$12,773,000. Within the funds provided for Indian Irrigation
Rehabilitation, a number of Bureau and tribal projects are in
desperate need of immediate attention to continue delivering
water to users. The Bureau is expected to consult with the
Committee prior to obligating funds and is expected to address
projects with the greatest need of rehabilitation. Construction
of new projects or expansion of existing projects is secondary
to the rehabilitation, reconstruction, and necessary upgrade of
current irrigation systems. Specific projects to be addressed
under these guidelines, and to be addressed in the Bureau's
proposal for the obligation of these funds are; the Fort Yates
Unit of the Standing Rock Sioux Project, the Blackfeet
Irrigation Project, the Crow Irrigation project, the Fort
Belknap Irrigation Project, the Fort Peck Irrigation Project,
and the Wind River Irrigation Project rehabilitation.
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO
INDIANS
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $44,150,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 24,754,000
House allowance......................................... 34,754,000
Committee recommendation................................ 24,754,000
The Committee recommends $24,754,000 for Indian land and
water claims settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians,
which is a decrease of $19,396,000 below the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, the same as the budget request, and $10,000,000
below the House recommended funding level. Funding is provided
as follows:
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White Earth Land Settlement Act (Admin)...................... $634,000 $634,000 ...............
Hoopa-Yurok settlement fund.................................. 254,000 254,000 ...............
Pyramid Lake water rights settlement......................... 144,000 144,000 ...............
Colorado Ute Settlement...................................... 8,111,000 8,111,000 ...............
Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw settlement.................. 10,167,000 10,167,000 ...............
Zuni Water Settlement........................................ 5,444,000 5,444,000 ...............
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Total, Miscellaneous Payments to Indians............... 24,754,000 24,754,000 ...............
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INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $6,332,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 6,348,000
House allowance......................................... 6,348,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,348,000
The Committee recommends $6,348,000 for the Indian
guaranteed loan program, an increase of $16,000 over the fiscal
year 2005 enacted level and the same as the budget request and
the House recommended funding level.
Departmental Offices
Insular Affairs
The Office of Insular Affairs [OIA] was established on
August 4, 1995 through Secretarial Order No. 3191, which also
abolished the former Office of Territorial and International
Affairs. OIA has administrative responsibility for coordinating
Federal policy in the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and oversight of Federal programs and funds in
the freely associated states of the Federated States of
Micronesia [FSM], the Republic of the Marshall Islands [RMI],
and the Republic of Palau.
Following the expiration of the first Compact of Free
Association in 2003, a new Compact of Free Association was
negotiated between the United States and the states of FSM and
RMI. Under the Compact, the status of free association
recognizes each Freely Associated State as a sovereign state
with the capacity to conduct foreign affairs consistent with
the terms of the Compact. The Compact places full
responsibility for defense with the United States. The Compact
also provides grant funds and Federal program assistance,
principally through the Department of the Interior.
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $75,581,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 74,263,000
House allowance......................................... 76,563,000
Committee recommendation................................ 76,683,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $76,683,000
which is $1,102,000 above the enacted level, $2,420,000 above
the budget request, and $120,000 above the House recommended
funding level. The amounts recommended by the Committee
compared to the budget estimate are shown in the following
table:
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Territorial assistance:
Office of Insular Affairs....................... $6,881,000 $6,881,000 ..................
Technical assistance............................ 8,561,000 10,981,000 +$2,420,000
Maintenance assistance fund..................... 2,300,000 2,300,000 ..................
Brown tree snake................................ 2,700,000 2,700,000 ..................
Insular management controls..................... 1,491,000 1,491,000 ..................
Coral reef initiative........................... 500 500 ..................
Waste and wastewater projects................... 1,000,000 1,000,000 ..................
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Subtotal, territorial assistance.............. 23,433,000 25,853,000 +2,420,000
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American Samoa: Operations grants................... 23,110,000 23,110,000 ..................
Northern Mariana Islands: Covenant grants........... 27,720,000 27,720,000 ..................
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Total, assistance to territories.............. 74,263,000 76,683,000 +2,420,000
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Territorial Assistance.--The Committee recommends
$25,853,000 for territorial assistance which is $2,420,000
above the request and $771,000 above the enacted level.
Within the increase above the request, the Committee has
provided $320,000 to maintain the Continuing Judicial, Court
Education, and Court Administration Improvement Project that is
conducted in cooperation with the Pacific Islands Committee of
the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit.
The Committee has also included a $1,000,000 increase above
the request to continue health care programs under Article II,
Section 1, of the Agreement between the Government of the
United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands for
implementation of section 177 of the Compact of Free
Association. These funds shall first be used to provide primary
healthcare to members of the Enewetak, Bikini, Rongelap and
Utrik communities who currently reside on Enewetak Atoll, Kili
Island, Mejetto Island, Rongelap Atoll following resettlement,
and Utrik Atoll. Such primary medical care shall consist of a
clinic with at least one doctor and an assistant, and necessary
supplies and logistical support. If excess funds are available,
these funds may be used to augment primary healthcare for
members of these communities who get primary healthcare
services from the facilities in Ebeye and Majuro.
The Committee recommends an increase of $300,000 above the
request to enhance oversight of Compact assistance. The
recently enacted Compact Amendments Act anticipated regular
travel by DOI personnel to the two U.S. Embassies, and by staff
from the Compact Office in Hawaii. However, current staff and
travel funding levels are inadequate for proper oversight of
the over $200,000,000 in annual assistance being provided to
the RMI and FSM under the new, more rigorous, accountability
provisions of the new Compact. Accordingly, these additional
funds shall be used for staff and for travel expenses so that
proper oversight is maintained.
The Committee strongly supports the efforts for an
agreement between the pension systems of the Republic of Palau,
the CNMI, the RMI, and FSM to assume responsibilities for the
enrollees of the Prior Services Trust Fund. The Committee
recommends an increase of $800,000 for distribution among the
pension systems for payments to the enrollees, provided that
the agreement is fully implemented by each jurisdiction as
stated in the fiscal year 2005 Interior Appropriations
conference report. The Committee directs that this funding
shall be reprogrammed for general technical assistance if there
is a failure to fully implement the new agreement.
The Committee is concerned that given the possibility of an
economic downturn in the CNMI garment industry, additional
efforts must be focused on the Immigration, Labor, and Law
Enforcement Initiative. The Committee directs the Office of
Insular Affairs to describe fully the use of CNMI Initiative
funding in future budget justifications; coordinate regular
interagency meetings between Federal and local immigration,
labor, and law enforcement officials; and report annually to
Congress on immigration, labor, and law enforcement conditions,
issues, and trends in the CNMI.
American Samoa Operations Grants/American Samoa
Construction.--The Committee recommends $23,110,000 for
operations grants to American Samoa, which is equal to the
request and $331,000 more than the enacted level.
CNMI/Covenant Grants.--The Committee recommends $27,720,000
for convenant grants as proposed in the request.
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $5,450,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 4,862,000
House allowance......................................... 5,362,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,862,000
The Committee recommends $4,862,000 for compact of free
association, which is $588,000 below the enacted level, equal
to the budget request, and $500,000 below the House recommended
funding level. A comparison of the Committee recommendation to
the budget estimate follows:
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Committee
Budget estimate recommendation Change
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Compact of free association--Federal services................ $2,862,000 $2,862,000 ...............
Mandatory payments--Program grant assistance................. 2,000,000 2,000,000 ...............
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Total, compact of free association..................... 4,862,000 4,862,000 ...............
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Federal Services Assistance.--The Committee recommends
$2,862,000 for Federal services assistance, equal to the budget
request and $95,000 below the enacted level.
Program Grant Assistance.--The Committee recommends
$2,000,000 for program grant assistance, equal to the budget
request and the enacted level.
Departmental Management
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2005 (including emergency
appropriations)..................................... $98,821,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 120,155,000
House allowance......................................... 97,755,000
Committee recommendation................................ 94,627,000
The Committee recommends $94,627,000 for departmental
management, a decrease of $4,194,000 below the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, $25,528,000 below the budget request, and
$3,128,000 below the House recommended funding level. Changes
from the request include decreases of $501,000 for Take Pride
in America, $250,000 for performance data contracting, $700,000
for OLES, $322,000 for IT certification, $200,000 for
partnership training, and $23,555,000 for the financial and
business management system. The change to the enacted level
reflects, in part, transfers into this account of funding for
the appraisal services directorate. The amount provided for
appraisal services, which were previously funded in the DOI
land acquisition accounts, is derived from the Land and Water
Conservation Fund as the appraisal services directorate largely
supports the bureaus' land acquisition programs.
The budget justification describes the Department's long
term plan to transfer to non-Federal entities the management of
three museums currently operated by the Indian Arts and Crafts
Board. The Committee is aware that the Department has only just
begun to discuss this proposal with tribes, local communities
and other potential partners, and that it has no intention of
closing the museums in fiscal year 2006. The Committee expects
that the Department's discussions with tribes, local
communities and others will be a true dialogue, and that it
will keep the Committee well informed of the status of those
discussions.
Due to continued constraints on funding for land
acquisition and the ongoing prospect of substantial borrowing
for fire suppression, it remains important that funding
provided for land acquisition be obligated promptly. The
Committee notes the annual unobligated balance reporting
requirement included in its fiscal year 2004 report, and urges
timely submission of the report.
Language is included in the bill providing for a reduction
of $10,000,000 from administrative expenses in operating
accounts for bureaus and offices of the Department of the
Interior.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Appropriations, 2005....................................................
Budget estimate, 2006...................................................
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ $22,555,000
The Committee recomends $22,555,000 for the working capital
fund for the financial and business management system. Funding
for this critical systems project was requested in the
Departmental Management account.
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $226,805,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 200,000,000
House allowance......................................... 242,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 235,000,000
The Committee recommends $235,000,000 for Payments in Lieu
of Taxes [PILT], an increase of $8,195,000 over the fiscal year
2005 enacted level and $35,000,000 over the budget request, and
a decrease of $7,000,000 below the House recommended funding
level.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $9,855,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 9,855,000
House allowance......................................... 9,855,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,855,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,855,000 for
the central hazardous materials fund, which is equal to the
fiscal year 2005 enacted level, the budget request, and the
House recommended funding level. Language has been included in
the bill providing permanent authority for the expenditure of
certain sums recovered by the Department for remedial action or
response activities.
Office of the Solicitor
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $51,656,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 55,752,000
House allowance......................................... 55,340,000
Committee recommendation................................ 55,652,000
The Committee recommends $55,652,000 for the Office of the
Solicitor, an increase of $3,996,000 over the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, a decrease of $100,000 from the budget request,
and an increase of $312,000 over the House recommended funding
level. The change to the budget request is a decrease for FOIA
support.
Office of Inspector General
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $37,275,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 40,999,000
House allowance......................................... 39,566,000
Committee recommendation................................ 39,116,000
The Committee recommends $39,116,000 for the Office of
Inspector General, an increase of $1,841,000 over the fiscal
year 2005 enacted level, a decrease of $1,883,000 from the
budget request, and a decrease of $450,000 below the House
recommended funding level. Changes to the budget request
include decreases of $300,000 for FISMA, $300,000 for
additional audit staff, $170,000 for PCS relocations, $900,000
for new investigations staff, and $213,000 for administrative
services and information management.
Office of Special Trustee for American Indians
The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
holds responsibility for approximately 56 million acres of
land, with over 10 million acres belonging to individual
Indians and 46 million acres held in trust for Indian Tribes.
On these lands the Department of the Interior manages over
100,000 leases for individual Indians and Tribes. Leasing, use
permits, land sale revenue, and interest totaling $205,000,000
per year are collected for 245,000 individual Indian money
accounts. $414,000,000 per year is collected in 1,400 tribal
accounts serving 300 Tribes. Additionally, the trust manages
approximately $3,000,000,000 in tribal funds and $400,000,000
in individual Indian funds.
Over the past decade, nearly $3,000,000,000 has been
invested in management, reform, and improvement of Indian trust
programs. Ongoing reforms and expenditures are highly dependent
on court activity related to the ongoing Cobell v. Norton case
and negotiations between the Department of the Interior, tribal
governments, the plaintiffs and the courts.
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $193,540,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 269,397,000
House allowance......................................... 191,593,000
Committee recommendation................................ 191,593,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $191,593,000
for the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians,
which is $1,947,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level,
$77,804,000 below the budget request and the same as the House
recommended funding 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 Indian programs and Departmental functions.
INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION PROJECT
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $34,514,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 34,514,000
House allowance......................................... 34,514,000
Committee recommendation................................ 34,514,000
The Committee recommends $34,514,000 for the Indian land
consolidation program, equal to the fiscal year 2005 enacted
level, the budget request, and the House recommended funding
level.
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
The mission of the natural resource damage assessment and
restoration program is to restore natural resources injured as
a result of oil spills or hazardous substance releases into the
environment. As authorized in the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act [CERCLA], the Clean
Water Act, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, injuries to
natural resources that the Department of the Interior manages
or controls are assessed and appropriate restoration projects
are identified. Recoveries from potentially responsible
parties, either through negotiated settlements or legal
actions, are used to finance restoration of the injured
resources. The Restoration Program Office coordinates the
various technical, scientific, legal, and economic aspects of
this work, as well as the various departmental bureaus and
offices involved.
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $5,737,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 6,106,000
House allowance......................................... 6,106,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,106,000
The Committee recommends $6,106,000 for natural resource
damage assessment and restoration, which is $369,000 over the
fiscal year 2005 enacted level, and the same as the budget
request and the House recommended funding level. The increase
provided is primarily for fixed costs and to enhance natural
resource restoration science.
The Committee directs the Department to continue its focus
on restoration activities and to work with the Environmental
Protection Agency to incorporate trustee concerns during
Superfund remediation, and to enhance the integration of
Superfund remedial activities and natural resource damage
assessment activities. A joint Interior and EPA report on these
efforts should be provided to the Committee by September 29,
2006.
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
contracts, rental cars and aircraft, certain library
memberships, and certain telephone expenses.
Secs. 104-106. Prohibit the use of funds provided in the
act for certain offshore leasing and related activities
pursuant to the revised 5-year plan for Outer Continental Shelf
oil and gas leasing.File: /
Sec. 107. Provides for the transfer of unobligated balances
from the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Office of Special
Trustee for American Indians for expenditure or transfer for
Indian trust management activities.
Sec. 108. Allows through fiscal year 2010 the hiring of
administrative law judges to address the Indian probate
backlog.
Sec. 109. Permits the redistribution of tribal priority
allocation and tribal base funds to alleviate funding
inequities.
Sec. 110. Continues a provision requiring the allocation of
Bureau of Indian Affairs postsecondary schools funds consistent
with unmet needs.
Sec. 111. 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. 112. 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. 113. Allows certain funds provided for land
acquisition to be granted to a State, a local government, or
any other land management entity.
Sec. 114. 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. 115. Continues a limitation on compensation for the
Special Master and Court Monitor appointed in the Cobell v.
Norton litigation.
Sec. 116. 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. 117. 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. 118. Continues a prohibition on the use of funds to
study or implement drainage of Lake Powell or reduce water
levels below the range necessary to operate Glen Canyon Dam.
Sec. 119. Allows the National Indian Gaming Commission
[NIGC] to collect $12,000,000 in fees for fiscal year 2007. The
NIGC should work with tribal governments on an ongoing basis
and may use tribal advisory committees and negotiated rule-
making with tribal governments in the development of regulatory
policies, standards and definitions.
Sec. 120. Continues the Tribal Trust Reform Demonstration
Project in fiscal year 2006, which will allow the continuation
of a successful model between Tribes and the Department of the
Interior with respect to compacting and management of trust
resources.
Sec. 121. Modifies language in Public Law 108-108 with
regard to grazing permits authorized by the Jarbidge field
office of the Bureau of Land Management.
Sec. 122. Authorizes the acquisition of lands for the
purpose of operating and maintaining facilities that support
visitors to Ellis, Governors and Liberty Islands.
Sec. 123. Continues language providing that the final
winter use rules for Yellowstone National Park, published in
the Federal Register on November 10, 2004, shall be in force
and effect for the winter season of 2005-2006.
Sec. 124. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to obtain
the approval of the governing body of an Indian tribe before
closing or taking any other action relating to a school of the
tribe.
Sec. 125. Allows the Secretary of the Interior to collect
and retain parking fees at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial.
Sec. 126. Extends authority of the Kalaupapa National
Historic Park Advisory Commission.
Sec. 127. Extends the authority of the Secretary of the
Interior to collect fees pursuant to the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act until June 30, 2006.
TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] was created
through Executive Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, designed
to consolidate certain Federal Government environmental
activities into a single agency. The plan was submitted by the
President to the Congress on July 8, 1970, and the Agency was
established as an independent agency in the executive branch on
December 2, 1970, by consolidating 15 components from 5
departments and independent agencies.
A description of EPA's pollution control programs by media
follows:
Air.--The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 authorize a
national program of air pollution research, regulation,
prevention, and enforcement activities.
Water Quality.--The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, provides the framework for protection of the Nation's
surface waters. The law recognizes that it is the primary
responsibility of the States to prevent, reduce, and eliminate
water pollution. The States determine the desired uses for
their waters, set standards, identify current uses and, where
uses are being impaired or threatened, develop plans for the
protection or restoration of the designated use. They implement
the plans through control programs such as permitting and
enforcement, construction of municipal waste water treatment
works, and nonpoint source control practices. The CWA also
regulates discharge of dredge or fill material into waters of
the United States, including wetlands.
Drinking Water.--The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as
amended in 1996, charges EPA with the responsibility of
implementing a program to assure that the Nation's public
drinking water supplies are free of contamination that may pose
a human health risk, and to protect and prevent the
endangerment of ground water resources which serve as drinking
water supplies.
Hazardous Waste.--The Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976 mandated EPA to develop a regulatory program to
protect human health and the environment from improper
hazardous waste disposal practices. The RCRA Program manages
hazardous wastes from generation through disposal.
EPA's responsibilities and authorities to manage hazardous
waste were greatly expanded under the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984. Not only did the regulated universe of
wastes and facilities dealing with hazardous waste increase
significantly, but past mismanagement practices, in particular
prior releases at inactive hazardous and solid waste management
units, were to be identified and corrective action taken. The
1984 amendments also authorized a regulatory and implementation
program directed to owners and operators of underground storage
tanks.
Pesticides.--The objective of the Pesticide Program is to
protect the public health and the environment from unreasonable
risks while permitting the use of necessary pest control
approaches. This objective is pursued by EPA under the Food
Quality Protection Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
and the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 through
three principal means: (1) review of existing and new pesticide
products; (2) enforcement of pesticide use rules; and (3)
research and development to reinforce the ability to evaluate
the risks and benefits of pesticides.
Radiation.--The radiation program's major emphasis is to
minimize the exposure of persons to ionizing radiation, whether
from naturally occurring sources, from medical or industrial
applications, nuclear power sources, or weapons development.
Toxic Substances.--The Toxic Substances Control Act
establishes a program to stimulate the development of adequate
data on the effects of chemical substances on health and the
environment, and institute control action for those chemicals
which present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the
environment. The act's coverage affects more than 60,000
chemicals currently in commerce, and all new chemicals.
Multimedia.--Multimedia activities are designed to support
programs where the problems, tools, and results are cross media
and must be integrated to effect results. This integrated
program encompasses the Agency's research, enforcement, and
abatement activities.
Superfund.--The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 established a national
program to protect public health and the environment from the
threats posed by inactive hazardous waste sites and
uncontrolled spills of hazardous substances. The original
statute was amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986. Under these authorities, EPA
manages a hazardous waste site cleanup program including
emergency response and long-term remediation.
Brownfields.--The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 as amended by the Small
Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of
2002 establishes a national program to assess, cleanup, and
provide support to States, Tribes, local communities and other
stakeholders to work together to reuse Brownfields.
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks.--The Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 established the
leaking underground storage tank [LUST] trust fund to conduct
corrective actions for releases from leaking underground
storage tanks that contain petroleum or other hazardous
substances. EPA implements the LUST response program primarily
through cooperative agreements with the States.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total of $7,881,989,000 for EPA.
This is a decrease of $144,496,000 below the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, an increase of $361,389,000 above the budget
request, and an increase of $173,962,000 above the House
recommendation.
Science and Technology
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $744,061,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 760,640,000
House allowance......................................... 765,340,000
Committee recommendation................................ 730,795,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
EPA's ``Science and technology'' account provides funding
for the scientific knowledge and tools necessary to support
decisions on preventing, regulating, and abating environmental
pollution and to advance the base of understanding on
environmental sciences. These efforts are conducted through
contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with
universities, industries, other private commercial firms,
nonprofit organizations, State and local governments, and
Federal agencies, as well as through work performed at EPA's
laboratories and various field stations and field offices. In
addition, Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund resources
are transferred to this account directly from the Hazardous
Substance Superfund.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $730,795,000 for science and
technology, which is $29,845,000 below the budget request and
$13,266,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level. In
addition, the Committee recommends the transfer of $30,606,000
from the Superfund account, for a total of $761,401,000 for
science and technology. Transferred funds are for ongoing
research activities consistent with the intent of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
Changes to the budget request are listed below.
The Committee recommends a $619,000 decrease below
the request for the Clean Air Allowance Trading
program.
The Committee recommends a $250,000 decrease below
the request for Facilities Infrastructure and
Operations.
The Committee recommends a $5,131,000 decrease below
the request for the Federal Vehicle and Fuels Standards
and Certification program.
The Committee recommends a $38,489,000 decrease below
the request for Homeland Security: Critical
Infrastructure Protection. The Committee further
recommends that $5,585,000 in this program is allocated
to the new Water Sentinel initiative.
The Committee recommends a $15,701,000 decrease below
the request for Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery. The Committee did not allocate
funding for the laboratory preparedness and response
program or the new Safe Buildings initiative.
The Committee recommends a $1,838,000 decrease below
the request for Research: Computational Toxicology.
The Committee recommends a $1,687,000 increase above
the request for Research: Endocrine Disruptor.
The Committee recommends a $3,715,000 increase above
the request for Research: Fellowships.
The Committee recommends a $956,000 decrease below
the request for Research: Global Change.
The Committee recommends a $2,276,000 decrease below
the request for Research: Human Health and Ecosystems.
The Committee recommends a $4,631,000 decrease below
the request for Research: Land Protection and
Restoration.
The Committee recommends a $9,308,000 decrease below
the request for Research: Water Quality.
The Committee recommends a $6,048,000 decrease below
the request for Research: NAAQS.
In addition, the Committee recommends the following
increases to the budget request:
$1,000,000 for the American Water Works Association
Research Foundation;
$2,600,000 for the Water Environment Research
Foundation;
$750,000 for the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology
Research;
$750,000 for the New England Green Chemistry
Consortium;
$2,100,000 for the Mine Waste Technology program at
the National Environmental Waste Technology, Testing,
and Evaluation Center;
$500,000 for Boise State University to continue
research on multi-purpose sensors to detect and analyze
contaminants and time-lapse imaging of shallow
subsurface fluid flow;
$500,000 for The Ohio State University Olentangy
River Wetlands Park Teaching, Research, and Outreach
Initiative;
$500,000 for the UNC Charlotte VisualGRID;
$500,000 for the University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Natural Resources Policy Center;
$500,000 for the University of Memphis Groundwater
Institute to conduct a groundwater study;
$800,000 for the Texas State University System
Geography and Geology Project;
$1,500,000 for the University of Louisville Lung
Biology/Translational Lung Disease Program;
$500,000 for the University of South Alabama Center
for Estuarine Research;
$500,000 for the Ohio University Consortium for
Energy, Economics, and the Environment;
$250,000 for the Center for the Study of Metals in
the Environment at the University of Delaware;
$375,000 for the Central California Ozone Study, San
Joaquin Valleywide Air Pollution Study Agency;
$2,000,000 for the National Alternative Fuels
Training Consortium at West Virginia University;
$2,000,000 for the Center for Air Toxic Metals, EERC
at the University of North Dakota;
$800,000 for the Clean Air Counts program emission
reduction partnership with the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency;
$400,000 for the Missouri River Institute at the
University of South Dakota;
$250,000 for paper industry byproduct waste reduction
research in Wisconsin;
$500,000 for the Louisiana Smart Growth program in
the State of Louisiana;
$500,000 for the National Environmental Respiratory
Center [NERC] at the Lovelace Respiratory Research
Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico;
$450,000 for an environmental program at the Water
Policy Institute at Texas Tech University;
$200,000 for a comprehensive assessment of Lake
Whitney at Baylor University;
$250,000 for an air quality study for the Greater
Houston Partnership/Houston Advanced Research Center;
$200,000 for a poultry science project at Stephen F.
Austin State University;
$400,000 for Aiken Greening at the University of
Vermont; and
$200,000 for the Proctor Maple Research Station in
Underhill, Vermont.
The Committee recognizes the Agency's commitment to
developing a Computational Toxicology program that reduces the
use of animal testing. The Committee encourages EPA to
implement specific plans for validating computational
toxicology methods to assure compliance with the ICCVAM
Authorization Act of 2000, and requests details of these
validation activities be included in the Agency's annual
Computational Toxicology report.
Environmental Programs and Management
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $2,294,902,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 2,353,764,000
House allowance......................................... 2,389,491,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,333,416,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Agency's ``Environmental programs and management''
account includes the development of environmental standards;
monitoring and surveillance of pollution conditions; direct
Federal pollution control planning; technical assistance to
pollution control agencies and organizations; preparation of
environmental impact statements; enforcement and compliance
assurance; and assistance to Federal agencies in complying with
environmental standards and ensuring that their activities have
minimal environmental impact. It provides personnel
compensation, benefits, and travel and other administrative
expenses for all agency programs except Hazardous Substance
Superfund, LUST, Science and Technology, Oil Spill Response,
and OIG.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $2,333,416,000 for environmental
programs and management, $20,348,000 below the budget request
and $38,514,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level.
The Committee supports the EPA Brownfields program at
approximately the fiscal year 2005 enacted level of $25,000,000
within this account. The Committee notes that the inclusion of
these funds in conjunction with funding of $140,000,000 in the
State and Tribal Assistance Grants account for Brownfields
activities results in a total of $165,000,000 being available
in fiscal year 2006.
Changes to the budget request are listed below.
The Committee recommends a $4,638,000 decrease below
the request for the Brownfields program.
The Committee recommends a $1,000,000 decrease below
the request for the Climate Protection program. The
Committee further recommends in this program that
$50,500,000 is allocated to the Energy Star program,
and that $3,000,000 is allocated for the new Methane to
Markets Partnership.
The Committee recommends a $6,084,000 decrease below
the request for Compliance Monitoring.
The Committee recommends a $1,775,000 increase above
the request for Criminal Enforcement.
The Committee recommends a $6,090,000 decrease below
the request for Drinking Water Programs.
The Committee recommends a $929,000 increase above
the request for Enforcement Training.
The Committee recommends a $7,000,000 increase above
the request for Environmental Education.
The Committee recommends a $4,739,000 decrease below
the request for the Exchange Network.
The Committee recommends a $18,046,000 decrease below
the request for Facilities Infrastructure and
Operations.
The Committee recommends a $22,699,000 decrease below
the request for Federal Support for Air Quality
Management.
The Committee did not allocate funding for the new
Clean Diesel initiative in this program.
The Committee recommends a $841,000 decrease below
the request for Federal Support for Air Toxics Program.
The Committee recommends a $2,254,000 increase above
the request for the Geographic Program: Chesapeake Bay.
The Committee further recommends that the increased
funding in this program is allocated for Chesapeake Bay
small watershed grants.
The Committee recommends a $481,000 increase above
the request for the Geographic Program: Great Lakes.
The Committee recommends a $532,000 increase above
the request for the Geographic Program: Gulf of Mexico.
The Committee recommends a $1,000,000 increase above
the budget request for the Geographic Program: Lake
Champlain.
The Committee recommends a $3,349,000 decrease below
the request for Geographic program: Other. The
Committee did not allocate increased funding for the
CARE initiative in this program. The Committee further
recommends a $1,167,000 increase for Lake Pontchartrain
above the request.
The Committee recommends a $20,000,000 decrease below
the request for the Great Lakes Legacy Act.
The Committee recommends a $1,230,000 decrease below
the request for Homeland Security: Communication and
Information. The Committee did not allocate funding for
the Laboratory Preparedness and Response program.
The Committee recommends a $100,000 decrease below
the request for Homeland Security: Critical
Infrastructure Protection. The Committee did not
allocate funding for the Decontamination program.
The Committee recommends a $600,000 decrease below
the request for Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery.
The Committee recommends a $1,872,000 decrease below
the request for Human Resources Management.
The Committee recommends a $918,000 decrease below
the request for Indoor Air: Radon.
The Committee recommends a $1,450,000 decrease below
the request for International Capacity Building.
The Committee recommends a $12,999,000 decrease below
the request for IT/Data Management.
The Committee recommends a $1,554,000 increase above
the request for the National Estuary Program/Coastal
Waterways.
The Committee recommends a $3,582,000 decrease below
the request for the Pollution Prevention Program.
The Committee recommends a $1,179,000 decrease below
the request for POPS Implementation.
The Committee recommends a $643,000 decrease below
the request for Radiation: Protection.
The Committee recommends a $12,000 decrease below the
request for Radiation: Response Preparedness.
The Committee recommends a $1,302,000 decrease below
the request for Reduce Risks from Indoor Air.
The Committee recommends a $1,862,000 decrease below
the request for Regional Geographic Initiatives.
The Committee recommends a $5,007,000 decrease below
the request for Regulatory Innovation.
The Committee recommends a $1,892,000 decrease below
the request for Regulatory/Economic-Management and
Analysis.
The Committee recommends a $111,000 decrease below
the request for Science Policy and Biotechnology.
The Committee recommends a $473,000 decrease below
the request for State and Local Prevention and
Preparedness.
The Committee recommends a $1,044,000 increase above
the request for Stratospheric Ozone: Domestic Programs.
The Committee recommends a $5,500,000 decrease below
the request for Stratospheric Ozone: Multilateral Fund.
The Committee recommends a $4,801,000 decrease below
the request for Surface Water Protection. The Committee
further recommends in this program that $4,499,000 is
allocated for Water Quality Monitoring programs.
The Committee recommends a $1,356,000 increase above
the request for Toxic Substances: Chemical Risk Review
and Reduction. The Committee further recommends in this
program that the $1,356,000 increase is allocated to
the High Production Volume Chemical Challenge Program
and the High Production Volume Information System.
The Committee recommends a $2,754,000 decrease below
the request for TRI/Right to Know program.
In addition, the Committee recommends the following
increases to the budget request:
$11,000,000 for the National Rural Water Association,
including source water protection programs;
$3,000,000 for the Rural Community Assistance
Program;
$650,000 for the Groundwater Protection Council;
$750,000 for the Water Systems Council Wellcare
Program;
$2,000,000 for America's Clean Water Foundation;
$4,000,000 for the Small Public Water System
Technology Centers at Western Kentucky University, the
University of New Hampshire, the University of Alaska-
Sitka, Pennsylvania State University, the University of
Missouri-Columbia, Montana State University, the
University of Illinois, and Mississippi State
University;
$1,500,000 for the Southwest Missouri Water Quality
Improvement Project;
$1,000,000 for an air quality improvement program in
Lincoln County, Montana;
$500,000 for the University of Northern Iowa to
develop new environmental technologies for small
business outreach;
$2,000,000 for the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality to complete remediation work on
Tar Creek;
$500,000 for the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management for a water and wastewater training program;
$1,000,000 for EPA Region 10 environmental
compliance;
$500,000 for the Ozarks Environmental and Water
Resources Institute at Southwest Missouri State
University;
$250,000 for the Spokane River Bi-State Non-Point
Phosphorus study;
$1,800,000 for Long Island Sound restoration;
$300,000 for a restoration project in Greenwood Lake,
New Jersey;
$500,000 for a brownfields remediation project in the
City of Waterbury, Connecticut;
$500,000 for a water quality project in Storm Lake,
Iowa;
$500,000 for Hawaii Island Economic Development
Board's Big Island Recycle program;
$450,000 for the storm water research program at the
University of Vermont;
$500,000 for the environmental and science education
program in New Bedford, Massachusetts;
$200,000 for Grambling University in Louisiana for a
water quality research program;
$500,000 for Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation lake
restoration in Louisiana;
$775,000 for environmental clean-up and research
programs in Lake Champlain, Vermont;
$250,000 for the Waste to Energy project in Stamford,
Connecticut;
$250,000 for the Northwest Straits Commission,
Washington State University beach watchers marine
resources program;
$500,000 for a lead-based paint hazard control
program in Omaha, Nebraska;
$500,000 for the University of West Florida
Partnership for Environmental Research and Community
Health [PERCH] program;
$250,000 for waterfront stormwater management
analysis in East Providence, Rhode Island;
$250,000 for Walker Lake, Nevada Working Group's lake
restoration program;
$250,000 for Mohawk Valley, New York Water
Authority's bacteria detection program;
$250,000 for the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality site assessment program;
$130,000 for an environmental education initiative at
Crow's Neck Environmental Education Center in
Tishomingo County, Mississippi; and
$300,000 for the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley
Aquifer study.
The Committee provides the budget request of $2,000,000 for
the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center [Water ISAC],
and directs that the Water ISAC shall be implemented through a
grant to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies.
Unclear regulations, conflicting court decisions and
inadequate scientific information are creating confusion about
whether emergency release reporting requirements in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
Know Act apply to emissions from poultry, dairy or livestock
operations. Producers want to meet their environmental
obligations, but need clarification from the EPA on the
applicability of these laws to their operations. The Committee
directs the Agency to resolve this issue expeditiously.
The Committee is aware of the work EPA is doing through the
NAFTA Technical Working Group on Pesticides, and encourages the
efforts to harmonize regulatory processes. Prices for
agricultural pesticides continue to be a concern for farmers in
the United States due to unnecessary barriers to trade in
agricultural pesticides. The Committee urges EPA to work
swiftly to complete harmonization actions through the Technical
Working Group as soon as possible, and to seek input from
stakeholders on development and implementation of a joint
labeling process.
The Committee supports initiatives at EPA to develop a
market-based sustainable electronics recycling infrastructure,
and encourages the Agency to work with manufacturers on a
product stewardship solution. The Committee is concerned about
the growing patchwork of State laws that confuses and burdens
manufacturers, retailers, recyclers and consumers.
The Committee directs the Environmental Protection Agency
to continue administering the fiscal year 2005 and subsequent
annual Lake Champlain appropriations through Region I and the
New England Interstate Water Pollution Commission.
Office of Inspector General
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $37,696,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 36,955,000
House allowance......................................... 37,955,000
Committee recommendation................................ 36,955,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Office of Inspector General [OIG] provides audit,
evaluation, and investigation products and advisory services to
improve the performance and integrity of EPA programs and
operations. The IG also holds the position of Inspector General
for the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
Trust fund resources are transferred to this account
directly from the Hazardous Substance Superfund.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $36,955,000 for the Office of
Inspector General, which is equal to the budget request and
$741,000 below the fiscal year 2005 level. In addition,
$13,536,000 will be available by transfer from the Superfund
account, for a total of $50,491,000.
Buildings and Facilities
Appropriations, 2005 (including emergency
appropriations)..................................... $41,688,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 40,218,000
House allowance......................................... 40,218,000
Committee recommendation................................ 40,218,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The appropriation for buildings and facilities at EPA
provides for the design and construction of EPA-owned
facilities as well as for the repair, extension, alteration,
and improvement of facilities utilized by the Agency. These
funds correct unsafe conditions, protect health and safety of
employees and Agency visitors, and prevent deterioration of
structures and equipment.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $40,218,000 for buildings and
facilities, $1,530,000 above the fiscal year 2005 level
(excluding emergency appropriations) and equal to the budget
request and the House allowance.
Hazardous Substance Superfund
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $1,247,477,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 1,279,333,000
House allowance......................................... 1,258,333,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,256,165,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
On October 17, 1986, Congress amended the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
[CERCLA] through the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act of 1986 [SARA]. SARA reauthorized and expanded the
Hazardous Substance Superfund to address the problems of
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites and spills. Specifically,
the legislation mandates that EPA: (1) provide emergency
response to hazardous waste spills; (2) take emergency action
at hazardous waste sites that pose an imminent hazard to public
health or environmentally sensitive ecosystems; (3) engage in
long-term planning, remedial design, and construction to clean
up hazardous waste sites where no financially viable
responsible party can be found; (4) take enforcement actions to
require responsible private and Federal parties to clean up
hazardous waste sites; and (5) take enforcement actions to
recover costs where the fund has been used for cleanup. Due to
the site-specific nature of the Agency's Superfund program,
site-specific travel is not considered part of the overall
travel ceiling set for the Superfund account.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $1,256,165,000 for Superfund,
$8,688,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and
$23,168,000 below the budget request and $2,168,000 below the
House allowance.
Changes to the budget request are listed below.
The Committee recommends a $1,479,000 decrease below
the request for Acquisition Management.
The Committee recommends a $140,000 decrease below
the request for Alternative Dispute Resolution.
The Committee recommends a $2,066,000 decrease below
the request for Central Planning, Budgeting, and
Finance.
The Committee recommends a $441,000 decrease below
the request for Civil Enforcement.
The Committee recommends a $11,000 decrease below the
request for Compliance Assistance and Centers.
The Committee recommends a $11,000 decrease below the
request for Compliance Incentives.
The Committee recommends a $499,000 decrease below
the request for Compliance Monitoring.
The Committee recommends a $6,000 decrease below the
request for congressional, intergovernmental, and
external relations.
The Committee recommends a $5,646,000 decrease below
the request for Facilities Infrastructure and
Operations.
The Committee recommends a $300,000 decrease below
the request for Homeland Security: Communication and
Information. The Committee did not allocate funding for
the Laboratory Preparedness and Response program.
The Committee recommends a $200,000 decrease below
the request for Homeland Security: Critical
Infrastructure Protection. The Committee did not
allocate funding for the Decontamination program.
The Committee recommends a $11,965,000 decrease below
the request for Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery.
The Committee recommends a $414,000 decrease below
the request for Human Resources Management.
The Committee recommends a $3,000 decrease below the
request for Information Security.
The Committee recommends a $20,000 decrease below the
request for Legal Advice: Environmental Program.
The Committee recommends a $356,000 decrease below
the request for Radiation: Protection.
The Committee recommends a $105,000 decrease below
the request for Research: Land Protection and
Restoration.
The Committee recommends a $494,000 increase above
the request for Superfund: Emergency Response and
Removal. The Committee recommends a total of
$849,761,000 for Superfund cleanup.
The Committee is concerned that EPA has not yet issued a
Record of Decision [ROD] for Libby, Montana, despite years of
cleanup efforts. The Committee directs the Agency to issue its
Record of Decision for Libby, Montana no later than December 1,
2005. The Agency should also provide a report on the contents
contained within the ROD to the Committee no later than January
15, 2006.
The Committee directs the Agency to work with the Fish and
Wildlife Service and other trustee bureaus within the
Department of the Interior to incorporate trustee concerns
during Superfund remediation and to enhance the integration of
Superfund remedial activities and natural resource damage
assessment activities. A joint EPA and Interior report on these
efforts should be provided to the Committee by September 29,
2006.
At this time, the Committee disagrees with the position of
the House as to the need for an additional contaminated
sediment sites study and does not recommend that EPA enter into
any further agreement with the National Academy of Sciences.
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $69,440,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 73,027,000
House allowance......................................... 73,027,000
Committee recommendation................................ 73,027,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorizations Act of 1986
[SARA] established the leaking underground storage tank [LUST]
trust fund to conduct corrective actions for releases from
leaking underground storage tanks containing petroleum and
other hazardous substances. EPA implements the LUST program
through State cooperative agreement grants which enable States
to conduct corrective actions to protect human health and the
environment, and through non-State entities including Indian
tribes under section 8001 of RCRA. The trust fund is also used
to enforce responsible parties to finance corrective actions
and to recover expended funds used to clean up abandoned tanks.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends the budget request of $73,027,000
for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, which is
$3,587,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and equal
to the budget request and the House allowance. The Committee
directs that not less than 85 percent of these funds be
provided to the States and tribal governments.
Oil Spill Response
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $15,872,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 15,863,000
House allowance......................................... 15,863,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,863,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This appropriation, authorized by the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act of 1987 and amended by the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990, provides funds to prepare for and prevent releases
of oil and other petroleum products into navigable waterways.
EPA is also reimbursed for incident specific response costs
through the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which pursuant to
law is managed by the United States Coast Guard. EPA is
responsible for: directing all cleanup and removal activities
posing a threat to public health and the environment;
conducting site inspections, including compelling responsible
parties to undertake cleanup actions; reviewing containment
plans at facilities; reviewing area contingency plans; pursuing
cost recovery of fund-financed cleanups; and conducting
research of oil cleanup techniques. Funds for this
appropriation are provided through the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund which is composed of fees and collections made
through provisions of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the
Comprehensive Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, the
Deepwater Port Act of 1974, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act Amendments of 1978, and the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act as amended.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $15,863,000 for the oil spill
response trust fund, which is $9,000 below the fiscal year 2005
enacted level and equal to the budget request and the House
allowance.
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $3,575,349,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 2,960,800,000
House allowance......................................... 3,127,800,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,395,550,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ``State and tribal assistance grants'' account funds
grants to support the State revolving fund programs; State,
tribal, regional, and local environmental programs; and special
projects to address critical water and waste water treatment
needs.
Included in this account are funds for the following
infrastructure grant programs: Clean Water and Drinking Water
State Revolving Funds; United States-Mexico Border Program;
Alaska Native villages; and Brownfield State and Tribal
Response program grants authorized by CERCLA section 128(a).
It also contains the following categorical environmental
grants, State/tribal program grants, and assistance and
capacity building grants: (1) air resource assistance to State,
regional, local, and tribal governments (secs. 105 and 103 of
the Clean Air Act); (2) radon State and Tribal grants; (3)
water pollution control agency resource supplementation (sec.
106 of the FWPCA); (4) BEACHS Protection grants (sec. 406 of
FWPCA as amended); (5) nonpoint source (sec. 319 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act); (6) wetlands State program
development; (7) water quality cooperative agreements (sec.
104(b)(3) of FWPCA); (8) targeted watershed grants; (9)
wastewater operator training grants; (10) public water system
supervision; (11) underground injection control; (12) drinking
water program State homeland security coordination grants; (13)
hazardous waste financial assistance; (14) Brownfields
activities authorized by CERCLA section 104(k); (15)
underground storage tanks; (16) pesticides program
implementation; (17) lead grants; (18) toxic substances
compliance; (19) pesticides enforcement; (20) the Environmental
Information Exchange Network; (21) pollution prevention; (22)
sector program; and (23) Indians general assistance grants.
As in past fiscal years, reprogrammings associated with
Performance Partnership Grants need not be submitted to the
Committee for approval should such grants exceed the normal
reprogramming limitations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,395,550,000
for State and Tribal Assistance Grants, a decrease of
$179,799,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level, an
increase of $434,750,000 over the budget request, and
$267,750,000 over the House allowance.
Bill language specifically provides funding levels for the
following programs in this account:
$1,100,000,000 for the Clean Water State Revolving
Loan Fund, which is $370,000,000 above the request;
$850,000,000 for the Drinking Water State Revolving
Loan Fund, which is equal to the request;
$50,000,000 for the United States-Mexico Border
program, which is equal to the request, and includes
$7,000,000 for the El Paso Utilities Board and
$2,000,000 for the City of Brownsville water supply
project;
$40,000,000 for grants to address drinking water and
wastewater infrastructure needs in rural and native
Alaskan communities, which is $25,000,000 above the
request;
$1,000,000 for the Clean School Bus Initiative, which
is $9,000,000 below the request; and
$90,000,000 for Brownfields infrastructure projects,
which is $30,500,000 below the request.
Within the State and Tribal Categorical Grant program, the
changes to the budget request are listed below.
The Committee recommends a $10,000,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: Brownfields.
The Committee recommends a $656,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: Environmental
Information.
The Committee recommends a $934,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: Hazardous Waste
Financial Assistance.
The Committee recommends a $1,772,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: Nonpoint Source
(Sec. 319).
The Committee recommends a $16,900,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: Pollution Control
(Sec. 106). The Committee further recommends in this
program that $43,000,000 is allocated to water quality
monitoring activities.
The Committee recommends a $1,040,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: Pollution
Prevention.
The Committee recommends a $854,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: Public Water System
Supervision [PWSS].
The Committee recommends a $1,206,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: Radon.
The Committee recommends a $18,000 decrease below the
request for Categorical Grant: Sector Program.
The Committee recommends a $23,000,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: State and Tribal
Performance Fund.
The Committee recommends a $1,856,000 increase above
the request for Categorical Grant: Targeted Watersheds.
The Committee further recommends that $6,000,000 in
this program is allocated for a regional pilot program
for the Chesapeake Bay that shall demonstrate effective
non-point source nutrient reduction approaches that
target small watersheds and accelerate nutrient
reduction in innovative, sustainable, and cost-
effective ways. Partners in the effort to protect the
Bay include: Maryland; Pennsylvania; Virginia; the
District of Columbia; the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a
tri-state legislative body; EPA, which represents the
Federal Government; and participating citizen advisory
groups.
The Committee recommends a $306,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: Underground
Injection Control [UIC].
The Committee recommends a $1,200,000 increase above
the request for Categorical Grant: Wastewater Operator
Training.
The Committee recommends a $5,120,000 decrease below
the request for Categorical Grant: Wetlands Program
Development.
The Committee has not included funding for the
infrastructure assistance grant for Puerto Rico.
The Committee includes $200,000,000 for targeted project
grants. These grants include a local match of 45 percent for
all grants utilized unless a hardship waiver is provided by the
EPA. The EPA is directed to expedite any request for a waiver
and assist any communities that are likely to qualify for a
waiver in processing such a request. The targeted project
grants are as follows:
$800,000 for the Coosa Valley Water Supply District
surface water project in Alabama;
$700,000 for the sewer improvement project in the
City of York, Alabama;
$750,000 for a water and sewer project in Unalaska,
Alaska;
$250,000 for a water and sewer project in the City of
Craig, Alaska;
$800,000 for the drinking water project in the Town
of Walden, Colorado;
$650,000 for the water treatment facility in the City
of Alamosa, Colorado;
$100,000 for a wastewater treatment facility
improvements project in Brush, Colorado;
$100,000 for wastewater facility upgrades in Yuma,
Colorado;
$500,000 for the West Area Combined Sewer Overflow
Tunnel in the City of Atlanta, Georgia;
$500,000 for a wastewater treatment project in the
City of Twin Falls, Idaho;
$400,000 for water system infrastructure improvements
in the City of Castleford, Idaho;
$600,000 for construction of a wastewater collection
and treatment facility in Valley County, Idaho;
$750,000 for construction of a wastewater treatment
facility in the Town of Waverly and Morgan County,
Indiana;
$500,000 for construction of a wastewater treatment
plant in Sioux City, Iowa;
$500,000 for a new drinking water transmission line
in the City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas;
$500,000 for water infrastructure improvements in
Johnson County, Kansas;
$1,000,000 for the wastewater sewer line extension
project in the City of South Campbellsville, Kentucky;
$500,000 for the City of Columbia, Kentucky, and the
Adair County Regional Water Treatment Plant;
$472,000 for the waterline extension and water system
upgrade project in the Town of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine;
$500,000 for the wastewater treatment project in the
Town of Machias, Maine;
$500,000 for the construction of a new wastewater
treatment plant in the City of Willmar, Minnesota;
$750,000 for a wastewater treatment improvements
project in Wheeler, Mississippi;
$500,000 for wastewater treatment improvements in the
City of Flowood, Mississippi;
$500,000 for the regional wastewater program in
DeSoto County, Mississippi;
$2,000,000 for wastewater system rehabilitation for
the West Rankin Water Authority in Mississippi;
$747,383 for a drinking water and wastewater
treatment improvements project in the Chipley area in
the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi;
$500,000 for a wastewater infrastructure evaluation
and repair project in the City of Ridgeland,
Mississippi;
$1,200,000 for wastewater treatment facilities
improvements in the City of Pontotoc, Mississippi;
$1,000,000 for a water and sewer infrastructure
project in the City of Biloxi, Mississippi;
$250,000 for a water and sewer infrastructure project
in the Town of McLain, Mississippi;
$700,000 for a water and sewer infrastructure project
in Forrest County, Mississippi;
$1,000,000 for wastewater treatment improvements in
the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi;
$500,000 for the St. Louis, Missouri Combined Sewer
Overflow Project;
$500,000 for the expansion of the Clarence Cannon
Wholesale Water Commission Treatment Plant in Missouri;
$2,250,000 for water system infrastructure
improvements in the City of Helena, Montana;
$1,000,000 for wastewater treatment improvements in
the Seeley Lake Sewer District, Montana;
$750,000 for wastewater treatment improvements in the
Town of St. Ignatius, Montana;
$500,000 for wastewater treatment improvements in the
Pablo/Lake County Water and Sewer District, Montana;
$500,000 for wastewater treatment improvements in the
Wisdom Sewer District, Montana;
$500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure
improvements in the City of Lincoln, Nebraska;
$500,000 for the Waterworks Project in the City of
Berlin, New Hampshire;
$500,000 for the combined sewer overflow separation
project in the City of Manchester, New Hampshire;
$1,000,000 for the Valley Utilities Project in the
City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, New Mexico;
$1,000,000 for wastewater collection, treatment, and
disposal system in the Town of Edgewood, New Mexico;
$1,000,000 for completion of Phase I of a sewer
system in Kirtland, New Mexico;
$150,000 for the Greene Community in Greene County,
Ohio for wastewater and drinking water projects;
$850,000 for construction of a sewer collection and
treatment system in the Village of Higginsport, Ohio;
$200,000 for a drinking water line replacement in
Muskingum County, Ohio;
$800,000 for the wastewater collection and treatment
system in the City of Elmira, Ohio, and the City of
Burlington, Ohio;
$250,000 for storm sewer pipe construction in
Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania;
$1,750,000 for the Allegheny County Sanitary
Authority for the Three Rivers Wet Weather program in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
$500,000 for water infrastructure improvements in the
City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania;
$250,000 for public sewer service extensions in
Menallen Township, Pennsylvania;
$250,000 for central sewer collection and treatment
replacement in Tulpehocken Township, Pennsylvania;
$800,000 for the combined sewer overflow and flood
protection project in the City of Plum Creek and
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
$200,000 for an interceptor improvements project in
Penn Hills, Pennsylvania;
$250,000 for the stormwater infrastructure
improvements project in the Borough of Pottstown,
Pennsylvania;
$750,000 for a sewer improvement project in the
Borough of Archbald, Pennsylvania;
$875,000 for a new water storage tank in the Town of
Westerly, Rhode Island;
$1,000,000 for the Lake Tansi Sewer Project in
Cumberland County, Tennessee;
$1,000,000 for the Watauga River Regional Water
Authority in Carter County, Tennessee;
$1,000,000 for the West End water and wastewater
infrastructure project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee;
$500,000 for the sewer overflow prevention project in
the City of Austin, Texas;
$1,500,000 for construction of a drinking water
nitrate remediation plant for Centerfield, Utah, and
Mayfield, Utah;
$700,000 for an arsenic and perchlorate removal
project in Magna, Utah;
$300,000 for water infrastructure improvements for
Judge Tunnel in Park City, Utah;
$500,000 for a wastewater treatment plant in Eagle
Mountain, Utah;
$1,000,000 for drinking water and stormwater
infrastructure improvements in Sandy City, Utah;
$500,000 for a wastewater treatment infrastructure
improvements project in the Town of Onancock, Virginia;
$500,000 for Project Alpha in Lee County, Virginia;
$1,000,000 for a wastewater treatment plant
improvements project in the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming;
$500,000 for regional wastewater treatment
improvements for the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas;
$500,000 for improvements to the Little Maumelle
water treatment plant in the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas;
$375,000 for the Martin Slough interceptor project in
the City of Eureka, California;
$375,000 for a water facility project in the City of
Santa Paula, California;
$375,000 for a wastewater treatment plant expansion
in Crescent City, California;
$375,000 for a perchlorate treatment program in the
City of Pasadena, California;
$500,000 for wastewater treatment plant improvements
in the Cities of Englewood and Littleton, Colorado;
$500,000 for a stormwater improvement program in
Jefferson County, Colorado;
$500,000 for infrastructure upgrades at water
pollution control plant in the Town of Plainville,
Connecticut;
$500,000 for a wastewater turbine technology project
for the City of New Haven, Connecticut;
$1,000,000 for a combined sewer overflow program in
the City of Wilmington, Delaware;
$800,000 for the Emerald Coast treatment plant
replacement project for the Northwest Florida Water
Management District;
$300,000 for Lake Region water treatment plant
improvements for the South Florida Water Management
District;
$1,000,000 for statewide cesspool replacement in the
County of Maui and other communities, Hawaii;
$800,000 for a combined sewer separation project in
the City of Ottumwa, Iowa;
$800,000 for a sewer separation project in the City
of Davenport, Iowa;
$250,000 for drinking water infrastructure
improvements in the City of Springfield, Illinois;
$250,000 for construction of a wastewater treatment
facility in the Village of Pecatonica, Illinois;
$750,000 for drinking water improvements in the City
of Wauconda, Illinois;
$500,000 for the Sewer Improvement Consortium of Lake
Bluff, Highwood, Highland Park and Lake Forest,
Illinois;
$250,000 for water system upgrades in the Village of
Port Byron, Illinois;
$1,700,000 for water infrastructure upgrades in the
City of Upland, Indiana;
$400,000 for the Shreveport Municipal Water
Distribution system backflow prevention project in
Shreveport, Louisiana;
$1,000,000 for a combined sewer overflow abatement
project in Bristol County, Massachusetts;
$1,000,000 for the Greenmount Interceptor sewer
improvement project in the City of Baltimore, Maryland;
$500,000 for a combined sewer overflow project in the
City of Westernport, Maryland;
$500,000 for a combined sewer overflow project in the
City of Frostburg, Maryland;
$350,000 for a combined sewer overflow project in the
City of Cumberland, Maryland;
$150,000 for a sewer line repair project in the City
of Emmitsburg, Maryland;
$150,000 for wastewater lagoon repair in the City of
Funkstown, Maryland;
$150,000 for a septage treatment program in Traverse
City, Michigan;
$1,000,000 for a combined sewer overflow control
program for the City of Port Huron, Michigan;
$500,000 for the Oakland County, Michigan
Comprehensive Water Security Program;
$500,000 for the Rouge River CSO, SSO Wet Weather
demonstration project in Wayne County, Michigan;
$250,000 for the North-East Relief Sewer [NERS]
project in Genesee County, Michigan;
$250,000 for sewer plant improvements in the City of
Saginaw, Michigan;
$250,000 for public sewer system improvements in the
City of Northport, Michigan;
$225,000 for regional wastewater treatment system
improvements in Eastern Calhoun County, Michigan;
$500,000 for the sanitary management district of Crow
Wing County, Minnesota;
$500,000 for the Western Lake Superior Sanitary
District in the City of Duluth, Minnesota;
$170,000 for a wastewater treatment plant improvement
project in the City of Bozeman, Montana;
$750,000 for drinking water system upgrades in the
City of Belgrade, Montana;
$725,000 for water treatment plant regulatory
improvements in the City of Grafton, North Dakota;
$500,000 for water infrastructure improvements in the
City of Devils Lake, North Dakota;
$500,000 for regional water treatment facility
infrastructure in the City of Riverdale, North Dakota;
$400,000 for regional water treatment facility
improvements in the City of Washburn, North Dakota;
$300,000 for regional drinking water infrastructure
expansion for the Towns of Hankinson, Wyndemere,
LaMoure, and Oakes, North Dakota (Southeast Area);
$300,000 for wastewater treatment facility upgrades
in the City of Lakota, North Dakota;
$300,000 for water treatment facility improvements in
the City of Parshall, North Dakota;
$250,000 for water and sewer improvement projects in
the City of Crosby, North Dakota;
$250,000 for drinking water distribution improvements
for the North Central Rural Water Consortium, North
Dakota;
$250,000 for rural water district infrastructure
improvements in Walsh County, North Dakota;
$500,000 for combined sewer separation projects in
the City of Omaha, Nebraska;
$500,000 for stormwater infrastructure improvements
at Farnham Park in the City of Camden, New Jersey;
$500,000 for the Sip Avenue CSO retention and
flooding abatement project engineering and design in
Jersey City, New Jersey;
$1,000,000 for a water project in the City of Las
Cruces, New Mexico;
$1,000,000 for a wastewater project in the City of
Belen, New Mexico;
$150,000 for water infrastructure improvements for
the North Lemmon Valley Artificial Recharge Project in
North Lemmon Valley, Nevada;
$100,000 for wastewater infrastructure improvements
at the Henderson Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant
in the City of Henderson, Nevada;
$50,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure
improvements for the Marlette/Hobart water system in
Carson City, Nevada;
$650,000 for the Searchlight sewer system upgrades/
Clark County Reclamation District improvement project
in Nevada;
$400,000 for water infrastructure improvements in
Douglas County, Nevada;
$1,000,000 for a stormwater restoration project in
the Town of North Hempstead, New York;
$1,000,000 for a water and sewer extension project in
the Town of Bethel, New York;
$750,000 for sanitary district facility upgrades in
the City of Winchester, Oregon;
$500,000 for water infrastructure improvements in the
City of Cumberland, Rhode Island;
$200,000 for water infrastructure improvements in the
City of North Smithfield, Rhode Island;
$180,000 for water infrastructure improvements in the
City of Springfield, South Dakota;
$800,000 for a water and wastewater master plan
development in Rapid City, South Dakota;
$1,000,000 for a wastewater treatment project in the
Town of Pownal, Vermont;
$1,000,000 for water treatment projects in the Town
of Waitsfield, Vermont;
$500,000 for a groundwater remediation project in
North Clark County, Washington;
$500,000 for a sewer collection system in the City of
Carnation, Washington;
$800,000 for a radionuclide standard drinking water
project in the City of Waukesha, Wisconsin; and
$800,000 for a metropolitan sewage district
interceptor system program in the City of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
The Committee includes a total of $140,000,000 for
Brownfields activities within this account. These funds augment
funding of $25,000,000 included in the Environmental Programs
and Management account for fiscal year 2006, a total of
$165,000,000 for EPA Brownfields program.
The Committee also recommends a rescission of $58,000,000
in unobligated amounts associated with grants, contracts, and
interagency agreements whose availability has expired.
The Committee has included bill language, as carried in
previous appropriations acts, to clarify that drinking water
health effects studies are to be funded through the science and
technology account.
The Committee also includes bill language addressing
technical corrections to targeted project grants.
The Committee has also included bill language, as requested
by the administration and as carried in previous appropriations
acts, to: (1) extend for 1 year the authority for States to
transfer funds between the Clean Water SRF and the Drinking
Water SRF; (2) waive the one-third of 1 percent cap on the
Tribal set aside from non-point source grants; (3) increase to
1.5 percent the cap on the Tribal set-aside for the Clean Water
SRF; (4) require that any funds provided to address the water
infrastructure needs of colonias within the United States along
the United States-Mexico border be spent only in areas where
the local governmental entity has established an enforceable
ordinance or rule which prevents additional development within
colonias that lack water, wastewater, or other necessary
infrastructure; and (5) change the limitation on the amounts of
the SRF a State can use for administration.
Administrative Provisions
The Committee has included bill language, as proposed in
the budget request and as carried in previous appropriations
acts, permitting EPA, in carrying out environmental programs
required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable
tribal program, to use cooperative agreements with federally-
recognized tribes and inter-tribal consortia.
The Committee includes language authorizing EPA to collect
and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance
with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act, as amended.
The bill includes a provision to extend eligibility to
Brownfields sites that were purchased prior to the enactment of
the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfield
Revitalization Act of 2001.
The Committee has included bill language providing certain
personnel authority for the Office of Research and Development.
The Committee has included a provision that addresses the
Federal cost share for the radon program.
Bill language requires EPA to complete and publish a
technical study to look at safety issues, including the risk of
fire and burn to consumers in use, associated with compliance
with small engines regulations, required pursuant to Public Law
108-199. The Committee directs EPA to coordinate this study
with the U.S. Fire Administration and/or the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission. The study of small engines in use by
consumers shall include real-world scenarios involving at
minimum: operator burn, fire due to contact with flammable
items, and refueling.
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $276,384,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 285,400,000
House allowance......................................... 285,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 280,892,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Forest and rangeland research and development carries out
basic and applied scientific research to provide information
and solutions to sustain the Nation's forests and rangelands.
Research scientists collaborate with industry, non-governmental
organizations, colleges and universities, State foresters, and
other governmental agencies. The research program works on a
number of issues that are critical to the mission of the Forest
Service including fire and fuels; invasive species; forest
inventory and analysis; vegetation and protection; wildlife and
fish habitat; soil, water, and air resources; valuation of
forests and grasslands; urban forests and the urban-wildland
interface. Research is conducted at six research stations, the
Forest Products Laboratory, and the International Institute of
Tropical Forestry located in Puerto Rico, with approximately
500 scientists and 67 sites located throughout the United
States.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $280,892,000
for forest and rangeland research, which is $4,508,000 above
the enacted level, $4,508,000 below the budget request, and
$4,108,000 below the House recommended level.
Increases above the enacted level are $2,508,000 for the
Forest Inventory and Analysis program for a total of
$58,434,000 within the research account (additional funds for
the program are included under the State and Private Forestry
heading), $500,000 for the Center for Bottomlands Hardwood
Research in Mississippi, $155,000 for the Joe Skeen Institute
at Montana State University for a total of $500,000 for this
project, $300,000 for the Forest Products Laboratory to
continue research on salvaging lumber for use in low income
housing construction for a total of $892,000 for this project,
$500,000 for the Northeastern States Research Cooperative to
add Maine to the program (the $1,972,000 included in the
request for the NSRC shall be evenly divided between the
programs in Vermont and New Hampshire as in the past) and
$500,000 for hydrology studies at the Southern Research Station
located in Starkville, Mississippi. There is a general program
increase of $45,000.
The Committee expects that unless otherwise stated in this
report, ongoing research projects specifically designated in
previous years' bills shall be continued at no less than the
fiscal year 2005 level. Such projects would include $197,000 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; $1,282,000 for the advanced research
housing consortium; $493,000 for research in the control of
pests and pathogens at the forest science laboratory in
Morgantown, West Virginia; $2,465,000 for sudden oak death
research; $227,000 for the completion of the hydrology study on
the Fernow Experimental Forest; $1,114,000 for the research
laboratory in Sitka, Alaska; and $908,000 for operations at the
Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center at Purdue.
The Committee is aware that certain research facility
managers may not be fully cognizant of Congressional directives
to the Forest Service regarding the allocation of Congressional
funding priorities. The Committee expects the Forest Service to
make sure that all facility managers understand this allocation
policy and emphasize the importance of complying with
Congressional allocations in full and in a timely manner.
The Committee notes that the agency has established two new
threat assessment centers in Prineville, Oregon and Asheville,
North Carolina as authorized by the Healthy Forest Restoration
Act. The Committee strongly supports these efforts. However,
the Forest Service should more fully explain this funding in
future budget submissions. These centers should rely to a large
extent on emerging remote sensing technology and geospatial
modeling. The Committee has provided further instructions under
the National Forest System account regarding the use of these
technologies by these centers.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
Appropriations, 2005 (includes emergency appropriations) $341,606,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 253,387,000
House allowance......................................... 254,875,000
Committee recommendation................................ 254,615,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
State and private forestry programs provide technical and
financial assistance to landowners and resource managers to
help sustain the Nation's urban and rural forests and protect
communities and the environment from wildland fires. Through a
coordinated effort in management, protection, conservation
education, and resource use, State and private forestry
programs facilitate sound stewardship across lands of all
ownerships on a landscape scale, while maintaining the
flexibility for individual forest landowners to pursue their
own objectives.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $254,615,000
for State and private forestry, a decrease of $37,891,000 below
the enacted level (excluding emergency funds), an increase of
$1,228,000 above the request, and a decrease of $260,000 below
the House recommended level.
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Committee
Budget estimate recommendation Change
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Forest health management..................................... $72,331,000 $72,631,000 +$300,000
Cooperative fire protection.................................. 26,836,000 32,500,000 +5,664,000
Cooperative forestry......................................... 149,231,000 142,484,000 -6,747,000
International forestry....................................... 4,989,000 7,000,000 +2,011,000
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Total, State and private forestry...................... 253,387,000 254,615,000 +1,228,000
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Forest Health Management.--The Committee recommends
$72,631,000 for forest health management activities.
The Committee has provided $50,023,000 for Federal lands
forest health management.
The Committee has provided $22,608,000 for forest health
cooperative lands management. The increase above the request is
for the Vermont forest monitoring cooperative.
The Committee has also provided $350,000 from within the
cooperative lands forest health activity to the southern
Appalachian office of the American Chestnut Foundation to be
used in cooperation with outside partners which may include
universities such as Western Kentucky University.
Cooperative Fire Protection.--The Committee recommends
$32,500,000 for cooperative fire protection. The Committee has
provided $26,500,000 for State fire assistance and $6,000,000
for volunteer fire assistance.
The Committee expects the Forest Service to continue its
efforts to partner with State and local governments and other
organizations to leverage scarce resources for conservation and
fire protection activities. The Fire Safe Councils of
California provide an innovative model for State and local fire
assistance that should be considered as a template for other
areas. Therefore, the Committee directs the Forest Service to
make up to $4,000,000 in funding from State and Volunteer Fire
Assistance available to the Fire Safe Councils of California to
implement community fire plans and fund fuels reduction,
planning and education activities.
Cooperative Forestry.--The Committee recommends
$142,484,000 for cooperative forestry.
The Committee has provided $32,320,000 for the forest
stewardship program. Within the funds provided, $950,000 is for
the Chesapeake Bay program to support forestry efforts in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The Committee has provided $62,632,000 for the forest
legacy program. This allocation also includes the use of an
additional $3,000,000 from prior year funds for projects which
have either failed or received funding from other sources. The
Committee recommends the following distribution of funds:
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Committee
State Project Name recommendation
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HI Wao Kele o Puna $3,400,000
TN Walls of Jericho 1,400,000
MA Quabbin Corridor Connection 2,500,000
ME Katahdin Ironworks 5,000,000
WA Cedar Green Forest 2,000,000
PA History of Forestry 2,800,000
WA Carbon River Forest 1,630,000
CA Baxter Ranch 1,000,000
MT North Swan River Valley 3,300,000
DE Green Horizons 2,000,000
ME Machias River Project Phase II 1,500,000
CT Skiff Mountain 1,000,000
CA Six Rivers to the Sea Phase II 1,000,000
GA Altamaha River Corridor 2,000,000
NY Adirondack Working Forest Easement 1,000,000
UT Cedar Project #3 1,500,000
WV Potomac River Hills 1,800,000
VT Green Mountain Wildlife Corridor 1,052,000
NJ Sparta Mountain South 1,800,000
MT Nevada Creek-Blackfoot Phase II 1,400,000
ID Singleton Kilgore 650,000
MI Kamehameha School Land Conservation Easement 2,000,000
IN Land Bridge 550,000
KY Knobs State Forest and Wildlife Management Area 1,750,000
USVI Annaly Bay/Hermitage Valley 500,000
WI Wolf River 1,000,000
CO Banded Peaks Ranch Phase II 1,500,000
ID St. Joe Basin/Mica Creek 2,000,000
UT Range Creek/Rainbow Glass Ranch 750,000
NH Rossview 2,000,000
AK Agulowak River 600,000
NM Horse Springs 1,250,000
MN Brainerd Lakes Forest Legacy 1,200,000
VA New River Corridor 230,000
RI Bugnet Tract 600,000
IL Pere Marquette Project 500,000
MD Broad Creek 1,000,000
PR The Gutierrez Project 150,000
IA Monona 320,000
NH Willard Pond 1,300,000
GA Paulding County 250,000
AZ New State Start-up 500,000
MO New State Start-up 500,000
Forest Legacy Program Administration, 5,450,000
Acquisition Management, and Assessment of Need
Planning
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Total 65,632,000
Use of prior year funds 3,000,000
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Total 62,632,000
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The Committee has provided $28,675,000 for the urban and
community forestry program. Increases above the request are
$500,000 for the City of Bellevue Greenstreets program,
$350,000 for the Chicago Greenstreets program, and $350,000 for
the City of Milwaukee tree planting program. The Committee
encourages the Forest Service to continue its support of the
Chicago Wilderness initiative, a consortium of more than 170
organizations that support environmental and forestry programs
and education in the Chicago/Northeastern Illinois region.
Within the funds provided, $150,000 shall be made available
for the People and Parks Foundation to continue urban natural
resource stewardship work as part of the Urban Watershed
Forestry Research and Demonstration cooperative in Baltimore,
Maryland.
The Committee is pleased with the efforts of the National
Association of State Foresters and the Forest Service to
develop and implement a new allocation methodology for the
urban and community forestry program. The Committee expects the
new system to more effectively balance program performance and
State program needs and capability. The Committee expects this
new methodology to be fully implemented for fiscal year 2006.
The Committee does not concur with the administration's
proposal to eliminate funding for the Economic Action Program
[EAP] and has provided $14,200,000 for the program. The
Committee continues to believe that EAP provides critical
economic assistance to help rural, timber-dependent communities
diversify and improve their economies. The allocation of funds
is set out in the table below.
[In thousands of dollars]
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Amount
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Economic Recovery Program............................... 5,000
Rural Development Program............................... 2,000
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Special Projects:
Fuels-in-schools biomass program, MT................ 2,000
Hinkle Creek, OR watershed study.................... 1,000
University of Idaho, Mica Cr........................ 300
Northern Forests Partnership program................ 350
Purdue Hardwood Scanning Center, IN................. 1,000
Wood Enterprise Agent, MT........................... 400
Private Landowner Database, WA...................... 1,000
Hubbard Brook Foundation, NH........................ 750
Ketchikan Wood Technology Center, AK................ 400
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Subtotal special projects......................... 7,200
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TOTAL, ECONOMIC ACTION PROGRAMS................... 14,200
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The Committee directs that within funds available for the
State and Private Forestry appropriation, the Wood Education
and Resource Center shall be funded at no less than $2,700,000
as stated in the request.
Forest Resource Information and Analysis.--The Committee
recommends $4,657,000 for forest resource information and
analysis as part of the Forest Inventory and Analysis program,
which is equal to the request.
International Programs.--The Committee recommends
$7,000,000 for the international program.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2005 (includes emergency appropriations) $1,392,959,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 1,651,357,000
House allowance......................................... 1,417,920,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,377,656,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The National Forest System [NFS] provides for the planning,
assessment, and conservation of ecosystems while delivering
multiple public services and uses. Within the NFS, there are
155 national forests and 20 national grasslands located in 43
States, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, managed
under multiple-use and sustained yield principles. The natural
resources of timber, minerals, range, wildlife, outdoor
recreation, watershed, and soil are managed to best meet the
needs of the Nation without impairing productivity of the land
or damaging the environment.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,377,656,000, a decrease of $15,303,000 compared to the
enacted level (excluding emergency appropriations), a decrease
of $273,701,000 compared to the request excluding the proposed
transfer of hazardous fuels to the National Forest System
appropriation, and $40,264,000 below the House recommendation.
The Committee has kept the hazardous fuels funds under the
wildland fire management account.
The distribution of the Committee's recommendations are as
follows:
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Budget estimate recommendation Change
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Land management planning..................................... $59,057,000 $59,057,000 ...............
Inventory and monitoring..................................... 167,009,000 167,009,000 ...............
Recreation, heritage and wilderness.......................... 257,344,000 257,344,000 ...............
Wildlife and fish habitat management......................... 124,951,000 125,001,000 +$50,000
Grazing management........................................... 44,659,000 48,500,000 +3,841,000
Forest products.............................................. 278,297,000 278,297,000 ...............
Vegetation and watershed management.......................... 193,774,000 193,774,000 ...............
Minerals and geology management.............................. 73,791,000 73,791,000 ...............
Land ownership management.................................... 84,157,000 84,157,000 ...............
Law enforcement operations................................... 86,326,000 87,076,000 +750,000
Valles Caldera National Preserve............................. 992,000 3,650,000 +2,658,000
Hazardous Fuels.............................................. 281,000,000 ............... -281,000,000
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Total, National Forest System.......................... 1,651,357,000 1,377,656,000 -273,701,000
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Land Management Planning.--The Committee recommends
$59,057,000 for land management planning. Within the funds for
land management planning, the Committee has provided $400,000
for the agency to continue the comprehensive environmental
training, review, and compliance program for agency employees.
This program should help ensure that employees are aware of,
and remain fully compliant with existing Federal requirements.
The Committee again encourages the agency to identify and
partner with a private sector entity with a successful record
of developing similar programs for other governmental agencies.
Inventory and Monitoring.--The Committee recommends
$167,009,000 for inventory and monitoring. Within the funds
provided $170,000 is for a hillslope hydrology study on the
Fernow Experimental Forest.
The Committee directs that out of the funds made available
to the Threat Assessment Centers in North Carolina and Oregon
in the research, State and private, and National Forest System
accounts, $1,000,000 shall be provided to the Stennis Space
Center. These funds shall be used to acquire remote sensing
data to inventory and monitor National Forest System and
private lands pursuant to Title VI of the Healthy Forests
Restoration Act.
Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness.--The Committee
recommends $257,344,000 for recreation, heritage, and
wilderness which is equal to the request.
Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management.--The Committee
recommends $125,001,000 for wildlife and fish habitat
management. 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.
Grazing Management.--The Committee has provided $48,500,000
for grazing management, which is $3,841,000 above the request.
The Committee remains extremely concerned with the lack of
progress the agency has made in completing the environmental
review of grazing allotments that are governed by the
Rescissions Act schedule (Section 504 of Public Law 104-19).
Despite this lack of progress, the agency continues to propose
large reductions to the grazing management program. The
Committee does not concur with these reductions and expects
that future submissions will more adequately reflect the true
needs of the program. Accordingly, the Committee has provided
an additional $3,841,000 above the request for completing
environmental review of grazing allotments, processing permits,
and short and long term monitoring in conjunction with grazing
permittees.
The Committee notes the dramatic improvement in moisture
conditions in portions of California, Arizona, New Mexico,
Colorado and Utah and expects the Bureau of Land Management and
the Forest Service to increase grazing permit stocking levels
to the maximum extent possible given range conditions on the
allotments, or subunits of the allotments. In the event the
Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management does not have up-
to-date monitoring information needed to document the
improvement of the range conditions, the Secretaries shall
accept credible range condition monitoring provided from
professional range conservationists employed by State or county
governments or Universities.
Forest Products.--The Committee recommends $278,297,000 for
forest products.
The Committee is increasingly concerned about forest
outputs and whether on-the-ground accomplishments remain a high
priority for the Forest Service. In order to ensure an adequate
and reliable flow of outputs to support the social and economic
needs of small, forest-dependent communities, the Committee
expects the Forest Service to maintain a performance management
system that includes performance standards for every National
Forest System line officer and specifies expected output levels
for current and multi-year projects and programs. The Chief of
the Forest Service is directed to provide a report to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the relevant House
and Senate authorizing committees on this performance
management system within 90 days of enactment. This information
shall also be made available to the public following submission
of the report to the committees noted above.
The Committee is concerned with the ability of the Lincoln
National Forest to undertake restoration and stewardship
contracts. The Committee directs the Secretary of Agriculture
to develop and execute at least one stewardship contract in
excess of 15,000 acres on the Lincoln National Forest as
authorized in Public Law 108-278 no later than June 1, 2006.
The Secretary is directed to work with the Mescalero Apache
Tribe and the New Mexico State Forester to assure the
stewardship contract is drafted so that lands on the Lincoln
National Forest are treated. The Secretary shall assure
contract terms reflect maximum flexibility in order to allow
the Tribe a reasonable chance of success. The Forest Service
shall provide the Tribe with assistance in developing the
stewardship proposal at no cost to the Tribe.
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.
Vegetation and Watershed Management.--The Committtee
recommends $193,774,000 for vegetation and watershed
management. Within the funds provided, $350,000 shall be used
to continue Leafy Spurge eradication efforts in North Dakota.
The Committee remains interested in the efforts of counties
in Region 3 of the Forest Service to implement the county
partnership on restoration and appreciate the funds that the
Secretary has directed towards these efforts. The Committee
expects the Secretary of Agriculture, to the extent
practicable, to increase financial support for these programs
and encourages the Secretary to provide additional funding from
unobligated funds from the Forest Service and the Department of
Agriculture to help fund these projects.
Minerals and Geology Management.--The Committee recommends
$73,791,000 for minerals and geology management.
Landownership Management.--The Committee recommends
$84,157,000 for landownership management.
Law Enforcement Operations.--The Committee recommends
$87,076,000 for law enforcement operations. Within the funds
provided, $900,000 shall be provided for counterdrug operations
on the Daniel Boone National Forest and $750,000 is for the
Forest Service to develop, in consultation with local law
enforcement officials, an emergency warning system for the
Spring Mountains NRA in Nevada.
The Committee has included bill language under
administrative provisions that allows the transfer of funds
from other accounts to the law enforcement program. These
transfers are necessary to realign the law enforcement budget
so that it will pay full indirect costs in the same fashion as
all other agency programs.
Valles Caldera.--The Committee has provided $3,650,000 for
the Valles Caldera Trust for management activities at the Baca
Ranch, New Mexico which is $2,658,000 above the request.
Other.--The Committee directs that overall funding for the
Land Between the Lakes NRA be no less than $7,900,000. The
Forest Service should determine the funding mix from all
accounts.
The Committee did not move funds for hazardous fuels
reduction from the wildland fire account to the National Forest
System appropriation as proposed in the request. However, the
Committee has included bill language under the wildland fire
management appropriation allowing transfer of these funds to
the National Forest System account at the discretion of the
Chief of the Forest Service following notification of the
Committee.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2005 (including emergency
appropriations)..................................... $2,098,487,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 1,444,267,000
House allowance......................................... 1,790,506,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,745,531,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Wildland Fire Management provides funding for fire
management including preparedness and fire suppression
operations on National Forest System and adjacent lands, and
also supports the National Fire Plan. The program seeks to
protect life, property, and natural resources on the
192,000,000 acres of National Forest System lands, as well as
on an additional 20,000,000 acres of adjacent State and private
lands. The program recognizes that wildfire is a critical
natural process that must be integrated into land and resource
management plans and activities on a landscape scale across
agency boundaries.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$1,745,531,000 for wildland fire management activities, which
is $352,956,000 below the enacted level, $301,264,000 above the
request, and $44,975,000 below the House recommendation. Of the
increase above the request, $281,000,000 is explained by virtue
of keeping the hazardous fuels reduction program in the fire
account instead of moving it to the National Forest System
appropriation as proposed in the request. The Committee has
included bill language allowing transfer of these funds to the
National Forest System account following notification of the
Committees on Appropriations.
The Committee recommendation includes $676,014,000 for
preparedness. Funding for the joint fire science program is not
included under preparedness but instead the Committee has
provided these funds in the other fire operations account at
the requested level of $8,000,000.
The Committee notes once again that the amounts proposed
for preparedness in the request do not appear to be adequate to
maintain the agency's firefighting readiness capability at
current levels. Maintaining a robust initial attack capability
is a critical component of the National Fire Plan and also
reduces the overall costs of firefighting by containing fires
before they escalate and cause loss of life and property as
well as natural resource damage. Therefore, the agency shall
analyze current readiness levels to determine whether
maintaining preparedness resources in the field at a level not
less than fiscal year 2005 will, based on the best information
available, result in lower overall firefighting costs. If the
Forest Service makes such a determination, the Committee
directs the Forest Service to adjust the levels for
preparedness and suppression accordingly and report on these
adjustments to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations. The Secretary of Agriculture should advise the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in writing prior
to the decision.
The Committee has provided $700,492,000 for fire
suppression. This level of funding exceeds the 10 year average
for suppression by $45,560,000.
The Committee has provided a total of $369,025,000 for
other fire operations. As stated earlier, $281,000,000 is
included for hazardous fuels reduction which fully funds the
request. Of the funds provided for hazardous fuels reduction
$1,500,000 shall be used to continue work on the Santa Fe
Watershed Thinning Project on the Santa Fe National Forest.
The Committee understands that the Forest Service plans to
expend $1,600,000 during fiscal year 2006 for work at the
Ecological Restoration Institute [ERI] at Northern Arizona
University through a cooperative agreement between the parties.
The Committee believes this is an efficient arrangement for
furthering the agency's mission in reducing hazardous fuels.
The remaining funds within the other fire appropriations
account are allocated as follows, $18,385,000 for research and
development, which is $1,500,000 above the request; $2,000,000
for rehabilitation and restoration; $8,000,000 for the joint
fire science program; $40,179,000 for the State fire assistance
program; $7,889,000 for volunteer fire assistance; and
$11,572,000 for forest health activities as proposed in the
request.
Within the funds provided for research and development,
$1,500,000 shall be allocated to the National Center for
Landscape Fire Analysis at the University of Montana, of which
$350,000 shall be to continue work in conjunction with the
University of Idaho on the FRAMES project.
Within the funds provided for State fire assistance,
$6,500,000 is for activities in Alaska, primarily in areas
affected by the Spruce Bark Beetle which has caused a severe
fire danger in areas adjacent to many communities. These funds
are to be distributed as follows: $2,100,000 to the Kenai
Peninsula Borough, $1,500,000 to the Municipality of Anchorage
to remove dead and dying trees caused by Spruce Bark beetle,
$1,000,000 for the Fairbanks North Star Borough, $1,600,000 for
the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and $300,000 for the Cook Inlet
Tribal Council. Each of the amounts in this paragraph shall be
distributed in the form of an advanced direct lump sum payment.
None of the funds may be used for the purchase of equipment.
The Committee notes that progress has been made in treating
the forest health and hazardous fuels problems facing many
forests. The Committee believes that greater funding for the
hazardous fuels program, the passage of the Healthy Forests
Restoration Act, and authorization of stewardship contracting
are playing an important role in addressing the unhealthy state
of many Federal forests. However, the Committee is concerned
that prescribed burning treatments may not always be compatible
with the need to better utilize commercially valuable biomass
products. The Forest Service shall coordinate with the Bureau
of Land Management to develop an annual report that describes
by administrative unit (National Forest or BLM District) the
number of acres of each fire regime and condition class managed
during the previous year and which method of treatment was
utilized. In addition, the report shall include the quantity of
commercially valuable biomass products from the treatment areas
prior to prescribed burning.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish utilization
goals for hazardous fuels reduction and restoration projects
that include volume (in tons and acres treated) of low-value
and small diameter trees. The Secretary shall also report to
Congress on the percentage of contracts that contained
utilization criteria that were awarded to enterprises as
directed in section 202 of Public Law 108-148. The Committee
recognizes that utilization of timber related biomass is
largely market driven but the Committee directs the Secretary
to encourage utilization of small diameter trees by making
those trees available to markets and by reducing barriers to
this use through flexible contract provisions. Utilization
goals shall include low-value and small diameter trees used for
the full range of wood products, including timber, engineered
lumber, paper and pulp, furniture and value added commodities,
pellets, and other innovative uses, as well as bio-energy and
bio-based products such as plastics, ethanol and diesel. The
Committee believes that supporting new markets for low-value
and small diameter trees will help to reduce the costs of
hazardous fuels reduction projects and allow the agency to
treat more acres.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Appropriations, 2005 (including emergency
appropriations)..................................... $589,906,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 380,792,000
House allowance......................................... 468,260,000
Committee recommendation................................ 409,751,000
The Committee recommends $409,751,000 for capital
improvement and maintenance, which is $104,950,000 below the
enacted level (excluding emergency appropriations), $28,959,000
above the budget request, and $58,509,000 below the House
recommendation.
The Committee agrees to the following distribution of
funds:
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Committee
Budget estimate recommendation Change
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Facilities................................................ $117,716,000 $120,666,000 +$2,950,000
Roads..................................................... 189,559,000 215,568,000 +26,009,000
Trails.................................................... 63,792,000 63,792,000 ................
Infrastructure improvement................................ 9,725,000 9,725,000 ................
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Total, capital improvement and maintenance.......... 380,792,000 409,751,000 +28,959,000
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Facilities.--The Committee recommends $120,666,000 for
facilities capital improvement and maintenance. Of the funds
provided $51,522,000 is for maintenance and $69,144,000 is for
capital improvement. Increases above the request are for the
following projects: $950,000 is for facilities improvements on
the Monongahela National Forest, $2,000,000 is continue work on
the Smith County Lake project in Mississippi, and $1,500,000 is
for various infrastructure improvement on the Valles Caldera
Preserve. The Committee has not included $10,000,000 for the
Forest Products Lab [FPL] as proposed in the request. Instead
the Committee has provided $2,800,000 for this project which
will allow the FPL to complete work on the durability test
facility. The agency has not undertaken a strategic analysis of
this entire project which was recommended by a consultant hired
by the Forest Service. The Committee believes that the agency
should not go forward until it has completed a strategic plan
to ensure that the project fits within the overall mission of
the national research program over the long term.
The Committee has included bill language under Title V
which provides new authorities for the agency to sell unneeded
facilities and retain the proceeds for maintenance and capital
improvement needs. It is anticipated that the agency will raise
in excess of $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2006 which will offset
the reduction in appropriated funds. As part of this proposal,
the agency will also establish a new working capital fund and
assess each program area based on the amount of office space it
occupies. This practice should provide an incentive for program
managers to more efficiently utilize space and it will also
reduce the Agency's deferred maintenance backlog.
Roads.--The Committee recommends $215,568,000 for road
maintenance and capital improvement. Of the funds provided,
$148,066,000 is for maintenance and $67,502,000 is for capital
improvement. Increases above the request are $2,300,000 for
road improvements on the Monongahela National Forest,
$4,000,000 for road improvements on the Tongass National
Forest, and $3,000,000 for improvements on the Jarbidge Canyon
Road in Nevada. The Committee has included bill language
allowing the Forest Service to transfer a portion of the funds
for the Jarbidge project to the Bureau of Land Management and
the Fish and Wildlife Service in order to expedite the project.
Trails.--The Committee recommends $63,792,000 for trail
maintenance and capital improvement. Of these funds $37,540,000
is for trail maintenance and $26,252,000 is for capital
improvements.
Infrastructure Improvement.--The Committee recommends
$9,725,000 for infrastructure improvement.
LAND ACQUISITION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $61,007,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 40,000,000
House allowance......................................... 15,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 44,925,000
The Committee recommends $44,925,000 for land acquisition,
which is $16,082,000 below the fiscal year 2005 enacted level,
$4,925,000 above the budget request, and $29,925,000 over the
House recommendation.
The Committee recommends the following distribution of
funds:
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State Forest Project recommendation
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AL Multiple Alabama National $500,000
Forests.
AR Multiple Arkansas Forests...... 1,000,000
AZ Coconino Sedona/Red Rocks/Oak 1,000,000
Creek.
CA Six Rivers Goose Creek-Smith 1,000,000
River.
CA Tahoe Middle Yuba-Baker Pass 500,000
CA/OR/WA Multiple Pacific Crest Trail... 500,000
CO White River High Elk Corridor..... 500,000
GA Chattahoochee-Oconee Georgia Mountains 500,000
Riparian Project.
ID Payette Thunder Mountain...... 1,000,000
IL Shawnee Illinois Disappearing 500,000
Habitat.
IN Hoosier Hoosier Unique Areas.. 500,000
KY Daniel Boone Daniel Boone National 1,000,000
Forest.
MN Chippewa/Superior Minnesota Wilderness.. 125,000
MS Delta National Forest ...................... 1,500,000
MT Helena & Lolo NFs Blackfoot Challenge... 6,000,000
MT Flathead Swan Valley........... 3,000,000
MT Helena Spring Hill........... 600,000
MT Beaverhead/Deerlodge Selway Valley Preserve 1,500,000
MT Gallatin Greater Yellowstone 1,000,000
Area.
OR/WA Multiple Columbia River Gorge 2,000,000
NSA.
SC Francis Marion-Sumter Francis Marion........ 500,000
SD Black Hills Lady C Ranch.......... 1,500,000
UT Multiple Bonneville Shoreline 1,500,000
Trail.
UT Wasatch-Cache High Uintas........... 1,000,000
VT Green Mtn ...................... 1,000,000
WA Okanogan-Wenatchee I-90 Corridor......... 1,200,000
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SUBTOTAL, LINE 30,925,000
ITEM PROJECTS.
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Cash equalization..... 500,000
Crit. Inholdings/ 1,000,000
wilderness protection.
Acquisition Management 12,500,000
(incl. Cash
Equilization).
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TOTAL, FS LAND 44,925,000
ACQUISITION.
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The Committee has previously provided funding for Pacific
Northwest Streams projects located in Oregon and Washington and
understands some funds remain unspent. The Committee expects
the purchase of the Rader property located in the Mount Baker-
Snoqualmie National Forest to receive the highest priority for
funding using these unobligated sums.
From the funds made available for land acquisition for the
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, the Committee
requests the Forest Service consider the acquisition of GIP
Tract number 432 located at township 1 north, range 5 east,
section 16, W.M., in Skamania County at a fair market value as
determined by Federal appraisal guidelines. The Forest Service
shall report back to the Committee prior to March 15, 2006, if
the service and parcel owner are unable to agree on fair market
value.
Due to continued constraints on funding for land
acquisition and the ongoing prospect of borrowing for fire
suppression, it remains important that funding provided for
land acquisition be obligated promptly. The Committee notes the
annual unobligated balance reporting requirement included in
its fiscal year 2004 report, and urges timely submission of the
report.
The Committee is aware of the pressing land acquisition
needs in the Wisconsin National Forests (Chequamegon and
Nicolet) and will consider options to address these needs as
the bill proceeds.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS, SPECIAL ACTS
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $1,054,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 1,069,000
House allowance......................................... 1,069,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,069,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,069,000,
which is an increase of $15,000 over the enacted level and
equal to the budget request and the House recommendation. These
funds are derived from receipts at certain forests.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $231,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 234,000
House allowance......................................... 234,000
Committee recommendation................................ 234,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $234,000,
which is a $3,000 increase over the enacted level and equal to
the budget request and the House recommendation. 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, 2005.................................... $3,021,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 2,963,000
House allowance......................................... 2,963,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,963,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,963,000,
which is a decrease of $58,000 from the enacted level and equal
to the request and the House recommendation. 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, 2005.................................... $64,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 64,000
House allowance......................................... 64,000
Committee recommendation................................ 64,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $64,000, the
same as the enacted level, the budget estimate and the House
recommendation. 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, 2005.................................... $5,879,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 5,467,000
House allowance......................................... 5,467,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,067,000
The Committee recommends $5,067,000 for subsistence
management of forest lands in the State of Alaska, which is a
decrease of $812,000 from the enacted level and $400,000 below
the budget request and the House recommendation.
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
$3,300,000 in private contributions on a 1-for-1 basis for
projects on National Forest System lands or related to Forest
Service programs. The Committee has authorized up to $350,000
of Federal funds to be used for administrative expenses of the
Foundation.
Language is included which provides funds for the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation in the amount of $2,650,000 on a
1-for-1 matching basis with private contributions for projects
on or benefiting National Forest System lands.
Language is included which allows the Forest Service to
transfer appropriated funds to the Bureau of Land Management
from the National Forest System account for work related to the
management of wild horses and burros. The amount of funds
transferred with this authority should be displayed in
subsequent budget justifications.
The Committee notes the Defense Department closing of the
Roosevelt School in Puerto Rico, and has included language to
provide for the use of funds by the Forest Service for expenses
associated with primary and secondary schooling for employees
stationed in Puerto Rico prior to the date of this Act.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $2,596,492,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 2,732,298,000
House allowance......................................... 2,732,298,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,732,323,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Indian Health Service [IHS] is the Agency within the
Department of Health and Human Services that has responsibility
for providing Federal health services to American Indians and
Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of
federally recognized tribes grew out of the special government-
to-government relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes. This relationship, established in 1787, is based
on Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, and has been given
form and substance by numerous treaties, laws, Supreme Court
decisions, and Executive Orders.
The IHS currently provides health services to approximately
1.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to
more than 557 federally recognized tribes in 35 States. IHS
services are provided directly and through tribally contracted
and operated health programs. Health services also include
health care purchased from more than 9,000 private providers
annually. The Federal system consists of 36 hospitals, 61
health centers, 49 health stations, and 5 residential treatment
centers. In addition, 34 urban Indian health projects provide a
variety of health and referral services.
The IHS clinical staff consist of approximately 2,700
nurses, 900 physicians, 350 engineers, 450 pharmacists, 300
dentists, 150 sanitarians and 83 physician assistants. The IHS
also employs various allied health professionals, such as
nutritionists, health administrators, engineers, and medical
records administrators.
Through Public Law 93-638 self-determination contracts,
American Indian tribes and Alaska Native corporations
administer 13 hospitals, 158 health centers, 28 residential
treatment centers, 76 health stations, and 170 Alaska village
clinics.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $2,732,323,000 for Indian health
services, an increase of $135,831,000 above the fiscal year
2005 enacted level and $25,000 above the budget request and the
House allowance. The increase to the budget request is provided
to increase base funding for the InMed program at the
University of North Dakota to $775,000. In agreement with the
budget request, the Committee has recommended operational
increases of $29,301,000 for pay and benefits, $30,850,000 for
the staffing of new facilities, $5,000,000 for contract support
costs, $31,498,000 for population growth and $42,212,000 for
medical inflation. It is the Committee's understanding that all
programs funded within the services appropriation are assumed
to be recurring unless specifically designated to the contrary.
The Committee expects the Service to manage its loan repayment
program in the same manner as it has previous years.
Language is retained in the bill designating $15,000,000
for alcohol prevention and treatment work in Alaska, from which
amounts are to be distributed among the program's participants
as specified in the joint explanatory statement accompanying
the fiscal 2005 conference report (House Rept. 108-792). The
budget request proposed to eliminate the direction associated
with these funds. Language is also retained in the bill in
Title IV, General Provisions, continuing the demonstration
program of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota,
which provides bonus payments to health professionals. This
provision, too, was proposed for elimination in the budget
request. In agreement with the budget request, the Committee
supports continued funding for the Alaska Federal Health Care
Access Network, InPsych programs at the University of Montana
and the University of North Dakota, as well as the Recruitment
of American Indians into Nursing [RAIN] program at the
University of North Dakota, at no less than the current year
enacted levels. The Committee remains supportive of the
Service's work with the Joslin diabetes program and encourages
the continuation of this collaborative effort in the coming
fiscal year.
The Committee has included language in the bill to provide
the Bureau of Indian Affairs with access to Indian Health
Service records as necessary for the implementation of certain
provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Specifically, the Act provides for the creation of a
comprehensive system of coordinated services to ensure adequate
health and human services for American Indian and Alaska Native
children with disabilities, who are enrolled in Bureau-funded
schools, and this provision provides a mechanism for
identifying those children.
The Committee is pleased to receive an interim report from
the Indian Health Service on the implementation of the Special
Diabetes Program for Indians established in the Balanced Budget
Act of 1997. Diabetes is a particularly serious chronic disease
that disproportionately affects American Indians and Alaska
Natives. This program will provide over $1,100,000,000 for
prevention and treatment programs over 10-year period. The
interim report provides valuable information on the extent of
this serious disease, best practice models that have been
developed to prevent and treat diabetes, and on the utilization
of these funds to provide actual services to native peoples.
This knowledge will help build a stronger, more effective
program in future years.
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $388,574,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 315,668,000
House allowance......................................... 370,774,000
Committee recommendation................................ 335,643,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Indian health services are provided in over 500 IHS and
tribal health care facilities scattered throughout many States,
mostly in rural and isolated areas. Total space is over 1.4
million square meters, of which the Government owns
approximately 65 percent and the tribes 35 percent. The IHS
health facilities account provides funds for the maintenance
and improvement, sanitation, health facilities construction,
equipment, and environmental health support programs operated
by the Service.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $335,643,000 for Indian health
facilities, a decrease of $52,931,000 from the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, an increase of $19,975,000 above the budget
request, and a decrease of $35,131,000 below the House
allowance. Changes to the budget request include increases of
$975,000 for maintenance and improvement, and $2,000,000 for
facilities and environmental health support. This last amount
is provided to assist the Service, through its headquarters
operations, in addressing inherently Federal functions such as
new real property asset management requirements. A proposed
increase of $17,000,000 for health facilities construction will
provide a total amount of $20,326,000 for these activities, to
be distributed as follows:
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Project Budget request recommendation
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Fort Belknap, MT staff quarters......... $3,326,000 $3,326,000
Phoenix Indian Medical Center, AZ....... .............. 8,000,000
Barrow Hospital, AK..................... .............. 5,000,000
Nome Hospital, AK....................... .............. 3,000,000
Mobile dental units..................... .............. 1,000,000
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Total............................. 3,326,000 20,326,000
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The Committee understands that funds provided for the Fort
Belknap staff quarters will complete this construction project.
The amount provided to the Phoenix Indian Medical Center is to
be used to start construction of the SW ambulatory care clinic.
Funds for the Barrow hospital are provided to complete design
of the facility and begin construction. The amount specified
for the Nome hospital will be used to continue planning and
design of the facility. In conjunction with this project, the
Committee has included language in the bill authorizing the
Service to construct a facility on land owned by the Norton
Sound Health Corporation.
As in previous years, the Committee urges the Service that
funding for construction of a new drinking water system for the
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho
should continue at the highest level possible within the
current IHS priority list for the sanitation facilities
construction program.
Both the budget request and the Committee recommendation
for health facilities construction for fiscal year 2006 contain
substantially lower funding levels than amounts provided in
previous years. The administration has proposed a pause in
construction while attempting to bolster health services
funding to more adequately reflect the level of need throughout
Indian country. In large part, the Committee concurs with this
temporary arrangement, particularly since the Service, in
consultation with the tribes, is still in the midst of revising
its construction priority system. The Committee understands
that this situation is temporary and, therefore, expects to see
a more aggressive construction schedule planned in future
budget requests. In the meantime, the Committee strongly urges
the Service to complete its revisions and issue a new policy
for construction priorities that better accommodates tribal
needs. The Committee notes that the Service has been studying
this issue at length for several years and, therefore, should
be in a position to complete its work in the very near future.
The Committee is aware that Public Law 108-437, the ``Three
Affiliated Tribes Health Facility Compensation Act,'' was
enacted on December 3, 2004. As stated in the congressional
findings of that Act, the United States made a commitment in
1949 to replace vital infrastructure on the Fort Berthold
Indian Reservation. That infrastructure was lost as a result of
flooding associated with the construction of the Garrison Dam
and Reservoir. While the Committee wishes to reiterate this 56-
year-old commitment, it also recognizes that funding for
construction of Indian Health Service facilities is currently
limited to only those facilities already on the IHS
construction priority list, and that the facility authorized by
the Act is not on that list. The Committee does not wish to
bypass the current priority list, since some of the projects on
that list have been waiting a decade or more to be funded.
However, the Committee does recognize the unique Federal
responsibility for replacing the facility on the Fort Berthold
Reservation and expects the Federal Government to fulfill its
promise. The Committee therefore urges the administration to
give this project full and fair consideration as the priority
list is updated.
National Institutes of Health
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, an
agency within the National Institutes of Health, was authorized
in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, to conduct
multidisciplinary research and training activities associated
with the Nation's Hazardous Substance Superfund program, and in
section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorizations
Act of 1986, to conduct training and education of workers who
are or may be engaged in activities related to hazardous waste
removal or containment or emergency response.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $79,842,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 80,289,000
House allowance......................................... 80,289,000
Committee recommendation................................ 80,289,000
The Committee recommends $80,289,000 for the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, an increase of
$447,000 over the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and the same
as the budget request and the House allowance.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[ATSDR], an agency of the Public Health Service, was created in
section 104(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. The ATSDR's primary
mission is to conduct surveys and screening programs to
determine relationships between exposure to toxic substances
and illness. Other activities include the maintenance and
annual update of a list of hazardous substances most commonly
found at Superfund sites, the preparation of toxicological
profiles on each such hazardous substance, consultations on
health issues relating to exposure to hazardous or toxic
substances, and the development and implementation of certain
research activities related to ATSDR's mission.
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $76,041,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 76,024,000
House allowance......................................... 76,024,000
Committee recommendation................................ 76,024,000
The Committee recommends $76,024,000 for the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which is a decrease of
$17,000 from the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and the same as
the budget request and the House recommendation.
The Committee recognizes that significant savings have been
achieved through the consolidation of ATSDR administrative
functions within the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Committee remains interested in seeing that administrative
costs are assigned to benefiting agencies in an equitable and
transparent manner, and urges that a more thorough discussion
of these costs and charges be included in future ATSDR budget
justifications.
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $3,258,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 2,717,000
House allowance......................................... 2,717,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,717,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Council on Environmental Quality/Office of
Environmental Quality was established by the National
Environmental Policy Act and the Environmental Quality
Improvement Act of 1970. The Council serves as a source of
environmental expertise and policy analysis for the White
House, Executive Office of the President, and other Federal
agencies. CEQ promulgates regulations binding on all Federal
agencies to implement the procedural provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act and resolves interagency environmental
disputes informally and through issuance of findings and
recommendations.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $2,717,000 for the Council on
Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality,
which is a decrease of $541,000 from the fiscal year 2005
enacted level and the same as the budget request and the House
recommendation. The decrease from the enacted level is largely
a result of health center and space costs being centralized in
the Office of Administration within the Executive Office of the
President.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board was
authorized by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to
investigate accidental releases of certain chemical substances
resulting in, or that may cause, serious injury, death,
substantial property damage, or serious adverse effects on
human health. It became operational in fiscal year 1998.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $9,424,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 9,200,000
House allowance......................................... 9,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,200,000
The Committee recommends $9,200,000 for the Chemical Safety
and Hazard Investigation Board, the same as the budget request
and a decrease of $224,000 from the fiscal year 2005 enacted
level. The change from the enacted level is comprised of an
increase of $173,000 for salaries and expenses and a reduction
of $397,000 for the emergency fund.
The Committee has again included bill language limiting the
number of career senior executive service positions to three
and bill language identifying the EPA Inspector General as the
Inspector General for the Board.
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation was
established by Public law 93-531, and is authorized for
appropriation through fiscal year 2008 following the enactment
of Public Law 108-204. The Office is charged with planning and
conducting relocation activities associated with the settlement
of land disputes between the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe. The
Office continues relocation efforts and is slated to move 110
clients to new lands in fiscal year 2006.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $4,930,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 8,601,000
House allowance......................................... 8,601,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,601,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,601,000,
which $3,671,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and
equal to both the budget request and the House recommendation.
The reduced level in fiscal year 2005 was due to the use of
carry over funds.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development
The Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture
and Arts Development [IAIA] was founded in 1962 as a Bureau of
Indian Affairs [BIA] high school. The Institute was moved out
of the BIA in 1988 to become a federally chartered 4-year
college governed by a board of trustees appointed by the
President and confirmed by the Senate. Its mission is to serve
as the national center of research, training, language and
scholarship for Native Americans and Alaska Natives through the
dedicated study, creative application, preservation and care of
Native cultures and arts. Today, IAIA is fully accredited by
the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by
the National Association of Schools of Arts and Design, the
only national professional accrediting agency in higher
education covering the entire field of art and design that is
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. In addition to
its academic programs, IAIA houses the National Collection of
Contemporary Indian Art and carries the designation as the
National Repository for Native Languages. IAIA's operations are
funded by direct Federal support and a diversified private
sector approach to foundations, corporations, tribes and
individual donors.
PAYMENTS TO THE INSTITUTE
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $5,916,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 6,300,000
House allowance......................................... 6,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,300,000
The Committee recommends $6,300,000 for the Institute of
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development,
an increase of $384,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted
level and the same amount as the budget request and the House
allowance. The additional funding will assist the Institute in
meeting its fixed cost increases.
Smithsonian Institution
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $489,035,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 524,135,000
House allowance......................................... 524,381,000
Committee recommendation................................ 524,135,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Congress established the Smithsonian Institution in 1846 to
administer a large bequest left to the United States by James
Smithson, an English scientist, for the purpose of establishing
in Washington, DC, an institution ``. . . for the increase and
diffusion of knowledge among men.'' The act establishing the
Smithsonian provided for the administration of the trust,
independent of the Government itself, by a Board of Regents and
a Secretary, who were given broad discretion in the use of
these funds. The board was to be composed of both private
citizens and members of all three branches of the Federal
Government in order to ensure ``the wise and faithful use'' of
the Institution's funds. The trust funds were permanently
loaned to the Treasury to be maintained in a separate account;
and the principal was to be maintained and the interest from
that money used for the operation of the Institution.
Construction of the Smithsonian Castle was completed in 1855
and collections that the Government had accepted on behalf of
the Institution were moved into the building. One hundred and
fifty years since its doors first opened, the Smithsonian
Institution today is the world's largest museum and research
complex, housing approximately 144 million objects and
specimens, and receiving an estimated 25 million visitors to
its museums and nearly 40,000 visits by researchers to its
facilities annually.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $524,135,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, an increase of
$35,100,000, or 7 percent, above the fiscal year 2005 enacted
level, which meets the budget request and is $246,000 below the
House allowance.
In agreement with the budget request, program increases
include $9,000,000 for the reopening of the National Portrait
Gallery and the American Art Museum, $1,000,000 for collections
care, $1,000,000 for repatriation activities, $5,500,000 for
facilities maintenance, $940,000 for IT programs, and $452,000
for audit costs. An amount of $18,401,000 is provided to meet
fixed cost adjustments such as pay, rent, and utilities. An
increase of $2,428,000 is provided for operations of the
National Zoological Park, which is $154,000 above the budget
request for this activity. The Committee has not agreed to the
proposed increase of $1,154,000 for the National Museum of
African American History and Culture and continues funding at
the current year enacted level of $3,944,000. The Committee
remains supportive of this new museum and will make every
effort to meet future requests for additional funds, either
through the annual budget process or by reprogramming request,
as the pace of development accelerates. Decreases proposed in
the budget request and agreed to by the Committee include
$1,732,000 for non-recurring costs of the National Museum of
the American Indian, $949,000 for deferred telephone
modernization work, $440,000 for the Information Resource
Management Pool and $500,000 for a soils research initiative at
STRI. The Committee does not agree to the proposed reduction of
$1,000,000 to the Institution's Outreach activity and has
restored that amount to ensure the funding for programs such as
SITES will be continued at no less than the current year
enacted levels.
Administrative provisions relating to the Smithsonian
Institution, which have been carried in this bill in past
years, have not been included by the Committee this year. The
Smithsonian should continue, however, to make every effort to
consult with the House and Senate Appropriations Committees
prior to undertaking any activity that would have a substantive
impact on its programs and/or annual appropriation. As a part
of this effort, the Smithsonian should review the revised
reprogramming guidelines included in the front of this report
to ensure that it will be in full compliance with these
requirements.
FACILITIES CAPITAL
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $126,123,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 90,900,000
House allowance......................................... 90,900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 100,000,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Smithsonian Institution's facilities inventory has
expanded over the years to include 18 museums and galleries, 10
science centers, a zoo, and other facilities--most located in
or near Washington, DC, with others in Massachusetts, New York,
Florida, Arizona, Hawaii, and the Republic of Panama. These
facilities include about 660 buildings and structures, owned
and leased, ranging from major museum buildings to storage
buildings and storage sheds. There are about 8.6 million square
feet of owned space and 1 million square feet of leased space.
More than half of the buildings owned by the Smithsonian are
more than 25 years old, 6 are designated as National Historic
Landmarks and about 40 are listed on the National Register of
Historic Places or otherwise eligible for special consideration
under Federal guidelines for historic buildings. The
Smithsonian's growth will continue for the foreseeable future
with the construction of an aircraft restoration area at the
Udvar-Hazy Center, which should be completed in 2008, and the
design and construction of a National Museum of African
American History and Culture, authorized by Congress in 2003.
This vast campus, much of which houses priceless collections
and is open to the public daily, presents significant
challenges for meeting the repair, revitalization, and
construction requirements of the Institution.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for the Smithsonian
Institution's facilities capital program, a decrease of
$26,123,000 from the fiscal year 2005 enacted level and an
increase of $9,100,000 over the budget request and the House
allowance. The reduction from the enacted level reflects, in
part, a decrease of $44,000,000 resulting from completion of
the restoration of the Patent Office Building.
Increases proposed in the budget request and supported by
the Committee for revitalization activities include $8,400,000
for the National Museum of American History for a total project
amount of $18,400,000; $5,800,000 for the National Museum of
Natural History for a total project amount of $12,800,000;
$7,900,000 for anti-terrorism protection; and an additional
$9,000,000 for a total of $15,000,000 for other smaller
revitalization projects throughout the Institution. An increase
of $9,100,000 above the budget request of $9,000,000 for
construction provides a total of $18,100,000 for the POD 5
Museum Support Center storage facility that will house
approximately 365,000 gallons of alcohol-stored collections
when completed. An increase of $1,100,000 for facilities
planning and design provides a total amount of $9,000,000 for
these activities in the coming fiscal year. Decreases of
$44,000,000 for completion of the Patent Office Building,
$6,500,000 for activities at the National Zoological Park, and
$17,600,000 for the Arts and Industries building closure have
also been assumed in agreement with the budget request. An
amount of $5,800,000 remains in the budget to complete the
relocation of staff, collections and equipment from the Arts
and Industries building. To date, $13,200,000 has been
appropriated to initiate design of the future restoration of
this historic landmark. The reduction to the budget for the
National Zoo provides a base of $13,000,000 for its facilities
capital projects.
In recent months, there has been much focus on the proposed
canopy design that would enclose the courtyard of the Old
Patent Office Building. The National Capital Planning
Commission approved both the concept and the preliminary design
for the canopy. The Commission of Fine Arts completed its
review in January 2005, approving the final design of the
canopy enclosure, but not approving the Smithsonian's
submission for reconstruction of the south stairs to the
building. Both the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
and the National Capital Planning Commission have since
rejected the canopy or any roof enclosure unless a commitment
is made to reconstruct the south stairs, the same proposal
rejected by the Commission of Fine Arts earlier in the process.
The Committee understands the Smithsonian has committed to
reconstruct the south stairs with private funds. With
disagreement among the reviewing agencies, and the Smithsonian
now forced to incur additional costs of no less than $7,000,000
to $10,000,000 as work is stopped on a project that in concept
was authorized by Public Law 108-72, the Committee finds it
highly unfortunate that accommodation appears to be beyond the
reach of all interested parties. The Committee further notes
the difficulty inherent in providing additional Federal funding
for revitalization work outside the scope of the original
project given current budgetary constraints. The Committee
urges the Smithsonian and the National Capital Planning
Commission to work together to reach an agreement so this
project can go forward as authorized.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 by a joint
resolution of Congress accepting Andrew W. Mellon's gift to the
Nation of his art collection. The generosity of the Mellon
family also provided the funds to construct the Gallery's two
landmark buildings, the West Building, designed by Alexander
Pope and completed in 1941, and the East Building, completed in
1978 and designed by I.M. Pei. In 1999, an outdoor sculpture
garden was created with funding from the Cafritz Foundation.
Today, these two buildings and the Sculpture Garden form a
museum complex that houses one of the world's premier art
collections. Since its founding, Federal funds have been
appropriated to ensure the operation and maintenance and the
protection and care of this collection, enabling the Gallery to
remain open 363 days a year at no charge to visitors. Private
contributions are used by the Gallery for art acquisition and
conservation, scholarly and scientific research, exhibitions,
and educational outreach programs.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $91,708,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 97,100,000
House allowance......................................... 97,100,000
Committee recommendation................................ 96,600,000
The Committee recommends $96,600,000 for salaries and
expenses of the National Gallery of Art, an increase of
$4,892,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level, and a
decrease of $500,000 below the budget request and the House
allowance. The decrease from the budget request has been taken
as a general reduction to be met through administrative
savings. Additional funds are provided for the Gallery to meet
its fixed costs increases for pay, benefits, utilities, and
other operational requirements. The 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, 2005.................................... $10,946,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 16,200,000
House allowance......................................... 16,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,000,000
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the repair,
restoration and renovation of facilities at the National
Gallery of Art, a decrease of $1,200,000 from the budget
request and an increase of $4,054,000 above the fiscal year
2005 enacted level.
In fiscal years 2004 and 2005, funding for facilities
capital projects was reduced in order to provide additional
funds for critical needs in areas such as information
technology and security. The increase proposed for fiscal year
2006 would restore this account to a level that more adequately
meets the Gallery's annual facilities requirements as detailed
in its Master Facilities Plan.
In fiscal year 2006 renovation will begin on the West
Building chiller plant. Construction will also begin on Work
Area #3 at the West Building's east end, a space that includes
some of the art conservation laboratories, an art storage vault
and galleries on the main floor. Mechanical, electrical and
plumbing systems will be renovated and fire protection/life
safety improvements made. While the first phases of this
project will be initiated in fiscal year 2006, the bulk of the
work to be accomplished will occur in fiscal year 2007. In
order to avoid scheduling delays and related additional costs,
the Committee has included bill language authorizing the
Gallery to contract for the full scope of the project.
In reviewing the table of project costs associated with the
Master Facilities Plan, the Committee notes that annual rental
costs of $2,500,000 are included as an off-site relocation
expense in the facilities account. The Committee recognizes the
need for temporary swing space during major construction
activity and had been informed by the Gallery that such rental
space would be necessary through 2012/13. However, as there is
now an extended off-site relocation plan estimated at
$29,400,000 for fiscal years 2016 and beyond, it would appear
that the relocation of staff to rental space is relatively
permanent. In the Committee's view, therefore, this amount
should be shown in future budget submissions as an annual
operating expense within the salaries and expenses account
rather than absorbed into the no-year appropriation for
construction.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Originally established in 1958 as the National Cultural
Center and an independently administered bureau of the
Smithsonian Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts was designated a living memorial to President
Kennedy in 1964. The Kennedy Center building was constructed
with a combination of private contributions, Federal matching
funds and long-term revenue bonds held by the U.S. Department
of Treasury. Since 1972, Congress has provided funds for the
operations and repair of the presidential monument, initially
through the National Park Service and since 1995 to the Kennedy
Center Board of Trustees. Approximately 87 percent of the
Center's total annual operating budget is derived from non-
appropriated funds such as ticket sales, auxiliary income,
investment income and private contributions to support
performing arts programming and administrative activities.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $16,914,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 17,800,000
House allowance......................................... 17,800,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,800,000
The Committee recommends $17,800,000 for operations and
maintenance of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts, an increase of $886,000 above the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, which is the same amount as the budget request
and the House allowance. Additional funding is provided to
assist the Kennedy Center in meeting its fixed cost increases
for pay, benefits, utilities and facilities maintenance
contracts.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $16,107,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 15,200,000
House allowance......................................... 10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,200,000
The Committee recommends $15,200,000 for the Kennedy
Center's construction program, a reduction of $907,000 below
the fiscal year 2005 enacted level, the same amount as the
budget request and an increase of $5,200,000 above the House
allowance.
Life safety and accessibility issues, as well as the repair
of aging building systems, will continue to be addressed in
fiscal year 2006, with a primary focus on the Eisenhower
Theater. The project monthly progress reports prepared by the
Center have proven to be a useful tool for providing current
information on construction activities and should continue to
be shared with the Committee as they become available.
The Committee is aware that the Government Accountability
Office [GAO] recently completed a facilities review that cast
some doubt on the adequacy of fire protection measures put in
place by the Center during recent renovations. The Committee is
concerned that any outstanding safety issues be addressed as
quickly as possible to ensure that the Center is meeting in
full its responsibility to protect the visiting public. The
Committee supports the Kennedy Center's intention to hire a
qualified independent fire protection engineering firm at the
earliest possible date to conduct a peer review of the modeling
study and the life safety issues raised by the GAO. The
Committee expects to be kept informed as this process moves
forward and the analysis is completed.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $8,863,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 9,201,000
House allowance......................................... 9,085,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,201,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the
living, national memorial to President Wilson established by
Congress in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, DC. It's
mission is to commemorate the ideals and concerns of the former
president by providing a link between the world of ideas and
the world of policy; and by fostering research, study,
discussion and collaboration among a full spectrum of
individuals concerned with policy and scholarship in national
and world affairs. The Woodrow Wilson Center is a nonpartisan
institution that is supported by a combination of public and
private funds.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $9,201,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars, an increase of $338,000 above the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, the same amount as the budget request and
$116,000 above the House allowance. The proposed increase will
assist the Center in meeting escalating fixed costs such as pay
and stipend adjustments. The Committee expects these funds to
be distributed among the Center's various program activities as
displayed in the budget request.
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
Established in 1965 as an independent agency of the Federal
Government, the National Endowment for the Arts is the official
arts organization of the United States Government. The
Endowment is the largest annual funder of the arts in the
United States, helping to create regional theater, opera,
ballet, symphony orchestras, museums and other arts
organizations that Americans now enjoy. In its 38-year history,
the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded more than
120,000 grants that have brought art to Americans in
communities both large and small. The Arts Endowment, through
its competitive, peer reviewed grants process, uses the
majority of its annual operating funds to awards grants to non-
profit organizations for arts education, arts outreach,
artistic excellence and partnership agreements. In addition to
those activities, State and jurisdictional arts agencies are
awarded 40 percent of the Endowment's funds.
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $121,264,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 121,264,000
House allowance......................................... 131,264,000
Committee recommendation................................ 126,264,000
The Committee recommends $126,264,000 for the National
Endowment of the Arts, $5,000,000 above both the fiscal year
2005 enacted level and the budget request and a reduction of
$5,000,000 from the House allowance.
Proposed changes to the Endowment's current activity
levels, as outlined in the budget request, include a
redirection of $1,304,000 from grants programs to
administration/program support in order to maintain current
services; a reduction of $6,505,000 to the Challenge America
program; an increase of $6,028,000 for the American
Masterpieces initiative; and an overall programmatic increase
of $5,000,000. The Committee agrees to these proposals but
emphasizes its expectation that the American Masterpieces
program will be conducted through the same rigorous competition
and peer review process that is applied to other Endowment
programs.
Language is included in the bill directing the Endowment to
operate its grant programs in accordance with the provisions of
sections 309 and 311 of Public Law 108-108 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; and
the designation of a category for grants of national
significance. The Committee has also included language in title
IV of the bill to make permanent the Endowment's authority to
solicit and invest funds. The Committee has provided this
authority on an annual basis for the last several years.
The table at the back of the report displays the proposed
distribution of funds among the Endowment's activities.
The Committee recognizes the unique cultural, social and
educational contributions of the performing arts. Many
performing arts organizations in communities across the Nation
are revitalizing urban areas and offering unique educational
opportunities for students, the disabled and senior citizens.
The Committee is also aware of the valuable work the performing
arts have done for our military. The Committee congratulates
the Endowment on the many successful grants it has provided to
performing arts organizations in every State and urges it to
continue this strong show of support for the performing arts.
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH] was
established by the 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and
Humanities Act as an independent Federal agency of the United
States Government dedicated to supporting research, education,
preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Today, it
is the largest funder of humanities programs in the Nation.
NEH's longstanding tradition of a peer-reviewed competitive
grant process is designed to ensure that the most meritorious
projects are funded. Typically, NEH grants are used to support
cultural institutions, such as museums, archives, libraries,
colleges, universities, public television and radio stations,
and individual scholars. The NEH, through its State-Federal
partnership, also provides grants to State humanities councils
in all 50 States and the 6 territories.
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $122,156,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 122,605,000
House allowance......................................... 127,605,000
Committee recommendation................................ 127,605,000
The Committee recommends $127,605,000 for grants and
administration of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an
increase of $5,449,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted
level, $5,000,000 above the budget request and equal to the
House allowance.
The increase proposed in the budget request would be
derived by a commensurate reduction to the Matching Grants
account, as described below, and would be applied to the
administration activity to meet fixed cost increases. As in
past years, the Committee expects the Endowment to involve the
State humanities councils in the implementation of ``We the
People'' programs to the same degree that it has to date. The
table at the back of the report displays the proposed
distribution of funds among the Endowment's various activities.
The Committee has included language in title IV of the bill
to provide the Endowment with permanent authority to solicit
and invest funds. The Committee has included this language
annually for the past several years.
MATCHING GRANTS
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $15,898,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 15,449,000
House allowance......................................... 15,449,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,449,000
The Committee recommends $15,449,000 for the Matching
Grants account of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a
reduction of $449,000 from the fiscal year 2005 enacted level,
and the same amount as the budget request and the House
allowance. The Grants and Administration account has been
increased by this same amount, thereby assisting the Endowment
in maintaining current services and meeting fixed cost
increases.
Commission of Fine Arts
The Commission of Fine Arts was established in 1910 to fill
the need for a permanent agency whose members would be
qualified to make available to the Government expert opinion on
questions of art and architecture. The Commission's mission, as
design proposals are brought before it, is to safeguard and
improve the appearance and symbolic significance of the City as
a capital. The Commission provides knowledgeable advice on
matters pertaining to architecture, landscape architecture,
sculpture, painting and the decorative arts to all branches and
departments of the Federal and District of Columbia governments
when such matters affect the National Capital. The Commission
also must approve of the site and design of all commemorative
works and memorials erected in the District. The Commission
advises on the design of circulating and commemorative coinage
and must approve the siting and design for national memorials,
both in the United States and on foreign soil, in accordance
with the American Battle Monuments Act and the Commemorative
Works Act. The Commission also administers the National Capital
Arts and Cultural Affairs program, which was created by
Congress to benefit nonprofit local cultural entities.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $1,768,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 1,893,000
House allowance......................................... 1,893,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,893,000
The Committee recommends $1,893,000 for the Commission of
Fine Arts, an increase of $125,000 above the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, and the same amount as the budget request and
the House allowance.
Additional funds will assist the Commission in meeting
anticipated increases in pay, benefits, rent and other
operational expenses. An increase of $50,000 is included to
cover costs charged by the Department of the Interior's
National Business Center for producing and printing the
baseline accounting reports necessary for conducting an audit
as required by the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002.
In the future, the Committee urges the Department of the
Interior to account for the Commission as an add-on to the
Departmental audit report contract, a move which would
significantly lower the Commission's report production costs.
Inasmuch as the Department provides other administrative
services to the Commission on a reimbursable basis, it would
seem that there is some precedent for extending this
cooperation to the audit process.
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $6,902,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 7,000,000
House allowance......................................... 7,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,492,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program was
established by Public Law 99-190 to provide grants for general
operating support to District of Columbia nonprofit arts and
other cultural organizations. In fiscal year 1988,
administrative responsibility for the program was transferred
from the National Endowment for the Humanities to the
Commission of Fine Arts. In fiscal year 2004, this program
helped support 21 nationally renowned organizations in the
Nation's capital, providing funding for operating expenses,
jobs, and exhibits and performances that might not otherwise
have been possible.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $7,492,000 for the National
Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program, an increase of
$590,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level, and an
increase of $492,000 over the budget request and the House
allowance.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $4,536,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 4,988,000
House allowance......................................... 4,860,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,943,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 established
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as an independent
Federal agency. The Council's mission is to promote the
preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our Nation's
historic resources, and advise the President and Congress on
national historic preservation policy. It also provides a forum
for discussion of Federal activities, programs, and policies
that affect historic properties. One of the principal
responsibilities of the Council is to implement Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act, which requires that the
Council be given an opportunity to comment on the impacts of
projects or actions undertaken by other Federal agencies on
sites or structures eligible for inclusion in the National
Register of Historic Places.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $4,943,000 for the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation, which is an increase of
$407,000 over the fiscal year 2005 enacted level, a decrease of
$45,000 from the budget request, and an increase of $83,000
over the House recommendation. The amount provided does not
include the increase requested for data analysis associated
with production of a February 2006 report.
National Capital Planning Commission
The National Capital Planning Commission [NCPC] was
established in 1924 as a park planning agency. Two years later,
the Agency's role was expanded to included comprehensive
planning. The National Capital Planning Act of 1952 designated
the NCPC as the central planning agency for the Federal
Government in the National Capital Region. Major functions of
the Commission include preparation and adoption of the Federal
Elements of the Comprehensive Plan of the National Capital and
review D.C. elements for the Federal interest; preparation and
adoption of an annual 6-year Federal Capital Improvements
Program report for the region containing land acquisition and
development proposals from all Federal agencies; review of
plans and proposals submitted to the Commission; and
development of specialized plans for long-range development in
the National Capital Region.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $7,888,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 8,344,000
House allowance......................................... 8,177,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,244,000
The Committee recommends $8,244,000 for salaries and
expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission, an
increase of $356,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level,
$100,000 below the budget request, and $67,000 above the House
allowance.
The change to the budget request is a decrease of $100,000
for a GIS mapping initiative. The Committee does not object to
the Commission's participation in this multi-agency project to
the extent it can be supported within base funding. The
increase above the enacted level is provided to meet fixed cost
adjustments such as pay and utilities.
As it has done in past years, the Committee has included
language in the bill permitting the use of up to one-quarter of
1 percent of funds for official representational activities to
be used only when hosting international visitors associated
with the international capitals working group.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was created by
Congress in 1980 through Public Law 96-388 with the mandate to
operate and maintain a permanent living memorial museum to the
victims of the Holocaust; provide appropriate ways for the
Nation to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust through the
annual national civic observances known as the Days of
Remembrance; and carry out the recommendations of the
President's Commission on the Holocaust. The building that
houses the museum was constructed with private funds and opened
to the public in 1993. Since that time, the museum has
attracted 4-5 times the number of expected visitors and has
been highly successful in its fundraising efforts. In fiscal
year 2005, little more than a decade since the museum opened
its doors, non-appropriated sources of funding comprise nearly
50 percent of the museum's annual operating budget.
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $40,858,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 43,233,000
House allowance......................................... 41,880,000
Committee recommendation................................ 43,233,000
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $43,233,000 for expenses of the
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, an increase of
$2,375,000 above the fiscal year 2005 enacted level, the same
amount as the budget request and $1,353,000 above the House
allowance.
Additional expenses anticipated by the museum in the coming
fiscal year include $1,702,000 for federally mandated pay and
grade increases, $404,000 in escalating contract costs for
security, exhibition maintenance, IT network maintenance, and
database administration, a $600,000 increase in GSA rent and an
increase of $300,000 for utility costs.
The Committee understands that during a recent inspection
of the Ross Administrative Center building, museum facilities
staff found that the large stone parapets along the roof line
are no longer securely in place. Because of the threat to
public safety, exterior stone restoration of this historic
building will be required in the immediate future at an
estimated cost of $1,300,000. The Committee notes that this
unanticipated funding need will make it necessary for the
museum to revisit the repair and rehabilitation program
outlined in its fiscal year 2006 budget request. The museum
should continue to keep the Committee informed as further
adjustments to its $1,874,000 annual repair program are
considered.
Presidio Trust
Upon deciding that the U.S. Army would end its 148 year
presence at the Presidio, Congress created the Presidio Trust
as part of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of
1996. The Trust's mission is to preserve and enhance the
natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources of the
Presidio for public use in perpetuity, and to achieve long-term
financial sustainability through rental, lease and other
revenues derived from the use of Presidio buildings and spaces.
The Trust manages the interior 80 percent of Presidio lands
(known as Area B), including most buildings and infrastructure.
The National Park Service manages coastal areas (known as Area
A) as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Appropriations for the Trust are expected to decline from year
to year, and to cease entirely at or before the end of fiscal
year 2012.
PRESIDIO TRUST FUND
Appropriations, 2005.................................... $19,722,000
Budget estimate, 2006................................... 20,000,000
House allowance......................................... 20,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 19,722,000
The Committee recommends $19,722,000 for the Presidio
Trust, which is the same as the fiscal year 2005 enacted level,
and a decrease of $278,000 from the budget request and the
House recommendation. The Committee recognizes that significant
challenges remain if the Trust is to achieve self-sufficiency
by its statutory deadline, but is unable to recommend an
increased appropriation given current fiscal limitations. The
Committee commends the Trust for the cost reductions it has
achieved in recent years.
White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $248,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 250,000
House allowance......................................... 250,000
Committee recommendation................................ 250,000
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The White House Commission on Remembrance was established
by Congress through Public Law 106-579 to honor America's
fallen, her veterans, and the men and women who continue to
serve our country. The Commission has a 10-year mission to
sustain the American spirit through acts of rememberance
throughout the year; institutionalize the National Moment of
Remembrance; enhance the commemoration and understanding of
Memorial Day; and to educate and give the younger generation a
sense of their country's history and what it means to be an
American. The Commission is dedicated to educating this and
future generations of Americans to remember the sacrifices and
costs in human life made to preserve this Nation's freedom.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends $250,000 for the White House
Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance, the same
amount as the budget request, $2,000 above the fiscal year 2005
enacted level, and the same amount as the House allowance.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Committee has recommended inclusion of several general
provisions in the bill including the following:
Sec. 401. 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. 402. 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. The provision has been
modified to make clear that it does not restrict authorized
communications with Congress.
Sec. 403. Provides that appropriations made available in
this bill will not remain available beyond the current fiscal
year unless otherwise provided.
Sec. 404. Provides that appropriations made available in
this bill cannot be used to provide a cook, chauffeur, or other
personal servants.
Sec. 405. Refines language carried in prior years with
regard to assessments for government-wide, departmental,
agency, or bureau functions.
Sec. 406. Modifies language carried in prior years
restricting the transfer of funds made available in this Act.
Sec. 407. 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 2005.
Sec. 408. Retains mining patent moratorium carried in
previous years.
Sec. 409. Allows the National Endowment for the Arts and
the National Endowment for the Humanities to raise funds and
receive gifts, to deposit such in an interest-bearing account
for the appropriate Endowment, and to use such to further the
functions of the respective Endowments in accordance with the
specified intent of the donors. The Committee proposes to make
permanent this authority.
Sec. 410. 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. 411. The Committee has provided additional authorities
for the Forest Service that will allow a broader array of
activities to be paid for with Knutson-Vandenburg [KV] funds.
Additional activities that can be funded through KV include
watershed restoration, wildlife habitat improvement, control of
insects, disease and noxious weeds, community protection
activities such as fuels reduction, and the maintenance of
forest roads. The Committee believes that the critical forest
health problems facing the Nation's forests warrant providing
these new authorities so that additional funds may be used to
address this critical issue.
Sec. 412. 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. 413. Restricts the use of answering machines during
business hours.
Sec. 414. 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. 415. 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. 416. 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. 417. 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. The May 19 Statement of
Administration Policy on the House bill objected to this
provision ``to the extent that it would infringe on the
President's constitutional authority over negotiations with
foreign states.'' The Committee has no desire to infringe on
the President's authority in this arena, but is simply
including the exact language contained in the budget request
that enables agencies involved in wildland firefighting to
engage in valuable firefighter exchange programs. The Committee
would welcome the opportunity to review alternate language that
would both fulfill the objectives of the exchange program and
address the constitutional concerns raised by the
Administration.
Sec. 418. Allows the Eagle Butte Service Unit of the Indian
Health Service to utilize health care funding in a more
efficient manner.
Sec. 419. Allows the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior to consider local contractors when
awarding contracts for certain activities on public lands.
Sec. 420. Restricts funding appropriated for acquisition of
land or interests in land from being used for declarations of
taking or complaints in condemnation.
Sec. 421. Continues, with certain modifications, language
included in the fiscal year 2005 Act which controls the amount
of funds available for the conduct of competitive sourcing
studies.
Sec. 422. Restricts the use of funds for SAFECOM and
Disaster Management.
Sec. 423. Requires that contact centers associated with the
national recreation reservation service be located within the
United States.
Sec. 424. Extends for 1 year a pilot program to enhance
Forest Service administration of rights-of-way.
Sec. 425. Extends by 1 year the Forest Service's ability to
enter into certain cooperative agreements with third parties
that are of mutually significant benefit.
Sec. 426. Amends section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts
Indemnity Act to raise the Federal indemnity ceilings on
individual exhibitions from $600,000,000 to $1,200,000,000, and
in the aggregate from $8,000,000,000 to $10,000,000,000.
Sec. 427. Allows the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition to
enter into agreements with the Department of the Interior and
the Department of Agriculture.
Sec. 428. Provides for the conduct of fire preparedness,
suppression, and emergency rehabilitation services in the
Valles Caldera National Preserve.
TITLE V--FOREST SERVICE FACILITY REALIGNMENT AND ENHANCEMENT ACT
The Committee has included legislation that will provide
for the reduction of the Forest Service administrative site
maintenance backlog and improve the Service's ability to
realign facilities to meet the needs of its workforce and
program management. The legislation authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to sell, lease, exchange or combine a sale and
exchange of any administrative site the Secretary determines is
no longer needed for National Forest System purposes. The
legislation incorporates new authorities for streamlining
regulations to facilitate the timely disposal of administrative
sites and to improve the marketability of the sites.
Receipts derived from the conveyance of administrative
sites and facilities would be deposited in the Sisk Act fund
and remain available to the Secretary until expended, without
further appropriations. These funds will be used for the
administrative costs incurred in conveying sites; the
acquisition of land for administrative sites; and for the
decommissioning, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and
improvement of administrative sites.
The legislation also amends the existing Working Capital
Fund [WCF] to allow the fund to be used for the purchase,
construction, capital repair, renovation, rehabilitation,
disposal, or replacement of buildings and improvements for
programs of the Forest Service.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount of Committee Amount of
allocation bill allocation bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution
for 2006: Subcommittee on Interior:
Discretionary........................................... 26,207 26,207 27,373 \1\ 27,361
Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2006.................................................... ........... ........... ........... \2\ 15,902
2007.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 5,564
2008.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 2,502
2009.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 1,297
2010 and future years................................... ........... ........... ........... 587
Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA 5,851 NA 2,251
2006.......................................................
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\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
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.
--$261,907,000 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.
--$500,000 for Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration
grants.
--$1,400,000 for Great Ape conservation.
--$4,000,000 for neotropical nigratory bird conservation.
--$1,256,165,000 for the hazardous substances Superfund.
--$40,000,000 for State and tribal assistance grants: Alaska
Native Villages.
--$1,100,000,000 for State and tribal assistance grants:
Clean Water SRF.
--$850,000,000 for State and tribal assistance grants:
Drinking Water SRF.
--Sums provided pursuant to the Clean Air Act, Radon
Abatement Act, Clean Water Act, BEACH Act, Safe
Drinking Water Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act [RCRA],
Toxic Substances Control Act, Pollution Prevention Act,
and the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program
Act.
--$3,300,000 for start-up and matching funds for projects of
the National Forest Foundation, U.S. Forest Service.
--$121,264,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts.
--$138,054,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 9, 2005,
the Committee ordered reported, H.R. 2361 an Act making
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, subject
to amendment and subject to the budget allocations, by a
recorded vote of 28-0, a quorum being present. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Cochran
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. DeWine
Mr. Brownback
Mr. Allard
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
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. deg.
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
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CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
* * * * * * *
SUBCHAPTER LIX-H--KALAUPAPA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
* * * * * * *
Sec. 410jj-7. Advisory Commission
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(e) Termination The Commission shall expire [twenty-five
years from] on the date that is 45 years after December 22,
1980.
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CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
* * * * * * *
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 576b. Purchasers of national-forest timber; deposits of money in
addition to payments for timber; use of deposits;
seedlings and young trees for burned-over areas in
national parks
The Secretary of Agriculture may, when in his judgment such
action will be in the public interest, require any purchaser of
national-forest timber to make deposits of money in addition to
the payments for the timber, to cover the cost to the United
States of (1) planting (including the production or purchase of
young trees), (2) sowing with tree seeds (including the
collection or purchase of such seeds), (3) cutting, destroying,
or otherwise removing undesirable trees or other growth, on the
national-forest land cut over by the purchaser, in order to
improve the future stand of timber, [or] (4) protecting and
improving the future productivity of the renewable resources of
the forest land on such sale area, including sale area
improvement operations, maintenance and construction,
reforestation and wildlife habitat management[.], or (5)
watershed restoration, wildlife habitat improvement, control of
insects, disease and noxious weeds, community protection
activities, and the maintenance of forest roads, within the
Forest Service region in which the timber sale occurred:
Provided, That such activities may be performed through the use
of contracts, forest product sales, and cooperative agreements.
Such deposits shall be covered into the Treasury and shall
constitute a special fund, which is appropriated and made
available until expended, to cover the cost to the United
States of such tree planting, seed sowing, and forest
improvement work, as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct:
Provided, That any portion of any deposit found to be in excess
of the cost of doing said work shall, upon the determination
that it is so in excess, be transferred to miscellaneous
receipts, forest reserve fund, as a national-forest receipt of
the fiscal year in which such transfer is made: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, upon
application of the Secretary of the Interior, to furnish
seedlings and/or young trees for replanting of burned-over
areas in any national park.
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Sec. 579b. Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer;
capitalization; advance payments credited
[There is established a working capital fund which shall be
available without fiscal year limitation for expenses
necessary, including the purchase or construction of buildings
and improvements within the limitations thereon set forth in
the appropriations for the Forest Service, for furnishing
supply and equipment services in support of programs of the
Forest Service. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
transfer to the fund, without reimbursement, and to capitalize
in the fund at fair and reasonable values, such receivables,
inventories, equipment, and other assets as he may determine,
and assume the liabilities in connection with such assets:
Provided, That the fund shall be credited with advance payments
in connection with firm orders and reimbursements from
appropriations and funds of the Forest Service, other
departmental and Federal agencies, and from other sources, as
authorized by law, at rates approximately equal to the cost of
furnishing the facilities and service.]
SEC. 13. WORKING CAPITAL FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a working capital
fund (referred to in this section as the ``Fund''), which shall
be available without fiscal year limitation.
(b) Use.--Amounts in the Fund shall be used to pay the
costs of purchasing, constructing, performing capital repairs
on, renovating, rehabilitating, disposing, or replacing
buildings and to carry out deferred maintenance and
improvements to land for programs of the Forest Service,
subject to any limitations in appropriations for the Forest
Service.
(c) Transfer and Capitalization.--The Secretary of
Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'')
may--
(1) transfer to the Fund, without reimbursement,
and capitalize in the Fund at fair and reasonable
values, any receivables, inventories, equipment,
buildings, improvements, and other assets as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
(2) assume the liabilities associated with the
assets transferred under paragraph (1).
(d) Advance Payments.--The fund shall be credited with
advance payments in connection with firm orders and
reimbursements from appropriations and funds of the Forest
Service, other departmental and Federal agencies, and from
other sources, as authorized by law, at rates approximately
equal to the cost of furnishing the facilities and service.
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CHAPTER 6--GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION
* * * * * * *
Sec. 698v-6. Resource management
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(g) Law enforcement and fire management
[The Secretary] (1) Law enforcement.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide law
enforcement services under a cooperative agreement with
the Trust to the extent generally authorized in other
units of the National Forest System.
[The Trust] (B) Federal agency.--The Trust shall be
deemed a Federal agency for purposes of the law
enforcement authorities of the Secretary (within the
meaning of section 559g of this title). [At the request
of the Trust, the Secretary may provide fire
presuppression, fire suppression, and rehabilitation
services: Provided, That the Trust shall reimburse the
Secretary for salaries and expenses of fire management
personnel, commensurate with services provided.]
(2) Fire management.--
(A) Non-reimbursable services.--
(i) Development of plan.--Subject to the
availability of appropriations under section
111(a), the Secretary shall, in consultation
with the Trust, develop a plan to carry out
fire preparedness, suppression, and emergency
rehabilitation services on the Preserve.
(ii) Consistency with management program.--
The plan shall be consistent with the
management program developed pursuant to
subsection (d).
(iii) Cooperative agreement.--To the extent
generally authorized at other units of the
National Forest System, the Secretary shall
provide the services to be carried out pursuant
to the plan under a cooperative agreement
entered into between the Secretary and the
Trust.
(B) Reimbursable services.--To the extent generally
authorized at other units of the National Forest System
and subject to the availability of appropriations under
section 111(a), the Secretary shall provide
presuppression and nonemergency rehabilitation and
restoration services for the Trust at any time on a
reimbursable basis.
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TITLE 20--EDUCATION
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CHAPTER 26A--INDEMNITY FOR EXHIBITIONS OF ARTS AND ARTIFACTS
* * * * * * *
Sec. 974. Indemnity limits
(a) * * *
(b) Maximum limits of coverage
The aggregate of loss or damage covered by indemnity
agreements made under this chapter shall not exceed
[$8,000,000,000] $10,000,000,000 at any one time.
(c) Limit for single exhibition
No indemnity agreement for a single exhibition shall cover
loss or damage in excess of [$600,000,000] $1,200,000,000.
* * * * * * *
TITLE 25--INDIANS
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 22--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAMS
* * * * * * *
Sec. 2001. Accreditation for the basic education of Indian children in
Bureau of Indian Affairs schools
(a) Purpose; declarations of purpose
* * * * * * *
(d) Closure or consolidation of schools
(1) In general Except as specifically required by law--
* * * * * * *
[(7) Tribal governing body approval required for certain
actions The Secretary may, with the approval of the tribal
governing body, terminate, contract, transfer to any other
authority, consolidate, or substantially curtail the operation
or facilities of--
[(A) any Bureau-funded school that is operated on
or after January 1, 1999;
[(B) any program of such a school that is operated
on or after January 1, 1999; or
[(C) any school board of a school operated under a
grant under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988
[25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.].]
(7) Approval of indian tribes.--The Secretary shall not
terminate, close, consolidate, contract, transfer to another
authority, or take any other action relating to an elementary
school or secondary school (or any program of such a school) of
an Indian tribe without the approval of the governing body of
any Indian tribe that would be affected by such an action.
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TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
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CHAPTER 25--SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION
* * * * * * *
SUBCHAPTER IV--ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS
* * * * * * *
Sec. 1232. Reclamation fee
(a) Payment; rate
All operators of coal mining operations subject to the
provisions of this chapter shall pay to the Secretary of the
Interior, for deposit in the fund, a reclamation fee of 35
cents per ton of coal produced by surface coal mining and 15
cents per ton of coal produced by underground mining or 10 per
centum of the value of the coal at the mine, as determined by
the Secretary, whichever is less, except that the reclamation
fee for lignite coal shall be at a rate of 2 per centum of the
value of the coal at the mine, or 10 cents per ton, whichever
is less.
(b) Due date
Such fee shall be paid no later than thirty days after the
end of each calendar quarter beginning with the first calendar
quarter occurring after August 3, 1977, and ending [September
30, 2005,] June 30, 2006, after which time the fee shall be
established at a rate to continue to provide for the deposit
referred to in subsection (h) of this section.
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PUBLIC LAW 106-113
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2000, and for other purposes.
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APPENDIX C--H.R. 3423
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of
the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. * * *
* * * * * * *
Sec. 331. Enhancing Forest Service Administration of
Rights-of-way and Land Uses. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture
shall develop and implement a pilot program for the purpose of
enhancing forest service administration of rights-of-way and
other land uses. The authority for this program shall be for
fiscal years 2000 through [2004] 2006. Prior to the expiration
of the authority for this pilot program, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives that evaluates whether the use of
funds under this section resulted in more expeditious approval
of rights-of-way and special use authorizations. This report
shall include the Secretary's recommendation for statutory or
regulatory changes to reduce the average processing time for
rights-of-way and special use permit applications.
(b) Deposit of Fees.--Subject to subsections (a) and (f),
during fiscal years 2000 through [2004] 2006, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall deposit into a special account established in
the Treasury all fees collected by the Secretary to recover the
costs of processing applications for, and monitoring compliance
with, authorizations to use and occupy National Forest System
lands pursuant to section 28(l) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30
U.S.C. 185(l)), section 504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)), section 9701 of
title 31, United States Code, and section 110(g) of the
National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470h-2(g)).
* * * * * * *
CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2003, PUBLIC LAW 108-7
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2003, and for other purposes.
* * * * * * *
DIVISION F--INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 2003
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other
purposes.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. * * *
* * * * * * *
Sec. 321. Until [September 30, 2005] September 30, 2007,
the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into an
agreement under the first section of Public Law 94-148 (16
U.S.C. 565a-1) for a purpose described in such section includes
the authority to use that legal instrument when the principal
purpose of the resulting relationship is to the mutually
significant benefit of the Forest Service and the other party
or parties to the agreement, including nonprofit entities. An
agreement entered into under this section shall not be subject
to Public Law 95-224, Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement
Act (1977).
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2006
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation compared with
(+ or -)
Item 2005 Budget House Committee -----------------------------------------------
appropriation estimate allowance recommendation 2005 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...... 34,738 33,343 34,443 33,343 -1,395 .............. -1,100
Range management.................... 69,183 69,212 70,068 71,212 +2,029 +2,000 +1,144
Forestry management................. 8,895 10,559 10,559 10,559 +1,664 .............. ..............
Riparian management................. 21,228 21,704 22,704 21,704 +476 .............. -1,000
Cultural resources management....... 14,925 15,240 15,240 15,240 +315 .............. ..............
Wild horse and burro management..... 39,045 36,905 36,905 36,905 -2,140 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Land Resources.......... 188,014 186,963 189,919 188,963 +949 +2,000 -956
Wildlife and Fisheries:
Wildlife management................ 25,063 28,587 28,587 28,587 +3,524 .............. ..............
Fisheries management................ 11,884 12,497 12,497 12,497 +613 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Wildlife and Fisheries.. 36,947 41,084 41,084 41,084 +4,137 .............. ..............
Threatened and endangered species....... 21,144 21,572 21,572 21,572 +428 .............. ..............
Recreation Management:
Wilderness management............... 16,431 16,806 16,806 16,806 +375 .............. ..............
Recreation resources management..... 44,158 47,798 48,798 48,798 +4,640 +1,000 ..............
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Subtotal, Recreation Management... 60,589 64,604 65,604 65,604 +5,015 +1,000 ..............
Energy and Minerals:
Oil and gas......................... 87,360 87,291 89,291 90,291 +2,931 +3,000 +1,000
Coal management..................... 9,311 9,296 9,296 9,296 -15 .............. ..............
Other mineral resources............. 9,960 10,185 10,185 10,185 +225 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Energy and Minerals..... 106,631 106,772 108,772 109,772 +3,141 +3,000 +1,000
Alaska minerals......................... 3,944 2,297 2,297 3,000 -944 +703 +703
Realty and Ownership Management:
Alaska conveyance................... 41,975 33,599 33,599 42,000 +25 +8,401 +8,401
Cadastral survey.................... 15,590 13,866 13,866 16,026 +436 +2,160 +2,160
Land and realty management.......... 35,059 33,681 33,681 33,681 -1,378 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Realty and Ownership 92,624 81,146 81,146 91,707 -917 +10,561 +10,561
Management.......................
Resource Protection and Maintenance:
Resource management planning........ 48,863 49,516 50,516 49,516 +653 .............. -1,000
Resource protection and law 16,788 17,974 19,224 19,574 +2,786 +1,600 +350
enforcement........................
Hazardous materials management...... 15,850 16,126 16,126 16,126 +276 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Resource Protection and 81,501 83,616 85,866 85,216 +3,715 +1,600 -650
Maintenance......................
Transportation and Facilities
Maintenance:
Operations.......................... 6,057 6,271 6,271 6,271 +214 .............. ..............
Annual maintenance.................. 30,564 31,293 31,293 32,293 +1,729 +1,000 +1,000
Deferred maintenance................ 41,192 38,727 38,727 39,727 -1,465 +1,000 +1,000
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Subtotal, Transportation/ 77,813 76,291 76,291 78,291 +478 +2,000 +2,000
Facilities Maintenance...........
Land and resources information systems.. 18,062 18,217 18,217 18,217 +155 .............. ..............
Mining Law Administration:
Administration...................... 32,696 32,696 32,696 32,696 .............. .............. ..............
Offsetting fees..................... -32,696 -32,696 -32,696 -32,696 .............. .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Mining Law .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
Administration...................
Workforce and Organizational Support:
Information systems operations...... 19,651 21,455 21,455 21,455 +1,804 .............. ..............
Administrative support.............. 50,164 51,437 51,437 51,437 +1,273 .............. ..............
Bureauwide fixed costs.............. 72,346 74,727 74,727 74,727 +2,381 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Workforce and 142,161 147,619 147,619 147,619 +5,458 .............. ..............
Organizational Support...........
Challenge cost share.................... 7,396 13,996 7,396 10,000 +2,604 -3,996 +2,604
Cooperative Conservation Initiative..... .............. 6,000 .............. 6,000 +6,000 .............. +6,000
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Subtotal, Challenge Cost Share.... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
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Total, Management of Lands and 836,826 850,177 845,783 867,045 +30,219 +16,868 +21,262
Resources........................
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Wildland Fire Management
Preparedness............................ 258,939 272,852 272,852 272,852 +13,913 .............. ..............
Fire facilities..................... .............. 7,849 .............. .............. .............. -7,849 ..............
Joint fire science.................. .............. 6,000 .............. .............. .............. -6,000 ..............
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Subtotal, Preparedness............ 258,939 286,701 272,852 272,852 +13,913 -13,849 ..............
Fire suppression operations............. 218,445 234,167 234,167 234,167 +15,722 .............. ..............
Additional appropriations, Title IV. 98,611 .............. .............. .............. -98,611 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Fire suppression 317,056 234,167 234,167 234,167 -82,889 .............. ..............
operations.......................
Other operations:
Hazardous fuels reduction........... 201,409 211,220 211,220 211,220 +9,811 .............. ..............
Burned area rehabilitation.......... 23,939 24,476 24,476 24,476 +537 .............. ..............
State and local fire assistance..... 9,861 .............. 5,000 10,000 +139 +10,000 +5,000
Fire facilities..................... 12,202 .............. 7,849 7,849 -4,353 +7,849 ..............
Joint fire science.................. 7,889 .............. 6,000 6,000 -1,889 +6,000 ..............
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Subtotal, Other operations........ 255,300 235,696 254,545 259,545 +4,245 +23,849 +5,000
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Total, Wildland Fire Management... 831,295 756,564 761,564 766,564 -64,731 +10,000 +5,000
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Central Hazardous Materials Fund
Bureau of Land Management............... 9,855 .............. .............. .............. -9,855 .............. ..............
Rescission of balances.................. -13,500 .............. .............. .............. +13,500 .............. ..............
Construction
Construction............................ 11,340 6,476 11,476 9,976 -1,364 +3,500 -1,500
Land Acquisition
Land Acquisition:
Acquisitions........................ 6,755 9,550 .............. 8,450 +1,695 -1,100 +8,450
Emergencies and hardships........... 1,479 1,500 1,500 1,500 +21 .............. ..............
Acquisition management.............. 2,958 2,300 2,317 2,300 -658 .............. -17
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Total, Land Acquisition........... 11,192 13,350 3,817 12,250 +1,058 -1,100 +8,433
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Oregon and California Grant Lands
Western Oregon resources management..... 88,775 96,692 96,692 96,692 +7,917 .............. ..............
Western Oregon information and resource 2,151 2,173 2,173 2,173 +22 .............. ..............
data systems...........................
Western Oregon transportation & 10,619 10,903 10,903 10,903 +284 .............. ..............
facilities maintenance.................
Western Oregon construction and 291 302 302 302 +11 .............. ..............
acquisition............................
Jobs in the woods....................... 5,661 .............. .............. .............. -5,661 .............. ..............
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Total, Oregon and California Grant 107,497 110,070 110,070 110,070 +2,573 .............. ..............
Lands............................
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Range Improvements
Improvements to public lands............ 7,873 7,873 7,873 7,873 .............. .............. ..............
Farm Tenant Act lands................... 1,527 1,527 1,527 1,527 .............. .............. ..............
Administrative expenses................. 600 600 600 600 .............. .............. ..............
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Total, Range Improvements......... 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 .............. .............. ..............
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Service Charges, Deposits, and
Forfeitures
Rights-of-way processing................ 8,025 11,910 11,910 11,910 +3,885 .............. ..............
Energy and minerals cost recovery....... 1,840 10,840 10,840 10,840 +9,000 .............. ..............
Adopt-a-horse program................... 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 .............. .............. ..............
Repair of damaged lands................. 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 .............. .............. ..............
Cost recoverable realty cases........... 515 515 515 515 .............. .............. ..............
Timber purchaser expenses............... 50 50 50 50 .............. .............. ..............
Commercial film and photography fees.... 200 200 200 200 .............. .............. ..............
Copy fees............................... 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,200 .............. .............. ..............
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Subtotal (gross).................. 20,055 32,940 32,940 32,940 +12,885 .............. ..............
Offsetting fees......................... -20,055 -32,940 -32,940 -32,940 -12,885 .............. ..............
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Total, Service Charges, Deposits & .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
Forfeitures......................
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Miscellaneous Trust Funds
Current appropriations.................. 12,405 12,405 12,405 12,405 .............. .............. ..............
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TOTAL, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.. 1,816,910 1,759,042 1,755,115 1,788,310 -28,600 +29,268 +33,195
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Resource Management
Ecological Services:
Endangered species:
Candidate conservation.......... 9,255 8,252 8,852 8,752 -503 +500 -100
Listing......................... 15,960 18,130 18,130 18,130 +2,170 .............. ..............
Consultation.................... 48,129 49,484 49,484 49,484 +1,355 .............. ..............
Recovery........................ 69,870 64,243 70,443 72,541 +2,671 +8,298 +2,098
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Subtotal, Endangered species.. 143,214 140,109 146,909 148,907 +5,693 +8,798 +1,998
Habitat conservation................ 94,457 101,978 102,798 94,805 +348 -7,173 -7,993
Environmental contaminants.......... 10,901 8,486 11,186 10,901 .............. +2,415 -285
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Subtotal, Ecological Services..... 248,572 250,573 260,893 254,613 +6,041 +4,040 -6,280
Refuges and Wildlife:
Refuge operations and maintenance... 381,019 393,894 394,394 393,894 +12,875 .............. -500
Migratory bird management........... 35,451 41,635 38,152 40,202 +4,751 -1,433 +2,050
Law enforcement operations.......... 55,615 57,612 57,812 57,612 +1,997 .............. -200
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Subtotal, Refuges and Wildlife.... 472,085 493,141 490,358 491,708 +19,623 -1,433 +1,350
Fisheries:
Hatchery operations and maintenance. 56,755 57,971 58,871 57,971 +1,216 .............. -900
Fish and wildlife management........ 58,418 49,685 59,885 53,837 -4,581 +4,152 -6,048
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Subtotal, Fisheries............... 115,173 107,656 118,756 111,808 -3,365 +4,152 -6,948
General Administration:
Science excellence.................. .............. 2,000 500 .............. .............. -2,000 -500
Central office administration....... 27,120 27,827 27,827 27,827 +707 .............. ..............
Regional office administration...... 39,992 40,807 40,807 40,807 +815 .............. ..............
Administrative efficiencies......... .............. -2,025 .............. -400 -400 +1,625 -400
Servicewide administrative support.. 25,625 30,736 30,736 30,736 +5,111 .............. ..............
National Fish and Wildlife 7,761 7,470 7,770 7,761 .............. +291 -9
Foundation.........................
National Conservation Training 17,058 17,829 17,829 18,476 +1,418 +647 +647
Center.............................
International affairs............... 9,160 9,549 9,749 10,149 +989 +600 +400
Caddo Lake Ramsar Center............ 394 .............. .............. .............. -394 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, General Administration.. 127,110 134,193 135,218 135,356 +8,246 +1,163 +138
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Total, Resource Management........ 962,940 985,563 1,005,225 993,485 +30,545 +7,922 -11,740
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Construction
Construction and rehabilitation:
Line item construction.............. 41,793 10,060 31,590 22,195 -19,598 +12,135 -9,395
Nationwide engineering services..... 10,865 9,616 9,616 9,616 -1,249 .............. ..............
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 40,552 .............. .............. .............. -40,552 .............. ..............
108-324)...........................
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Total, Construction............... 93,210 19,676 41,206 31,811 -61,399 +12,135 -9,395
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Land Acquisition
Fish and Wildlife Service:
Acquisitions--Federal refuge lands.. 22,593 26,029 .............. 25,364 +2,771 -665 +25,364
Inholdings.......................... 1,479 1,750 1,750 1,750 +271 .............. ..............
Emergencies and hardships........... 986 1,750 1,750 1,750 +764 .............. ..............
Exchanges........................... 1,726 1,750 1,724 1,750 +24 .............. +26
Acquisition management.............. 8,249 7,893 7,893 8,393 +144 +500 +500
Cost allocation methodology......... 1,972 1,820 1,820 1,820 -152 .............. ..............
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Total, Land Acquisition........... 37,005 40,992 14,937 40,827 +3,822 -165 +25,890
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Landowner Incentive Program
Grants to States........................ 21,694 40,000 23,700 25,000 +3,306 -15,000 +1,300
Private Stewardship Grants Program
Stewardship grants...................... 6,903 10,000 7,386 7,500 +597 -2,500 +114
Cooperative Endangered Species
Conservation Fund
Grants to States........................ 15,846 17,643 17,643 17,643 +1,797 .............. ..............
Species recovery land acquisition....... 13,400 14,186 14,186 14,186 +786 .............. ..............
HCP land acquisition.................... 48,698 45,653 50,053 45,653 -3,045 .............. -4,400
Administration.......................... 2,518 2,518 2,518 2,518 .............. .............. ..............
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Total, Cooperative Endangered 80,462 80,000 84,400 80,000 -462 .............. -4,400
Species Fund.....................
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National Wildlife Refuge Fund
Payments in lieu of taxes............... 14,214 14,414 14,414 14,414 +200 .............. ..............
North American Wetlands Conservation
Fund
Wetlands conservation................... 35,973 47,949 38,400 37,920 +1,947 -10,029 -480
Administration.......................... 1,499 2,000 1,600 1,580 +81 -420 -20
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Total, North American Wetlands 37,472 49,949 40,000 39,500 +2,028 -10,449 -500
Conservation Fund................
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Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Fund
Migratory bird grants................... 3,944 .............. 4,000 4,000 +56 +4,000 ..............
Multinational Species Conservation Fund
African elephant conservation........... 1,381 1,000 1,400 1,400 +19 +400 ..............
Rhinoceros and tiger conservation....... 1,477 1,100 1,400 1,600 +123 +500 +200
Asian elephant conservation............. 1,381 1,000 1,400 1,400 +19 +400 ..............
Great ape conservation.................. 1,381 900 1,400 1,400 +19 +500 ..............
Marine turtles.......................... 99 300 300 700 +601 +400 +400
Neotropical Bird Conservation........... .............. 4,000 .............. .............. .............. -4,000 ..............
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Total, Multinational Species 5,719 8,300 5,900 6,500 +781 -1,800 +600
Conservation Fund................
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State and Tribal Wildlife Grants
State and tribal wildlife grants........ 69,028 74,000 65,000 72,000 +2,972 -2,000 +7,000
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TOTAL, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE 1,332,591 1,322,894 1,306,168 1,315,037 -17,554 -7,857 +8,869
SERVICE..........................
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Operation of the National Park System
Park Management:
Resource stewardship................ 348,036 354,116 354,116 354,841 +6,805 +725 +725
Visitor services.................... 338,454 346,181 346,181 346,181 +7,727 .............. ..............
Maintenance......................... 582,739 595,586 594,686 595,186 +12,447 -400 +500
Park support........................ 290,400 307,613 298,659 301,721 +11,321 -5,892 +3,062
Park base increase.................. .............. .............. 30,000 20,000 +20,000 +20,000 -10,000
Additional park base increase....... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Park Management......... 1,559,629 1,603,496 1,623,642 1,617,929 +58,300 +14,433 -5,713
External administrative costs........... 123,935 130,557 130,557 130,557 +6,622 .............. ..............
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Total, Operation of the National 1,683,564 1,734,053 1,754,199 1,748,486 +64,922 +14,433 -5,713
Park System......................
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United States Park Police
Park Police............................. 80,076 80,411 82,411 80,411 +335 .............. -2,000
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National Recreation and Preservation
Recreation programs..................... 543 554 554 554 +11 .............. ..............
Natural programs........................ 10,865 9,545 9,545 10,045 -820 +500 +500
Cultural programs....................... 19,933 17,722 19,953 20,403 +470 +2,681 +450
International park affairs.............. 1,593 1,618 1,618 1,618 +25 .............. ..............
Environmental and compliance review..... 391 399 399 399 +8 .............. ..............
Grant administration.................... 1,866 1,913 1,913 1,913 +47 .............. ..............
Heritage Partnership Programs:
Commissions and grants.............. 13,966 4,904 14,893 13,450 -516 +8,546 -1,443
Newly authorized areas.............. 493 .............. .............. .............. -493 .............. ..............
Administrative support.............. 120 122 122 122 +2 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Heritage Partnership 14,579 5,026 15,015 13,572 -1,007 +8,546 -1,443
Programs.........................
Statutory or Contractual Aid:
Alaska National Parks............... 740 .............. .............. .............. -740 .............. ..............
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary 247 .............. .............. .............. -247 .............. ..............
Commission.........................
Black Jack Battlefield trust........ 88 .............. .............. .............. -88 .............. ..............
Brown Foundation.................... 247 .............. .............. 250 +3 +250 +250
Chesapeake Bay Gateway.............. 2,465 .............. .............. 2,000 -465 +2,000 +2,000
Crossroads of the West Historic .............. .............. .............. 750 +750 +750 +750
District...........................
Delta Interpretive Center........... .............. .............. .............. 1,000 +1,000 +1,000 +1,000
Flight 93 Memorial (Sommerset)...... 247 .............. .............. .............. -247 .............. ..............
George Washington Memorial Bridge 99 .............. .............. .............. -99 .............. ..............
(Gravely Point)....................
Ft. Mandan, Ft. Lincoln, & Northern 616 .............. .............. 625 +9 +625 +625
Plains Foundation..................
Harpers Ferry NHP (Niagra Movement). .............. .............. .............. 300 +300 +300 +300
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. 785 .............. .............. 700 -85 +700 +700
International Peace Gardens......... .............. .............. .............. 200 +200 +200 +200
Jamestown 2007...................... 394 .............. .............. 400 +6 +400 +400
Johnstown Area Heritage Association. 48 .............. .............. .............. -48 .............. ..............
Keweenaw NHP (Main Street).......... 789 .............. .............. .............. -789 .............. ..............
Lamprey River....................... 887 .............. .............. 750 -137 +750 +750
Lower Eastside Tenement Museum...... 247 .............. .............. .............. -247 .............. ..............
Mississippi Museum of Natural 740 .............. .............. .............. -740 .............. ..............
Science............................
Mt. Ranier National Park (study).... 690 .............. .............. .............. -690 .............. ..............
Natchez NHP (Forks of the Road)..... 148 .............. .............. .............. -148 .............. ..............
Native Hawaiian culture and arts 740 .............. .............. 750 +10 +750 +750
program............................
Sewall-Belmont House................ 394 .............. .............. .............. -394 .............. ..............
Siege and Battle of Corinth .............. .............. .............. 500 +500 +500 +500
Commission.........................
Sleeping Rainbow Ranch, Capitol Reef 592 .............. .............. .............. -592 .............. ..............
NP.................................
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Subtotal, Statutory or Contractual 11,203 .............. .............. 8,225 -2,978 +8,225 +8,225
Aid..............................
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Total, National Recreation and 60,973 36,777 48,997 56,729 -4,244 +19,952 +7,732
Preservation.....................
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Historic Preservation Fund
State historic preservation offices..... 35,500 35,500 36,000 38,500 +3,000 +3,000 +2,500
Tribal grants........................... 3,205 3,205 3,205 4,000 +795 +795 +795
Save America's Treasures................ 29,583 15,000 30,000 30,000 +417 +15,000 ..............
Preserve America........................ .............. 12,500 .............. .............. .............. -12,500 ..............
HBCUs................................... 3,451 .............. 3,500 .............. -3,451 .............. -3,500
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Total, Historic Preservation Fund. 71,739 66,205 72,705 72,500 +761 +6,295 -205
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Construction
Emergency and unscheduled............... 3,944 3,944 3,944 3,944 .............. .............. ..............
Housing................................. 7,889 7,889 7,889 7,889 .............. .............. ..............
Equipment replacement................... 36,900 26,900 26,900 26,900 -10,000 .............. ..............
Planning, construction.................. 20,925 19,925 19,925 19,925 -1,000 .............. ..............
General management plans................ 13,128 13,254 13,754 13,754 +626 +500 ..............
Line item construction and maintenance.. 189,748 221,183 204,241 213,522 +23,774 -7,661 +9,281
Construction program management......... 26,984 28,605 28,605 27,605 +621 -1,000 -1,000
Dam safety.............................. 2,662 2,662 2,662 2,662 .............. .............. ..............
Manage partnership construction......... .............. .............. 310 .............. .............. .............. -310
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108- 50,802 .............. .............. .............. -50,802 .............. ..............
324)...................................
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Subtotal, Construction............ 352,982 324,362 308,230 316,201 -36,781 -8,161 +7,971
Use of prior year balances.............. .............. -17,000 -17,000 -17,000 -17,000 .............. ..............
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Total, Construction............... 352,982 307,362 291,230 299,201 -53,781 -8,161 +7,971
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Land and Water Conservation Fund
(Rescission of contract authority)...... -30,000 -30,000 -30,000 -30,000 .............. .............. ..............
Land Acquisition and State Assistance
Assistance to States:
State conservation grants........... 89,736 .............. .............. 28,413 -61,323 +28,413 +28,413
Administrative expenses............. 1,479 1,587 1,587 1,587 +108 .............. ..............
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Total, Assistance to States....... 91,215 1,587 1,587 30,000 -61,215 +28,413 +28,413
National Park Service:
Acquisitions........................ 39,839 35,131 .............. 39,756 -83 +4,625 +39,756
Emergencies and hardships........... 2,465 4,000 4,000 3,000 +535 -1,000 -1,000
Acquisition management.............. 10,365 9,749 9,749 9,749 -616 .............. ..............
Inholdings.......................... 2,465 4,000 4,000 3,500 +1,035 -500 -500
Use of prior year balances.......... .............. .............. -9,915 .............. .............. .............. +9,915
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Total, National Park Service...... 55,134 52,880 7,834 56,005 +871 +3,125 +48,171
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Total, Land Acquisition and State 146,349 54,467 9,421 86,005 -60,344 +31,538 +76,584
Assistance.......................
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TOTAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE...... 2,365,683 2,249,275 2,228,963 2,313,332 -52,351 +64,057 +84,369
Appropriations................ (2,344,881) (2,279,275) (2,258,963) (2,343,332) (-1,549) (+64,057) (+84,369)
Rescission.................... (-30,000) (-30,000) (-30,000) (-30,000) .............. .............. ..............
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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Surveys, Investigations, and Research
Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geographic
Investigations:
Cooperative topographic mapping..... 71,393 71,882 71,882 71,882 +489 .............. ..............
Land remote sensing................. 32,730 46,396 46,396 40,396 +7,666 -6,000 -6,000
Geographic analysis and monitoring.. 14,628 15,175 14,925 14,925 +297 -250 ..............
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Subtotal, National Mapping Program 118,751 133,453 133,203 127,203 +8,452 -6,250 -6,000
Geologic Hazards, Resource and
Processes:
Geologic hazards assessments........ 75,979 82,209 82,209 83,209 +7,230 +1,000 +1,000
Geologic landscape and coastal 76,253 77,228 78,726 76,316 +63 -912 -2,410
assessments........................
Geologic resource assessments....... 77,014 48,699 78,311 77,677 +663 +28,978 -634
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Subtotal, Geologic Hazards, 229,246 208,136 239,246 237,202 +7,956 +29,066 -2,044
Resource & Processes.............
Water Resources Investigations:
Hydrologic monitoring, assessments
and research:
Ground water resources program.. 6,998 7,417 7,417 7,747 +749 +330 +330
National water quality 61,645 63,132 63,132 63,132 +1,487 .............. ..............
assessment.....................
Toxic substances hydrology...... 14,476 13,120 13,350 14,620 +144 +1,500 +1,270
Hydrologic research and 15,997 14,428 15,278 14,428 -1,569 .............. -850
development....................
National streamflow information 13,814 14,152 14,152 14,152 +338 .............. ..............
program........................
Hydrologic networks and analysis 29,524 28,152 28,152 30,402 +878 +2,250 +2,250
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Subtotal, Hydrologic 142,454 140,401 141,481 144,481 +2,027 +4,080 +3,000
monitoring, assessments and
research.....................
Federal-State program................... 62,337 63,770 63,770 63,770 +1,433 .............. ..............
Water resources research institutes..... 6,409 .............. 6,500 6,500 +91 +6,500 ..............
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Subtotal, Water Resources 211,200 204,171 211,751 214,751 +3,551 +10,580 +3,000
Investigations...................
Biological Research:
Biological research and monitoring.. 133,130 134,348 135,788 135,648 +2,518 +1,300 -140
Biological information management 23,999 24,149 24,149 24,149 +150 .............. ..............
and delivery.......................
Cooperative research units.......... 14,570 14,428 14,828 14,483 -87 +55 -345
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Subtotal, Biological Research..... 171,699 172,925 174,765 174,280 +2,581 +1,355 -485
Enterprise Information:
Enterprise information security and 22,714 25,237 25,237 25,237 +2,523 .............. ..............
technology.........................
Enterprise information resources.... 16,989 17,153 17,153 17,153 +164 .............. ..............
Federal geographic data coordination 4,670 5,377 4,697 4,697 +27 -680 ..............
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Subtotal, Enterprise Information.. 44,373 47,767 47,087 47,087 +2,714 -680 ..............
Science support......................... 65,584 72,337 72,337 66,337 +753 -6,000 -6,000
Facilities.............................. 94,611 94,726 96,197 96,197 +1,586 +1,471 ..............
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108- 1,000 .............. .............. .............. -1,000 .............. ..............
324)...................................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109- 8,100 .............. .............. .............. -8,100 .............. ..............
13)....................................
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TOTAL, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL 944,564 933,515 974,586 963,057 +18,493 +29,542 -11,529
SURVEY...........................
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MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE
Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management
OCS Lands:
Leasing and environmental program... 37,224 37,768 37,968 37,768 +544 .............. -200
Resource evaluation................. 29,566 28,682 28,882 29,582 +16 +900 +700
Regulatory program.................. 51,516 51,766 52,166 51,766 +250 .............. -400
Information management program...... 29,972 30,125 30,525 30,125 +153 .............. -400
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Subtotal, OCS Lands............... 148,278 148,341 149,541 149,241 +963 +900 -300
Royalty Management:
Compliance and asset management..... 41,550 51,903 42,103 43,103 +1,553 -8,800 +1,000
Revenue and operations.............. 33,867 35,426 35,426 35,426 +1,559 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Royalty Management...... 75,417 87,329 77,529 78,529 +3,112 -8,800 +1,000
General Administration:
Executive direction................. 2,057 2,086 2,116 2,086 +29 .............. -30
Policy and management improvement... 4,132 4,216 4,246 4,216 +84 .............. -30
Administrative operations........... 16,964 17,025 17,525 17,025 +61 .............. -500
General support services............ 23,702 24,149 24,449 24,149 +447 .............. -300
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Subtotal, General Administration.. 46,855 47,476 48,336 47,476 +621 .............. -860
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Subtotal (gross).................. 270,550 283,146 275,406 275,246 +4,696 -7,900 -160
Use of receipts......................... -103,730 -122,730 -122,730 -122,730 -19,000 .............. ..............
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Total, Royalty and Offshore 166,820 160,416 152,676 152,516 -14,304 -7,900 -160
Minerals Management..............
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Oil Spill Research
Oil spill research...................... 7,006 7,006 7,006 7,006 .............. .............. ..............
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TOTAL, MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 173,826 167,422 159,682 159,522 -14,304 -7,900 -160
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OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND
ENFORCEMENT
Regulation and Technology
Environmental restoration............... 158 159 159 159 +1 .............. ..............
Environmental protection................ 79,821 79,566 79,566 79,566 -255 .............. ..............
Technology development and transfer..... 13,300 15,126 15,126 15,126 +1,826 .............. ..............
Financial management.................... 485 488 488 488 +3 .............. ..............
Executive direction..................... 14,505 15,096 15,096 15,096 +591 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Regulation and 108,269 110,435 110,435 110,435 +2,166 .............. ..............
Technology.......................
Civil penalties......................... 99 100 100 100 +1 .............. ..............
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Total, Regulation and Technology.. 108,368 110,535 110,535 110,535 +2,167 .............. ..............
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Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
Environmental restoration............... 167,861 170,112 170,112 170,112 +2,251 .............. ..............
Legislative proposal................ .............. 58,000 .............. .............. .............. -58,000 ..............
Technology development and transfer..... 4,479 3,922 3,922 3,922 -557 .............. ..............
Financial management.................... 8,444 6,234 6,234 6,234 -2,210 .............. ..............
Executive direction..................... 7,421 7,746 7,746 7,746 +325 .............. ..............
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Total, Abandoned Mine Reclamation 188,205 246,014 188,014 188,014 -191 -58,000 ..............
Fund.............................
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TOTAL, OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING 296,573 356,549 298,549 298,549 +1,976 -58,000 ..............
RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT......
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Operation of Indian Programs
Tribal Budget System
Tribal Priority Allocations:
Tribal government................... 389,183 394,558 394,558 394,558 +5,375 .............. ..............
Human services...................... 147,387 141,561 149,481 147,981 +594 +6,420 -1,500
Education........................... 48,300 39,466 48,304 48,304 +4 +8,838 ..............
Public safety and justice........... 1,222 .............. 1,162 .............. -1,222 .............. -1,162
Community development............... 40,412 40,789 40,789 40,789 +377 .............. ..............
Resources management................ 61,999 63,149 63,149 63,149 +1,150 .............. ..............
Trust services...................... 56,115 56,038 56,038 56,038 -77 .............. ..............
General administration.............. 24,925 24,588 24,588 24,588 -337 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Tribal Priority 769,543 760,149 778,069 775,407 +5,864 +15,258 -2,662
Allocations......................
Other Recurring Programs:
Education:
School operations:
Forward-funded.............. 449,721 454,725 478,085 454,725 +5,004 .............. -23,360
Other school operations..... 67,926 66,908 66,908 66,908 -1,018 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, School 517,647 521,633 544,993 521,633 +3,986 .............. -23,360
operations...............
Continuing education............ 53,141 43,375 43,375 56,375 +3,234 +13,000 +13,000
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Subtotal, Education........... 570,788 565,008 588,368 578,008 +7,220 +13,000 -10,360
Resources management................ 42,131 37,293 47,969 43,287 +1,156 +5,994 -4,682
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Subtotal, Other Recurring Programs 612,919 602,301 636,337 621,295 +8,376 +18,994 -15,042
Non-Recurring Programs:
Community development............... 3,452 .............. .............. 2,750 -702 +2,750 +2,750
Resources management................ 36,225 32,348 34,714 34,348 -1,877 +2,000 -366
Trust services...................... 36,308 32,977 32,977 33,377 -2,931 +400 +400
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Subtotal, Non-Recurring Programs.. 75,985 65,325 67,691 70,475 -5,510 +5,150 +2,784
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Total, Tribal Budget System....... 1,458,447 1,427,775 1,482,097 1,467,177 +8,730 +39,402 -14,920
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BIA Operations
Central Office Operations:
Tribal government................... 2,248 2,288 2,288 2,288 +40 .............. ..............
Human services...................... 887 912 912 912 +25 .............. ..............
Community development............... .............. 500 500 500 +500 .............. ..............
Resources management................ 3,416 3,044 3,044 3,044 -372 .............. ..............
Trust services...................... 19,071 27,169 27,169 27,169 +8,098 .............. ..............
General administration:
Education program management.... 2,348 2,411 2,411 2,411 +63 .............. ..............
Personnel services.............. 5,863 8,378 8,378 8,378 +2,515 .............. ..............
Other general administration.... 106,188 106,832 106,832 106,832 +644 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, General 114,399 117,621 117,621 117,621 +3,222 .............. ..............
administration...............
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Subtotal, Central Office 140,021 151,534 151,534 151,534 +11,513 .............. ..............
Operations...................
Regional Office Operations:
Tribal government................... 1,095 1,323 1,323 1,323 +228 .............. ..............
Human services...................... 3,038 3,019 3,019 3,019 -19 .............. ..............
Community development............... 778 966 966 966 +188 .............. ..............
Resources management................ 5,319 5,403 5,403 5,403 +84 .............. ..............
Trust services...................... 24,049 27,376 27,376 27,376 +3,327 .............. ..............
General administration.............. 7,083 3,503 3,503 3,503 -3,580 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Regional Office 41,362 41,590 41,590 41,590 +228 .............. ..............
Operations.......................
Special Programs and Pooled Overhead:
Education........................... 16,336 17,499 17,499 17,499 +1,163 .............. ..............
Public safety and justice........... 180,063 192,265 200,765 192,265 +12,202 .............. -8,500
Community development............... 8,102 .............. 5,685 7,500 -602 +7,500 +1,815
Resources management................ 1,269 1,269 1,269 1,269 .............. .............. ..............
General administration.............. 80,491 92,298 92,298 92,298 +11,807 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Special Programs and 286,261 303,331 317,516 310,831 +24,570 +7,500 -6,685
Pooled Overhead..................
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Total, BIA Operations............. 467,644 496,455 510,640 503,955 +36,311 +7,500 -6,685
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Total, Operation of Indian 1,926,091 1,924,230 1,992,737 1,971,132 +45,041 +46,902 -21,605
Programs.........................
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BIA SPLITS
Natural resources....................... (150,359) (142,506) (155,548) (150,500) (+141) (+7,994) (-5,048)
Forward-funding......................... (449,721) (454,725) (478,085) (454,725) (+5,004) .............. (-23,360)
Education............................... (188,051) (169,659) (178,497) (191,497) (+3,446) (+21,838) (+13,000)
Community development................... (1,137,960) (1,157,340) (1,180,607) (1,174,410) (+36,450) (+17,070) (-6,197)
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Total, BIA splits................. (1,926,091) (1,924,230) (1,992,737) (1,971,132) (+45,041) (+46,902) (-21,605)
Construction
Education............................... 263,372 173,875 225,875 198,875 -64,497 +25,000 -27,000
Public safety and justice............... 7,381 11,777 11,777 11,777 +4,396 .............. ..............
Resources management.................... 40,289 38,272 38,272 48,272 +7,983 +10,000 +10,000
General administration.................. 2,126 2,136 2,136 2,136 +10 .............. ..............
Construction management................. 5,961 6,077 6,077 6,077 +116 .............. ..............
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Total, Construction............... 319,129 232,137 284,137 267,137 -51,992 +35,000 -17,000
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Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements
and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians
Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw 9,833 10,167 10,167 10,167 +334 .............. ..............
settlement.............................
Colorado Ute Settlement................. 7,889 8,111 8,111 8,111 +222 .............. ..............
Cuba Lake Settlement.................... 1,726 .............. .............. .............. -1,726 .............. ..............
Hoopa-Yurok settlement fund............. 247 254 254 254 +7 .............. ..............
Pyramid Lake water rights settlement.... 140 144 144 144 +4 .............. ..............
Quinault Settlement..................... 9,893 .............. 10,000 .............. -9,893 .............. -10,000
White Earth Land Settlement Act (Admin). 616 634 634 634 +18 .............. ..............
Zuni Water Settlement................... 13,806 5,444 5,444 5,444 -8,362 .............. ..............
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Total, Miscellaneous Payments to 44,150 24,754 34,754 24,754 -19,396 .............. -10,000
Indians..........................
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Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account
Indian guaranteed loan program account.. 6,332 6,348 6,348 6,348 +16 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS... 2,295,702 2,187,469 2,317,976 2,269,371 -26,331 +81,902 -48,605
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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
Insular Affairs
Assistance to Territories
Territorial Assistance:
Office of Insular Affairs........... 6,472 6,881 7,381 6,881 +409 .............. -500
Technical assistance................ 11,716 8,561 10,361 10,981 -735 +2,420 +620
Maintenance assistance fund......... 2,268 2,300 2,300 2,300 +32 .............. ..............
Brown tree snake.................... 2,663 2,700 2,700 2,700 +37 .............. ..............
Insular management controls......... 1,470 1,491 1,491 1,491 +21 .............. ..............
Coral reef initiative............... 493 500 500 500 +7 .............. ..............
Water and wastewater projects....... .............. 1,000 1,000 1,000 +1,000 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Territorial Assistance.. 25,082 23,433 25,733 25,853 +771 +2,420 +120
American Samoa: Operations grants....... 22,779 23,110 23,110 23,110 +331 .............. ..............
Northern Marianas: Covenant grants...... 27,720 27,720 27,720 27,720 .............. .............. ..............
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Total, Assistance to Territories.. 75,581 74,263 76,563 76,683 +1,102 +2,420 +120
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Compact of Free Association
Compact of Free Association--Federal 2,957 2,862 2,862 2,862 -95 .............. ..............
services...............................
Mandatory payments--program grant 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 .............. .............. ..............
assistance.........................
Enewetak support........................ 493 .............. 500 .............. -493 .............. -500
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Total, Compact of Free Association 5,450 4,862 5,362 4,862 -588 .............. -500
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Total, Insular Affairs............ 81,031 79,125 81,925 81,545 +514 +2,420 -380
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Departmental Management
Departmental direction.................. 13,358 13,591 13,591 14,090 +732 +499 +499
Management and coordination............. 28,554 30,298 29,598 29,348 +794 -950 -250
Hearings and appeals.................... 7,919 8,068 8,068 8,068 +149 .............. ..............
Central services........................ 27,696 34,387 34,187 33,865 +6,169 -522 -322
Bureau of Mines workers compensation/ 629 653 653 653 +24 .............. ..............
unemployment...........................
Take Pride in America................... 490 1,000 500 .............. -490 -1,000 -500
Financial and business management system 14,160 23,555 23,555 .............. -14,160 -23,555 -23,555
Indian Arts and Crafts Board............ 1,042 1,162 1,162 1,162 +120 .............. ..............
Grant to Kendall County, Illinois....... 4,931 .............. .............. .............. -4,931 .............. ..............
General reduction....................... -2,958 .............. .............. .............. +2,958 .............. ..............
Appraisal services...................... .............. 7,441 7,441 7,441 +7,441 .............. ..............
Reductions in House floor action........ .............. .............. -21,000 .............. .............. .............. +21,000
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109- 3,000 .............. .............. .............. -3,000 .............. ..............
13)....................................
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Total, Departmental Management.... 98,821 120,155 97,755 94,627 -4,194 -25,528 -3,128
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Working Capital Fund
Financial and Business Management System .............. .............. .............. 22,555 +22,555 +22,555 +22,555
Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Payments to local governments........... 226,805 200,000 242,000 235,000 +8,195 +35,000 -7,000
Central Hazardous Materials Fund
Central hazardous materials fund........ .............. 9,855 9,855 9,855 +9,855 .............. ..............
Office of the Solicitor
Legal services.......................... 40,916 42,660 42,472 42,660 +1,744 .............. +188
General administration.................. 9,701 12,020 11,801 11,920 +2,219 -100 +119
Ethics.................................. 1,039 1,072 1,067 1,072 +33 .............. +5
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Total, Office of the Solicitor.... 51,656 55,752 55,340 55,652 +3,996 -100 +312
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Office of Inspector General
Audit................................... 16,270 17,744 17,274 16,974 +704 -770 -300
Investigations.......................... 13,529 15,241 14,491 14,341 +812 -900 -150
Administrative services and information 7,476 8,014 7,801 7,801 +325 -213 ..............
management.............................
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Total, Office of Inspector General 37,275 40,999 39,566 39,116 +1,841 -1,883 -450
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Office of Special Trustee for American
Indians
Federal Trust Programs
Program operations, support, and 191,324 267,165 189,361 189,361 -1,963 -77,804 ..............
improvements...........................
Executive direction..................... 2,216 2,232 2,232 2,232 +16 .............. ..............
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Total, Federal Trust programs..... 193,540 269,397 191,593 191,593 -1,947 -77,804 ..............
Indian Land Consolidation Program
Indian land consolidation............... 34,514 34,514 34,514 34,514 .............. .............. ..............
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Total, Office of Special Trustee 228,054 303,911 226,107 226,107 -1,947 -77,804 ..............
for American Indians.............
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Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund
Damage assessments...................... 3,845 3,931 3,931 3,931 +86 .............. ..............
Program management...................... 1,526 1,592 1,592 1,592 +66 .............. ..............
Restoration support..................... 366 583 583 583 +217 .............. ..............
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Total, Natural Resource Damage 5,737 6,106 6,106 6,106 +369 .............. ..............
Assessment Fund..................
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TOTAL, DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES....... 729,379 815,903 758,654 770,563 +41,184 -45,340 +11,909
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TOTAL, TITLE I, DEPARTMENT OF THE 9,955,228 9,792,069 9,799,693 9,877,741 -77,487 +85,672 +78,048
INTERIOR.........................
Appropriations................ (9,543,364) (9,509,904) (9,495,648) (9,565,744) (+22,380) (+55,840) (+70,096)
Emergency appropriations...... (103,454) .............. .............. .............. (-103,454) .............. ..............
Rescission.................... (-30,000) (-30,000) (-30,000) (-30,000) .............. .............. ..............
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TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Science and Technology
Air toxics and quality:
Clean air allowance trading programs 8,734 9,353 9,353 8,734 .............. -619 -619
(also EPM).........................
Federal support for air quality mgmt 10,521 10,016 10,016 10,016 -505 .............. ..............
(also EPM).........................
Federal support for air toxics 2,562 2,265 2,265 2,265 -297 .............. ..............
program (also EPM).................
Federal vehicle and fuels standards/ 57,436 66,567 59,567 61,436 +4,000 -5,131 +1,869
certification......................
Radiation: Protection (also EPM; 3,069 2,121 2,121 2,121 -948 .............. ..............
HSS)...............................
Radiation: Response preparedness 2,320 3,576 3,576 3,576 +1,256 .............. ..............
(also EPM).........................
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Subtotal, Air toxics and quality.. 84,642 93,898 86,898 88,148 +3,506 -5,750 +1,250
Enforcement: Forensics support (also 13,048 13,737 13,737 13,737 +689 .............. ..............
HSS)...................................
Climate protection: Climate protection 19,006 17,732 20,032 17,732 -1,274 .............. -2,300
program (also EPM)
Homeland security:
Homeland security: Critical
infrastructure protection:
Critical infrastructure 3,495 3,569 3,569 3,495 .............. -74 -74
protection (except water
sentinel) (also EPM; HSS)......
Water sentinel and related .............. 44,000 9,000 5,585 +5,585 -38,415 -3,415
training.......................
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Subtotal, Homeland security: 3,495 47,569 12,569 9,080 +5,585 -38,489 -3,489
Critical infrastructure
protection...................
Homeland security: Preparedness,
response, and recovery:
Preparedness, response, and 13,671 14,806 14,806 14,806 +1,135 .............. ..............
recovery (other activities)
(also HSS).....................
Decontamination (also EPM; HSS). 13,609 24,710 16,710 13,609 .............. -11,101 -3,101
Laboratory preparedness & .............. 600 600 .............. .............. -600 -600
response (also EPM; HSS).......
Safe buildings.................. .............. 4,000 4,000 .............. .............. -4,000 -4,000
(Transfer from Hazardous (2,071) (2,000) (2,000) (2,000) (-71) .............. ..............
substance superfund)...........
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Subtotal, Homeland security: 27,280 44,116 36,116 28,415 +1,135 -15,701 -7,701
Preparedness, response, and
recovery.....................
Homeland security: Protection of EPA 2,024 2,100 2,100 2,100 +76 .............. ..............
personnel and infrastructure (also EPM;
B&F; HSS)..............................
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Subtotal, Homeland security....... 32,799 93,785 50,785 39,595 +6,796 -54,190 -11,190
IT/Data management/Security: IT/Data 4,345 4,251 4,251 4,251 -94 .............. ..............
management (also EPM; LUST; OSR; HSS)..
Indoor air:
Indoor air: Radon program (also EPM) 495 442 442 442 -53 .............. ..............
Indoor air: Schools and workplace 843 .............. .............. .............. -843 .............. ..............
program (moved to reduce risks in
fiscal year 2006)..................
Reduce risks from indoor air (also .............. 832 832 832 +832 .............. ..............
EPM)...............................
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Subtotal, Indoor air.............. 1,338 1,274 1,274 1,274 -64 .............. ..............
Operations and administration:
Facilities infrastructure and 8,466 8,716 8,716 8,466 .............. -250 -250
operations (also EPM; B&F; LUST;
OSR; HSS)..........................
Pesticide licensing:
Pesticides: Registration of new 2,466 2,490 2,490 2,490 +24 .............. ..............
pesticides (also EPM)..............
Pesticides: Review/Reregistration of 2,478 2,506 2,506 2,506 +28 .............. ..............
existing pesticides (also EPM).....
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Subtotal, Pesticide licensing..... 4,944 4,996 4,996 4,996 +52 .............. ..............
Research/Congressional priorities....... 65,665 .............. 40,000 50,000 -15,665 +50,000 +10,000
Research: Clean air:
Research: Air toxics................ 16,956 16,387 16,387 16,387 -569 .............. ..............
Research: Global change............. 19,578 20,534 20,534 19,578 .............. -956 -956
Research: National ambient air .............. 71,451 71,451 65,403 +65,403 -6,048 -6,048
quality standards (NAAQS)..........
Research: Particulate matter (Moved 60,863 .............. .............. .............. -60,863 .............. ..............
to NAAQS in fiscal year 2006)......
Research: Troposphere ozone......... 4,041 .............. .............. .............. -4,041 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Research: Clean air..... 101,438 108,372 108,372 101,368 -70 -7,004 -7,004
Research: Clean water:
Research: Drinking water............ 48,665 45,690 45,690 45,690 -2,975 .............. ..............
Research: Water quality............. 44,993 55,900 55,900 46,592 +1,599 -9,308 -9,308
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Subtotal, Research: Clean water... 93,658 101,590 101,590 92,282 -1,376 -9,308 -9,308
Research: Human health and ecosystems:
Human health risk assessment........ 32,723 36,240 36,240 36,240 +3,517 .............. ..............
(By transfer from Hazardous (3,559) (4,022) (4,022) (4,022) (+463) .............. ..............
substance superfund)...........
Research: Computational toxicology.. 11,994 13,832 12,632 11,994 .............. -1,838 -638
Research: Endocrine disruptor....... 10,392 8,705 10,605 10,392 .............. +1,687 -213
Research: Fellowships............... 12,042 8,327 12,027 12,042 .............. +3,715 +15
Research: Human health and 167,356 169,632 177,632 167,356 .............. -2,276 -10,276
ecosystems.........................
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Subtotal, Research: Human health 234,507 236,736 249,136 238,024 +3,517 +1,288 -11,112
and ecosystems...................
Research: Land protection:
Research: Land protection & 9,065 13,696 13,696 9,065 .............. -4,631 -4,631
restoration (also HSS).............
(By transfer from Hazardous (22,994) (23,099) (23,099) (23,099) (+105) .............. ..............
substance superfund)...........
(By transfer from Hazardous (6,596) (1,485) (1,485) (1,485) (-5,111) .............. ..............
substance superfund)...........
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Subtotal, Research: Land 9,065 13,696 13,696 9,065 .............. -4,631 -4,631
protection...................
Research: Sustainability:
Research: Economics and decision .............. 2,645 2,645 2,645 +2,645 .............. ..............
science (EDS)......................
Research: Environmental technology 3,181 3,203 3,203 3,203 +22 .............. ..............
verification (ETV).................
Research: Pollution prevention (also 37,232 .............. .............. .............. -37,232 .............. ..............
HSS)...............................
(By transfer from Hazardous (588) .............. .............. .............. (-588) .............. ..............
substance superfund)...........
Research: Sustainability (other .............. 23,188 23,188 23,188 +23,188 .............. ..............
activities)........................
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Subtotal, Research: 40,413 29,036 29,036 29,036 -11,377 .............. ..............
Sustainability...............
Toxic research and prevention:
Research: Pesticides and toxics..... 27,792 29,753 29,753 29,753 +1,961 .............. ..............
Water: Human health protection:
Drinking water programs (also EPM).. 2,935 3,068 3,068 3,068 +133 .............. ..............
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Total, Science and Technology..... 744,061 760,640 765,340 730,795 -13,266 -29,845 -34,545
(By transfer from Hazardous (35,808) (30,606) (30,606) (30,606) (-5,202) .............. ..............
substance superfund).............
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Environmental Programs and Management
Air toxics and quality;
Clean air allowance trading programs 16,873 18,234 18,234 18,234 +1,361 .............. ..............
(also S&T).........................
Federal stationary source 21,768 23,509 23,509 23,509 +1,741 .............. ..............
regulations........................
Federal support for air quality
management:
Federal support for air quality 88,192 95,891 95,891 88,192 .............. -7,699 -7,699
management (other activities)
(also S&T).....................
Clean diesel initiative......... .............. 15,000 10,000 .............. .............. -15,000 -10,000
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Subtotal, Federal support for 88,192 110,891 105,891 88,192 .............. -22,699 -17,699
air quality management.......
Federal support for air toxics 24,590 25,431 25,431 24,590 .............. -841 -841
program (also S&T).................
Radiation: Protection (also S&T; 11,122 11,765 11,765 11,122 .............. -643 -643
HSS)...............................
Radiation: Response preparedness 2,624 2,636 2,636 2,624 .............. -12 -12
(also S&T).........................
Stratospheric ozone: Domestic 5,013 3,969 5,169 5,013 .............. +1,044 -156
programs...........................
Stratospheric ozone: Multilateral 9,920 13,500 10,500 8,000 -1,920 -5,500 -2,500
fund...............................
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Subtotal, Air toxics and quality.. 180,102 209,935 203,135 181,284 +1,182 -28,651 -21,851
Brownfields............................. 24,301 29,638 24,638 25,000 +699 -4,638 +362
Climate protection program:
Climate protection program (other 43,910 41,030 41,030 41,030 -2,880 .............. ..............
activities) (also S&T).............
Energy star......................... 46,700 50,500 50,000 50,500 +3,800 .............. +500
Methane to markets.................. 300 4,000 500 3,000 +2,700 -1,000 +2,500
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Subtotal, Climate protection...... 90,910 95,530 91,530 94,530 +3,620 -1,000 +3,000
Compliance:
Compliance assistance and centers 26,613 29,097 29,097 29,097 +2,484 .............. ..............
(also LUST; OSR; HSS)..............
Compliance incentives (also HSS).... 8,963 9,622 9,622 9,622 +659 .............. ..............
Compliance monitoring (also HSS) 66,328 93,412 90,512 87,328 +21,000 -6,084 -3,184
(Some of these funds were in IT/
Data management in fiscal year
2005)..............................
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Subtotal, Compliance............ 101,904 132,131 129,231 126,047 +24,143 -6,084 -3,184
Enforcement:
Civil enforcement (also OSR; HSS)... 112,463 117,462 114,462 117,462 +4,999 .............. +3,000
Criminal enforcement (also HSS)..... 39,101 37,326 36,326 39,101 .............. +1,775 +2,775
Enforcement training (also HSS)..... 3,428 2,499 2,499 3,428 .............. +929 +929
Environmental justice (also HSS).... 5,883 3,980 5,883 3,980 -1,903 .............. -1,903
NEPA implementation................. 12,039 12,440 12,440 12,440 +401 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Enforcement............. 172,914 173,707 171,610 176,411 +3,497 +2,704 +4,801
Environmental protection/Congressional 92,326 .............. 40,000 50,000 -42,326 +50,000 +10,000
priorities.............................
Geographic programs:
Geographic program: Chesapeake Bay.. 22,756 20,746 20,746 23,000 +244 +2,254 +2,254
Geographic program: Great Lakes..... 21,287 21,519 21,519 22,000 +713 +481 +481
Geographic program: Gulf of Mexico.. 3,895 4,468 4,468 5,000 +1,105 +532 +532
Geographic program: Lake Champlain.. 2,480 955 2,000 1,955 -525 +1,000 -45
Geographic program: Long Island 2,332 477 2,000 477 -1,855 .............. -1,523
Sound..............................
Geographic program: Puget Sound..... .............. .............. 2,000 .............. .............. .............. -2,000
Geographic program: Other:
Community action for a renewed 1,984 9,000 3,000 1,984 .............. -7,016 -1,016
environment (CARE).................
Other (other activities)............ 4,923 4,686 4,686 5,853 +930 +1,167 +1,167
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Subtotal, Geographic program: 6,907 13,686 7,686 7,837 +930 -5,849 +151
Other............................
Regional geographic initiatives..... 7,687 8,862 7,762 7,000 -687 -1,862 -762
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Subtotal, Geographic programs..... 67,344 70,713 68,181 67,269 -75 -3,444 -912
Homeland security:
Homeland security: Communication and
information (also HSS):
Communication and information 5,133 5,450 5,450 5,450 +317 .............. ..............
(other activities).............
Laboratory preparedness and .............. 1,230 1,230 .............. .............. -1,230 -1,230
response (also S&T)............
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Subtotal, Homeland security: 5,133 6,680 6,680 5,450 +317 -1,230 -1,230
Communication and information
Homeland security: Critical
infrastructure protection:
Critical infrastructure 6,896 6,847 6,847 6,847 -49 .............. ..............
protection (except
decontamination) (also S&T;
HSS)...........................
Decontamination (also S&T; EPM; .............. 100 100 .............. .............. -100 -100
HSS)...........................
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Subtotal, Homeland security: 6,896 6,947 6,947 6,847 -49 -100 -100
critical infrastructure
protection...................
Homeland security: Preparedness, 1,822 3,348 3,348 2,748 +926 -600 -600
response, and recovery (also S&T;
HSS): Decontamination (also S&T;
EPM; HSS)..........................
Homeland security: Protection of EPA 6,294 6,403 6,403 6,403 +109 .............. ..............
personnel and infrastructure (also
S&T; B&F; HSS).....................
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Subtotal, Homeland security..... 20,145 23,378 23,378 21,448 +1,303 -1,930 -1,930
Indoor air:
Indoor air: Asthma program.......... 10,468 .............. .............. .............. -10,468 .............. ..............
Indoor air: Environment tobacco 2,400 .............. .............. .............. -2,400 .............. ..............
smoke program......................
Indoor air: Radon program (also S&T) 5,142 5,918 5,918 5,000 -142 -918 -918
Indoor air: Schools and workplace 9,326 .............. .............. .............. -9,326 .............. ..............
program............................
Reduce risks from indoor air (also .............. 23,496 23,496 22,194 +22,194 -1,302 -1,302
S&T)...............................
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Subtotal, Indoor air.............. 27,336 29,414 29,414 27,194 -142 -2,220 -2,220
Information exchange/Outreach:
Children and other sensitive 5,970 6,890 6,890 6,890 +920 .............. ..............
populations: Agency coordination...
Congressional, intergovernmental, 48,624 49,753 49,753 49,753 +1,129 .............. ..............
external relations (also HSS)......
Environmental education............. 8,957 .............. 9,000 7,000 -1,957 +7,000 -2,000
Exchange network (also HSS)......... 16,361 22,739 18,739 18,000 +1,639 -4,739 -739
Small business ombudsman............ 3,712 3,911 3,911 3,911 +199 .............. ..............
Small minority business assistance.. 2,264 2,348 2,348 2,348 +84 .............. ..............
State and local prevention and 11,855 12,328 12,328 11,855 .............. -473 -473
preparedness.......................
Toxics release inventory (TRI)/Right 14,310 14,754 14,754 12,000 -2,310 -2,754 -2,754
to know............................
Tribal--Capacity building........... 10,640 11,049 11,049 11,049 +409 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Information exchange/ 122,693 123,772 128,772 122,806 +113 -966 -5,966
Outreach.........................
International programs:
Children and other sensitive 244 .............. .............. .............. -244 .............. ..............
populations: Agency coordination...
Commission for environmental 3,773 4,210 4,210 4,210 +437 .............. ..............
cooperation........................
Environment and trade............... 1,500 1,787 1,787 1,787 +287 .............. ..............
International capacity building..... 5,751 6,450 6,450 5,000 -751 -1,450 -1,450
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) 1,627 2,806 2,806 1,627 .............. -1,179 -1,179
implementation.....................
U.S./Mexico border.................. 5,612 5,975 5,975 5,975 +363 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, International programs.. 18,507 21,228 21,228 18,599 +92 -2,629 -2,629
IT/Data management/Security:
Information security (also HSS)..... 4,131 3,888 3,888 3,888 -243 .............. ..............
IT/Data management (also S&T; LUST; 106,123 105,999 95,999 93,000 -13,123 -12,999 -2,999
OSR; HSS) ($22.59 million moved to
EPM Compliance in fisca year 2006).
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Subtotal, IT/Data management/ 110,254 109,887 99,887 96,888 -13,366 -12,999 -2,999
Security.......................
Legal/Science/Regulatory/Economic
review:
Administrative law.................. 4,890 5,109 5,109 5,109 +219 .............. ..............
Alternative dispute resolution (also 931 1,051 1,051 1,051 +120 .............. ..............
HSS)...............................
Civil rights/Title VI compliance.... 12,119 12,530 12,530 12,530 +411 .............. ..............
Legal advice: Environmental program 34,644 36,314 36,314 36,314 +1,670 .............. ..............
(also HSS).........................
Legal advice: Support program....... 12,555 13,088 13,088 13,088 +533 .............. ..............
Regional science and technology..... 3,245 3,643 3,643 3,643 +398 .............. ..............
Regulatory innovation............... 20,014 25,021 23,118 20,014 .............. -5,007 -3,104
Regulatory/Economic-management and 14,821 16,713 16,713 14,821 .............. -1,892 -1,892
analysis...........................
Science advisory board.............. 4,361 4,881 4,881 4,881 +520 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Legal/Science/Regulatory/ 107,580 118,350 116,447 111,451 +3,871 -6,899 -4,996
Economic review..................
Operations and administration:
Acquisition management (also LUST; 22,714 23,055 23,055 23,055 +341 .............. ..............
HSS)...............................
Central planning, budgeting, and 69,387 72,790 72,790 72,790 +3,403 .............. ..............
finance (also LUST; HSS)...........
Facilities infrastructure and 314,614 358,046 353,046 340,000 +25,386 -18,046 -13,046
operations (also S&T; B&F; LUST;
OSR; HSS)..........................
Financial assistance grants/ 20,366 19,916 19,916 19,916 -450 .............. ..............
Interagency agreements (IAG)
management (also HSS).............
Human resources management (also 39,461 38,872 38,872 37,000 -2,461 -1,872 -1,872
LUST; HSS).........................
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Subtotal, Operations and 466,542 512,679 507,679 492,761 +26,219 -19,918 -14,918
administration...................
Pesticide licensing:
Pesticides: Field programs.......... 24,362 24,683 24,683 24,683 +321 .............. ..............
Pesticides: Registration of new 39,159 41,472 41,472 41,472 +2,313 .............. ..............
pesticides (also S&T)..............
Pesticides: Review/Reregistration of 51,315 57,991 54,950 57,991 +6,676 .............. +3,041
existing pesticides (also S&T).....
Science policy and biotechnology.... 1,640 1,751 1,751 1,640 .............. -111 -111
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Subtotal, Pesticide licensing..... 116,476 125,897 122,856 125,786 +9,310 -111 +2,930
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA):
RCRA: Corrective action............. 39,667 42,710 42,710 42,710 +3,043 .............. ..............
RCRA: Waste management.............. 66,696 68,228 68,228 68,228 +1,532 .............. ..............
RCRA: Waste minimization and 11,508 14,376 14,376 14,376 +2,868 .............. ..............
recycling..........................
RCRA: General reduction............. .............. .............. -5,000 .............. .............. .............. +5,000
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Subtotal, Resource Conservation 117,871 125,314 120,314 125,314 +7,443 .............. +5,000
and Recovery Act (RCRA)..........
Toxics risk review and prevention:
Toxic substances: Chemical risk 8,341 9,058 9,058 9,058 +717 .............. ..............
management.........................
Toxic substances: Chemical risk 44,814 44,523 45,523 45,879 +1,065 +1,356 +356
review & reduction.................
Endocrine disruptors................ 8,540 9,097 9,097 9,097 +557 .............. ..............
Toxic substances: Lead risk 10,970 10,549 10,549 10,549 -421 .............. ..............
reduction program..................
Pollution prevention program........ 16,408 19,990 17,990 16,408 .............. -3,582 -1,582
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Subtotal, Toxics risk review and 89,073 93,217 92,217 90,991 +1,918 -2,226 -1,226
prevention.......................
Underground storage tanks (LUST/UST) 7,125 7,719 7,719 7,719 +594 .............. ..............
(also LUST)............................
Water: Ecosystems:
Great Lakes Legacy Act.............. 22,320 50,000 28,000 30,000 +7,680 -20,000 +2,000
National estuary program/Coastal 25,065 19,446 24,446 21,000 -4,065 +1,554 -3,446
waterways..........................
Wetlands............................ 20,085 20,375 20,375 20,375 +290 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Water: Ecosystems....... 67,470 89,821 72,821 71,375 +3,905 -18,446 -1,446
Water: Human health protection:
Beach/Fish programs................. 3,210 3,264 3,264 3,264 +54 .............. ..............
Drinking water programs (also S&T).. 93,258 101,090 98,090 95,000 +1,742 -6,090 -3,090
National Rural Water Association.... .............. .............. 10,000 .............. .............. .............. -10,000
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Subtotal, Water: Human health 96,468 104,354 111,354 98,264 +1,796 -6,090 -13,090
protection.......................
Water quality protection: Marine 11,358 12,279 12,279 12,279 +921 .............. ..............
pollution..............................
Surface water protection:
Surface water protection (other 179,503 185,501 185,501 185,501 +5,998 .............. ..............
activities)....................
Water quality monitoring........ 6,700 9,300 9,300 4,499 -2,201 -4,801 -4,801
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Subtotal, Surface water 186,203 194,801 194,801 190,000 +3,797 -4,801 -4,801
protection...................
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Subtotal, Water quality 197,561 207,080 207,080 202,279 +4,718 -4,801 -4,801
protection...................
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Subtotal, Environmental 2,294,902 2,403,764 2,389,491 2,333,416 +38,514 -70,348 -56,075
Programs and Management......
Offsetting receipts from toxics and .............. -50,000 .............. .............. .............. +50,000 ..............
pesticides fees........................
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Total, Environmental Programs and 2,294,902 2,353,764 2,389,491 2,333,416 +38,514 -20,348 -56,075
Management.......................
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Office of Inspector General
Audits, evaluations, and investigations. 37,696 36,955 37,955 36,955 -741 .............. -1,000
(By transfer from Hazardous (12,896) (13,536) (13,536) (13,536) (+640) .............. ..............
substance superfund)...............
Buildings and Facilities
Homeland security:
Homeland security: Protection of EPA 11,408 11,500 11,500 11,500 +92 .............. ..............
personnel and infrastructure (also
S&T; EPM; HSS).....................
Operations and administration:
Facilities infrastructure and 27,280 28,718 28,718 28,718 +1,438 .............. ..............
operations (also S&T; EPM; HSS;
LUST; OSR).........................
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Subtotal, Buildings and Facilities 38,688 40,218 40,218 40,218 +1,530 .............. ..............
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108- 3,000 .............. .............. .............. -3,000 .............. ..............
324)...................................
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Total, Buildings and Facilities... 41,688 40,218 40,218 40,218 -1,470 .............. ..............
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Hazardous Substance Superfund
Air toxics and quality: Radiation: 2,031 2,387 2,387 2,031 .............. -356 -356
Protection (also S&T; EPM).............
Audits, evaluations, and investigations. 12,896 13,536 13,536 13,536 +640 .............. ..............
(Transfer to Office of Inspector (-12,896) (-13,536) (-13,536) (-13,536) (-640) .............. ..............
General)...........................
Enforcement:
Civil enforcement (also EPM; OSR)... 122 883 883 442 +320 -441 -441
Criminal enforcement (also EPM)..... 7,895 9,504 8,504 9,504 +1,609 .............. +1,000
Enforcement training (also EPM)..... 822 614 614 614 -208 .............. ..............
Environmental justice (also EPM).... 938 845 845 845 -93 .............. ..............
Forensics support (also S&T)........ 4,112 3,840 3,840 3,840 -272 .............. ..............
Superfund: Enforcement.............. 153,266 164,258 157,258 164,258 +10,992 .............. +7,000
Superfund: Federal facilities 10,667 10,241 10,241 10,241 -426 .............. ..............
enforcement........................
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Subtotal, Enforcement............. 177,822 190,185 182,185 189,744 +11,922 -441 +7,559
Compliance:
Compliance assistance and centers .............. 23 23 12 +12 -11 -11
(also EPM; LUST; OSR)..............
Compliance incentives (also EPM).... 145 168 168 157 +12 -11 -11
Compliance monitoring (also EPM).... 159 1,157 1,157 658 +499 -499 -499
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Subtotal, Compliance.............. 304 1,348 1,348 827 +523 -521 -521
Homeland security:
Homeland security: Communication and
information (also EPM):
Laboratory preparedness and .............. 300 300 .............. .............. -300 -300
response (also S&T; EPM; HSS)..
Homeland security: Critical
infrastructure protection:
Critical infrastructure 1,923 852 852 852 -1,071 .............. ..............
protection (other activities)
(also S&T; EPM)................
Decontamination (also S&T; EPM; .............. 200 200 .............. .............. -200 -200
HSS)...........................
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Subtotal, Homeland security: 1,923 1,052 1,052 852 -1,071 -200 -200
Critical infrastructure
protection...................
Homeland security: Preparedness,
response, and recovery:
Decontamination (also S&T; EPM; 8,283 12,550 10,550 10,550 +2,267 -2,000 ..............
HSS)...........................
Laboratory preparedness and .............. 9,500 .............. .............. .............. -9,500 ..............
response (also S&T; EPM; HSS)..
Preparedness, response, and 25,996 26,915 26,915 26,450 +454 -465 -465
recovery (other activities)
(also S&T).....................
(Transfer to Science and (-2,071) (-2,000) (-2,000) (-2,000) (+71) .............. ..............
Technology)....................
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Subtotal, Homeland security: 34,279 48,965 37,465 37,000 +2,721 -11,965 -465
Preparedness, response, and
recovery.....................
Homeland security: Protection of EPA 672 600 600 600 -72 .............. ..............
personnel and infrastructure (also S&T;
EPM; B&F)..............................
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Subtotal, Homeland security....... 36,874 50,917 39,417 38,452 +1,578 -12,465 -965
Information exchange/Outreach:
Congressional, intergovernmental, 155 161 161 155 .............. -6 -6
external relations (also EPM)......
Exchange network (also EPM)......... 2,235 1,676 1,676 1,676 -559 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Information exchange/ 2,390 1,837 1,837 1,831 -559 -6 -6
Outreach.........................
IT/Data management/Security:
Information security (also EPM)..... 406 409 409 406 .............. -3 -3
IT/Data management (also S&T; EPM; 17,945 16,113 16,113 16,113 -1,832 .............. ..............
LUST; OSR).........................
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Subtotal, IT/Data management/ 18,351 16,522 16,522 16,519 -1,832 -3 -3
Security.........................
Legal/Science/Regulatory/Economic
review:
Alternative dispute resolution (also 845 985 985 845 .............. -140 -140
EPM)...............................
Legal advice: Environmental program 816 836 836 816 .............. -20 -20
(also EPM).........................
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Subtotal, Legal/Science/Regulatory/ 1,661 1,821 1,821 1,661 .............. -160 -160
Economic review..................
Operations and administration:
Financial assistance grants/ 2,943 2,579 2,579 2,579 -364 .............. ..............
Interagency agreements (IAG)
management (also EPM)..............
Facilities infrastructure and 67,080 72,726 71,226 67,080 .............. -5,646 -4,146
operations (also S&T; EPM; B&F;
LUST; OSR).........................
Acquisition management (also EPM; 18,888 20,367 20,367 18,888 .............. -1,479 -1,479
LUST)..............................
Human resources management (also 4,376 4,790 4,790 4,376 .............. -414 -414
EPM; LUST).........................
Central planning, budgeting, and 20,379 22,445 22,445 20,379 .............. -2,066 -2,066
finance (also EPM; LUST)...........
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Subtotal, Operations and 113,666 122,907 121,407 113,302 -364 -9,605 -8,105
administration...................
Research: Human health and ecosystems:
Human health risk assessment........ 3,559 4,022 4,022 4,022 +463 .............. ..............
(Transfer to Science and (-3,559) (-4,022) (-4,022) (-4,022) (-463) .............. ..............
Technology)....................
Research: Land protection:
Research: Land protection and 22,994 23,099 23,099 22,994 .............. -105 -105
restoration........................
(Transfer to Science and (-22,994) (-23,099) (-23,099) (-23,099) (-105) .............. ..............
Technology)....................
Research: Superfund innovative 6,596 1,485 1,485 1,485 -5,111 .............. ..............
technology (SITE) program..........
(Transfer to Science and (-6,596) (-1,485) (-1,485) (-1,485) (+5,111) .............. ..............
Technology)....................
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Subtotal, Research: Land 29,590 24,584 24,584 24,479 -5,111 -105 -105
protection...................
Research: Sustainability:
Pollution prevention (also S&T)..... 588 .............. .............. .............. -588 .............. ..............
(Transfer to Science and (-588) .............. .............. .............. (+588) .............. ..............
Technology)....................
Superfund cleanup:
Superfund: Emergency response and 198,494 198,000 198,000 198,494 .............. +494 +494
removal............................
Superfund: EPA emergency 10,009 10,507 10,507 10,507 +498 .............. ..............
preparedness.......................
Superfund: Federal facilities....... 31,512 31,611 31,611 31,611 +99 .............. ..............
Superfund: Remedial................. 597,139 599,395 599,395 599,395 +2,256 .............. ..............
Superfund: Support to other Federal 10,591 9,754 9,754 9,754 -837 .............. ..............
agencies...........................
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Subtotal, Superfund cleanup....... 847,745 849,267 849,267 849,761 +2,016 +494 +494
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Total, Hazardous Substance 1,247,477 1,279,333 1,258,333 1,256,165 +8,688 -23,168 -2,168
Superfund........................
(Transfer to Office of Inspector (-12,896) (-13,536) (-13,536) (-13,536) (-640) .............. ..............
General).........................
(Transfer to Science and (-35,808) (-30,606) (-30,606) (-30,606) (+5,202) .............. ..............
Technology)......................
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Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST)
Compliance:
Compliance assistance and centers 855 774 774 774 -81 .............. ..............
(also EPM; OSR; HSS)...............
IT/Data management/Security:
IT/Data management (also S&T; EPM; 176 178 178 178 +2 .............. ..............
HSS; OSR)..........................
Operations and administration:
Acquisition management (also EPM; 341 346 346 346 +5 .............. ..............
HSS)...............................
Central planning, budgeting, and 866 936 936 936 +70 .............. ..............
finance (also EPM; HSS)............
Facilities infrastructure and 872 884 884 884 +12 .............. ..............
operations (also S&T; EPM; B&F;
HSS; OSR)..........................
Human resources management (also 3 3 3 3 .............. .............. ..............
EPM; HSS)..........................
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Subtotal, Operations and 2,082 2,169 2,169 2,169 +87 .............. ..............
administration...................
Research: Land protection:
Research: Land protection and 624 646 646 646 +22 .............. ..............
restoration (also S&T; HSS; OSR)...
Underground storage tanks (LUST/UST):
Underground storage tanks (LUST/UST) 9,279 10,584 10,584 10,584 +1,305 .............. ..............
(also EPM).........................
LUST Cooperative agreements......... 56,424 58,676 58,676 58,676 +2,252 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Underground storage 65,703 69,260 69,260 69,260 +3,557 .............. ..............
tanks (LUST/UST).................
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Total, Leaking Underground Storage 69,440 73,027 73,027 73,027 +3,587 .............. ..............
Tank Program.....................
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Oil Spill Response
Enforcement: Civil enforcement (also 1,742 1,789 1,789 1,789 +47 .............. ..............
EPM; HSS)..............................
Compliance: Compliance assistance and 274 287 287 287 +13 .............. ..............
centers (also EPM; HSS; LUST)..........
IT/Data management/Security: IT/Data 33 33 33 33 .............. .............. ..............
management (also S&T; EPM; HSS; LUST)..
Oil Oil spill: Prevention, preparedness 12,465 12,344 12,344 12,344 -121 .............. ..............
and response...........................
Operations and administration: 463 504 504 504 +41 .............. ..............
Facilities infrastructure and
operations (also S&T; EPM; B&F; HSS;
LUST)..................................
Research: Land protection Research: Land 895 906 906 906 +11 .............. ..............
protection and restoration (also S&T;
HSS; LUST).............................
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Total, Oil Spill Response......... 15,872 15,863 15,863 15,863 -9 .............. ..............
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Pesticide registration fund............. 19,245 15,000 15,000 15,000 -4,245 .............. ..............
Pesticide registration fees............. -19,245 -15,000 -15,000 -15,000 +4,245 .............. ..............
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
(STAG)
Air toxics and quality: Clean school bus 7,440 10,000 10,000 1,000 -6,440 -9,000 -9,000
initiative.............................
Brownfields: Brownfields projects....... 89,280 120,500 97,500 90,000 +720 -30,500 -7,500
Infrastructure assistance:
Infrastructure assistance: Alaska 44,640 15,000 15,000 40,000 -4,640 +25,000 +25,000
Native villages....................
Infrastructure assistance: Clean 1,091,200 730,000 750,000 1,100,000 +8,800 +370,000 +350,000
water state revolving fund (SRF)...
Use of balances from expired .............. .............. 100,000 .............. .............. .............. -100,000
contracts, grants, and
interagency agreements.........
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Subtotal, Clean water state 1,091,200 730,000 850,000 1,100,000 +8,800 +370,000 +250,000
revolving fund...............
Infrastructure assistance: Drinking 843,200 850,000 850,000 850,000 +6,800 .............. ..............
water state revolving fund (SRF)...
Infrastructure assistance: Mexico 49,600 50,000 50,000 50,000 +400 .............. ..............
border.............................
Infrastructure assistance: Puerto 3,849 4,000 4,000 .............. -3,849 -4,000 -4,000
Rico...............................
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Subtotal, Infrastructure 2,032,489 1,649,000 1,769,000 2,040,000 +7,511 +391,000 +271,000
assistance.......................
STAG infrastructure grants/Congressional 309,548 .............. 200,000 200,000 -109,548 +200,000 ..............
priorities.............................
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Subtotal, State and Tribal 2,438,757 1,779,500 2,076,500 2,331,000 -107,757 +551,500 +254,500
Assistance Grants (excluding
categorical grants)..............
Categorical grants:
Categorical grant: Beaches 9,920 10,000 10,000 10,000 +80 .............. ..............
protection.........................
Categorical grant: Brownfields...... 49,600 60,000 50,000 50,000 +400 -10,000 ..............
Categorical grant: Environmental 19,344 20,000 20,000 19,344 .............. -656 -656
information........................
Categorical grant: Hazardous waste 103,466 104,400 104,400 103,466 .............. -934 -934
financial assistance...............
Categorical grant: Homeland security 4,960 5,000 5,000 5,000 +40 .............. ..............
Categorical grant: Lead............. 13,392 13,700 13,700 13,700 +308 .............. ..............
Categorical grant: Nonpoint source 207,328 209,100 209,100 207,328 .............. -1,772 -1,772
(Sec. 319).........................
Categorical grant: Pesticides 19,344 18,900 18,900 18,900 -444 .............. ..............
enforcement........................
Categorical grant: Pesticides 12,896 13,100 13,100 13,100 +204 .............. ..............
program implementation.............
Categorical grant: Pollution control 168,620 177,900 169,900 172,000 +3,380 -5,900 +2,100
(Sec. 106) Pollution control (Sec.
106) (other activities)............
Water quality monitoring............ 39,700 54,000 54,000 43,000 +3,300 -11,000 -11,000
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Subtotal, Categorical grant: 208,320 231,900 223,900 215,000 +6,680 -16,900 -8,900
Pollution control (Sec. 106).....
Categorical grant: Pollution 4,960 6,000 5,000 4,960 .............. -1,040 -40
prevention.........................
Categorical grant: Public water 99,746 100,600 100,600 99,746 .............. -854 -854
system supervision (PWSS)..........
Categorical grant: Radon............ 6,944 8,150 8,150 6,944 .............. -1,206 -1,206
Categorical grant: Sector program... 2,232 2,250 2,250 2,232 .............. -18 -18
Categorical grant: State and local 223,200 223,550 223,550 223,550 +350 .............. ..............
air quality management.............
Categorical grant: State and tribal .............. 23,000 .............. .............. .............. -23,000 ..............
performance fund...................
Categorical grant: Targeted 17,856 15,000 15,000 16,856 -1,000 +1,856 +1,856
watersheds.........................
Categorical grant: Toxics substances 5,007 5,150 5,150 5,150 +143 .............. ..............
compliance.........................
Categorical grant: Tribal air 10,743 11,050 11,050 11,050 +307 .............. ..............
quality management.................
Categorical grant: Tribal general 61,504 57,500 57,500 57,500 -4,004 .............. ..............
assistance program.................
Categorical grant: Underground 10,694 11,000 11,000 10,694 .............. -306 -306
injection control (UIC)............
Categorical grant: Underground 11,904 11,950 11,950 11,950 +46 .............. ..............
storage tanks......................
Categorical grant: Wastewater 1,488 .............. .............. 1,200 -288 +1,200 +1,200
operator training..................
Categorical grant: Water quality 16,864 .............. 15,000 .............. -16,864 .............. -15,000
cooperative agreements.............
Categorical grant: Wetlands program 14,880 20,000 17,000 14,880 .............. -5,120 -2,120
development........................
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Subtotal, Categorical grants...... 1,136,592 1,181,300 1,151,300 1,122,550 -14,042 -58,750 -28,750
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Subtotal, State and Tribal 3,575,349 2,960,800 3,227,800 3,453,550 -121,799 +492,750 +225,750
Assistance Grants................
Rescission of expired contracts, grants, .............. .............. -100,000 -58,000 -58,000 -58,000 +42,000
and interagency agreements (various EPA
accounts)..............................
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Total, State and Tribal Assistance 3,575,349 2,960,800 3,127,800 3,395,550 -179,799 +434,750 +267,750
Grants...........................
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TOTAL, TITLE II, ENVIRONMENTAL 8,026,485 7,520,600 7,708,027 7,881,989 -144,496 +361,389 +173,962
PROTECTION AGENCY................
Appropriations................ (8,023,485) (7,520,600) (7,808,027) (7,939,989) (-83,496) (+419,389) (+131,962)
Emergency appropriations...... (3,000) .............. .............. .............. (-3,000) .............. ..............
Rescissions................... .............. .............. (-100,000) (-58,000) (-58,000) (-58,000) (+42,000)
(Transfer out)................ (-48,704) (-44,142) (-44,142) (-44,142) (+4,562) .............. ..............
(By transfer)................. (48,704) (44,142) (44,142) (44,142) (-4,562) .............. ..............
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TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
Forest and Rangeland Research
Forest inventory and analysis........... 55,926 68,714 62,100 58,434 +2,508 -10,280 -3,666
Research and development programs....... 220,458 216,686 222,900 222,458 +2,000 +5,772 -442
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Total, Forest and rangeland 276,384 285,400 285,000 280,892 +4,508 -4,508 -4,108
research.........................
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State and Private Forestry
Forest Health Management:
Federal lands forest health 54,236 50,023 55,000 50,023 -4,213 .............. -4,977
management.........................
Cooperative lands forest health 47,629 22,308 48,000 22,608 -25,021 +300 -25,392
management.........................
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Subtotal, Forest Health Management 101,865 72,331 103,000 72,631 -29,234 +300 -30,369
Cooperative Fire Protection:
State fire assistance............... 32,920 20,919 35,422 26,500 -6,420 +5,581 -8,922
Volunteer fire assistance........... 5,917 5,917 6,000 6,000 +83 +83 ..............
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Subtotal, Cooperative Fire 38,837 26,836 41,422 32,500 -6,337 +5,664 -8,922
Protection.......................
Cooperative Forestry:
Forest stewardship.................. 32,320 37,099 37,399 32,320 .............. -4,779 -5,079
Forest Legacy....................... 57,134 80,000 25,000 62,632 +5,498 -17,368 +37,632
Urban and Community Forestry........ 31,950 27,475 28,175 28,675 -3,275 +1,200 +500
Economic action programs............ 19,032 .............. 7,979 14,200 -4,832 +14,200 +6,221
Forest resource information and 4,958 4,657 5,000 4,657 -301 .............. -343
analysis...........................
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Subtotal, Cooperative Forestry.... 145,394 149,231 103,553 142,484 -2,910 -6,747 +38,931
International program................... 6,410 4,989 6,900 7,000 +590 +2,011 +100
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108- 49,100 .............. .............. .............. -49,100 .............. ..............
324)...................................
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Total, State and Private Forestry. 341,606 253,387 254,875 254,615 -86,991 +1,228 -260
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National Forest System
Land management planning................ 63,167 59,057 59,057 59,057 -4,110 .............. ..............
Inventory and monitoring................ 167,302 167,009 169,009 167,009 -293 .............. -2,000
Recreation, heritage and wilderness..... 257,343 257,344 265,200 257,344 +1 .............. -7,856
Wildlife and fish habitat management.... 134,749 124,951 134,800 125,001 -9,748 +50 -9,799
Grazing management...................... 48,034 44,659 49,000 48,500 +466 +3,841 -500
Forest products......................... 273,247 278,297 283,297 278,297 +5,050 .............. -5,000
Vegetation and watershed management..... 189,614 193,774 183,700 193,774 +4,160 .............. +10,074
Minerals and geology management......... 55,747 73,791 85,865 73,791 +18,044 .............. -12,074
Landownership management................ 92,129 84,157 93,000 84,157 -7,972 .............. -8,843
Law enforcement operations.............. 86,014 86,326 91,000 87,076 +1,062 +750 -3,924
Valles Caldera National Preserve........ 3,599 992 992 3,650 +51 +2,658 +2,658
Centennial of Service challenge......... 9,861 .............. 9,000 .............. -9,861 .............. -9,000
Hazardous fuels......................... .............. 281,000 .............. .............. .............. -281,000 ..............
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108- 12,153 .............. .............. .............. -12,153 .............. ..............
324)...................................
Net general reduction in House floor .............. .............. -6,000 .............. .............. .............. +6,000
action.................................
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Total, National Forest System..... 1,392,959 1,651,357 1,417,920 1,377,656 -15,303 -273,701 -40,264
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Wildland Fire Management
Preparedness............................ 676,470 676,014 691,014 676,014 -456 .............. -15,000
Fire suppression operations............. 648,859 700,492 700,492 700,492 +51,633 .............. ..............
Additional appropriations, Title IV. 394,443 .............. .............. .............. -394,443 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Fire suppression 1,043,302 700,492 700,492 700,492 -342,810 .............. ..............
operations.......................
Other operations:
Hazardous fuels..................... 262,539 .............. 286,000 281,000 +18,461 +281,000 -5,000
Rehabilitation...................... 12,819 2,000 9,281 2,000 -10,819 .............. -7,281
Fire plan research and development.. 21,719 16,885 21,719 18,385 -3,334 +1,500 -3,334
Joint fire sciences program......... 7,889 .............. 8,000 8,000 +111 +8,000 ..............
Forest health management (federal 14,792 6,974 15,000 6,974 -7,818 .............. -8,026
lands).............................
Forest health management (co-op 9,861 4,598 10,000 4,598 -5,263 .............. -5,402
lands).............................
State fire assistance............... 40,179 29,415 41,000 40,179 .............. +10,764 -821
Volunteer fire assistance........... 7,889 7,889 8,000 7,889 .............. .............. -111
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Subtotal, Other operations........ 377,687 67,761 399,000 369,025 -8,662 +301,264 -29,975
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108- 1,028 .............. .............. .............. -1,028 .............. ..............
324)...................................
Funded in Defense Bill (Public Law 108- (30,000) .............. .............. .............. (-30,000) .............. ..............
287) (sec. 8098).......................
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Total, Wildland Fire Management... 2,098,487 1,444,267 1,790,506 1,745,531 -352,956 +301,264 -44,975
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Capital Improvement and Maintenance
Facilities:
Maintenance......................... 77,657 51,522 78,000 51,522 -26,135 .............. -26,478
Construction........................ 121,112 66,194 75,761 69,144 -51,968 +2,950 -6,617
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Subtotal, Facilities.............. 198,769 117,716 153,761 120,666 -78,103 +2,950 -33,095
Roads:
Maintenance......................... 148,066 131,357 148,066 148,066 .............. +16,709 ..............
Construction........................ 78,330 58,202 77,433 67,502 -10,828 +9,300 -9,931
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Subtotal, Roads................... 226,396 189,559 225,499 215,568 -10,828 +26,009 -9,931
Trails:
Maintenance......................... 41,823 37,540 42,000 37,540 -4,283 .............. -4,460
Construction........................ 33,884 26,252 34,000 26,252 -7,632 .............. -7,748
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Subtotal, Trails.................. 75,707 63,792 76,000 63,792 -11,915 .............. -12,208
Infrastructure improvement.............. 13,829 9,725 13,000 9,725 -4,104 .............. -3,275
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Subtotal, Capital improvement and 514,701 380,792 468,260 409,751 -104,950 +28,959 -58,509
maintenance......................
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108-
324):
Facilities.......................... 9,195 .............. .............. .............. -9,195 .............. ..............
Roads............................... 33,204 .............. .............. .............. -33,204 .............. ..............
Trails.............................. 8,416 .............. .............. .............. -8,416 .............. ..............
Funded in Defense Bill (Public Law (10,000) .............. .............. .............. (-10,000) .............. ..............
108-287) (sec. 8098)...............
Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109- 24,390 .............. .............. .............. -24,390 .............. ..............
13)....................................
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Total, Capital Improvement and 589,906 380,792 468,260 409,751 -180,155 +28,959 -58,509
Maintenance......................
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Land Acquisition
Forest Service:
Acquisitions........................ 45,722 25,000 .............. 30,925 -14,797 +5,925 +30,925
Acquisition management.............. 12,820 13,000 13,000 12,500 -320 -500 -500
Cash equalization................... 986 500 500 500 -486 .............. ..............
Critical inholdings/wilderness 1,479 1,500 1,500 1,000 -479 -500 -500
protection.........................
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Total, Land Acquisition........... 61,007 40,000 15,000 44,925 -16,082 +4,925 +29,925
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Acquisition of lands for national 1,054 1,069 1,069 1,069 +15 .............. ..............
forests, special acts..................
Acquisition of lands to complete land 231 234 234 234 +3 .............. ..............
exchanges..............................
Range betterment fund................... 3,021 2,963 2,963 2,963 -58 .............. ..............
Gifts, donations and bequests for forest 64 64 64 64 .............. .............. ..............
and rangeland research.................
Management of national forest lands for 5,879 5,467 5,467 5,067 -812 -400 -400
subsistence uses.......................
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TOTAL, FOREST SERVICE............. 4,770,598 4,065,000 4,241,358 4,122,767 -647,831 +57,767 -118,591
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Indian Health Services
Clinical Services:
IHS and tribal health delivery:
Hospital and health clinic 1,289,418 1,359,541 1,359,541 1,359,541 +70,123 .............. ..............
programs.......................
Dental health program........... 109,023 119,489 119,489 119,489 +10,466 .............. ..............
Mental health program........... 55,060 59,328 59,328 59,328 +4,268 .............. ..............
Alcohol and substance abuse 139,073 145,336 145,336 145,336 +6,263 .............. ..............
program........................
Contract care....................... 480,318 507,021 507,021 507,021 +26,703 .............. ..............
Catastrophic health emergency fund.. 17,750 18,000 18,000 18,000 +250 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Clinical Services... 2,090,642 2,208,715 2,208,715 2,208,715 +118,073 .............. ..............
Preventive Health:
Public health nursing............... 45,015 49,690 49,690 49,690 +4,675 .............. ..............
Health education.................... 12,429 13,787 13,787 13,787 +1,358 .............. ..............
Community health representatives 51,365 53,737 53,737 53,737 +2,372 .............. ..............
program............................
Immunization (Alaska)............... 1,572 1,645 1,645 1,645 +73 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Preventive Health....... 110,381 118,859 118,859 118,859 +8,478 .............. ..............
Urban health projects................... 31,816 33,233 33,233 33,233 +1,417 .............. ..............
Indian health professions............... 30,392 31,503 31,503 31,528 +1,136 +25 +25
Tribal management....................... 2,343 2,430 2,430 2,430 +87 .............. ..............
Direct operations....................... 61,649 63,123 63,123 63,123 +1,474 .............. ..............
Self-governance......................... 5,586 5,752 5,752 5,752 +166 .............. ..............
Contract support costs.................. 263,683 268,683 268,683 268,683 +5,000 .............. ..............
Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursements:
Hospital and clinic accreditation (598,662) (648,208) (648,208) (648,208) (+49,546) .............. ..............
(Est. collecting)..................
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Total, Indian Health Services..... 2,596,492 2,732,298 2,732,298 2,732,323 +135,831 +25 +25
(Non-contract services)....... (2,098,424) (2,207,277) (2,207,277) (2,207,302) (+108,878) (+25) (+25)
(Contract care)............... (480,318) (507,021) (507,021) (507,021) (+26,703) .............. ..............
(Catastrophic health emergency (17,750) (18,000) (18,000) (18,000) (+250) .............. ..............
fund)........................
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Indian Health Facilities
Maintenance and improvement............. 49,204 49,904 54,904 50,879 +1,675 +975 -4,025
Sanitation facilities................... 91,767 93,519 93,519 93,519 +1,752 .............. ..............
Construction facilities................. 88,597 3,326 50,132 20,326 -68,271 +17,000 -29,806
Facilities and environmental health 141,669 150,959 150,959 152,959 +11,290 +2,000 +2,000
support................................
Equipment............................... 17,337 17,960 21,260 17,960 +623 .............. -3,300
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Total, Indian Health Facilities... 388,574 315,668 370,774 335,643 -52,931 +19,975 -35,131
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TOTAL, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE...... 2,985,066 3,047,966 3,103,072 3,067,966 +82,900 +20,000 -35,106
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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
National Institute of Environmental 79,842 80,289 80,289 80,289 +447 .............. ..............
Health Sciences........................
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE
REGISTRY
Toxic substances and environmental 76,041 76,024 76,024 76,024 -17 .............. ..............
public health..........................
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TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 3,140,949 3,204,279 3,259,385 3,224,279 +83,330 +20,000 -35,106
HUMAN SERVICES...................
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OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Council on Environmental Quality and 3,258 2,717 2,717 2,717 -541 .............. ..............
Office of Environmental Quality........
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION
BOARD
Salaries and expenses................... 9,027 9,200 9,200 9,200 +173 .............. ..............
Emergency fund.......................... 397 .............. .............. .............. -397 .............. ..............
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Total, Chemical Safety and Hazard. 9,424 9,200 9,200 9,200 -224 .............. ..............
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN
RELOCATION
Salaries and expenses................... 4,930 8,601 8,601 8,601 +3,671 .............. ..............
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA
NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT
Payment to the Institute................ 5,916 6,300 6,300 6,300 +384 .............. ..............
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Salaries and Expenses
Museum and Research Institutes:
Anacostia Museum and Center for 1,864 1,897 1,897 1,897 +33 .............. ..............
African American History and
Culture............................
Archives of American Art............ 1,806 1,843 1,843 1,843 +37 .............. ..............
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer 5,657 5,772 5,772 5,772 +115 .............. ..............
Gallery of Art.....................
Center for Folklife and Cultural 1,910 1,945 1,945 1,945 +35 .............. ..............
Heritage...........................
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design 3,054 3,118 3,118 3,118 +64 .............. ..............
Museum.............................
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture 3,997 4,078 4,078 4,078 +81 .............. ..............
Garden.............................
National Air and Space Museum....... 16,262 16,596 16,596 16,596 +334 .............. ..............
National Museum of African American 3,944 5,098 3,944 3,944 .............. -1,154 ..............
History and Culture................
National Museum of African Art...... 4,175 4,257 4,257 4,257 +82 .............. ..............
Smithsonian American Art Museum..... 7,561 12,028 12,028 12,028 +4,467 .............. ..............
National Museum of American History. 19,962 20,441 20,441 20,441 +479 .............. ..............
National Museum of the American 31,739 30,540 30,540 30,540 -1,199 .............. ..............
Indian.............................
National Museum of Natural History.. 42,177 44,063 44,063 44,063 +1,886 .............. ..............
National Portrait Gallery........... 4,957 8,409 8,409 8,409 +3,452 .............. ..............
National Zoological Park............ 17,576 20,194 20,194 20,348 +2,772 +154 +154
Astrophysical Observatory........... 21,301 22,295 22,295 22,295 +994 .............. ..............
Center for Materials Research and 3,184 3,251 3,251 3,251 +67 .............. ..............
Education..........................
Environmental Research Center....... 3,006 3,065 3,065 3,065 +59 .............. ..............
Tropical Research Institute......... 11,514 11,219 11,519 11,219 -295 .............. -300
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Subtoal, Museums and Research 205,646 220,109 219,255 219,109 +13,463 -1,000 -146
Institutes.......................
Program Support and Outreach:
Outreach............................ 10,050 9,200 9,200 10,200 +150 +1,000 +1,000
Communications...................... 1,480 1,502 1,502 1,502 +22 .............. ..............
Institution-wide programs........... 6,053 6,613 6,113 6,613 +560 .............. +500
Office of Exhibits Central.......... 2,598 2,658 2,658 2,658 +60 .............. ..............
Major scientific instrumentation.... 3,944 3,944 3,944 3,944 .............. .............. ..............
Museum Support Center............... 1,640 1,675 1,675 1,675 +35 .............. ..............
Smithsonian Institution Archives.... 1,656 1,695 1,695 1,695 +39 .............. ..............
Smithsonian Institution Libraries... 8,611 8,779 8,779 8,779 +168 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Program Support and 36,032 36,066 35,566 37,066 +1,034 +1,000 +1,500
Outreach.........................
Administration.......................... 63,903 65,929 65,529 65,929 +2,026 .............. +400
Facilities Services:
Facilities maintenance.............. 39,371 45,680 47,680 45,680 +6,309 .............. -2,000
Facilities operations, security and 144,083 156,351 156,351 156,351 +12,268 .............. ..............
support............................
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Subtotal, Facilities Services..... 183,454 202,031 204,031 202,031 +18,577 .............. -2,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...... 489,035 524,135 524,381 524,135 +35,100 .............. -246
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Facilities Capital
Revitalization.......................... 110,355 72,900 73,900 72,900 -37,455 .............. -1,000
Construction............................ 7,879 9,000 9,000 18,100 +10,221 +9,100 +9,100
Facilities planning and design.......... 7,889 9,000 8,000 9,000 +1,111 .............. +1,000
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Total, Facilities capital......... 126,123 90,900 90,900 100,000 -26,123 +9,100 +9,100
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TOTAL, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.... 615,158 615,035 615,281 624,135 +8,977 +9,100 +8,854
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
Salaries and Expenses
Care and utilization of art collections. 32,110 34,023 34,023 34,023 +1,913 .............. ..............
Operation and maintenance of buildings 21,958 23,268 23,268 23,268 +1,310 .............. ..............
and grounds............................
Protection of buildings, grounds and 19,437 20,675 20,675 20,675 +1,238 .............. ..............
contents...............................
General administration.................. 18,203 19,134 19,134 19,134 +931 .............. ..............
General reduction....................... .............. .............. .............. -500 -500 -500 -500
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...... 91,708 97,100 97,100 96,600 +4,892 -500 -500
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Repair, Restoration and Renovation of
Buildings
Base program............................ 10,946 16,200 16,200 15,000 +4,054 -1,200 -1,200
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TOTAL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.... 102,654 113,300 113,300 111,600 +8,946 -1,700 -1,700
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JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS
Operations and maintenance.............. 16,914 17,800 17,800 17,800 +886 .............. ..............
Construction............................ 16,107 15,200 10,000 15,200 -907 .............. +5,200
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TOTAL, JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR 33,021 33,000 27,800 33,000 -21 .............. +5,200
THE PERFORMING ARTS..............
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WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR
SCHOLARS
Salaries and expenses................... 8,863 9,201 9,085 9,201 +338 .............. +116
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE
HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
Grants and Administration
Grants:
Direct grants....................... 45,631 45,118 45,118 45,118 -513 .............. ..............
Challenge America grants............ 12,857 8,966 8,966 8,966 -3,891 .............. ..............
National Initiative: American 1,183 4,800 4,800 4,800 +3,617 .............. ..............
Masterpieces.......................
State partnerships:
State and regional.............. 23,942 23,691 23,691 23,691 -251 .............. ..............
Underserved set-aside........... 6,480 6,417 6,417 6,417 -63 .............. ..............
Challenge America grants........ 8,570 5,956 5,956 5,956 -2,614 .............. ..............
National Initiative: American 789 3,200 3,200 3,200 +2,411 .............. ..............
Masterpieces...................
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Subtotal, State partnerships.. 39,781 39,264 39,264 39,264 -517 .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Grants.............. 99,452 98,148 98,148 98,148 -1,304 .............. ..............
Program support......................... 1,270 1,470 1,470 1,470 +200 .............. ..............
Administration.......................... 20,542 21,646 21,646 21,646 +1,104 .............. ..............
General increase in House floor action.. .............. .............. 10,000 5,000 +5,000 +5,000 -5,000
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Total, Arts....................... 121,264 121,264 131,264 126,264 +5,000 +5,000 -5,000
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National Endowment for the Humanities
Grants and Administration
Grants:
Federal/State partnership........... 31,387 31,387 31,387 31,387 .............. .............. ..............
Preservation and access............. 18,643 18,643 18,643 18,643 .............. .............. ..............
Public programs..................... 12,932 12,566 12,566 12,566 -366 .............. ..............
Research programs................... 12,881 12,881 12,881 12,881 .............. .............. ..............
Education programs.................. 12,449 12,449 12,449 12,449 .............. .............. ..............
Program development................. 392 381 381 381 -11 .............. ..............
We The People Initiative grants..... 11,217 11,217 11,217 11,217 .............. .............. ..............
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Subtotal, Grants.................. 99,901 99,524 99,524 99,524 -377 .............. ..............
Administrative Areas:
Administration...................... 22,255 23,081 23,081 23,081 +826 .............. ..............
General increase in House floor action.. .............. .............. 5,000 5,000 +5,000 +5,000 ..............
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Total, Grants and Administration.. 122,156 122,605 127,605 127,605 +5,449 +5,000 ..............
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Matching Grants
Treasury funds.......................... 5,607 5,449 5,449 5,449 -158 .............. ..............
Challenge grants........................ 10,291 10,000 10,000 10,000 -291 .............. ..............
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Total, Matching Grants............ 15,898 15,449 15,449 15,449 -449 .............. ..............
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Total, Humanities................. 138,054 138,054 143,054 143,054 +5,000 +5,000 ..............
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TOTAL, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 259,318 259,318 274,318 269,318 +10,000 +10,000 -5,000
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES..........
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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
Salaries and expenses................... 1,768 1,893 1,893 1,893 +125 .............. ..............
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL
AFFAIRS
Grants.................................. 6,902 7,000 7,000 7,492 +590 +492 +492
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
Salaries and expenses................... 4,536 4,988 4,860 4,943 +407 -45 +83
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
Salaries and expenses................... 7,888 8,344 8,177 8,244 +356 -100 +67
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Holocaust Memorial Museum............... 40,858 43,233 41,880 43,233 +2,375 .............. +1,353
PRESIDIO TRUST
Operations.............................. 19,722 20,000 20,000 19,722 .............. -278 -278
WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL
MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE
Operations.............................. 248 250 250 250 +2 .............. ..............
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TOTAL, TITLE III, RELATED AGENCIES 9,036,011 8,411,659 8,651,405 8,506,895 -529,116 +95,236 -144,510
Appropriations................ (8,940,145) (8,411,659) (8,651,405) (8,506,895) (-433,250) (+95,236) (-144,510)
Emergency appropriations...... (95,866) .............. .............. .............. (-95,866) .............. ..............
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GRAND TOTAL, ALL TITLES........... 27,017,724 25,724,328 26,159,125 26,266,625 -751,099 +542,297 +107,500
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management............... 1,816,910 1,759,042 1,755,115 1,788,310 -28,600 +29,268 +33,195
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.......... 1,332,591 1,322,894 1,306,168 1,315,037 -17,554 -7,857 +8,869
National Park Service................... 2,365,683 2,249,275 2,228,963 2,313,332 -52,351 +64,057 +84,369
United States Geological Survey......... 944,564 933,515 974,586 963,057 +18,493 +29,542 -11,529
Minerals Management Service............. 173,826 167,422 159,682 159,522 -14,304 -7,900 -160
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 296,573 356,549 298,549 298,549 +1,976 -58,000 ..............
Enforcement............................
Bureau of Indian Affairs................ 2,295,702 2,187,469 2,317,976 2,269,371 -26,331 +81,902 -48,605
Departmental Offices.................... 729,379 815,903 758,654 770,563 +41,184 -45,340 +11,909
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Total, Title I--Department of the 9,955,228 9,792,069 9,799,693 9,877,741 -77,487 +85,672 +78,048
Interior.........................
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TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Environmental Protection Agency......... 8,026,485 7,520,600 7,708,027 7,881,989 -144,496 +361,389 +173,962
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
Forest Service.......................... 4,770,598 4,065,000 4,241,358 4,122,767 -647,831 +57,767 -118,591
Indian Health Service................... 2,985,066 3,047,966 3,103,072 3,067,966 +82,900 +20,000 -35,106
National Institute of Environmental 79,842 80,289 80,289 80,289 +447 .............. ..............
Health Sciences........................
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 76,041 76,024 76,024 76,024 -17 .............. ..............
Registry...............................
Council on Environmental Quality and 3,258 2,717 2,717 2,717 -541 .............. ..............
Office of Environmental Quality........
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 9,424 9,200 9,200 9,200 -224 .............. ..............
Board..................................
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian 4,930 8,601 8,601 8,601 +3,671 .............. ..............
Relocation.............................
Institute of American Indian and Alaska 5,916 6,300 6,300 6,300 +384 .............. ..............
Native Culture and Arts Development....
Smithsonian Institution................. 615,158 615,035 615,281 624,135 +8,977 +9,100 +8,854
National Gallery of Art................. 102,654 113,300 113,300 111,600 +8,946 -1,700 -1,700
John F. Kennedy Center for the 33,021 33,000 27,800 33,000 -21 .............. +5,200
Performing Arts........................
Woodrow Wilson International Center for 8,863 9,201 9,085 9,201 +338 .............. +116
Scholars...............................
National Endowment for the Arts......... 121,264 121,264 131,264 126,264 +5,000 +5,000 -5,000
National Endowment for the Humanities... 138,054 138,054 143,054 143,054 +5,000 +5,000 ..............
Commission of Fine Arts................. 1,768 1,893 1,893 1,893 +125 .............. ..............
National Capital Arts and Cultural 6,902 7,000 7,000 7,492 +590 +492 +492
Affairs................................
Advisory Council on Historic 4,536 4,988 4,860 4,943 +407 -45 +83
Preservation...........................
National Capital Planning Commission.... 7,888 8,344 8,177 8,244 +356 -100 +67
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 40,858 43,233 41,880 43,233 +2,375 .............. +1,353
Presidio Trust.......................... 19,722 20,000 20,000 19,722 .............. -278 -278
White House Commission on the National 248 250 250 250 +2 .............. ..............
Moment of Remembrance..................
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Total, Title III--Related Agencies 9,036,011 8,411,659 8,651,405 8,506,895 -529,116 +95,236 -144,510
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GRAND TOTAL....................... 27,017,724 25,724,328 26,159,125 26,266,625 -751,099 +542,297 +107,500
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