    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [January 15, 2004]
    [Pages 71-72]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Requesting
    Emergency Funding for the Department of the Interior's National Park
    Service
    January 15, 2004

    Dear Mr. Speaker:
        In accordance with provisions of the ``1997 Emergency Supplemental
    Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas
    Peacekeeping Efforts, Including those in Bosnia'' (Public Law 105-18), I
    hereby request and make available $22.5 million in emergency funding for
    the Department of the Interior's National Park Service.
        These funds would allow for the repair and replacement of concession
    facilities at Yosemite National Park that were damaged in a 1997 flood.
        The Congress required that certain prerequisites be met before these
    funds could be released. These requirements have been met and I
    designate the funds made available today as an emergency requirement
    consistent with the requirements of Public Law 105-18.
        The details of this action are set forth in the attached letter from
    the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

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