[House Report 107-103]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 107-103
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL,
2002
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June 19, 2001.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Skeen, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 2217]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. The
bill provides regular annual appropriations for the Department
of the Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation) and for
other related agencies, including the Forest Service, the
Department of Energy, the Indian Health Service, the
Smithsonian Institution, and the National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities.
CONTENTS
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Page number
Bill Report
Department of the Interior:
Bureau of Land Management.......................... 2
12
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service..................... 12
25
National Park Service.............................. 24
39
U.S. Geological Survey............................. 31
60
Minerals Management Service........................ 34
65
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement.................................... 36
68
Bureau of Indian Affairs........................... 39
72
Departmental Offices............................... 46
80
General Provisions................................. 53
90
Related Agencies:
Forest Service, USDA............................... 68
91
Department of Energy............................... 87
114
Fossil Energy...................................... 87
114
Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves............. 88
121
Energy Conservation................................ 89
123
Economic Regulation................................ 90
128
Strategic Petroleum Reserve........................ 90
129
Energy Information Administration.................. 90
129
Indian Health Service, DHHS................................ 93
130
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation................ 102
137
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and
Arts Development....................................... 103
138
Smithsonian Institution.................................... 103
138
National Gallery of Art.................................... 106
143
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts............. 108
145
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars........... 108
146
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities......... 109
146
Institute of Museum and Library Services................... 110
150
Commission of Fine Arts.................................... 111
152
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.................. 112
153
National Capital Planning Commission....................... 112
153
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.................... 112
154
Presidio Trust............................................. 113
154
Title III--General Provisions.............................. 113
154
Comparison With Budget Resolution
Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as
amended, requires that the report accompanying a bill providing
new budget authority contain a Statement detailing how the
authority compares with the reports submitted under section 302
of the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent
resolution on the budget for the fiscal year. This information
follows:
[In millions of dollars]
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Sec. 302(b) This bill--
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Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory
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Budget authority............................ $18,941 59 $18,941 59
Outlays..................................... 17,768 77 17,767 77
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The allocation for fiscal year 2002 includes $1,320,000,000
in discretionary budget authority for conservation spending
pursuant to Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $1,033,000,000 in
outlays.
Summary of the Bill
The Committee has conducted hearings on the programs and
projects provided for in the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations bill for 2002. The hearings are contained in 10
published volumes totaling nearly 10,000 pages.
During the course of the hearings, testimony was taken at
10 hearings on 9 days, not only from agencies which come under
the jurisdiction of the Interior Subcommittee, but also from
Members of Congress, and, in written form, from State and local
government officials, and private citizens.
The bill that is recommended for fiscal year 2002 has been
developed after careful consideration of all the facts and
details available to the Committee.
BUDGET AUTHORITY RECOMMENDED IN BILL BY TITLE
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Committee bill
Activity Budget estimates, Committee bill, compared with
fiscal year 2002 fiscal year 2002 budget estimates
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Title I, Department of the Interior: New Budget $9,167,124,000 $9,420,563,000 +$253,439,000
(obligational) authority........................
Title II, related agencies: New Budget 8,905,511,000 9,443,292,000 +537,781,000
(obligational) authority........................
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Grand total, New Budget (obligational) 18,072,635,000 18,863,855,000 +791,220,000
authority.................................
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Total Appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies
In addition to the amounts in the accompanying bill, which
are reflected in the table above, permanent legislation
authorizes the continuation of certain government activities
without consideration by the Congress during the annual
appropriations process.
Details of these activities are listed in tables at the end
of this report. In fiscal year 2001, these activities are
estimated to total $3,384,125,000. The estimate for fiscal year
2002 is $3,584,842,000.
The following table reflects the total budget
(obligational) authority contained both in this bill and in
permanent appropriations for fiscal years 2001 and 2002.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES TOTAL BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEARS 2001-2002
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Item Fiscal year 2001 Fiscal year 2002 Change
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Interior and related agencies appropriations bill... $18,778,020,000 $18,863,855,000 +$85,835,000
Permanent appropriations, Federal funds............. 2,730,907,000 2,887,099,000 +156,192,000
Permanent appropriations, trust funds............... 653,173,000 697,743,000 +44,570,000
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Total budget authority........................ 22,162,100,000 22,448,697,000 +286,597,000
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Revenue Generated by Agencies in Bill
The following tabulation indicates total new obligational
authority to date for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and the
amount recommended in the bill for fiscal year 2002. It
compares receipts generated by activities in this bill on an
actual basis for fiscal year 2000 and on an estimated basis for
fiscal years 2001 and 2002. The programs in this bill are
estimated to generate $10.2 billion in revenues for the Federal
Government in fiscal year 2002. Therefore, the expenditures in
this bill will contribute to economic stability rather than
inflation.
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Fiscal year--
Item -----------------------------------------------------------
2000 2001 2002
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New obligational authority.......................... $14,911,650,000 $18,778,020,000 $18,863,855,000
Receipts:
Department of the Interior...................... 8,996,349,000 11,080,199,000 9,579,875,000
Forest Service.................................. 474,947,000 634,331,000 619,731,000
Naval Petroleum Reserves........................ 9,540,000 7,836,000 6,824,000
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Total receipts................................ 9,480,836,000 11,722,366,000 10,206,430,000
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Application of General Reductions
The level at which sequestration reductions shall be taken
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, if such reductions are required in fiscal year
2002, is defined by the Committee as follows:
As provided for by section 256(l)(2) of Public Law 99-177,
as amended, and for the purpose of a Presidential Order issued
pursuant to section 254 of said Act, the term ``program,
project, and activity'' for items under the jurisdiction of the
Appropriations Subcommittees on the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies of the House of Representatives and the
Senate is defined as (1) any item specifically identified in
tables or written material set forth in the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, or accompanying committee
reports or the conference report and accompanying joint
explanatory Statement of the managers of the committee of
conference; (2) any Government-owned or Government-operated
facility; and (3) management units, such as National parks,
National forests, fish hatcheries, wildlife refuges, research
units, regional, State and other administrative units and the
like, for which funds are provided in fiscal year 2002.
The Committee emphasizes that any item for which a specific
dollar amount is mentioned in any accompanying report,
including all increases over the budget estimate approved by
the Committee, shall be subject to a percentage reduction no
greater or less than the percentage reduction applied to all
domestic discretionary accounts.
Constitutional Authority
Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives
states that:
Each report of a committee on a bill or joint resolution of
a public character, shall include a statement citing the
specific powers granted to the Congress in the Constitution to
enact the law proposed by the bill or joint resolution.
The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to
report this legislation from Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I
of the Constitution of the United States of America which
states: ``No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in
consequence of Appropriations made by law. . . .''
Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to
this specific power granted by the Constitution.
Allocating Congressional Funding Priorities
The Committee is concerned that the agencies funded by this
Act are not following a standard methodology for allocating
appropriated funds to the field where Congressional funding
priorities are concerned. When Congressional instructions are
provided, the Committee expects these instructions to be
closely monitored and followed. In the future, the Committee
directs that earmarks for Congressional funding priorities be
first allocated to the receiving units, and then all remaining
funds should be allocated to the field based on established
procedures. Field units or programs should not have their
allocations reduced because of earmarks for Congressional
priorities without direction from or advance approval of the
Committee.
Conservation Initiative
The Committee has continued the conservation initiative
started in title VIII of the fiscal year 2001 Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The table below includes
funding information for that initiative. Continuing its
commitment to this important initiative, the Committee has
recommended a total of $1,320,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
This amount is equal to the maximum amount available for
appropriation through the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2002.
The Committee has followed the spirit of the
Administration's request that funds for critical State efforts
be expanded and that funding be provided for State and private
landowner efforts for endangered species and natural resource
protection. The Committee has recommended $154,000,000 for
State grants for recreation purposes through the National Park
Service, to be distributed via the same formula as in the past,
and $100,000,000 for State wildlife grants through the Fish and
Wildlife Service. The State wildlife grants will be distributed
to States through a formula that is based 30 percent on land
area and 70 percent on population. There is also a new
$5,000,000 Tribal grant program to provide wildlife grants to
Indian Tribes on a competitive basis.
The Committee has also provided $50,000,000 for a new
landowner incentive program and $10,000,000 for a new
stewardship grant program, as proposed by the Administration
but has funded those programs in two new accounts under the
Fish and Wildlife Service rather than through the land
acquisition account. The Committee also has reinstated the
Stewardship Incentive Program in the Forest Service at the
$8,000,000 level for fiscal year 2002.
Federal land acquisition is funded at the full amount
requested by the Administration. Funds have been restored or
increased above the fiscal year 2001 level for payments in lieu
of taxes, North American wetlands conservation, urban parks,
youth conservation corps programs, and infrastructure
improvements on public lands. Funding is also recommended for a
newly authorized program to ensure neotropical migratory bird
conservation in the United States, Latin America, and the
Caribbean. There is a 3 to 1 matching requirement for non-
Federal funds associated with this new program.
Historic preservation programs are recommended at
$77,000,000, including $30,000,000 to continue the Save
America's Treasures program and $5,000,000 to establish a
National Trust Historic Sites Fund.
SUMMARY OF THE CONSERVATION SPENDING CATEGORY
[Thousands of dollars]
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FY 2001 enacted FY 2002 Pres. budget
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Interior 2002
Subcategory/appropriation account bill title Interior Recommendation
I & title bill title Total** Non-LWCF LWCF Total
II VIII-LWCF
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Federal, State and Other LWCF Programs:
Federal Land Acquisition:
BLM Federal........................................... $31,032 $16,233 $47,265 ........... $47,686 $47,686 $47,686
FWS Federal........................................... 62,662 58,526 121,188 ........... 104,401 104,401 104,401
NPS Federal........................................... 69,886 54,954 124,840 ........... 107,036 107,036 107,036
FS Federal............................................ 101,980 48,892 150,872 ........... 130,877 130,877 130,877
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Subtotal, Federal Land Acquisition.................. 265,560 178,605 444,165 ........... 390,000 390,000 390,000
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Stateside Grants (Recreation and Wildlife)............ 40,411 49,890 90,301 ........... 450,000 450,000 ..............
NPS Stateside*.................................... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 154,000
FWS State Wildlife Grants......................... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 100,000
Tribal Grants..................................... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 5,000
FWS Incentive Grant Programs.......................... ........... ........... ........... ........... 60,000 60,000 60,000
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Subtotal, State and Other Grants.................... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 319,000
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Total LWCF.......................................... 305,971 228,495 534,466 ........... 900,000 900,000 709,000
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State and Other Conservation Programs:
FWS State Wildlife Grants (see above)................. ........... 49,890 49,890 ........... ........... ........... ..............
FWS Coop. Endangered Species Conservation............. 26,866 77,828 104,694 54,694 ........... 54,694 107,000
FWS North American Wetlands Conservation.............. 19,956 19,956 39,912 14,912 ........... 14,912 45,000
FWS Neotropical Migratory Birds....................... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 5,000
USGS State Planning Partnerships...................... 4,989 19,956 24,945 ........... ........... ........... 25,000
FS, Forest Legacy..................................... 29,934 29,934 59,868 30,079 ........... 30,079 60,000
FS, Stewardship Incentives Program.................... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 8,000
FS, NFS Planning, Inventory, Monitoring............... ........... 19,956 19,956 ........... ........... ........... ..............
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Subtotal............................................ 81,745 217,520 299,265 99,685 ........... 99,685 250,000
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Urban and Historic Preservation Programs:
NPS Historic Preservation Fund***..................... 79,172 14,967 94,139 67,055 ........... 67,055 77,000
NPS Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Grants........ 9,978 19,956 29,934 ........... ........... ........... 30,000
FS Urban and Community Forestry....................... 31,651 3,991 35,642 31,804 ........... 31,804 36,000
BLM Youth Conservation Corps.......................... [1,000] ........... [1,000] 1,000 ........... 1,000 1,000
FWS Youth Conservation Corps.......................... [1,000] ........... [1,000] 2,000 ........... 2,000 2,000
NPS Youth Conservation Corps.......................... [2,000] ........... [2,000] 2,000 ........... 2,000 2,000
FS Youth Conservation Corps........................... [2,000] ........... [2,000] 2,000 ........... 2,000 2,000
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Subtotal............................................ 126,801 38,914 165,715 105,859 ........... 105,859 150,000
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BLM Payments in Lieu of Taxes............................. 149,670 49,890 49,890 ........... ........... ........... 50,000
FWS National Wildlife Refuge Fund......................... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 5,000
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Subtotal............................................ [149,670] 49,890 49,890 ........... ........... ........... 55,000
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Federal Infrastructure Improvement Programs:
BLM--Management of Lands & Resources.................. ........... 24,945 24,945 25,000 ........... 25,000 28,000
FWS--Resource Management.............................. ........... 24,945 24,945 25,000 ........... 25,000 28,000
NPS--Construction..................................... ........... 49,890 49,890 50,000 ........... 50,000 50,000
FS--Capital Improvement and Maintenance............... ........... 49,890 49,890 50,497 ........... 50,497 50,000
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Subtotal............................................ ........... 149,670 149,670 150,497 ........... 150,497 156,000
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FS Total............................................ 165,565 152,663 318,228 114,380 130,877 245,257 286,877
DOI Total........................................... 348,952 531,826 880,778 241,661 769,123 1,010,784 1,033,123
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Grand Total......................................... $514,517 $684,489 $1,199,066 $356,041 $900,000 $1,256,041 $1,320,000
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*NPS Stateside Grants shall be dispersed using the current distribution formula; State Wildlife Grants using the 70% population, 30% land distribution
formula.
**Note excludes $8.8 million of BLM land acq. funds from 2001 consolidated approp. Act; DOI scores GS funds in this category $10M higher than does OMB.
OMB includes YCC funds in 2001 totals.
***Of the $77 million provided, $30 million shall be used for Save America's Treasures.
Energy Research--Responding to the National Energy Policy
The Committee welcomes the Administration's National Energy
Policy. The recommendations from the Committee are responsive
to that policy. Indeed, the Committee has highlighted the need
for a comprehensive energy strategy at several hearings over
the past few years. The Committee is pleased that the Vice
President's task force report recognizes the need to explore
many different options for addressing the energy needs of this
country and for ensuring that energy efficiencies and emissions
reductions are achieved worldwide.
This Committee's recommendations include $1,796,680,000 for
energy programs, an increase of $294,000,000 above the budget
request. The recommendations are a balanced approach to
handling both the supply and demand sides of the energy issue.
Likewise, there is a balance between research on technologies
for traditional and alternative fuels. We need both traditional
fuels and alternative fuels and we need to find ways to use all
fuels and technologies more efficiently and more cleanly.
The Committee has supported the President's clean coal
power initiative and recommended large increases in funding for
the weatherization assistance program and for State energy
grants. The Committee also has recommended restoring most of
the reductions proposed in the budget request for energy
conservation research and for research to improve fossil energy
technologies. We need to do all these things if we are to have
a balanced and rational national energy strategy.
The Committee agrees with the Administration that some
programs have not been as productive as anticipated. In the
past the Committee has recommended the elimination of dozens of
such programs in the energy area and will continue to do so in
the future. The nature of research is such that failures must
be acknowledged and not perpetuated in order to make room for
new ideas and unanticipated breakthroughs in technologies.
Much of the funding in the Interior bill is intended to
provide seed money for new ideas. Once those ideas result in
new technology and are adopted by industry, the Federal role is
completed. Too often in the past, the government has not
terminated programs that have not yielded results or has
continued to participate in programs once they were market
ready. Those mistakes should not be repeated. Most energy
innovations come about through the actions of industry and
small entrepreneurs and without Federal assistance. It is not
the job of the Federal government to pick ``winners and
losers'' in the energy area. The marketplace and the consumer
are the ultimate decision makers. The Federal role is an
important one but it should not extend beyond basic and applied
research. The Committee, in its recommendations, has attempted
to maintain diversity of energy research and not cross the line
into marketing.
Maintaining America's Heritage
Since fiscal year 1996, this Committee has made a
commitment to address the serious backlog maintenance needs of
our public lands, cultural agencies and Native American
facilities. This effort has involved rehabilitation of existing
facilities and new construction of visitor facilities in our
National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, National Forests, public
lands, the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of
Art. It has also meant new and replacement Indian schools,
hospitals and clinics.
This commitment has resulted in over $1 billion in program
increases since 1996 in addition to the hundreds of millions of
dollars realized through the Recreational Fee Demonstration
Program for land management agencies. These funds are over and
above the annual funding through appropriations.
The Committee is very pleased to see that the
Administration has made reducing the maintenance backlog a high
priority, particularly in our National Parks. In this bill
alone, nearly $3 billion is devoted to this effort.
Serious progress cannot be made in reducing the maintenance
backlog as well as addressing the equally important operational
shortfalls, unless we limit the creation of new units and
programs and hold the line on existing program expansions.
The Committee reminds the agencies that they have a
critical role in maintaining credible project data systems so
that the highest priority needs are met and that progress can
be accurately measured over time. To date, many agencies have
not done a good job in this area and much improvement is
needed.
Recreation on the Public Lands
Public participation in recreation programs funded in this
bill is an important and growing aspect of the land management
agencies under the jurisdiction of this Committee. These
agencies are responsible for the National Parks managed by the
National Park Service, the National Wildlife Refuge System
managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the
Nation's public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management,
and our National Forests and Grasslands managed by the Forest
Service. It is a little known fact that recreation in the
National Forests exceeds that of the National Parks. The Forest
Service manages 192 million acres, has over 220 million visits
per year, and attracts 93 thousand volunteers. By contrast the
National Park Service manages 78 million acres, has about 284
million visitors, and attracts 115 thousand volunteers. The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages 93 million acres, has 35
million visitors annually and attracts 29 thousand volunteers.
The Bureau of Land Management has the largest land base of the
land management agencies with 264 million acres. BLM has about
65 million visitors annually and attracts 17 thousand
volunteers. The Committee continues to place a high priority on
maintaining these recreation programs, ensuring that the
American public has safe and uplifting experiences on the
Nation's public lands. The Committee is grateful to all the
volunteers who are helping to make the public lands better
places for the visiting public and for generations to come.
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program, Phase II
The Committee recommends bill language in Title III
(section 312) extending the recreational fee demonstration
program for an additional four years as requested by the
Administration. The Committee has added some minor
modifications to facilitate implementation of this program.
This program, begun in the fiscal year 1996 Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, allows the National Park
Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service,
and Forest Service to charge certain fees for recreation
activities and retain most of the fees at the site to reduce
the backlog in deferred maintenance and enhance the visitor
experience. The program has been very successful. The Committee
is generally pleased with the implementation by the agencies.
To date, the fee program has raised over $650,000,000 to
enhance recreation experiences on America's public lands. The
Committee expects to see continuing changes and adjustments as
the agencies make the fee program more user friendly and
efficient. The agencies need to use a business-like approach,
carefully listen to visitors, and make program adjustments
accordingly.
The Committee recommends the following changes to the
recreational fee demonstration to: (1) extend the program for
four years; (2) provide enhanced authority to give discounted
or free admission in certain instances, such as for volunteers;
(3) allow, beginning in fiscal year 2003, certain short-term
Forest Service recreation special use fees to be included in
the program in order to improve service to outfitters and
guides who aid visitors on the public lands; (4) raise the
number of sites each agency may include in the program; and (5)
limit the use of funds for capital construction to $500,000
unless approval is obtained from the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations.
The Committee believes that the program will continue to
benefit from close Congressional monitoring. The Committee
directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to
submit a joint, annual accomplishment report by March 1 of each
year so that this information may be included during annual
consideration of the budget request. This requirement
supersedes previous reporting requirements established in
earlier Committee reports.
The Committee is concerned that fee collection and
administrative costs may be too high in certain locations. The
Secretaries should strive to keep these costs to no more than
20 percent of fee receipts and include a list in the annual
report of sites that exceed this threshold. The Committee
expects the Secretaries to pursue innovative fee collection
methodologies during this phase II, including automated fee
collection and, especially, interagency fee compatibility and
cooperative fees with non-Federal entities such as State parks.
The Committee expects that the agencies will ensure that any
fees levied will be fair to all visitors, and shall consider
any fees paid by permittees on behalf of visitors in
determining such fairness. Agencies should not use the fee
program to displace existing permittees and concessionaires.
For the Forest Service, the Committee has included an
additional $2,000,000 within the national forest system,
recreation management activity to establish a revolving fund to
be used to make improvements at recreation fee sites. Units
will be able to borrow against this fund to improve sites where
fees are charged or proposed to be charged and then repay the
fund with subsequent fee receipts.
Reprogramming Guidelines
The Committee's reprogramming guidelines were last
published in the House and Senate reports accompanying the FY
1998 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H. Rep.
106-163, S. Rep. 105-56). While the Committee does not propose
any changes to these guidelines, recent dealings with several
agencies suggest that the following clarifications are needed
to prevent any future misunderstandings regarding the
applicability of reprogramming procedures in certain
situations.
Though a reprogramming is in part defined in the guidelines
as a reallocation of funds from one budget activity (or other
applicable level of detail) to another, the guidelines also
state that any significant departure from the program described
in the agency's budget justifications shall be considered a
reprogramming. This later portion of the definition encompasses
the reallocation of funds within a budget activity, if such
reallocation represents a ``significant departure'' from the
description provided in the relevant budget justification. In
this regard, the Committee would view as a ``significant
departure'' any reallocation of funds within a budget activity
for programs or contracts involving out-year mortgages that are
not discussed in detail in the budget justification. Multi-year
and no-year funds do not lose their program identities when
carried over to subsequent years and a reprogramming is
required if such carry-over funds are to be used for purposes
other than those originally directed.
Invasive Species Control on Public Lands
In the appropriation for Interior and Related Agencies for
fiscal year 2001, the Congress provided an increase of
$8,000,000 for invasive exotic species control for the Bureau
of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the
National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S.
Forest Service. These bureaus should report to the Committee by
October 1, 2001, on the uses of these funds, related proposals
for fiscal year 2002, and the extent to which site managers
have been using native plants in their wildland restoration and
rehabilitation activities and landscaping.
Improving Information on the Nation's Rangelands
Rangelands comprise over 40 percent of the Nation's land
and provide vital watershed and grazing land functions.
Currently, there is no coordinated inventory of these lands and
yet, several agencies in the various departments have
responsibilities for differing aspects of rangeland inventory
and assessment. The Committee directs the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly
charter an interagency group to address rangeland assessment
and monitoring issues at both local and national scales. This
group should include, as the Secretaries deem appropriate,
representatives of the Forest Service and the Natural Resources
Conservation Service in the USDA and the various bureaus of the
Department of the Interior. This group should coordinate with
respective professional societies including the Society for
Range Management and other citizen or non-governmental
organizations and industry groups. The Committee expects the
Secretaries to prepare, within 9 months of enactment, a
coordinated 10-year plan and budget identifying the cost of
completing standardized soil surveys and ecological
classification on all rangelands for use at local management
levels. The Committee also expects the Secretaries to devise a
plan to determine standardized monitoring and assessment
methodologies and project costs that would be needed to carry
out a periodic National Cooperative Rangeland Survey. Future
budget justifications for these agencies should include
information projecting budget and qualified personnel needs to
carry out rangeland assessment and monitoring at local and
national levels on a continuing basis.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for the
multiple use management, protection, and development of a full
range of natural resources, including minerals, timber,
rangeland, fish and wildlife habitat, and wilderness on about
264 million acres of the Nation's public lands and for
management of 700 million additional acres of Federally-owned
subsurface mineral rights. The Bureau is the second largest
supplier of public outdoor recreation in the Western United
States.
Under the multiple-use and ecosystem management concept the
Bureau administers the grazing of approximately 4.3 million
head of livestock on some 164 million acres of public land
ranges, and manages over 47,000 wild horses and burros, some
264 million acres of wildlife habitat, and over 117,000 miles
of fisheries habitat. Grazing receipts are estimated to be
about $14 million in fiscal year 2002, compared to an estimated
$14 million in fiscal year 2001 and actual receipts of $14
million in fiscal year 2000. The Bureau also administers about
4 million acres of commercial forest lands through the
``Management of lands and resources'' and ``Oregon and
California grant lands'' appropriations. Timber receipts
(including salvage) are estimated to be $61.6 million in fiscal
year 2002 compared to estimated receipts of $54.6 million in
fiscal year 2001 and actual receipts of $12.5 million in fiscal
year 2000. The Bureau has an active program of soil and
watershed management on 175 million acres in the lower 48
States and 92 million acres in Alaska. Practices such as
revegetation, protective fencing, and water development are
designed to conserve, enhance, and develop public land, soil,
and watershed resources. The Bureau is also responsible for
fire protection on the public lands and on all Department of
the Interior managed lands in Alaska, and for the suppression
of wildfires on the public lands in Alaska and the western
States.
management of lands and resources
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $750,250,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 760,312,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 768,711,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +18,461,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +8,399,000
The Committee recommends $768,711,000 for management of
lands and resources, an increase of $8,399,000 above the budget
request and $18,461,000 above the fiscal year 2001 enacted
level.
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
Land resources.--The Committee recommends $179,046,000 for
land resources, an increase of $2,499,000 above the budget
request and a decrease of $12,680,000 below the 2001 enacted
level, including increases above the 2001 level of $3,328,000
for fixed costs, $2,000 for the San Pedro Partnership for a
total program level of $1,000,000, $1,000,000 for a Natural
Resource Challenge program similar to the National Park Service
program, and $195,000 for cultural resources at risk, and
decreases of $715,000 for management reforms, $50,000 from the
Sloan Canyon Petroglyphs management plan, $15,193,000 in one-
time emergency supplemental funding, $499,000 from the Pacific
Northwest grazing study, and $748,000 from Idaho State
Department of Agriculture funds.
The Committee has provided an additional $1,000,000 to
expand the Bureau's capacity for collection and use of natural
resource information. The Committee directs that a competitive
process be established to allocate these funds, modeled after
the National Park Service's natural resources challenge
program. This new program will help the Bureau deal with
issues, such as habitat destruction, non-native species,
pollution, and the pressures caused by increased visitation to
the public lands. While these funds have been placed in the
range program, the Bureau may use this funding to address
projects under the land resources activity, including: soil,
water and air, riparian, botany, and forestry.
Wildlife and fisheries.--The Committee recommends
$37,428,000 for wildlife and fisheries, the same as the budget
request and a decrease of $474,000 below the 2001 enacted
level, including increases above the 2001 level of $715,000 for
fixed costs and decreases of $898,000 for Yukon river
protection, $175,000 for management reforms, and $116,000 in
one-time emergency supplemental funding.
Threatened and endangered species.--The Committee
recommends $21,618,000 for threatened and endangered species,
the same as the budget request and an increase of $284,000
above the 2001 level, including an increase of $389,000 for
fixed costs and decreases of $76,000 for management reforms,
and $29,000 in one-time emergency supplemental funding.
Recreation management.--The Committee recommends
$63,289,000 for recreation management, an increase of $300,000
above the budget request and $581,000 above the 2001 enacted
level, including increases above the 2001 enacted level of
$1,067,000 for fixed costs and $300,000 for the Utah wilderness
mapping project and decreases of $179,000 for management
reforms $108,000 in one-time emergency supplemental funding,
and $499,000 from the Undaunted Stewardship program.
Energy and minerals.--The Committee recommends $95,713,000
for energy and minerals including Alaska minerals. This is a
$2,000,000 increase above the budget request and an increase of
$15,105,000 above the 2001 enacted level including increases
above the 2001 level of $1,534,000 for fixed costs, $6,000,000
to address the coal bed methane backlog, $3,000,000 for leasing
activities in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, $3,000,000
to implement the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, $350,000
for Indian trust activities, $1,500,000 for oil and gas
inspection and enforcement activities, $1,150,000 for coal
leasing activities, $450,000 mineral material sales, and
$50,000 for geothermal activities and decreases of $232,000 for
management reforms, $998,000 for minerals at risk, and $699,000
for the mining claim information system.
Realty and ownership management.--The Committee recommends
$82,547,000 for realty and ownership management, the same as
the budget request and an increase of $1,780,000 above the 2001
enacted level, including increases above the 2001 level of
$1,548,000 for fixed costs and $1,500,000 for rights-of-way and
decreases of $320,000 for management reforms, $299,000 for Utah
GIS mapping, and $649,000 for the Montana cadastral project.
Resource protection and maintenance.--The Committee
recommends $61,891,000 for resource protection and maintenance,
an increase of $600,000 above the budget request and $8,207,000
above the 2001 enacted level, including increases above the
enacted level of $723,000 for fixed costs, and $7,079,000 for
land management planning, $600,000 for California desert
rangers, and decreases of $133,000 for management reforms and
$62,000 in one-time emergency supplemental funding.
The Committee previously acknowledged the concern that has
been raised over the condition of the Bureau's land use plans,
and responded by providing an additional $19,000,000 in fiscal
year 2001 and an additional $7,079,000 for this planning effort
in 2002. The Bureau has developed a schedule for updating
priority land use plans with these additional funds, which are
intended to improve the Bureau's ability to make resource
allocation decisions. While the Bureau is improving its land
use plans, the Committee is concerned about the Bureau's
capability and commitment to monitor and assess progress
achieved in meeting the resource goals and objectives set forth
in these plans. The Committee therefore directs the Bureau to
submit to the Committee as part of its fiscal year 2003 budget
justification a report detailing the status of the Bureau's:
(1) resource monitoring efforts, (2) current capabilities and
adequacy of existing resources, and (3) recommendations to
address the Bureau's need to monitor resource conditions.
Transportation and facilities maintenance.--The Committee
recommends $77,617,000 for transportation and facilities
maintenance, $3,000,000 above the budget request and $3,742,000
above the 2001 enacted level, including increases above the
2001 level of $1,162,000 for fixed costs and $3,000,000 for
infrastructure improvements (for a total program level of
$28,000,000 as part of the conservation spending category) and
decreases of $276,000 for management reforms and $144,000 in
one-time emergency supplemental funding.
Land and resource information systems.--The Committee
recommends $19,756,000 for land resource information systems,
the same as the budget request and an increase of $213,000
above the 2001 enacted level including an increase of $394,000
fixed costs and a decrease of $181,000 for management reforms.
Mining law administration.--The Committee recommends
$32,298,000 for mining law administration. This activity is
supported by offsetting fees equal to the amount made
available.
Workforce and organizational support.--The Committee
recommends $129,806,000 for workforce and organizational
support, the same as the budget request and an increase of
$3,185,000 above the 2001 enacted level, including an increase
of $3,498,000 for fixed costs and a decrease of $313,000 for
management reforms.
The Committee is aware of the significant success the
military services have had in utilizing pulse technology in
their vehicles to reduce costs and increase environmental
benefits through the extension of the service life of its
batteries. The Committee urges the Bureau of Land Management to
examine the opportunities for cost-savings and associated
environmental benefits of using pulse technology for its own
battery management program. The Committee believes that this
technology will directly benefit the Department's land managing
agencies.
The Bureau is directed to submit a report to the Committee
outlining plans for the implementation of Title II of Public
Law 106-248, relating to the sale of certain public lands that
have been identified by the Bureau as surplus lands in the
State of New Mexico. Implementation of this plan should begin
at the earliest possible date.
The Committee is concerned that draft BLM resource
management plans regarding energy development in southern New
Mexico do not consider the broad scope of possible mitigation
practices that are available to the Bureau in the development
of new oil and gas discoveries on Federal lands.
Bill language has been included under the Bureau's
administrative provisions reauthorizing the mining holding fee
for one fiscal year.
wildland fire management
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $977,099,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 658,421,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 700,806,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -276,293,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +42,385,000
The Committee recommends $700,806,000 for wildland fire
management, an increase of $42,385,000 above the budget request
and a decrease of $276,293,000 below the 2001 enacted level,
which included emergency funds.
The appropriation includes $280,807,000 for preparedness
and fire use, of which $19,774,000 has been provided for
deferred maintenance and capital improvement, $161,424,000 for
fire suppression operations, and $258,575,000 for other
operations which includes $10,000,000 for the rural fire
assistance program, $186,190,000 for hazardous fuels reduction,
$62,385,000 for the restoration and rehabilitation of burned
over areas, which is an increase of $42,385,000 above the
budget request, and $8,000,000 for the joint fire science
program.
The Committee has restored $42,385,000 for the burned area
rehabilitation program first proposed in fiscal year 2001. This
expanded program is designed to go beyond emergency
stabilization to include the reintroduction of native plants
into these burned over-areas before exotic species can gain a
foothold. The Committee directs the Department to incorporate
this program into its 2003 budget request. Based on these
efforts, the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture are to
report jointly to the Congress by December 31, 2001, with
specific plans and recommendations to supply native plant
materials for emergency stabilization and longer-term
rehabilitation and restoration efforts.
The Committee was pleased with the detailed 2001 financial
and action plan submitted by the two Secretaries. Within 90
days of enactment of this Act the Committee expects a similar
plan showing the proposed expenditure of funds and work
proposed to be accomplished.
The Committee cautions the Department of the Interior to
ensure that overhead costs for fire activities are strictly
controlled. Overhead charges should be kept to the minimum
required, based on actual services received or standard bureau
methodology.
The Committee understands that fire management plans are
critical strategic documents that guide the full range of fire
management activities. The Committee continues to support the
use of wildland fire funds to complete these plans. Because of
the critical nature of these plans, the Committee directs the
Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to develop a schedule
for revising and completing all new fire plans no later than
the end of fiscal year 2004. This planning schedule must
incorporate the standards outlined in the Review and Update of
the 1995 Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy.
The Committee understands that fuels treatment activities
by mechanical thinning of dense forests and woodlands is often
required before fire can safely be reintroduced to restore
ecological health and reduce wildfire hazards near communities.
The Committee encourages the Department of the Interior to
utilize funds from this Act to develop projects and expand
partnerships with private enterprise to develop sustainable
local industries and markets for products from woodland or
other areas to supplement ongoing work by USDA's Forest
Service.
To enhance the effectiveness of fuels and rehabilitation
treatments, particularly in the wildland urban interface, it is
desirable to extend some projects onto adjacent non-Federal
lands. The Committee directs that funds from this Act may be
used by the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative
agreements to conduct fuels treatment, emergency stabilization
and rehabilitation activities on adjacent non-Federal lands
when these projects impact Federal resources and the overall
watershed health of which the Federal lands are a part.
central hazardous materials fund
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $9,978,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 9,978,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 9,978,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Central Hazardous Materials Fund was established to
include funding for remedial investigations/feasibility studies
and cleanup of hazardous waste sites for which the Department
of the Interior is liable pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and
includes sums recovered from or paid by a party as
reimbursement for remedial action or response activities.
The Committee recommends $9,978,000 for the central
hazardous materials fund, which is the same as the budget
request and the 2001 enacted level.
construction
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $16,823,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 10,976,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 11,076,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -5,747,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +100,000
The Committee recommends $11,076,000 for construction,
which is an increase of $100,000 above the budget request and
$5,747,000 below the 2001 enacted level. The Committee has
provided an additional $100,000 for the Lone Pine Visitor
Center, CA.
payments in lieu of taxes
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $199,560,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 150,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 200,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +440,000
Budget estimate, 2001............................. +50,000,000
Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) provides for payments to
local units of government containing certain Federally owned
lands. These payments are designed to supplement other Federal
land receipt sharing payments local governments may be
receiving. Payments received may be used by the recipients for
any governmental purpose.
The Committee recommends $200,000,000 for PILT, of which
$50,000,000 is from the conservation spending category, an
increase of $50,000,000 above the budget request and $440,000
above the 2001 enacted level. The Committee notes the large
increase in mandatory payments to forested counties in the
Forest Service due to a recent law change. This change
increases county payments by $166,313,000 in fiscal year 2002.
land acquisition
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $56,545,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 47,686,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 47,686,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -8,859,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $47,686,000 for land acquisition
as requested, a reduction of $8,859,000 below the enacted level
and the same as the budget request. This amount includes
$42,177,000 for line item projects, $1,000,000 for emergencies
and hardships, $4,000,000 for acquisition management and
$509,000 for land exchanges.
The Committee recommends the following distribution of
funds:
Committee
Area and State Recommendation
Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area (AZ)................... $500,000
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (WY)........... 320,000
Douglas Point (MD)...................................... 3,000,000
El Dorado (rare plant) (CA)............................. 5,000,000
El Malpais National Conservation Area (NM).............. 1,000,000
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (AZ)........... 1,200,000
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (UT)........ 2,000,000
Grande Ronde National Wild and Scenic River (OR/WA)..... 500,000
Gunnison Basin ACEC (CO)................................ 2,500,000
King Range National Conservation Area (CA).............. 2,500,000
La Cienega ACEC (NM).................................... 641,000
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (ID)............ 1,000,000
Lower Salmon River ACEC (ID)............................ 2,000,000
National Historic Trails of Wyoming (WY)................ 350,000
Organ Mtns. (NM)........................................ 2,000,000
Otay Mountain/Kuchamaa HCP (CA)......................... 2,500,000
Rio Grande National Wild and Scenic River (NM).......... 4,000,000
San Pedro Ecosystem (Gap/Borderlands--easements) (AZ)... 3,000,000
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mtns. National Monument (CA). 1,000,000
Steens Mtn. (OR)........................................ 166,000
Upper Arkansas River Basin (CO)......................... 1,500,000
Upper Crab Creek/Rock Creek (WA)........................ 2,000,000
Upper Snake/South Fork Snake River (ID)................. 2,000,000
West Eugene Wetlands (OR)............................... 1,500,000
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Subtotal............................................ 42,177,000
Emergency/hardship/inholding............................ 1,000,000
Land Exchange Equalization Payments..................... 509,000
Acquisition Management.................................. 4,000,000
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Total............................................... 47,686,000
The Committee has provided $3,000,000 for easements at San
Pedro Ecosystem in Arizona.
The land acquisition program is funded under the
conservation spending category.
oregon and california grant lands
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $104,038,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 105,165,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 105,165,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +1,127,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $105,165,000 for the Oregon and
California grant lands, the same as the budget request and an
increase of $1,127,000 above the 2001 enacted level for fixed
costs. These funds are provided for construction and
acquisition, operation and maintenance, and management
activities on the revested lands in the 18 Oregon and
California land grant counties of western Oregon.
range improvements
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 10,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 10,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation of not
less than $10,000,000 to be derived from public lands receipts
and Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act lands grazing receipts.
Receipts are used for construction, purchase, and maintenance
of range improvements, such as seeding, fence construction,
weed control, water development, fish and wildlife habitat
improvement, and planning and design of these projects.
service charges, deposits, and forfeitures
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $7,484,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 8,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 8,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... 516,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $8,000,000, the budget request, for service
charges, deposits, and forfeitures. This account uses the
revenues collected under specified sections of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 and other Acts to pay for
reasonable administrative and other costs in connection with
rights-of-way applications from the private sector,
miscellaneous cost-recoverable realty cases, timber contract
expenses, repair of damaged lands, the adopt-a-horse program,
and the provision of copies of official public land documents.
miscellaneous trust funds
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $12,405,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 11,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 11,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -1,405,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $11,000,000, the budget request, for
miscellaneous trust funds. The Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 provides for the receipt and expenditure
of moneys received as donations or gifts (section 307). Funds
in this trust fund are derived from the administrative and
survey costs paid by applicants for conveyance of omitted lands
(lands fraudulently or erroneously omitted from original
cadastral surveys), from advances for other types of surveys
requested by individuals, and from contributions made by users
of Federal rangelands. Amounts received from the sale of Alaska
town lots are also available for expenses of sale and
maintenance of town sites. Revenue from unsurveyed lands, and
surveys of omitted lands, administrative costs of conveyance,
and gifts and donations must be appropriated before it can be
used.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to
conserve, protect and enhance fish and wildlife and their
habitats for the continuing benefit of people. The Service has
responsibility for migratory birds, threatened and endangered
species, certain marine mammals, and land under Service
control.
The Service manages nearly 94 million acres across the
United States, encompassing a 535-unit National Wildlife Refuge
System, additional wildlife and wetlands areas, and 70 National
Fish Hatcheries. A network of law enforcement agents and port
inspectors enforce Federal laws for the protection of fish and
wildlife.
resource management
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $806,816,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 806,752,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 839,852,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +33,036,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +33,100,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $839,852,000 for resource
management, an increase of $33,100,000 above the budget request
and $33,036,000 above the fiscal year 2001 level. Within this
account, $28,000,000 for infrastructure improvement and
$2,000,000 for the youth conservation corps is funded under the
conservation spending category. Changes to the budget request
are detailed below.
Ecological services.--The Committee recommends $213,693,000
for ecological services, an increase of $15,200,000 above the
budget request.
Within the ecological services activity, changes
recommended for endangered species programs include increases
of $4,850,000 for consultation, of which $850,000 is for the
Sonoran Desert conservation plan and $4,000,000 is to address
the increasing demand for consultations; and $6,500,000 for
recovery, of which $3,000,000 is for Washington State salmon
grants to be administered through the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation, $500,000 is for manatee protection, and
$3,000,000 is to address the backlog of recovery actions.
Changes recommended for habitat conservation programs
include increase of $600,000 for coastal programs, of which
$200,000 is for the newly established programs in Tampa Bay and
the Florida panhandle, and $3,150,000 for the partners for fish
and wildlife program, of which $550,000 is for nutria
eradication at Blackwater NWR, MD, $500,000 is for the Columbia
River estuary research project, $1,100,000 is for bull trout
conservation in Washington State, and $1,000,000 is for the
Washington State ecosystems project and is to be provided as a
grant to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
An increase of $100,000 is recommended for the
environmental contaminants program to address the program
backlog.
Refuges and wildlife.--The Committee recommends
$398,727,000 for refuges and wildlife, an increase of
$7,500,000 above the budget request.
Changes recommended for refuge operations and maintenance
include an increase of $10,000,000 for refuge operations to
continue ``minimum staffing'' implementation, a decrease of
$5,000,000 for refuge maintenance, and an increase of
$1,000,000 to initiate a natural resource challenge program.
The Committee notes that an additional $3,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2001 level for refuge maintenance, within a total
of $28,000,000 for infrastructure improvement, has been funded
as part of the conservation spending category.
A total of $993,000, the budget request, is recommended to
continue the Salton Sea recovery program at the 2001 level,
contingent on matching funds from the State of California. The
Committee does not object to including this program in the
regular operations account in fiscal year 2003 and beyond.
An increase of $1,500,000 is recommended for migratory bird
management to continue to advance the joint venture programs
toward the fiscal year 2004 target funding levels outlined in
the fiscal year 2001 statement of the managers that accompanied
the conference report for that year. The Committee agrees to
the following distribution of funds for joint ventures:
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Recommended Target Level
Joint Venture Fiscal year fiscal year fiscal year
2001 2002 2004
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Atlantic Coast............................................... 379,000 506,000 800,000
Lower Mississippi............................................ 501,000 576,000 750,000
Upper Mississippi............................................ 239,000 363,000 650,000
Prairie Pothole.............................................. 1,182,000 1,248,000 1,400,000
Gulf Coast................................................... 339,000 448,000 700,000
Playa Lakes.................................................. 225,000 369,000 700,000
Rainwater Basin.............................................. 225,000 278,000 400,000
Intermountain West........................................... 239,000 469,000 1,000,000
Central Valley............................................... 359,000 417,000 550,000
Pacific Coast................................................ 239,000 378,000 700,000
San Francisco Bay............................................ 225,000 269,000 370,000
Sonoran...................................................... 225,000 278,000 400,000
Arctic Goose................................................. 140,000 210,000 370,000
Black Duck................................................... 110,000 188,000 370,000
Sea Duck..................................................... 249,000 340,000 550,000
Administration............................................... 623,000 662,000 750,000
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Total.................................................. 5,499,000 6,999,000 10,460,000
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Fisheries.--The Committee recommends $98,379,000 for
fisheries, an increase of $5,400,000 above the budget request,
including increases of $4,500,000 for hatchery operations and
maintenance, of which $4,000,000 is for the Washington State
hatchery improvement project and $500,000 is for unmet
operational needs, and $900,000 for fish and wildlife
assistance, of which $500,000 is to continue reproductive
biology/salmon research at Washington State University and
$400,000 is to restore funding for the Great Lakes fish and
wildlife restoration program.
General administration.--The Committee recommends
$129,053,000 for general administration, an increase of
$5,000,000 above the budget request, including $2,000,000 for
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and $3,000,000 to
eliminate ``cross charging'' of programs and projects through
the cost allocation methodology.
The Committee agreed to a one-time reprogramming of funds
to ensure administrative overhead costs were covered in fiscal
year 2001. The Department did not reflect these costs as
uncontrollable fixed cost increases in the fiscal year 2002
budget as directed by the Committee. The Committee expects the
Service to address its administrative ``cost allocation
methodology'' within its administrative accounts except for
those costs over which the programs have direct control and
those costs charged to reimbursable accounts and permanent
appropriations. A like amount has been added to the
construction administration account, and the land acquisition
administration account has also been increased. There should be
no ``cross charging'' of individual programs and projects in
fiscal year 2002 except as explained above.
The Committee agrees to the following:
1. The Peregrine Fund should be funded at $400,000 in
fiscal year 2002.
2. The Service should continue its support and increase the
funding for joint venture programs in order to achieve the
target funding levels by fiscal year 2004. This program
continues to be one of the greatest successes of the Service,
with funding leveraged to a greater extent than all other
Service programs combined.
3. With the recommended increase of $500,000, the manatee
protection program should be funded at $1,000,000 in fiscal
year 2002.
4. The $1,000,000 provided for the natural resource
challenge is modeled after the National Park Service's
initiative and is for a competitive program to address resource
needs and to prevent duplication of staff.
5. The Committee understands that Egmont Key NWR, FL is
experiencing serious staffing shortfalls and encourages the
Service to consider the needs at this refuge as part of the
refuge operating needs system funding increase, and to examine
the need for visitor information at the refuge (as part of the
small projects program for visitor facility improvements).
6. Within the funds provided for the ESA recovery program,
the Service should contract for an independent review of the
Mexican gray wolf program.
7. Within the funds provided for Washington salmon grants
through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, $200,000 is
for the Long Live the Kings salmon program and $175,000 is for
the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement program.
8. The Service should report to the Committee by January
31, 2002, on (1) the actual location of bull trout presence by
life cycle in Washington State; (2) the process the Service
will use to amend its bull trout distribution maps; and (3) the
timelines for completion of such maps.
9. The Committee is aware of a planning effort that is
underway to develop the Lower Colorado River Multiple Species
Conservation Plan affecting 25 million people in the states of
Arizona, California and Nevada and encourages the Service to
continue to provide the required assistance for this important
partnership of state, federal, tribal, and private stakeholders
who share an interest in managing the water and related
resources of the Lower Colorado River Basin.
Bill language.--The Committee has not agreed to the bill
language proposed by the Administration with respect to the
endangered species listing program. The Committee has continued
bill language capping the amount of funding available for
certain endangered species listing programs and, within that
amount, has placed a subcap on funding for critical habitat
designations for those species that are already listed.
Critical habitat designation funding for species that are
subsequently listed are addressed in the discussion below. The
funding cap for listing for fiscal year 2002 is $8,476,000, of
which not to exceed $6,000,000 is for critical habitat
designations for already-listed species.
The Committee recognizes that the amount provided for the
endangered species listing program will not address fully the
current backlog and potential new listing workload. The
language recommended reflects the Committee's concern that a
balance is maintained between the listing program and other
critical Service programs, including other endangered species
activities, within the amount of money provided to the Service
for fiscal year 2002.
The critical habitat designation subcap will ensure that
some funding is available to address other listing activities.
The Committee understands that the subcap for critical habitat
designation provides sufficient funding to address all known
court orders for such designations, with a small amount of
additional funding.
The Committee expects that listing funding that is not
subject to the critical habitat designation subcap will be used
for the highest priority listing actions, in a manner
consistent with existing provisions of the Endangered Species
Act. These include such actions as proposed and final rules to
add species to the list of threatened and endangered species
with associated critical habitat where prudent and
determinable, processing citizen petitions, and
reclassification of species.
construction
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $71,358,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 35,849,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 48,849,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -22,509,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +13,000,000
The Committee recommends $48,849,000 for construction, a
decrease of $22,209,000 below the fiscal year 2001 level and
$13,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee agrees to the following distribution of
funds:
[dollars in thousands]
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Budget Committee
Project Description request recommendation Difference
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Anahuac NWR, TX......................... Bridge Rehabilitation/ 330 330 0
Replacement--Phase II (c).
Bear River NWR, UT...................... Dikes and related facilities.... 0 500 500
Bear River NWR, UT...................... Maintenance facility............ 0 500 500
Big Branch NWR, LA...................... Facilities renovation........... 0 400 400
Bozeman Fish Technology Center, MT...... Construction of Laboratory/ 2,556 2,556 0
Administration Building.
Bridge Safety Inspection................ ................................ 545 545 0
Chincoteague NWR, VA.................... Herbert H. Bateman Educ. and 2,900 2,900 0
Administrative Center--Phase
III (c).
Condor Facilities, CA & ID.............. Recovery facility construction 0 1,750 1,750
and renovation.
Creston NFH, MT......................... Jessup Mill Dam--Phase III (c).. 1,900 1,900 0
Dam Safety Program and Inspections...... ................................ 650 650 0
Delta NWR, LA........................... Kiosks and interpretive 0 100 100
facilities.
Hagerman NWR, TX........................ Bridge Rehabilitation--Phase II 1,800 1,800 0
(c).
Humboldt Bay NWR, CA.................... Seismic Safety Rehabilitation-- 190 190 0
Phase I (p/d).
Iron River NFH, WI...................... Replace Domes at Schacte Creek 740 740 0
with Building.
John Heinz NWR, PA...................... Complete/equipment furnish 0 600 600
admin. wing.
Jordan River NFH, MI.................... Replace Great Lakes Fish 200 200 0
Stocking Vessel.
Klamath Basin Complex, OR............... Water Supply and Management-- 1,700 1,700 0
Phase III.
Leavenworth NFH, WA..................... Seismic Safety Rehabilitation-- 170 170 0
Phase I (p/d).
Midway Atoll NWR........................ Hangar roof replacement......... 0 650 650
National Black-Footed Ferret Cons. Ctr, New Endangered Species Facility-- 2,260 2,260 0
CO. Phase III (c).
Necedah NWR, WI......................... Rynearson #1 Dam--Phase II (c).. 2,725 2,725 0
Northwest Power Planning Area........... Fish screens, etc............... 0 3,000 3,000
Pelican Island NWR, FL.................. Interpretive Center and 2,600 2,300 -300
Administrative Facility--Phase
I (p/d/ic).
Quinault NFH, WA........................ Replace Quarters................ 290 290 0
Red Rock Lakes NWR, MT.................. Seismic Safety Rehabilitation-- 135 135 0
Phase I (p/d).
San Pablo Bay NWR, CA................... Renovate Office--Phase II (c)... 2,500 2,500 0
Six NFHs in New England................. Water Treatment Improvements-- 2,630 2,630 0
Phase III (c).
Ted Stevens Anchorage Int'l Airport, AK. Hangar--Phase I (p/d)........... 536 0 -536
Tern Island NWR......................... Seawall replacement............. 0 2,000 2,000
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Subtotal: Line Item Construction.. ................................ 27,357 36,021 8,664
Nationwide Engineering Services:
Demolition Fund..................... ................................ 0 1,336 1,336
Env. Compliance..................... ................................ 1,856 1,856 0
Seismic Safety Program.............. ................................ 180 180 0
Waste Prevention and Recycling...... ................................ 150 150 0
Other Engineering Services.......... ................................ 6,306 9,306 3,000
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Total............................. ................................ 35,849 48,849 13,000
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The Committee agrees to the following:
1. No administrative or other assessments may be levied
against individual projects. All administrative overhead should
be budgeted in the nationwide engineering services activity or
in the general operations activity under Resource Management.
This instruction also applies to funds available from prior
years. An additional $3,000,000 has been provided to address
all administrative expenses within nationwide engineering
services in fiscal year 2002. This issue is also addressed in
the resource management and land acquisition accounts.
2. No funds are to be obligated on the Pelican Island NWR,
FL visitors center until a 50 percent cost share has been
identified. The Service is expected to consult with the public
in the area and to explore thoroughly various options for
siting the facility and is expected to downsize the facility
design and cost, consistent with the volume of visitation at
the refuge. The amount provided in the recommendation should be
sufficient for the Federal share of the total cost of the
facility. All of these issues need to be addressed and approved
by the Committee, following the reprogramming process, prior to
any obligation of funds.
3. The Committee expects the full scope of the education
center and exhibits at the Bear River NWR, UT to be completed
with funds made available in past years. If additional funds
are required to complete the headquarters accommodations for
the Bear River NWR, UT, the Service should realign funds from
completed projects to ensure that space, equipment and
furnishings are provided, consistent with the Service's
staffing requirements analysis for the refuge.
4. The Committee has restored funds for the Service's
demolition needs. These funds should be continued and
increased, as needed, in future budget requests.
land acquisition
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $121,188,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 164,401,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 104,401,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -16,787,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. -60,000,000
The Committee recommends $104,401,000, a decrease of
$16,787,000 below the 2001 enacted level and $60,000,000 below
the budget request. This amount includes $85,110,000 for line
item acquisition, $2,000,000 for emergencies and hardships,
$1,000,000 for exchanges, $2,000,000 for inholdings and
$14,291,000 for acquisition management. The change to the
budget request is due to the establishment of two new accounts
in the Fish and Wildlife Service rather than funding those
programs as part of Federal land acquisition for the National
Park Service. Those accounts are the Landowner Incentive
Program and Stewardship Grants. They follow this account.
The Committee recommends the following distribution of
funds:
Committee
Area and State Recommendation
Archie Carr NWR (FL) (undeveloped land)................. $1,000,000
Back Bay NWR (VA)....................................... 3,200,000
Balcones Canyonlands NWR (TX)........................... 1,000,000
Big Muddy NWR (MO)...................................... 2,000,000
Bon Secour NWR (AL)..................................... 1,000,000
Cahaba NWR (AL)......................................... 1,500,000
Canaan Valley NWR (WV).................................. 6,000,000
Cape May NWR (NJ)....................................... 1,100,000
Cat Island NWR (LA)..................................... 3,700,000
Charles M. Russell NWR (MT)............................. 2,000,000
Columbia NWR (WA)....................................... 2,000,000
Crane Meadows NWR (MN).................................. 500,000
Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (NJ).............................. 3,200,000
Florida Keys NWR Complex (FL)........................... 2,500,000
Florida Panther NWR (FL)................................ 500,000
Great Meadows NWR (MA).................................. 2,000,000
Great Swamp NWR (NJ).................................... 1,000,000
Iron River Fish Hatchery (Glacial Springs) (WI)......... 285,000
J.N. Ding Darling NWR Complex (FL)...................... 3,000,000
Louisiana Black Bear Complex--Black Bayou NWR (LA)...... 1,000,000
Minnesota Valley NWR (MN)............................... 4,000,000
Montezuma NWR (NY)...................................... 500,000
Nisqually NWR Complex (WA).............................. 1,000,000
Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR (MN/IA).................. 1,000,000
Oregon Coast NWR Complex (OR)........................... 2,100,000
Ottawa NWR (OH)......................................... 1,000,000
Pelican Island NWR (Completes Lear and Michael tracts)
(FL)................................................ 6,400,000
Pond Creek NWR (AR)..................................... 1,500,000
Rappahannock River Valley NWR (VA)...................... 1,825,000
Red River NWR (LA)...................................... 1,000,000
Rhode Island NWR (RI)................................... 1,500,000
Sacramento River NWR (CA)............................... 1,700,000
San Diego NWR (CA)...................................... 5,000,000
San Joaquin River NWR (CA).............................. 5,000,000
Sandy Point NWR (VI).................................... 500,000
Shiawassee NWR Complex (MI)............................. 500,000
Silvio O. Conte NWR (MA)................................ 1,100,000
Southeast Louisiana NWR Complex (LA).................... 500,000
St. Marks NWR (FL)...................................... 4,000,000
Stewart B. McKinney NWR (CT)............................ 2,000,000
Waccamaw NWR (SC)....................................... 1,000,000
Wallkill River NWR (NJ)................................. 3,000,000
Whittlesey Creek NWR (WI)............................... 500,000
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Subtotal.......................................... 85,110,000
Emergency & Hardship.................................... 2,000,000
Inholdings.............................................. 2,000,000
Exchanges............................................... 1,000,000
Acquisition Management.................................. 14,291,000
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Total............................................. 104,401,000
The Committee has included bill language directing that no
overhead, planning or other management costs may be deducted
from specific land acquisition project money. Project-specific
funds are to be used exclusively for land purchases. The
Committee is providing the budget request for acquisition
management, which is intended to pay for all acquisition
related staff. Of the $14,291,000 for acquisition management,
$6,000,000 is for planning purposes. The fiscal year 2003
budget submission, and every budget thereafter, should include
a specific list detailing how those planning dollars will be
allocated including whether the project involves a boundary
adjustment or establishment of a new refuge.
The Committee supports the need to conserve unique,
threatened, or strategically important habitats. However, the
Committee remains concerned with the rate and seemingly never-
ending expansion of individual refuges, without regard for
finite budgets and future operations and maintenance needs. The
Committee believes a more strategic approach is needed and
expects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to: (1) make a
concerted effort to acquire lands within currently approved
refuge boundaries; and (2) fully consider the future cost of
operations and maintenance needs when making land acquisition
requests.
The Committee is providing funds in the National Park
Service land acquisition account for their share of the Great
Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve. The Committee
expects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to include funding
for their share of the Preserve in future budget requests.
The $1,000,000 provided for Archie Carr NWR may not be used
to purchase land with existing structures.
The land acquisition program is funded under the
conservation spending program.
landowner incentive program
This new program will provide funds for matching,
competitively awarded grants for technical and financial
assistance for landowner incentive programs geared toward
private landowners, and will include habitat protection and
restoration for the management of federally listed, proposed or
candidate species, or other at-risk species on private lands.
Eligible grantees include the States, the District of Columbia,
Indian Tribes, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $0
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 0
Recommended, 2002..................................... 50,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +50,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +50,000,000
The Committee recommends $50,000,000 for the landowner
incentive program. The Administration proposed this same amount
as part of the land acquisition account. The Committee
recommends funding it under this separate appropriations
account to distinguish it from Federal land acquisition. This
program is funded under the conservation spending category.
Stewardship Grants
This new program will provide grants and other assistance
to individuals and groups engaged in private conservation
efforts that benefit federally listed, proposed or candidate
species, or other at-risk species.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $0
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 0
Recommended, 2002..................................... 10,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +10,000,000
The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for the stewardship
grants program. The Administration proposed this same amount as
part of the land acquisition account. The Committee recommends
funding it under this separate appropriations account to
distinguish it from Federal land acquisition. This program is
funded under the conservation spending category.
cooperative endangered species conservation fund
Eighty percent of the habitat for more than half of the
listed endangered and threatened species is on private land.
The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund provides
grants to States and territories for endangered species
recovery actions on non-Federal lands and provides funds for
non-Federal land acquisition to facilitate habitat protection.
Individual States and territories provide 25 percent of grant
project costs. Cost sharing is reduced to 10 percent when two
or more States or territories are involved in a project.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $104,694,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 54,694,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 107,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +2,306,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +52,306,000
The Committee recommends $107,000,000 for the cooperative
endangered species conservation fund, an increase of
$52,306,000 above the budget request for habitat conservation
plan land acquisition. The recommended level is necessary to
continue this very important program with a relatively small
increase above the fiscal year 2001 level. This program is
funded under the conservation spending category.
national wildlife refuge fund
Through this program the Service makes payments to counties
in which Service lands are located, based on their fair market
value. Payments to counties are estimated to be $23,528,000 in
fiscal year 2002 with $16,414,000 derived from this
appropriation and $7,114,000 from net refuge receipts estimated
to be collected in fiscal year 2001.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $11,414,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 11,414,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 16,414,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +5,000,000
The Committee recommends $16,414,000 for the National
wildlife refuge fund, an increase of $5,000,000 above both the
budget request and the fiscal year 2001 funding level. This
program is funded under the conservation spending category. The
$5,000,000 increase is funded under the conservation spending
category.
The Committee continues to be concerned about the
priorities of the Service with respect to meeting its
obligations under the National wildlife refuge fund. The
Committee continues to question why the Service places such a
high priority on acquiring more land but does not request
additional funding for the National wildlife refuge fund.
north american wetlands conservation fund
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the North
American Wetlands Conservation Fund, leverages partner
contributions for wetlands conservation. Projects to date have
been in 48 States, 10 Canadian provinces, 21 Mexican states and
the U.S. Virgin Islands. In addition to this appropriation, the
Service receives funding from receipts in the Federal Aid in
Wildlife Restoration account from taxes on firearms,
ammunition, archery equipment, pistols and revolvers, and from
the Sport Fish Restoration account from taxes on fishing tackle
and equipment, electric trolling motors and fish finders and
certain marine gasoline taxes. By law, sport fish restoration
receipts are used for coastal wetlands in States bordering the
Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, States bordering the Great Lakes,
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the freely associated States in the
Pacific and American Samoa.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $39,912,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 14,912,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 45,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +5,088,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +30,088,000
The Committee recommends $45,000,000 for the North American
wetlands conservation fund, an increase of $5,088,000 above the
fiscal year 2001 level and $30,088,000 above the budget
request. Increases above the budget request include $28,884,000
for wetlands conservation and $1,204,000 for administration.
This program is funded under the conservation spending
category.
Bill Language is recommended specifying that the increase
above the fiscal year 2001 level is to be devoted to projects
in the United States. The Committee has made this
recommendation based upon the large number of high priority
unfunded project applications in the U.S. in fiscal year 2001
as compared with project applications from Canada and Mexico.
neotropical migratory bird conservation
The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 2000
authorizes grants for the conservation of neotropical migratory
birds in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean,
with 75 percent of the amounts available to be expended on
projects outside the U.S. There is a three to one matching
requirement under this program. This program is funded under
the conservation spending category.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $0
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 0
Recommended, 2002..................................... 5,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +5,000,000
The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the Neotropical
migratory bird conservation program. This newly authorized
program will provide critically needed resources for
conservation of neotropical migratory birds. The Committee
expects the Service to administer this grant program through
the Service's division of bird habitat conservation following
the model of the North American wetlands conservation program.
No new administrative entity should be established to
administer this program. The program should benefit from the
administrative structure already in place in the division of
bird habitat conservation.
multinational species conservation fund
This account combines funding for programs under the former
rewards and operations (African elephant) account, the former
rhinoceros and tiger conservation account, the Asian elephant
conservation program, and the great ape conservation program.
The African Elephant Act of 1988 established a fund for
assisting nations and organizations involved with conservation
of African elephants. The Service provides grants to African
Nations and to qualified organizations and individuals to
protect and manage critical populations of these elephants.
The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994
authorized programs to enhance compliance with the Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and U.S.
or foreign laws prohibiting the taking or trade of rhinoceros,
tigers or their habitat.
The Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 authorized a
grant program, similar to the African elephant program, to
enable cooperators from regional and range country agencies and
organizations to address Asian elephant conservation problems.
The world's surviving populations of wild Asian elephants are
found in 13 south and southeastern Asian countries.
The Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 authorized grants to
foreign government, the CITES secretariat, and non-governmental
organizations for the conservation of great apes.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $3,243,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 3,243,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 4,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +757,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +757,000
The Committee recommends $4,000,000 for the multinational
species conservation fund, an increase of $757,000 above both
the fiscal year 2001 level and the budget request. The
recommended funding includes $1,000,000 each for African
elephant conservation, rhinoceros and tiger conservation, Asian
elephant conservation, and great ape conservation. The
Committee expects these funds to be matched by non-Federal
funding to leverage private contributions to the maximum extent
possible.
state wildlife grants
The State wildlife grant program provides funds for States
to develop and implement wildlife management and habitat
restoration for the most critical wildlife needs in each State.
States are required to develop comprehensive wildlife
conservation plans to be eligible for grants and to provide at
least a 25 percent cost share for planning grants and at least
a 50 percent cost share for implementation grants. This program
is funded under the conservation spending category.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $49,890,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 0
Recommended, 2002..................................... 100,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +50,110,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +100,000,000
The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for State wildlife
grants, an increase of $100,000,000 above the budget request
and $50,110,000 above the amount provided through the fiscal
year 2001 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The
fiscal year 2002 funds are to be distributed to States and
territories through a formula that is based 30 percent on land
area and 70 percent on population. Each State or eligible
entity must have developed, or committed to develop by October
1, 2005, a comprehensive wildlife conservation plan that must
be approved by the Secretary of the Interior or her designee.
These plans are to address the conservation of each State's or
eligible entity's full array of wildlife, but are not expected
to address every representative species or taxonomic group that
may be present. With the preceding clarification of the ``full
array'' requirement, the Committee believes that the plan
elements identified in the Service's January 2001 Federal
Register notice provide a solid scientific basis for these
plans.
Each State or eligible entity has two years to enter into
specific grant agreements with the Service using fiscal year
2002 funding. If funds remain unobligated at the end of fiscal
year 2003, the unobligated funds will be reapportioned to all
States and eligible entities, together with any new
appropriations provided in fiscal year 2004.
The method for the distribution of funds, and the
conditions associated thereto, consolidate the previously
appropriated allocation grant program and the competitive grant
program into a single allocation formula. Under the new
program, States are required to comply with the planning and
cost sharing requirements of the former competitive grants
program but are guaranteed an allocation based on the new
formula described above. The Committee is concerned that these
grants result in on-the-ground improvements for wildlife as
soon as possible and has included a requirement that fiscal
year 2002 funds be obligated within 2 fiscal years.
Not more than 3 percent of the appropriated amount may be
used for Federal administration of the program. Administrative
costs for each grantee should also be held to a minimum so that
the maximum amount of funding is used for on-the-ground
projects.
tribal wildlife grants
The tribal wildlife grant program provides funds for
wildlife conservation grants to Indian Tribes on a competitive
basis. A portion of the funding provided may be set aside to
assist tribes in developing comprehensive wildlife conservation
plans. This program is funded under the conservation spending
category.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $0
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 0
Recommended, 2002..................................... 5,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +5,000,000
The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the tribal wildlife
grant program to support cooperative efforts with tribes to
address critical wildlife needs, including, but not limited to,
wildlife management and habitat restoration projects. The
Committee expects the Service to establish criteria for a
competitive grant program and to assist tribes in developing
wildlife conservation plans. Cost sharing is not required but
it is encouraged and consideration for cost sharing should be
incorporated into the criteria for the program.
National Park Service
The mission of the National Park Service is to preserve
unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the
national park system for the enjoyment, education, and
inspiration of this and future generations. The National Park
Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of
natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor
recreation throughout this country and the world.
The National Park Service, established in 1916, has
stewardship responsibilities for the protection and
preservation of the heritage resources of the National Park
System. The system, consisting of 383 separate and distinct
units, is recognized globally as a leader in park management
and resource preservation. The national park system represents
much of the finest the Nation has to offer in terms of scenery,
historical and archeological relics, and cultural heritage.
Through its varied sites, the National Park Service attempts to
explain America's history, interpret its culture, preserve
examples of its natural ecosystems, and provide recreational
and educational opportunities for U.S. citizens and visitors
from all over the world. In addition, the National Park Service
provides support to tribal, local, and State governments to
preserve culturally significant, ecologically important, and
public recreational lands.
operation of the National park system
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $1,386,190,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 1,470,499,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 1,480,336,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +94,146,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +9,837,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $1,480,336,000 for the operation
of the National Park System for fiscal year 2002, an increase
of $94,146,000 above the 2001 level and an increase of
$9,837,000 above the budget request. The Committee has
redirected $21,963,000 in the budget request and appropriated
an additional $9,837,000 to provide $28,000,000 in operational
increases for the units of the National Park System, $500,000
for Vanishing Treasures, $500,000 to continue the Business Plan
initiative and $2,800,000 for upgrading the telecommunications
systems.
The Committee has included most of the budget request
including an increase of $20,000,000 to continue the Natural
Resource Initiative, $15,703,000 for the Repair/Rehabilitation
program, $1,200,000 for bison monitoring at Yellowstone
National Park and $1,067,000 for the structural fire
initiative.
Resource Stewardship.--The Committee recommends
$318,827,000 for resource stewardship, an increase of
$31,869,000 above the 2001 level and $6,500,000 above the
budget request. Included in this amount are increases above the
2001 level of $3,047,000 for the Everglades CERP, $20,000,000
to continue the Natural Resource Challenge, $1,200,000 for
bison monitoring at Yellowstone National Park, $6,000,000 for
park increases, $500,000 for Vanishing Treasures and $4,248,000
for uncontrollable expenses. Programmatic decreases include a
reduction of $931,000 for streamlining and $2,194,000 for
Everglades research.
Visitor Services.--The Committee recommends $297,543,000
for visitor services, an increase of $10,711,000 above the 2001
level and $9,000,000 above the budget request. Included in this
amount are increases above the 2001 level of $1,067,000 for the
structural fire initiative, $9,000,000 for park increases and
$3,315,000 for uncontrollable expenses. Programmatic decreases
include a reduction of $1,673,000 for streamlining and $998,000
for the 2001 Presidential Inaugural.
Maintenance.--The Committee recommends $483,197,000 for
maintenance, an increase of $29,875,000 above the 2001 level
and $8,000,000 above the President's request. Included in this
amount are increases above the 2001 level of $500,000 for PMIS
support, $15,703,000 for Repair/Rehabilitation, $1,531,000 for
the facility management software system, $2,656,000 to continue
facility condition assessments, $8,000,000 for park increases
and $8,299,000 for uncontrollable expenses. Programmatic
decreases include a reduction of $1,820,000 for streamlining
and $2,994,000 for maintenance management/condition assessment
transfer. Within the increase provided for repair and
rehabilitation, the Service should provide $400,000 for Indiana
Dunes National Lakeshore and $300,000 for Great Smoky Mountains
National Park.
Park Support.--The Committee recommends $271,371,000 for
park support, an increase of $11,801,000 above the 2001 level
and $5,500,000 above the budget request. Included in this
amount are increases above the 2001 level of $650,000 for
financial audits, $5,000,000 in park increases, $500,000 for
business plans and $7,045,000 for uncontrollable expenses.
Programmatic decreases include a reduction of $1,193,000 for
streamlining, $200,000 for the Apostle Island Wilderness Study
and $100,000 for the Arlington Boathouse Study.
External Administrative Costs.--The Committee recommends
$107,398,000 for external administrative costs, an increase of
$7,990,000 above the 2001 level and a reduction of $19,163,000
below the budget request. Included in this amount are increases
above the 2001 level of $2,800,000 for bandwidth needs and
$5,190,000 for uncontrollable expenses. The Committee has
included bill language, which directs that the U.S. Park Police
pension costs be considered mandatory spending in fiscal year
2003 and thereafter.
U.S. Park Police.--The Committee has included bill language
under the operations account which would correct a problem
created by the fiscal year 2001 language limitations that
preclude the use of operations funds for any U.S. Park Police
costs except for emergencies and maintenance of administrative
space. Some parks have used the USPP to cover special events
and have reimbursed the police for unbudgeted costs for
overtime and travel. Although this is not done extensively, it
is often the most cost effective way of providing for the
safety and security of the public attending special events.
Business Plans.--The Committee continues to be encouraged
by the effort the Service is making, with the assistance of the
National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA), on the
development of business plans over the last three years. Many
of the superintendents that have participated in the business
plan process describe it as providing a variety of financial
management benefits and the Committee agrees.
NPCA and its partners have indicated that their commitment
to support this effort during the developmental phase will end
this year. The Committee has included $500,000 to fund the
staff and support costs needed in the Office of the Comptroller
to develop a process that will allow all parks to complete a
business plan document. These plans should provide the means to
streamline other management process requirements, including
strategic planning, GPRA reporting, and budget tracking. The
funds should be used to integrate these processes to minimize
the burden on park areas of redundant and overlapping systems.
The Committee is seriously considering channeling
additional operational increases to parks that not only
complete the business plans but fully use them in the day-to-
day management of the park units. In order to measure progress
in this area, all parks with business plans should report to
the Comptroller and the National Leadership Council no later
than March 1, 2002, on the level to which they have implemented
these plans. The Committee will carefully review each park
unit's progress.
Backlog Maintenance/Recreation Fee.--The Committee commends
the Administration's commitment to eliminate serious backlog
maintenance in our National Park System. This Committee has
demonstrated its support to this effort by channeling over $1
billion additional dollars over the last five years through
various funding sources including repair/rehabilitation, cyclic
maintenance, housing replacement, major construction, and the
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program, created through this
bill in fiscal year 1996.
The Committee supports the Administration in focusing
increases from various sources on eliminating both the
operational and maintenance backlogs of the park units while
limiting the establishment of new or expanded initiatives to
critically important areas such as the Natural Resource
Challenge.
The Administration's fiscal year 2002 budget includes a
directive to dedicate $100,000,000 of the Recreational Fee
money to backlog maintenance. While the Committee agrees that
attaining the Administration's goal of eliminating serious
backlog maintenance over the next four years will require
dedication of several different funding sources for this
purpose, the Committee does not agree with strictly mandating
that a specific portion of recreation fee money be set aside
for several reasons. First, this may be an impossible goal for
some parks that have little deferred maintenance on which to
spend their fee money. Second, in establishing the fee program,
the Committee intended that fee revenues be used to address a
number of park issues, including preservation of cultural and
natural resources and visitor enhancements. Third, and most
important, the Committee made a commitment when it established
this program that the fee money would not be used as an offset
for appropriated funds. The Committee has kept that promise by
significantly increasing operational and construction programs
over the last six fiscal years.
The Committee continues to urge the Service to take
seriously their construction backlog needs when allocating fee
money. To date, approximately 60 percent of the funds have been
dedicated to backlog maintenance with an emphasis on health and
safety projects. The Committee carefully reviews the use of
these fee dollars and strongly encourages the park units to
continue to make backlog maintenance projects a high priority.
The Committee continues to agree with the leadership of the
National Park Service that these dollars should not be used for
operational needs. The Committee will continue to provide
additional dollars to help alleviate the operational backlog
needs of the system.
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program.--The Committee has
extended the recreational fee program an additional four years
through 2006. The program, established in fiscal year 1996, has
provided the Park Service with over $457,000,000 in additional
revenue to date. The Committee notes that the cost of
collection has remained fairly static at 20.7 percent. The
Committee strongly encourages the Service to reduce this cost
through the use of more innovative collection techniques that
do not require personnel. The Service should provide a report
to the Committee by February 1, 2002, which details by park
unit the cost of collection and the use of staff and other
collection methods.
Independence NHP.--The Committee has taken seriously its
commitment to reduce the significant maintenance needs of
Independence National Historical Park. Since 1992, the
Committee has provided $65,000,000, including $7,549,000 in
this bill, with a heavy emphasis on eliminating health and
safety problems. Several years ago, the Committee was
approached about a unique public-private partnership to
construct a new Gateway Visitor Center, a new Liberty Bell
complex, an Independence Park Institute, and a National
Constitution Center (NCC) along with landscaping improvements.
The Federal share of the $65,600,000 redevelopment project was
$3,500,000 for landscaping. In addition, $60,000,000 was
provided to complete the Federal share of the National
Constitution Center.
In addition, the Committee was assured by the non-Federal
partners and the Park Service that the operational and cyclic
maintenance repair costs would, for the most part, remain
unchanged. A commitment was made that all new structures on
Independence Mall, with the exception of the NCC, would be
funded fully by park partners or through private donations
rather than through Federal appropriated dollars. With the
exception of the new Liberty Bell Pavilion, all operational and
cyclic maintenance costs for new structures, including the NCC,
are the responsibility of the non-Federal park partners.
The Committee is aware that the costs for these non-
Federally funded structures have increased because of
alterations to the original plans. The Committee has no
intention of appropriating additional dollars for this project
or dedicating any recreational fee demonstration money toward
this effort and expects the non-Federal partners to fulfill
their commitment to this partnership.
South Florida Restoration.--The Committee continues its
longstanding commitment to the environmental restoration of the
Everglades and other natural areas in South Florida. The
Committee has provided $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2002,
$2,000,000 more than the budget request for operations,
science, construction and land acquisition needs.
The Committee continues to be concerned about the continued
reductions to the science budget for this initiative and the
slow obligation rate for the funds that have been appropriated.
The Committee was assured at the beginning of this project,
that the science would guide both the construction and land
acquisition needs of this project. Given that the science
budget started at $12,000,000 and has decreased to $4,000,000,
the Committee wonders if just the opposite has occurred.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to contract
immediately with the National Academy of Sciences to undertake
a review of the effectiveness of the science portion of this
initiative. The Academy should study how appropriated funds
have been used, determine if there is a specific plan or
strategy for research, and evaluate how the research has been
applied to both the construction and acquisition requirements
of this effort. The results of this study should be forwarded
to the Committee no later than January 1, 2003.
Partnerships.--The Committee has included bill language in
the operations account which prohibits the Service from
establishing a new Associate Director position for
Partnerships. Also denied is the request for $5,000,000 for the
National Park Foundation.
The Committee is perplexed by these requests. There is
currently an Associate Director for Cultural Resources,
Stewardship and Partnerships. As part of this office there are
many individuals who are working exclusively on partnerships
throughout the Service. Providing yet another leadership
position to work on partnerships and business practices appears
to be duplicative and suggests that partnerships and business
practices are programs rather than techniques the Service is
using to implement program goals.
The National Park Foundation was established to receive
funds and donations and raise monies for National Park units.
With all the unmet needs of the System, the Committee is not
inclined to provide funds to raise funds. The Committee would
support the National Park Foundation working on projects that
the Service and the Administration considers high priorities,
such as backlog maintenance projects that are in the agency's
five year plan.
The Committee is aware of concerns among the regional
directors and superintendents about the interaction between the
Washington Partnership Office, the field and regions. The
Committee strongly encourages all parties to work together to
resolve these differences so that park driven partnerships
continue to flourish. The Committee encourages the Service to
re-think its overall strategy for partnership programs and
management and to develop an approach that will (1) consolidate
related partnership programs and activities within the existing
organizational structure to ensure that existing staff and
dollars are being used effectively to meet National Park
priorities; (2) develop a management framework that actively
involves all key headquarters, regional office and park
representatives; and (3) support and assist regional office and
park priorities.
The Committee reminds the Service that partnerships have
existed for many years. They should be encouraged when they
meet a priority need of individual park units. The Service
should be cautious about situations that require longstanding
operational and maintenance commitments of non-Federal partners
as opposed to one-time construction needs. Considering the
operational backlog need that exists today, the Service should
be cautious about partnership projects that result in new
operational requirements. The Service should not be involved in
developing complicated, new, bureaucracies that focus on the
number of new partnerships rather than quality partnerships.
Most importantly, the Service should plan to use existing
staff, park partners and the National Park Foundation rather
than hiring new FTEs. Partnership efforts should enhance the
priorities of the park rather than compete with the existing
operational and maintenance backlog needs.
The Committee requests that the National Park Foundation
prepare a report on the progress being made to help parks and
regional offices raise funds. The report should include a
summary of the funds raised by the Foundation for the
individual parks and regional offices since October 1, 1996, as
well as the amount of National Park funds which have gone to
support the foundation's efforts to leverage private monies.
The report should be transmitted to the Committee by January
15, 2002.
Park Construction.--The National Park Service is reminded
that construction funding competes against operational dollars
for parks and programs within the Subcommittee's 302 (b)
funding allocation. Superintendents should know that every
additional dollar that is pursued for construction and or land
acquisition projects that are not included in the President's
budget is a dollar that is not available for operational
requirements in the park units. When a park receives funding
for a construction project not in the President's budget, other
projects requested in the budget are deleted. Regional
directors should strongly discourage superintendents from this
practice. If there is to be a legitimate process for selecting
priority construction projects, which is currently choosing by
advantage, the parks should respect that process.
The Committee is also extremely concerned about the cost
and size of proposed visitor centers, heritage centers, and/or
environmental education centers. Increasingly, the Committee is
presented, outside of the Administration's budget proposal and
five-year construction plan, proposed projects that are
predicated on considerable future increases in both visitation
and park staffing to justify facilities. In addition, nearly
five years ago, this Committee cautioned the parks to be more
realistic in the development of park General Management Plans
with regard to new buildings of this nature. That caution
clearly has been ignored. Several recent proposals recommend
visitor type facilities that were totally unacceptable and
unrealistic.
The Committee expects the regional directors to be
responsible for personally scrutinizing these projects at the
earliest stage of development to ensure that they are realistic
and attainable in light of existing and likely future budget
realities. Consideration should be given to the size of the
facility, the location, current visitation and staffing levels.
The parks should be aware that the Committee has funded very
few visitor centers in recent years in order to reduce critical
backlog needs, it has reduced the size of these centers and
required non-Federal cost sharing for many of them. The
Committee is skeptical of visitation increases that are
predicated upon the completion of capital infrastructure.
Visitor centers should be considered within the regular
framework for prioritizing construction projects.
While the Development Advisory Board (DAB) provides some
review of project scope, these reviews do not happen until
projects are well beyond the conceptual phase and are into
detailed design. The Committee appreciates the work being done
by the DAB and strongly encourages the Board to continue to
review carefully and refine the costs and scope of construction
projects.
The Service should prepare a report which describes options
for a process on how the general management planning and
project conception processes can be modified to address these
concerns. The Service should focus on options, which change or
modify existing practices and procedures, and not expect
increased funding to add new processes or staff. The Committee
expects the active participation of the National Leadership
Council. This report should be transmitted to the Committee no
later than February 1, 2002.
In addition, the Service should move expeditiously to
complete work on proposed design standards and cost estimating
tools that will provide an important basis on which to
determine the appropriate size and scope of proposed
facilities. The Committee views the completion of these efforts
as an important step for the Service to assure credibility in
the management of its construction program. Funds should be
identified within the professional services arena to complete
these projects. The Service should report to the Committee no
later than January 15, 2002.
Other.--The Committee is concerned about the effect that
the RM-57 policy related to medical standards for park rangers
is having on the morale of all rangers and on the retention of
experienced and otherwise qualified rangers. The Committee
encourages the Service to consider additional changes to the
standards including applying the standards to new applicants
only.
The National Park Service is directed to seek proposals
from the private sector as well as State and local governments
to provide, operate and maintain wet and dry slips at the Belle
Haven Marina. Land use should be limited to the current marina
footprint except that there should be no boat slips beyond the
current sailing school dock on the lagoon side of the
peninsula. Extensions into the Potomac River beyond the current
marina limits should first be evaluated for any impacts to Dyke
Marsh. All work should comply with current environmental laws.
The Service should continue all concession activities during
this interim review period.
Within available funds, the Service should provide $10,000
to study an extension of the George Washington trail from its
current terminus at the American Legion Bridge through the
Dranesville District Park to Georgetown Pike. This amount is
contingent on a non-Federal match. Any future planning or
acquisition needs should be met by State or local governments.
Within available funds, the Service is directed to
undertake a study of the potential for expanded opportunities
for additional camping in Yosemite National Park. The study
should identify costs and other factors and should be completed
and submitted to the Committee no later than December, 2002.
The Committee also directs the Service to move forward
expeditiously with the reconstruction of the Yosemite Lodge
area, including associated restoration, the rerouting of
Northside Drive, the Indian Cultural Center, and the Camp 4
expansion. The Service is authorized to expend the necessary
funding from the Flood Recovery appropriation to carry out
these studies, including design for the Yosemite Lodge, Camp 4
and the Indian Cultural Center areas.
The Committee expects the Service to begin implementation
of the Yosemite Valley Plan, concentrating its priorities on
flood recovery, actions to enhance the visitor experience and
access, expanding the in-valley shuttle system with clean-fuel
technology, restoration and implementing projects that make use
of flood recovery, fee program and donated funds. The Committee
expects the Service to submit a list, within 60 days of
enactment of this Act, of projects it intends to initiate and
complete by the end of fiscal year 2004.
In addition, the Committee directs the Service to actively
cooperate and participate with local counties in the
preparation of county general plans and to determine whether
park administrative facilities, visitor services and
facilities, housing or other facilities necessary for park
operations can be located outside the boundaries of the park. A
report on the progress of this effort should be submitted to
the Committee in December, 2002 and every year thereafter.
While the Committee continues to support the concept of a
transportation system outside the boundary of Yosemite National
Park, it appears that there are a number of unanswered
questions regarding its cost and location. The Committee
expects that no action will be taken without the concurrence of
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriation.
The Committee continues to be supportive of the
Revolutionary War/War of 1812 Study, which has been underway
since fiscal year 1999. Although the Service has informed the
Committee that additional funds are not needed in fiscal year
2002, the Committee expects that this effort will continue at a
vigorous pace. Should the Service find that they are in need of
additional funds in fiscal year 2002, adequate funds should be
provided.
The Committee supports the decision by the Ozark National
Scenic Riverways (ONSR) to retain the carpentry and maintenance
positions at the park. The Committee recognizes the urgent
needs at ONSR for key carpentry and maintenance personnel who
have specialized skills in properly maintaining park
facilities. The Committee expects that these maintenance
positions will be retained at ONSR.
The Committee commends the Service for beginning to include
the role of slavery in its interpretations at Civil War
Battlefields and Monuments. The inclusion of the role of
slavery in the Civil War has begun to provide a more complete
and accurate historical picture of its role in the War and the
National Parks. The Committee encourages the Service to
continue to diversify and expand its interpretations where
appropriate and to include how these changes affect the
demographics of National Park usage in its quinquennial visitor
demographic reports.
The Committee urges the Service to begin preparations for
the sesquicentennial of the start of the Civil War. The
Committee requests that the Service form a blue ribbon panel to
prepare a study and report to the Congress on the most
appropriate way to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the
start of the Civil War while including a complete and accurate
historical picture of significant events during the conflict.
The Committee notes that the Administration's National
Energy Policy recognizes hydrogen fuel cells as a ``promising
type of distributed energy system'' that is extremely ``clean
and efficient''. The Committee encourages the Department of the
Interior and the National Park Service, in consultation with
the Department of Energy, to investigate the use of hydrogen
fuel cells in meeting the goals of the Green Energy Parks
program.
Coinciding with the start of the Centennial of Flight
Celebration, the Committee encourages the NPS to increase
operational funds for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National
Historical Park to initiate educational programming and to
provide adequate staffing of the Wright-Dunbar and Huffman
Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Centers when these facilities
are completed in 2002.
united states park police
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $77,876,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 65,260,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 65,260,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -12,616,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $65,260,000 for the United States
Park Police, a reduction of $12,616,000 from the enacted level
and the same as the budget request.
contribution for annuity benefits
The Committee has included bill language under this heading
which directs that the costs of the USPP pension plan be
covered the same way as the U.S. Secret Service by establishing
a permanent, indefinite account with payments made directly to
the District of Columbia by the U.S. Treasury on an actual cost
monthly basis. The cost associated with this legislative
language is $22,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
National recreation and preservation
The National recreation and preservation appropriation
provides for the outdoor recreation planning, preservation of
cultural and National heritage resources, technical assistance
to Federal, State and local agencies, administration of
Historic Preservation Fund grants and statutory and contractual
aid.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $59,827,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 48,039,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 51,804,000
Comparison:...........................................
Appropriation, 2001............................... -8,023,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +3,765,000
The Committee recommends $51,804,000 for National
recreation and preservation, a decrease of $8,023,000 below the
2001 level and $3,765,000 above the budget request.
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimate by activity are shown in the following table:
Recreation programs.--The Committee recommends $549,000, an
increase of $8,000 above the enacted level and the same as the
budget request. Uncontrollable costs are provided.
Natural programs.--The Committee recommends $10,930,000, an
increase of $149,000 above the 2001 level and the same as the
budget request. Uncontrollable costs are provided. The
Committee is aware of a National Park Service effort to provide
additional funding for the eight established wild and scenic
partnership rivers located in the northeast. The Committee
directs that the Service give priority consideration to funding
existing partnerships commitments, designated by Congress, such
as these eight wild and scenic rivers through the RTCA program
which Congress has funded at $8,213,000. The Service is
reminded that other partnerships efforts such as national
heritage areas are also eligible for these funds.
Cultural programs.--The Committee recommends $20,019,000, a
decrease of $688,000 below the 2001 level and the same as the
budget request. Uncontrollable costs are provided. Within
available funds, the Committee expects that, through the
National Center for Preservation Technology, $250,000 will be
provided to continue development of a model Heritage Education
Initiative in cooperation with Northeastern State University in
Louisiana and $250,000 will be provided to continue joint
development of a Federal Preservation Institute also located at
the Northeastern State University. Within available funds,
$300,000 is for Heritage Preservation, Inc.
International park affairs.--The Committee recommends
$1,718,000, an increase of $16,000 above the 2001 level and the
same as the budget request. Uncontrollable costs are provided.
Environmental and compliance review.--The Committee
recommends $397,000, an increase of $5,000 above the 2001
enacted level and the same as the budget request.
Uncontrollable costs are provided.
Grant Administration.--The Committee recommends $1,582,000,
an increase of $28,000 above the 2001 level and the same as the
budget request. Uncontrollable costs are provided.
Statutory or contractual aid.--The Committee recommends
$4,151,000 for statutory or contractual aid, a reduction of
$9,715,000 below the 2001 level and an increase of $50,000
above the budget request.
Heritage Partnership Program.--The Committee has provided
$12,458,000 for Congressional designated heritage areas, an
increase of $2,174,000 above the enacted level and $3,715,000
above the budget request. This amount provides $12,341,000 for
the individual heritage areas (as shown in the table below) and
$117,000 for administration.
The Committee strongly encourages the Park Service and the
individual heritage areas to place priority attention on the
completion and approval of management plans. The Committee
gives priority consideration to areas that have approved
completed plans. Heritage areas are also eligible for Rivers,
Trails and Conservation program funds.
The Committee recommends the following distribution of
funds:
Project Amount
America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Silos and
Smokestacks)........................................ $500,000
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area.................... 700,000
Automobile National Heritage Area....................... 400,000
Cache La Poudre River Corridor.......................... 50,000
Cane River National Heritage Area....................... 400,000
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor.......... 800,000
Erie Canalway National Heritage Area.................... 210,000
Essex National Heritage Area............................ 1,000,000
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.............. 900,000
Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor.. 500,000
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage
Center.............................................. 800,000
Lackawanna Heritage Area................................ 600,000
National Coal Heritage.................................. 244,000
Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor.......... 1,000,000
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage
Center.............................................. 514,000
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area.................. 1,000,000
Schuykill River Valley National Heritage Area........... 210,000
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic
District............................................ 500,000
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor............... 1,000,000
Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area....................... 210,000
Wheeling National Heritage Area......................... 593,000
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.................... 210,000
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Project total..................................... 12,341,000
urban park and recreation fund
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $29,934,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 0
Recommended, 2002..................................... 30,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +66,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +30,000,000
The Committee has included $30,000,000 for the Urban Park
and Recreation Fund, a slight increase over the enacted level.
This program was not requested in the Administration's budget.
This program is funded under the conservation spending
category.
historic preservation fund
The Historic Preservation Fund supports the State historic
preservation offices to perform a variety of functions,
including: State management and administration of existing
grant obligations, review and advice on Federal projects and
actions, determinations, and nominations to the National
Register, Tax Act certifications, and technical preservation
services. The States also review properties within States to
develop data for planning use.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $94,239,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 67,055,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 77,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -17,239,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +9,945,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $77,000,000 for the historic
preservation fund programs, a decrease of $17,239,000 below the
2001 level and an increase of $9,945,000 above the budget
request. These programs are funded under the conservation
spending category.
The total amount provides $39,000,000 for State historic
preservation offices, $3,000,000 for tribal grants, and
$30,000,000 for the Save America's Treasures program. Funds are
not provided for historically black colleges and universities
because the Committee has provided funding in previous bills to
complete the authorized projects.
The Committee has also provided $5,000,000 for a grant to
the National Trust for Historic Preservation, to assist in the
perpetual care and maintenance of the historic sites of the
National Trust Preservation in the United States, a
congressionally-chartered organization authorized under 16
U.S.C. 461. The Committee intends that the grant funds will be
made available under the following terms and conditions:
1. The full amount granted to the National Trust is to be
deposited into a permanently restricted Historic Sites Fund
account in the same manner as other National Trust endowment
funds. Any income attributable to the grant will be added to
the Historic Sites Fund endowment account, and will be made
available for authorized grant purposes.
2. The National Trust will make distributions from the
amounts deposited in the endowment fund account for the care
and maintenance of National Trust Historic Sites, in amounts
consistent with its regularly established spending rate.
3. In accordance with established National Trust policy,
distributions from the National Trust Historic Sites Fund
account will be matched as expended, dollar for dollar, with
non-Federal funds raised for the care and maintenance of
National Trust Historic Sites. Consequently, no further match
requirement will be required for the grant. Work carried out by
the National Trust under the grant will be in conformance with
the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of
Historic Places.
4. The National Trust will maintain adequate records and
accounts relating to all financial transactions of, and
distributions from the National Historic Sites endowment
account, and will make such records available for audit and
inspection by the National Park Service and the Comptroller
General for a period of five years following the date of the
grant.
construction
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $300,312,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 339,802,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 349,249,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +48,937,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +9,447,000
The Committee recommends $349,249,000 for construction, an
increase of $48,937,000 above the 2001 level and $9,447,000
above the budget request.
The Committee recommends the following distribution of
funds:
Project Amount
Abraham Lincoln Library, IL............................. $10,000,000
Acadia NP, ME (utilities and campgrounds)............... 4,972,000
Apostle Islands NL, WI (utility systems)................ 436,000
Big Bend NP, TX (replace sewer & planning).............. 400,000
Big Cypress National Preserve, FL (rehabilitate trails). 5,500,000
Blue Ridge Parkway, NC (rehabilitate/replace guardrails) 3,796,000
Boston NHP, MA (Bunker Hill)............................ 3,751,000
Brown v. Board of Education NHS, KS (Monroe School)..... 2,475,000
Cane River Creole NHP, LA (Oakland Plantation).......... 1,983,000
Cape Cod NS, MA (rehabilitation)........................ 710,000
Cape Hatteras NS, NC (day-use facilities)............... 1,173,000
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP (preservation).............. 1,838,000
Colonial NHP, VA (Poor Potter).......................... 718,000
Cuyahoga NP, OH (rehabilitation)........................ 3,000,000
Dayton Aviation NHP, OH (Huffman & exhibits)............ 2,000,000
Delaware Water Gap NRA, PA (exhibits)................... 500,000
Everglades NP, FL (modify water system)................. 19,199,000
Everglades NP, FL (wastewater system)................... 4,192,000
Fort McHenry NM & Historic Shrine, MD (rehabilitate
seawall)............................................ 1,480,000
Fort Washington Park, MD (restoration).................. 700,000
Franklin D. Roosevelt NHS, NY (library)................. 5,630,000
Gateway NRA (Jacob Riis/complete rehab.)................ 4,130,000
Gateway NRA (Sandy Hook/provide safe access)............ 2,346,000
George Washington Memorial Parkway, VA (Arlington House) 2,500,000
George Washington Memorial Parkway, MD (Glen Echo)...... 2,400,000
George Washington Memorial Parkway, VA (rehabilitation). 400,000
Glacier Bay NP & Preserve, AK (maintenance facility).... 4,233,000
Glacier NP, MT (stabilization).......................... 6,000,000
Glacier NP, MT (water system)........................... 5,485,000
Glen Canyon NRA, AZ (sewage system)..................... 5,138,000
Golden Gate NRA, CA (structural upgrade)................ 13,000,000
Grand Canyon NP, AZ (rehabilitation).................... 987,000
Great Smoky Mountains NP, TN (replace facilities)....... 4,703,000
Independence NHP, PA (replace walkways)................. 966,000
Independence NHP, PA (utilities & exhibits)............. 6,583,000
Jean Lafitt NHP & P, LA (rehabilitate Decatur House &
Chalmette).......................................... 500,000
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley NHA.............. 1,000,000
John Day Fossil Beds NM, OR (rehabilitation)............ 8,421,000
Keweenaw NHP, MI (rehabilitation)....................... 2,500,000
Lava Beds NM, CA........................................ 4,131,000
Manassas NBP, VA (stabilization)........................ 1,436,000
Mesa Verde NP, CO (reconstruction)...................... 4,037,000
Mojave National Preserve, CA (Kelso exhibits)........... 750,000
Morristown NHP, NJ (rehabilitation)..................... 600,000
Mt. Rainier NP, WA (Guide House)........................ 1,500,000
National Capital-Parks-Central, VA (Jefferson Memorial). 2,600,000
National Capital-Parks-Central, VA (Lincoln Memorial)... 4,992,000
National Capital-Parks-Central, VA (upgrade Ford's
Theatre)............................................ 1,562,000
National Underground RR, OH............................. 4,000,000
Olympic NP, WA (restoration)............................ 25,847,000
Oregon Caves NM, OR..................................... 1,004,000
Petrified Forest NP, AZ (water line).................... 5,929,000
Point Reyes NS, CA (rehabilitation)..................... 1,285,000
Redwood NP, CA (remove failing roads)................... 2,552,000
Saint Croix NSR, WI (planning).......................... 360,000
Saint Croix Island IHS, ME (preservation)............... 713,000
San Francisco Maritime National Historic Site........... 7,465,000
Sequoia NP, CA (restoration)............................ 1,480,000
Stones River NB, TN (rehabilitation & planning)......... 2,900,000
SW Pennsylvania Heritage, PA (rehabilitation)........... 3,000,000
Timucuan Preserve, FL (signs & exhibits)................ 500,000
Tumacacori NHP, AZ...................................... 944,000
White House, DC (rehabilitation)........................ 6,500,000
Wilson's Creek NB, MO (complete library)................ 250,000
Yellowstone NP, WY...................................... 7,224,000
Yellowstone NP, WY (restoration & rehabilitation)....... 4,730,000
Yellowstone NP (water & wastewater treatment facility).. 2,008,000
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Project Total....................................... 246,044,000
Emergency/unscheduled................................... 3,500,000
Housing replacement..................................... 15,000,000
Dam safety.............................................. 2,700,000
Equipment replacement................................... 17,960,000
Construction planning................................... 16,250,000
Pre-design & Supp Services.............................. 9,150,000
Construction Program Management & Operation............. 17,405,000
General Management Plans................................ 11,240,000
Regional Office Capacity................................ 10,000,000
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Total Construction.................................. $349,249,000
The Committee has included an additional $10,000,000 in
this account to assist regional offices deal with the increased
workload associated with reducing the backlog maintenance in
the National Park System. Since 1995, the Committee has tripled
the line-item construction and repair/rehabilitation programs
and created the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program, which
has yielded nearly $500,000,000 in additional non-appropriated
funds primarily for this purpose.
Coupled with the downsizing of the Denver Service Center,
this situation has added significantly to the workload and the
regional offices have had difficulty providing the needed
services to the parks. In response, the Committee agreed to a
reprogramming of $3,500,000 in fiscal year 1999 to help deal
with this problem. The Committee expects that this additional
$10,000,000 will provide the appropriate staffing levels and
expertise to deal with this increased focus on eliminating the
serious construction backlog in the National Park System. The
Committee cautions the Service to use these funds wisely and
notes that they are to be used exclusively for the execution of
repair/rehabilitation, fee demonstration, and construction
backlog projects. The Committee expects a report by December
1st of each year on the allocation of these funds.
The Committee has included $3,000,000 for continued
rehabilitation work at Cuyahoga National Park; $400,000 for the
George Washington Memorial Parkway and $3,000,000 for the
Southwest Pennsylvania Heritage Commission. Also included is
$400,000 to replace a water and sewer facility at Big Bend
National Park and $2,000,000 to continue ongoing development at
Dayton Aviation National Historical Park including work on the
Huffman field and exhibits. Within available planning funds,
$400,000 is for Cuyahoga National Park.
The Committee has appropriated $1,000,000 to date on the
rehabilitation work at Morristown National Historical Park.
Included in this bill is $600,000 to complete the planning. The
Committee intends to appropriate $3,200,000 in fiscal year 2003
which will complete the Federal share of this project. The
Committee expects the Service to hold the total project cost to
$6,000,000, of which $2,800,000 will be provided from other
Federal or private sources.
Also included in the bill is $250,000 to complete the
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Library; $500,000 for
exhibits in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area;
$500,000 to complete rehabilitation at the Decatur House and
Chalmette, part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park,
and $2,900,000 to complete renovations at Stones River National
Battlefield.
Within the amount appropriated for planning, $125,000 is
provided to initiate a management plan for the Ogden City
Historic District. These funds are subject to a non-Federal
match.
The Committee has included $1,500,000 for health and safety
repairs at the Guide House in Mt. Rainier National Park,
$500,000 for signs and exhibits at Timucuan Ecological and
Historical Preserve, which will be matched with non-Federal
funds, $10,000,000 for the Lincoln Library, $4,000,000 for
construction of the National Underground Railroad Freedom
Center, and $1,000,000 for the Blackstone River Valley, NHA.
The Committee has not included $5,000,000 for the National Park
Foundation. A more detailed explanation can be found in the
operations account.
As mentioned above, the Committee included $500,000 for
rehabilitation work at Jean Lafitte NHP&P, including repairs to
the Decatur House in response to termite damage and for
improvements at the Chalmette Battlefield. In a previous Act,
the Committee directed the National Park Service to develop a
task force to work with the Service on improvements to this
facility. The Committee has yet to see those recommendations
and directs the Service to comply with the fiscal year 2000
request no later than December 1, 2001.
The Committee is aware that the Service is currently
planning for a facility at Florissant Fossil Beds National
Monument. The total project cost should not exceed $3,000,000.
The Committee strongly supports the Little Bighorn
Battlefield National Monument Indian Memorial but was unable to
include funding at this time because of the focus, by both the
Administration and the Committee on health and safety
construction backlog projects. Funding for this project, which
would commemorate the lives and traditions of the Cheyenne,
Sioux, and other Indian nations, is long overdue. Should
additional funding become available in fiscal year 2002, the
Committee intends to make this a high priority.
The Committee is aware of efforts by the Department of the
Interior to work with State and local authorities to prepare
land use plans for the Bureau of Mines property near Ft.
Snelling, Minnesota. The Committee has deferred consideration
of funding for this project pending conclusion of these
discussions and presentation to the Committee of a land use
plan which clarifies the total cost of the project, the Federal
share, and more precise details regarding the role to be played
by the Federal government. The Committee is hopeful that a
formal proposal can be considered prior to conference on the
fiscal year 2002 bill.
The Service has developed a plan for a multi-use facility
in Washita Battlefield NHS that is too large when compared with
facilities with similar numbers of visitors and employees that
are elsewhere in the System and in other land managing bureaus.
The leadership of the Service shares this concern and has
directed that the facility be redesigned and downsized. The
Service has acknowledged that they have the funds to redesign
the facility and that construction could not begin until fiscal
year 2003. The Committee directs that the final design of this
joint facility be no more than $4,000,000, including all
construction, exhibits, office, public and maintenance space,
and all other items needed. The Committee intends to provide
$3,500,000 in the fiscal year 2003 National Park Service budget
and $500,000 in the Forest Service budget for this purpose. Any
additional needs or unexpected cost overruns should be met by
non-Federal sources.
Of the total amount provided for construction, $50,000,000
is funded under the conservation spending category.
land and water conservation fund
(rescission)
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... -$30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. -30,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... -30,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends the rescission of $30,000,000 in
annual contract authority provided by the 16 U.S.C. 460l-10a.
This authority has not been used in years, and there are no
plans to use it in fiscal year 2002.
land acquisition and state assistance
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $215,141,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 557,036,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 261,036,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +45,895,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. -296,000,000
The Committee recommends $261,036,000 for land acquisition
and State assistance, an increase of $45,895,000 above the
enacted level and a reduction of $296,000,000 below the budget
request. This amount includes $87,667,000 for line item
projects, $4,000,000 for emergencies and hardships, $12,000,000
for acquisition management, $3,369,000 for inholdings, and
$154,000,000 for the Stateside program of which $4,000,000 is
for administrative expenses.
The Committee recommends the following distribution of
funds:
Committee
Area and State Recommendation
Blue Ridge Parkway, (NC/VA)............................. $1,000,000
Brandywine Battlefield (PA)............................. 1,500,000
Cape Cod NS (MA)........................................ 2,000,000
Cumberland Gap NHP (KY/VA).............................. 100,000
Cuyahoga Valley NP (OH)................................. 1,000,000
Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP (OH)....................... 750,000
Death Valley NP (CA).................................... 150,000
Delaware Water Gap NRA (PA/NJ).......................... 700,000
Ebey's Landing NHR (WA)................................. 1,000,000
Everglades--Grant to the State of Florida............... 16,000,000
Everglades--Modified Water Delivery Project............. 20,000,000
Fort Sumter NM (SC)..................................... 1,750,000
Fort Union Trading Post NHS (ND)........................ 100,000
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields
Memorial NMP (VA)................................... 2,000,000
Golden Gate NRA--Mori Point (CA)........................ 2,500,000
Grand Teton NP (Resor Ranch) (WY)....................... 4,000,000
Great Sand Dunes NM&P (CO).............................. 2,000,000
Greenbelt Park (Jaeger Tract) (MD)...................... 1,000,000
Guilford Courthouse NMP (NC)............................ 800,000
Gulf Islands NS (Cat Island) (MS)....................... 2,000,000
Ice Age NST (WI)........................................ 2,500,000
Indiana Dunes NL (IN)................................... 2,000,000
Lowell NHP (MA)......................................... 857,000
Mississippi NRRA (Riverview) (MN)....................... 850,000
Moccasin Bend NHS (Rock-Tenn and Serodino tracts) (TN).. 2,000,000
Mojave NP (CA).......................................... 1,300,000
Morristown NHP (NJ)..................................... 750,000
North Cascades NP (Thunder Creek) (WA).................. 1,000,000
Olympic NP (WA)......................................... 1,210,000
Palo Alto Battlefield NHS (TX).......................... 1,250,000
Pinnacles NM (CA)....................................... 3,300,000
Saguaro NP (AZ)......................................... 4,000,000
Sand Creek Massacre NHS (CO)............................ 300,000
Santa Monica Mtns. NRA (Upper Ramirez Canyon) (CA)...... 2,000,000
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields NHD (VA)................. 2,000,000
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (FL).......... 1,000,000
Voyageurs NP (MN)....................................... 1,000,000
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Subtotal.......................................... 87,667,000
Emergency & Hardship.................................... 4,000,000
Inholdings & Exchanges.................................. 3,369,000
Acquisition Management.................................. 12,000,000
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Total Federal....................................... 107,036,000
Stateside Grants.................................... 150,000,000
Stateside Administration............................ 4,000,000
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Grand Total......................................... 261,036,000
The Committee has retained the current allocation formula
for stateside grants.
The Committee has not provided funds for Gettysburg
National Military Park because the park has been carrying large
unobligated balances for the last several years. Currently
there is a $6 million balance available for land purchases. The
funds for Greenbelt Park are subject to a non-Federal match.
The Committee has included land acquisition funds requested
in the President's budget for the South Florida Restoration
project despite the fact that there is a large unobligated
balance. The Committee strongly encourages the Department of
the Interior to spend these previously appropriated funds as
quickly as possible.
The Committee, with reservation, has included funds for the
Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve. The Committee
is aware that there is still a dispute between the landowners
and the National Park Service and, thus, no final agreement to
purchase. The Committee is concerned because there are so many
priority acquisition needs in the four land management agencies
with landowners that are willing to sell. While the Committee
is very supportive of this project, consistent with
longstanding Committee policy, it will consider reprogramming
these funds to other projects if a final deal is not
forthcoming.
The $2,000,000 included for Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreational Area is for the acquisition of approximately 255
acres of land in the Upper Ramirez Canyon that serve to link
two of the Park's principal core habitat areas-Zuma-Trancas
Complex and Malibu Creek State Park. No funds included for
Santa Monica Mountains NRA shall be used to continue land
acquisition for the Backbone Trail. Adequate funds and lands
have been provided by previous appropriations and non-Federal
purchases along the trail's alignment.
As is the past, the Committee directs that the Federal land
acquisition at Santa Monica Mountains NRA be matched by non-
Federal monies. This means new land or new dollars dedicated to
the protection of park lands within the recreation area's
boundaries. By June 30 of each year, the Service shall certify
the level of non-Federal contributions to land acquisition at
this site. It is the Committee's intent that land acquisition
funds that may be provided in subsequent appropriations will
not exceed the value of the non-Federal effort for the prior
certification period. The Service is encouraged to review non-
Federal appraisals, wherever possible, in certifying the non-
Federal contribution.
Funds included for Moccasin Bend NHS are subject to
authorization.
The Committee has included bill language under
Administrative Provisions which permits the conveyance of a
leasehold or freehold interest in the Cuyahoga National Park.
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey was established by an
act of Congress on March 3, 1879 to provide a permanent Federal
agency to conduct the systematic and scientific
``classification of the public lands, and examination of the
geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the
National domain''. The USGS is the Federal Government's largest
earth-science research agency, the Nation's largest civilian
mapmaking agency, and the primary source of data on the
Nation's surface and ground water resources. Its activities
include conducting detailed assessments of the energy and
mineral potential of the Nation's land and offshore areas;
investigating and issuing warnings of earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, landslides, and other geologic and hydrologic
hazards; research on the geologic structure of the Nation;
studies of the geologic features, structure, processes, and
history of other planets of our solar system; topographic
surveys of the Nation and preparation of topographic and
thematic maps and related cartographic products; development
and production of digital cartographic data bases and products;
collection on a routine basis of data on the quantity, quality,
and use of surface and ground water; research in hydraulics and
hydrology; the coordination of all Federal water data
acquisition; the scientific understanding and technologies
needed to support the sound management and conservation of our
Nation's biological resources; and the application of remotely
sensed data to the development of new cartographic, geologic,
and hydrologic research techniques for natural resources
planning and management.
surveys, investigations, and research
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $882,800,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 813,376,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 900,489,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +17,689,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +87,113,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $900,489,000 for surveys,
investigations, and research, an increase of $87,113,000 above
the budget request and an increase of $17,689,000 above the
2001 enacted level.
The Committee restored a number of high-priority research
program that were proposed for reduction or elimination. The
Committee believes that the Department of the Interior and
other Federal agencies should make resource decisions based on
the best science available. The Survey's principal goals and
objectives should include an appropriate mix of basic and
applied science that address both the needs of the Department
of the Interior as well as important scientific issues of
national concern. The Committee has commissioned a number of
studies by the Survey and the National Academy of Sciences that
provided detailed recommendations on a program by program
basis. The Committee believes that this informed process should
help the Department develop a better science agency serving the
Nation's best long-term interests.
National mapping program.--The Committee recommends
$130,673,000 for the national mapping program, an increase of
$7,005,000 above the budget request and $247,000 above the 2001
level, including increases above the 2001 level of $1,829,000
for fixed costs and $7,000 for the gateway to the Earth program
for a total program level of $3,000,000 and decreases of
$500,000 for the civil applications program, $589,000 for the
urban dynamics program, and $500,000 for the earth science
information center consolidation.
Geologic hazards, resources and processes.--The Committee
recommends $228,187,000 for geologic hazards, resources, and
processes, an increase of $14,384,000 above the budget request
and $2,866,000 above the 2001 level, including increases above
the 2001 level of $3,761,000 for fixed costs, $400,000 for the
advanced seismic network, $1,000,000 for the expansion of the
coastal geology program and decreases of $299,000 for Hoover
Dam, $1,522,000 for the Alaska minerals program, and $474,000
for the Yukon Flats assessment.
The Committee continues to hold the view that the minerals
information program is an important and appropriate function
for the Survey, The Committee understands that the Survey's
minerals program will be reviewed by the National Research
Council in fiscal year 2002. The Committee looks forward to the
findings of this review, especially as they relate to the
Survey's mineral information activities.
The Committee has maintained funding for light distancing
and ranging (LIDAR) technology at the 2001 level to assist with
the listing of Chinook Salmon and Summer Chum Salmon under the
Endangered Species Act. These funds should be used in the Puget
Sound region to contract for the continued mapping of drainage
systems, stream systems, and to identify potentially unstable
slopes.
The Committee reiterates its position relative to the need
to enhance and expand the Survey's coastal geology program, and
therefore has provided an increase of $1,000,000 above the
enacted level for the Coastal and Marine Geology program to
continue the process of developing a comprehensive multi-
disciplinary coastal program within the Survey. The Committee
directs the Survey to continue in the development of a coastal
program beginning with the Southeast region with a research
agenda designed to address the most critical issues facing this
region. The Committee recommends that this work be conducted
with goals and objectives consistent with the discussion of
``Future Program Emphasis'' contained in the National Academy
review of the Survey's Coastal and Marine Geology program. The
Committee further directs the Survey to develop a comprehensive
national coastal program as part of the fiscal year 2003 budget
request.
The Committee has continued the Survey's current programs
that address water quality, land subsidence, and sea-level rise
in coastal Louisiana. The Committee would support efforts by
the Survey to expand these programs to Lake Pontchartrain. The
Committee understands that the University of New Orleans has
similar efforts underway, and would encourage the Survey to
coordinate any future activities with the University and the
Pontchartrain Management Conference.
As was the case last year, and the year before, the
Committee continues to believe that the Survey's highest
hazards-related priority should be to continue to upgrade its
various hazards monitoring networks, to acquire quality hazards
information, and to engage in quality research. Therefore, the
Committee has provided funding for the Survey's ``Real Time
Hazards'' initiative.
Water resources investigations.--The Committee recommends
$205,520,000 for water resources investigations an increase of
$46,037,000 above the budget request and an increase of
$2,007,000 above the 2001 level, including increases above the
2001 level of $2,794,000 for fixed costs and $540,000 for the
water resources research institutes, and decreases of $299,000
for the Lake Champlain study, $499,000 for the Hawaii ground
water study, $195,000 for Noyes Slough in Alaska, and $334,000
for the Maryland ground water study, which still provides
$100,000 for the continuation of this project.
Within the funds provided for the water resources division
up to $1,000,000 is for the Survey to participate in the
university based consortium called the Long-Term Estuary
Assessment Group for the purpose of developing assessment and
monitoring systems relating to the Mississippi River.
The Committee is concerned about the future of water
availability for the Nation. Water is vital to the needs of
growing communities, agriculture, energy production, and
critical ecosystems. Unfortunately, a nationwide assessment of
water availability for the United States does not exist, or, at
best, is several decades old. The Committee directs that by
January 31, 2002, the Survey prepare a report describing the
scope and magnitude of the efforts needed to provide periodic
assessments of the status and trends in the availability and
use of freshwater resources.
The Committee directs the Survey to contract with the
National Academy of Sciences to examine water resources
research funded by all Federal agencies and by significant non-
Federal organizations that fund water resources research. The
research to be examined should include the topics of water
quality, quantity, and water use. The Academy's report should
suggest the content and coordination mechanisms for a
comprehensive water research program for the Nation, as well as
examination of the adequacy of current coordination mechanisms.
The report should respond to the question of whether the Nation
is making an adequate level of investment in water resources
research and describe how the Nation can benefit from water
resources research.
In light of severe drought conditions, the Survey is urged
to work with the Flint River Water Planning and Policy Center
to identify critical stream gaging stations that would be
needed for real time water flow data.
Biological research.--The Committee recommends $163,461,000
for biological research an increase of $14,199,000 above the
budget request and an increase of $2,892,000 above the 2001
level, including increases from the 2001 level of $2,904,000
for fixed costs, $500,000 for amphibian research, $500,000 for
the National Biological Information Infrastructure, (Tennessee
node), and $416,000 for the Great Lakes research vessel, and
decreases of $748,000 for the Mark Twain lead study, $500,000
for CBI, and $180,000 for the Yukon salmon study.
The Committee has continued funding for the current
management and operation of the National Office of the Gap
Analysis Program in Moscow, Idaho. The Committee supports this
ongoing effort and directs the National Office to administer
all funds provided for GAP, with the mission of completing a
nation-wide GAP dataset of both land and aquatic resources. The
National Office should provide a report to the Committee no
later than May 1, 2002 on the allocation of funds to State
projects.
Science support.--The Committee recommends $86,255,000 for
science support, an increase of $4,989,000 above the budget
request and $12,523,000 above the 2001 level for fixed costs.
Facilities.--The Committee recommends $86,393,000 for
facilities, an increase of $499,000 above the budget request
and a decrease $2,846,000 below the 2001 level, including
increases above the 2001 level of $8,378,000 for fixed costs
and decreases of $898,000 in on-time emergency supplemental
funds, and $10,326,000 as a technical adjustment to realign
bureau support costs.
Minerals Management Service
The Minerals Management Service is responsible for
collecting, distributing, accounting and auditing revenues from
mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands. In fiscal year
2002, MMS expects to collect and distribute about $6.2 billion
from more than 80,000 active Federal and Indian leases.
The MMS also manages the offshore energy and mineral
resources on the Nation's Outer Continental Shelf. To date, the
OCS program has been focused primarily on oil and gas leasing.
Over the past few years, MMS has begun exploring the possible
development of other marine mineral resources, especially sand
and gravel.
With the passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, MMS
assumed increased responsibility for oil spill research,
including the promotion of increased oil spill response
capabilities, and for oil spill financial responsibility
certifications of offshore platforms and pipelines.
royalty and offshore minerals management
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $133,116,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 149,368,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 149,867,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +16,751,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +499,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $149,867,000 for royalty and
offshore minerals management, an increase of $499,000 above the
budget request and an increase of $16,751,000 above the 2001
level. The Committee recommendation includes increases above
the 2001 level of $8,962,000 for fixed costs, $1,963,000 for
financial management, $4,003,000 for minerals revenue
management transition, $7,396,000 for the Gulf of Mexico
workload, and $7,300,000 to continue the royalty-in-kind pilot
programs, and decreases of $14,967,000 for royalty
reengineering, $1,987,000 for bureau streamlining, and $599,000
for the Center for Marine Resources and Environmental
Technology. Changes in appropriated funds also reflect an
increase of $4,680,000 resulting from a decline in offsetting
receipts in the OCS lands activity.
oil spill research
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $6,105,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 6,105,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 6,105,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $6,105,000, to be derived from the
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to conduct oil spill research
and financial responsibility and inspection activities
associated with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Public Law 101-
380. The Committee recommendation is equal to both the budget
request and the fiscal year 2001 level.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM), through its regulation and technology account, regulates
surface coal mining operations to ensure that the environment
is protected during those operations and that the land is
adequately reclaimed once mining is completed. The OSM
accomplishes this mission by providing grants to those States
that maintain their own regulatory and reclamation programs and
by conducting oversight of State programs. Further, the OSM
administers the regulatory programs in the States that do not
have their own programs and on Federal and tribal lands.
Through its abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation fund
account, the OSM provides environmental restoration at
abandoned coal mines using tonnage-based fees collected from
current coal production operations. In their unreclaimed
condition these abandoned sites may endanger public health and
safety or prevent the beneficial use of land and water
resources.
regulation and technology
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $100,854,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 102,175,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 103,175,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +2,321,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +1,000,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $103,175,000 for Regulation and
technology, including the use of $275,000 in civil penalty
collections, which is $1,000,000 above the request and
$2,321,000 above the 2001 level. The increased funding will
cover the OSM fixed cost increases and help the States with
their fixed cost increases. The Committee is concerned that the
large, one-time appropriation for the West Virginia State
program last year has not been fully utilized.
Abandoned mine reclamation fund
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $201,992,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 166,783,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 203,554,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +1,562,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +36,771,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $203,554,000 for the Abandoned
mine reclamation fund, an increase of $1,562,000 above the 2001
funding level and $36,771,000 above the request. The Committee
recognizes the great amount of reclamation work that remains to
be done and has maintained the funding increase for this
program which was provided the past two years. The Committee
does not have the resources this year to continue the special
allocation provided in fiscal year 2001 for the anthracite
region of Pennsylvania but the Committee does recognize how
important, and large, the clean-up work is for this region. The
Committee has continued the authority for the Appalachian Clean
Streams Initiative at a total of $10,000,000, returned the
minimum State funding level to $1,500,000 as it was prior to
fiscal year 2001, and provided $500,000 to continue the
demonstration project in Pennsylvania dealing with resource
recovery from acid mine drainage.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs was created in 1824; its
mission is founded on a government-to-government relationship
and trust responsibility that results from treaties with Native
groups. The Bureau delivers services to over one million Native
Americans through 12 regional offices and 83 agency offices. In
addition, the Bureau provides education programs to Native
Americans through the operation of 115 day schools, 56 boarding
schools, and 14 dormitories. Lastly, the Bureau administers
more than 43 million acres of tribally owned land, and 11
million acres of individually owned land.
operation of indian programs
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $1,738,575,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 1,780,486,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 1,790,781,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +52,206,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +10,295,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $1,790,781,000 for the operation
of Indian programs, an increase of $10,295,000 above the budget
request and an increase of $52,206,000 above the fiscal year
2001 level. The Committee agrees to all internal transfers by
the BIA in the budget request. The Committee has provided
increases above the enacted level to continue to fund the
Administration's request to fix the long-standing problems
associated with management of the Indian trust funds.
Tribal priority allocations.--The Committee recommends
$753,830,000 for tribal priority allocations, an increase of
$3,350,000 above the budget request and $20,805,000 above the
2001 level, including increases above the 2001 level of
$1,376,000 resulting from internal transfers, $8,611,000 for
fixed costs, $3,350,000 for self governance compacts fixed
costs, $3,000,000 for the ISD fund, $11,000 for contract
support, 1,500,000 for tribal courts, $1,000,000 for real
estate services, $3,000,000 for real estate appraisals, and
$1,500,000 for probate backlog and a decrease of $2,543,000 for
welfare assistance.
Other recurring programs.--The Committee recommends
$584,748,000 for other recurring programs, an increase of
$5,320,000 above the budget request and $17,893,000 above the
2001 level, including increases above the 2001 level of
$6,728,000 for fixed costs, $9,129,000 for ISEP school
operations program, $1,000,000 for tribally controlled
community colleges, $400,000 for Columbia River fisheries
management, $285,000 for the Great Lakes Indian Fish and
Wildlife Commission, and $454,000 for the bison program, and a
decrease of $103,000 for internal transfers.
Non-recurring programs.--The Committee recommends
$68,876,000 for non-recurring programs, an increase of
$1,104,000 above the budget request and a decrease of
$2,317,000 below the 2001 level, including increases above the
2001 level of $559,000 for fixed costs and $75,000 for the
Washington ferry assessment, and decreases of $56,000 for
internal transfers, $256,000 for self governance grants,
$998,000 for the distance learning project, $299,000 for tribal
guiding light, $146,000 for Alaska legal services, and
$1,196,000 for the Signal Peek road project.
Within the $3,000,000 provided for the ``Jobs in the
Woods'' initiative, $400,000 should continue to be used by the
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission for the Wildstock
Restoration Initiative.
The Committee has provided $75,000 for the Bureau to work
cooperatively with the State of Washington, the Department of
Transportation, and other stakeholders on an assessment of
Northwest ferry operations and capital facility needs. Bureau
funding is limited on this project at this time to cooperation
on the assessment.
Central office operations.--The Committee recommends
$58,105,000 for central office operations, the same as the
budget request and an increase of $369,000 above the 2001
level, including increases above the 2001 level of $590,000 for
fixed costs, $1,000,000 for ADP services, and $2,000,000 for
security investigations associated with trust fund reform, and
decreases of $3,221,000 for internal transfers.
Regional office operations.--The Committee recommends
$62,679,000 for regional office operations, the same as the
budget request and an increase of $7,367,000 above the 2001
level, including increases above the 2001 level of $1,524,000
for fixed costs and $3,843,000 for internal transfers,
$1,000,000 for range management, and $1,000,000 for land title
and records.
Special programs and pooled overhead.--The Committee
recommends $262,543,000 for special programs and pooled
overhead, an increase of $521,000 above the budget request and
an increase of $8,089,000 above the 2001 level, including
increases above the 2001 level of $6,089,000 for fixed costs
and $5,000,000 for the law enforcement initiative, and
decreases of $897,000 for the Crownpoint Institute, $1,000,000
for employee displacement costs, and $1,103,000 for internal
transfers.
No funds were requested in the fiscal year 2002 budget for
the Crownpoint Institute of Technology. The Committee has
deferred consideration of funding for the Institute at this
time, pending clarification of the funding situation at
Crownpoint, because of confusion about various funding sources
for support of the Institute. The 2001 Appropriations Act
required the Institute to supply to the Committee a report
detailing total revenues and expenditures. At the time of
Committee action on the 2002 bill, the required report had not
been submitted. Pending submission of the required report, the
Committee cannot approve further funds for the Institute.
The Committee encourages the Bureau to support efforts of
New Mexico Native American Pueblos in the Rio Grand Valley to
improve the habitat of their lands which in turn will improve
the quality of water in the Rio Grand River. The Committee
believes that the Bureau should be actively involved in
providing technical assistance to the Pueblos as part of an
overall effort by the Department to minimize the social and
economic impacts of the endangered silvery minnow.
The Committee remains concerned that the Bureau has shown
little progress in addressing the land issues of the Canoncito
Band of Navajos. The Committee directs the Bureau to accelerate
its efforts to open, at least, a part time lands office at
Canoncito, New Mexico.
The Committee is aware of two innovative programs underway
by the Tohono O'odham Nation in Arizona. The Nation has
developed a Higher Education Services program to assist tribal
members in identifying available funding sources for higher
education, as well as preparatory course work. The Nation has
also developed an employment assistance program to assist
tribal members to find employment through direct employment
assistance and vocational training. The Committee encourages
the Bureau to favorably review these programs as it develops
the 2003 budget.
construction
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $356,618,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 357,132,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 357,132,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +514,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $357,132,000 for construction, the
same as the budget request and $514,000 above the fiscal year
2001 level.
Education.--The Committee recommends $292,503,000 for
education construction as requested and $162,000 above the 2001
level. Funding is provided for six replacement schools: the
Wingate Dorm, NM; the Polacca Day School, AZ; the Holbrook
Dorm, AZ; the Sante Fe Indian School, NM; the Ojibwa Indian
School, ND; and the Paschal Sherman Indian School, WA. Advance
planning and design is funded at $5,000,000, employee housing
is funded at $3,114,000, and facilities improvement and repair
is funded at $161,590,000.
The Committee has provided phase I funding for the Sante Fe
Indian School. The Bureau is directed to provide phase II
funding as part of its 2003 budget submission.
Public safety and justice.--The Committee recommends
$5,541,000 for public safety and justice, the same as the
budget request and $12,000 above the 2001 level.
Resources management.--The Committee recommends $50,645,000
for resources management, the same as the budget request and
$111,000 above the 2001 level.
General administration and construction management.--The
Committee recommends $8,443,000 for general administration and
construction management, the same as the budget request and
$229,000 above the 2001 level.
The Committee has included bill language allowing the
Bureau to use funds from settlements arising from cost overruns
at the Dunseith Day School on the Turtle Mountain Reservation
to be used for other school construction needs.
indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to
indians
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $37,443,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 60,949,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 60,949,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +23,506,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $60,949,000 for Indian land and
water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians,
the same as the budget request and an increase of $23,506,000
above the 2001 level. Funding includes $625,000 for White
Earth, $250,000 for Hoopa-Yurok, $24,728,000 for the Ute
settlement, $142,000 for Pyramid Lake, $7,950,000 for Rocky
Boys, $6,254,000 for Michigan Great lakes fishing, $5,000,000
for the Shiviwitz Band, $2,000,000 for Santo Domingo Pueblo,
$8,000,000 for Colorado Ute, and $6,000,000 for Torres
Martinez.
indian guaranteed loan program account
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $4,977,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 4,986,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 4,986,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +9,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $4,986,000 for the Indian
guaranteed loan program account as requested and an increase of
$9,000 above the 2001 level.
Departmental Offices
Insular Affairs
assistance to territories
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. The OIA has important responsibilities to help the
United States government fulfill its responsibilities to the
four U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin
Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
(CNMI) and also the three freely associated States: the
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the
Marshall Islands (RMI) and the Republic of Palau. The permanent
and trust fund payments to the territories and the compact
nations provide substantial financial resources to these
governments.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $75,366,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 69,450,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 72,289,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -3,077,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +2,839,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $72,289,000 for assistance to
territories, $3,077,000 below the fiscal year 2001 level and
$2,839,000 above the budget request.
Territorial Assistance.--The Committee recommends
$21,469,000, $3,174,000 below the fiscal year 2001 level and
$2,839,000 above the budget request. The increase above the
budget request includes $800,000 for Guam compact impact
payments, $500,000 for CNMI compact impact payments, up to
$200,000 for a grant to the Virgin Islands Water and Power
Authority Buy-out Committee to conduct a detailed study of the
feasibility of altering the utility situation in the territory,
and $1,339,000 for the Virgin Islands emergency loan repayment.
The Committee has provided a special allocation of
$1,339,000 for the Virgin Islands in order to forgive previous
emergency loans to the Territory that were used to recover from
the economic impact from Hurricane Hugo. The Committee has also
given the Secretary authority to use other Federal funds,
previously appropriated to the Virgin Islands, but not yet
expended, for emergency loan forgiveness, up to a total of
$3,500,000, if the $1,339,000 allocation is not sufficient.
Under the terms of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as
amended, agency action to forgive a borrower's repayment
obligations on a direct loan constitutes a modification of such
direct loan and requires an appropriation to cover the cost of
such modification. In fiscal year 2001, the Virgin Islands
Community Disaster Loan No. 841, made following Hurricane Hugo
in 1989, was modified when a portion of the accrued interest on
the loan was forgiven. The net present value of the loan to the
United States, thereafter, was reestimated as provided by OMB
Circular No. A-11. Following reestimate, the net present value
of this loan does not now exceed $3,500,000, and will not
exceed such amount when the funds provided herein are made
available. Of the amounts made available for technical
assistance, up to $1,339,000 shall be transferred to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover the cost of
FEMA's forgiveness of the entire amount of the repayment
obligation and for the cancellation of the Virgin Islands
Community Disaster Loan No. 841 (Hurricane Hugo). The Secretary
shall also transfer additional funds appropriated to the Virgin
Islands in 1992, up to $2,161,000, to the FEMA for forgiveness
of this loan if the $1,339,000 is not sufficient to cover the
reestimated value of the outstanding loan.
The Committee is encouraged by work to address the brown
tree snake problem, and encourages the Department to work
diligently with the Marine Resources Pacific Consortium,
coordinated by the University of Guam, to enhance management
and preservation of coral reefs among the Pacific Islands of
the CNMI, Guam, American Samoa, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the
Marshall Islands.
American Samoa.--The Committee recommends $23,100,000 as
requested, which is $97,000 above the 2001 level for operations
grants. The Committee is still very concerned about continuing
fiscal problems in American Samoa. Last year the Committee
encouraged the American Samoa government to take decisive
action to control government spending and payroll costs and
enhance revenues. The Committee expressed an expectation that
American Samoa would develop a new financial recovery plan and
complete an MOU with the Secretary of the Interior that clearly
stipulates fiscal and operational reforms and cost reductions
with clear benchmarks. The Committee stated that if this was
not done by the time the Committee considered the fiscal year
2002 budget, it would seriously consider reducing the American
Samoa government operations appropriation. The Committee is
very disappointed that the financial recovery plan and MOU were
not completed by the imposed deadline. The Department is
directed to withhold $1,000,000 in first quarter funding from
the American Samoa operations grant. This money may not be
disbursed to American Samoa until a satisfactory plan and MOU
have been approved by the Department and transmitted to the
Committee. The MOU must include specific benchmarks with
scheduled reports and an implementation schedule which begins
no later than the first quarter of fiscal year 2002. The
Department is further directed to withhold additional funds
each quarter, as the Secretary determines appropriate, until
scheduled benchmarks are met; unless the Secretary sends the
Committee a letter which clearly explains the justifiable
reason for failure to meet any scheduled benchmark. The
American Samoa Government is reminded that authorizing
legislation for the Federal loan backed by the tobacco
settlement requires a balanced budget by fiscal year 2003.
The Committee has included bill language which directs the
Secretary to increase compensation of the High Court Justices
because their compensation may no longer be competitive with
others in the Federal system. To address this situation, the
Committee is directing the Secretary to use up to $20,000 of
the American Samoa funding increase to raise the judge's
compensation to the maximum amount allowed by regulation.
Northern Mariana Islands/Covenant grants.--The Committee
recommends $27,720,000 for CNMI covenant grants as requested,
which is equal to the 2001 level. The Committee has accepted
the Administration's requested funding distribution but, in
order to maintain the compact impact payment to the CNMI at the
fiscal year 2001 level of $1,000,000, an additional $500,000 is
allocated for this purpose within the technical assistance
activity. The Committee notes that local economic conditions in
the CNMI have made it difficult for the CNMI government to
match Federal CIP assistance with local funds. The Committee
encourages the Interior Department to re-evaluate the local
match requirement to ensure sufficient flexibility exists in
order for the CNMI government to obtain needed Federal
assistance.
Guam.--The Committee notes the $4,580,000 payment to Guam
using Covenant grant funds is to address the impact resulting
from the implementation of the Compact of Free Association.
Although the Committee does not have the resources to maintain
the fiscal year 2001 compact impact payment, the Committee has
added an additional $800,000 above the budget request for this
purpose within the technical assistance activity.
compact of free association
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $20,726,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 23,245,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 23,245,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +2,519,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $23,245,000 for the compact of
free association as requested, $2,519,000 above the 2001 level.
The Committee notes the lack of progress of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands at renegotiating terms of their compact with
the United States. The Committee is encouraged by the active
negotiations being conducted by the Federated States of
Micronesia. The OIA and the State Department negotiators are
encouraged to provide the Committee semi-annual updates on the
status of Compact negotiations with the Federated States of
Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Departmental Management
salaries and expenses
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $64,178,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 64,177,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 64,177,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -1,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 0
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $64,177,000 for salaries and
expenses, the same as the budget request and $1,000 below the
fiscal year 2001 level.
The Committee is aware that many public land management
decisions impact the daily lives of citizens who live near
these lands and the people whose livelihoods depend on the
multiple use of our public lands. This human dimension of
Federal government actions in many cases has been totally left
out of the decision making process leading to a schism between
Federal managers and local citizens. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
to work with universities to develop a State by State multi-
cultural awareness program that can become part of the
respective Department's ongoing training programs. A pilot
socio-economic based cultural training program in New Mexico,
with its tri-cultural heritage, would prove a good testing
ground for this effort.
Office of the Solicitor
salaries and expenses
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $40,108,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 42,207,000
Recommended, 2002................................. 45,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +4,892,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +2,793,000
The Committee recommends $45,000,000, $4,892,000 above the
fiscal year 2001 level and $2,593,000 above the budget request.
The increase is to address the large workload increases for
natural resource, endangered species, Indian programs, and
other issues.
Office of Inspector General
salaries and expenses
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $27,785,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 30,490,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 30,490,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +2,705,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $30,490,000 for salaries and
expenses, an increase of $2,705,000 above the below the fiscal
year 2001 level and the same as the budget request.
Office of Special Trustee for American Indians
federal trust programs
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $109,985,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. $99,224,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 99,224,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -10,761,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $99,224,000 for the office of the
special trustee for American Indians the same as the budget
request and a decrease of $10,761,000 below the 2001 level. The
Committee has provided $2,496,000 for executive direction and
$96,728,000 for program operations, support, and improvements.
The Committee remains very concerned over the escalating
costs associated with the Cobell v. Norton litigation. In the
fiscal year 2001 Conference Report, the managers directed the
Department to provide a comprehensive report to the Committee
detailing the costs and benefits associated with the
Department's proposed efforts to use a statistical sampling
methodology for an historical Individual Indian Money Accounts
(IIM) accounting. To date the Congress has appropriated over
$31,000,000 for litigation related activities of which
approximately $17,000,000 has been used to conduct an
historical accounting of the five named plaintiffs and their
antecedents.
The Court of Appeals recently upheld the lower Court ruling
requiring an historical accounting. The Committee believes that
this places additional pressure on the Government to begin some
type of reconciliation process. The Committee has yet to
receive the Department's report for a sampling approach, and
has not included any additional funds for an historical
accounting in fiscal year 2002. Before the Department agrees to
any method for undertaking an historical IIM accounting, the
Committee directs the Department to submit a comprehensive
report to the Committee detailing the costs and benefits and
likely results associated with any proposal.
The Congress has already provided approximately
$614,000,000 for trust reform efforts. This includes the
development and implementation of the Trust Fund Accounting
System and the development and partial deployment of the Trust
Asset and Accounting Management System and associated efforts
in the area of data cleanup, records management, real estate
services and a host of other reform projects that make up the
High Level Implementation Plan. Beginning in fiscal year 1996,
this Committee made a commitment to provide the support and
resources necessary to ensure that the Department puts in place
the hardware, software, people, and training to fix the broken
trust systems.
However, the Committee has no interest in appropriating
additional resources for litigation support when these
resources come at the expense of on-the-ground Indian programs
designed to promote the well being of the Indian and Alaska
Native populations. Therefore, the Committee reiterates its
position that it will not appropriate hundreds of millions of
dollars for an historical accounting that provides funds for a
protracted reconciliation process whose outcome is unlikely to
be successful. If the Department, working with the plaintiffs
and the Court, cannot find a cost effective method for an
historical accounting, the Congress may have to consider a
legislative remedy to resolve this and other litigation related
issues.
indian land consolidation
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $8,980,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 10,980,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 10,980,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +2,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $10,980,000 for Indian land
consolidation, the same as the budget request and $2,000,000
above the 2001 enacted level.
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
natural resource damage assessment fund
The purpose of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund
is to provide the basis for claims against responsible parties
for the restoration of injured natural resources. Assessments
ultimately will lead to the restoration of injured resources
and reimbursement for reasonable assessment costs from
responsible parties through negotiated settlements or other
legal actions. Operating on a ``polluter pays'' principle, the
program anticipates recovering over $41 million in receipts in
fiscal year 2002, with the vast majority to be used for the
restoration of injured resources. The program works to restore
sites ranging in size from small town landfills to the Exxon
Valdez oil spill of 1989 in Alaska.
Prior to fiscal year 1999, this account was included under
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service appropriation. The
account was moved to the Departmental Offices appropriation
because its functions relate to several different bureaus
within the Department of the Interior.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $5,391,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 5,497,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 5,497,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +106,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $5,497,000 for the natural
resource damage assessment fund, which is equal to the budget
request and $106,000 above the fiscal year 2001 level.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Committee recommends continuing several provisions
carried in previous bills as follows. Sections 101 and 102
provide for emergency transfer authority with the approval of
the Secretary. Section 103 provides for warehouse and garage
operations and for reimbursement for those services. Section
104 provides for vehicle and other services. Section 105
provides for uniform allowances. Section 106 provides for
twelve-month contracts. Sections 107 through 110 prohibit the
expenditure of funds for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing
activities in certain areas. These OCS provisions are addressed
under the Minerals Management Service in this report. Section
111 limits the investment of Federal funds by tribes and tribal
organizations to obligations of the United States or
obligations insured by the United States. Section 112 prohibits
the National Park Service from reducing recreation fees for
non-local travel through any park unit.
Section 113 continues a provision permitting the transfer
of funds between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of
Special Trustee for American Indians for the Trust Management
Improvement Project High Level Implementation Plan.
Section 114 requires the renewal of grazing permits and
leases by the Bureau of Land Management until the Secretary
completes processing of the permit or lease application.
Section 115 continues a provision allowing the hiring of
administrative law judges to address the Indian probate
backlog.
Section 116 permits the redistribution of tribal priority
allocation and tribal base funds to alleviate funding
inequities.
Section 117 continues a provision placing a limitation on
establishment of a Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge in Indiana
and Illinois that is inconsistent with the U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers' efforts to control flooding and siltation in that
area.
Section 118 continues a provision requiring the allocation
of Bureau of Indian Affairs postsecondary schools funds
consistent with unmet needs.
Section 119 limits the use of the Huron Cemetery in Kansas
City to religious purposes.
Section 120 prohibits the use of funds for plans or studies
associated with draining Lake Powell.
Section 121 continues a provision permitting the conveyance
of the Twin Cities Research Center of the former Bureau of
Mines for the benefit of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Section 122 extends for one year a provision regarding the
use of transportation fees under the National Parks Omnibus
Management Act of 1998.
Section 123 continues a provision authorizing a cooperative
agreement with the Golden Gate National Parks Association.
Section 124 continues a provision permitting the Bureau of
Land Management to retain funds from the sale of seeds and
seedlings.
Section 125 continues a provision permitting a tribal
school construction demonstration program.
Section 126 continues a provision permitting the sale of
improvements and equipment at the White River Oil Shale Mine in
Utah and the retention and use of those funds by the Bureau of
Land Management and the General Services Administration.
TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
The U.S. Forest Service manages 192 million acres of public
lands for multiple use Nationwide, including lands in 44 States
and Puerto Rico. The Forest Service administers a wide variety
of programs, including forest and rangeland research, State and
private forestry assistance, wildfire suppression and fuels
reduction, cooperative forest health programs, and human
resource programs. The National Forest System (NFS) includes
155 National forests, 20 National grasslands, 20 National
recreation areas, a National tallgrass prairie, 5 National
monuments, and 6 land utilization projects. The NFS is managed
for multiple use, including timber production, recreation,
wilderness, minerals, grazing, fish and wildlife habitat
management, and soil and water conservation.
Last year the Congress fully funded the national fire plan
submitted by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior.
This effort provides critically needed resources to manage the
impacts of wildfires on communities and the environment. The
Committee remains committed to this effort and understands that
this requires the long-term involvement of Federal, State and
local governments and Tribes, working with citizens and
industries. The Committee has invested in a broad program
which: (1) provides firefighting resources and personnel; (2)
funds rehabilitation and restoration; (3) invests in active
management to reduce wildfire risk by reducing hazardous fuels;
(4) provides State and volunteer assistance and invests in
research and development; and (5) requires continual and
careful accountability to monitor performance. This effort is
discussed in detail under the wildland fire management account
heading.
forest and rangeland research
Research and development sponsors basic and applied
scientific research. This research should provide both credible
and relevant knowledge about forests and rangelands and new
technologies that can be used to sustain the health,
productivity, and diversity of private and public lands to meet
the needs of present and future generations. Research is
conducted across the U.S. through six research stations, the
Forest Products Laboratory, and the International Institute of
Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico as well as cooperative
research efforts with many of the Nation's universities. The
Committee stresses that this research and development should
support all of the Nation's forests and rangelands and that
technology transfer and practical applications are vital.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $229,111,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 234,979,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 236,979,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +7,868,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +2,000,000
The Committee recommends $236,979,000 for forest and
rangeland research, $2,000,000 above the budget request and
$7,868,000 above the 2001 funding level. The funding allocation
covers the budget request, which provides an increase that
partially covers uncontrolled cost increases. The Committee has
also provided increases above the request of $300,000 for Bent
Creek, NC to maintain long-term silvicultural studies, expand
efforts to restore the American chestnut, and assess the role
of fire in forest regeneration, $250,000 above the base for
urban forestry research at Syracuse, NY and Davis, CA, and
$200,000 for Coweeta, NC to maintain long-term hydrological
research, repair weirs, and upgrade long-term climate and
stream gauging stations. The Committee continues the ``CROP''
project on the Colville National Forest at the $200,000 level.
The Committee is aware that reduced timber harvesting from
public forests has greatly increased the demands on the
Nation's private forestlands as a source of wood and fiber.
These same non-Federal lands are also under increasing
pressures for recreation, wildlife, and environmental quality.
The Committee encourages the Forest Service to focus its
research on private land issues as well as public lands,
including forest productivity, water quality, and sustained
management, and to expand its collaborative research efforts
with the nation's forestry schools.
The forest inventory and analysis (FIA) program within
research is funded at the budget request, $32,498,000, plus an
additional $1,250,000 to be used in those States that provide
substantial cost-shares to their programs. The Committee
encourages the Forest Service to increase its FIA effort in
those States which help cost-share the program; currently
certain States are substantive partners whereas others,
including many in the west, have contributed very little. The
Committee also directs that FIA funding be included in other
accounts. State and Private forestry includes $8,015,000 for
cost-share efforts within the forest resource information and
analysis activity, an increase of $3,000,000 above the request,
and $2,810,000, as requested, within the forest health
activities. The National forest system account includes
$6,200,000 for FIA activities, as requested, within the
inventory and monitoring activity. The FIA total recommended
funding is $50,773,000. This is nearly double the appropriated
funding provided in FY 1998. The Committee would consider
consolidating funding for the FIA program in one account in the
future if additional States demonstrated their commitment and
involvement by helping fund the program.
state and private forestry
Through cooperative programs with State and local
governments, forest industry, conservation organizations, and
non-industrial private forest landowners, the Forest Service
supports the protection and management of the nearly 500
million acres of non-federal forests in the country. Technical
and financial assistance is offered to improve wildland fire
management and protect communities from wildfire; control
insects and disease; improve harvesting and processing of
forest products; conserve environmentally important forests;
and enhance stewardship of urban and rural forests. The Forest
Service provides special expertise and disease suppression for
all Federal and tribal lands, as well as cooperative assistance
with the States for State and private lands.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $295,596,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 237,829,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 277,771,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -17,825,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +39,942,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $277,771,000 for State and private
forestry, $39,942,000 above the budget request and $17,825,000
below the 2001 funding level. This funding includes
$104,000,000 within the conservation spending category created
in fiscal year 2001.
Forest health management.--The Committee recommends
$67,170,000 for forest health management, $3,000,000 above the
request and $9,105,000 below the 2001 funding level for these
activities including the emergency pest management
appropriation. The Committee reiterates its concern with forest
health in the broad sense. The Committee expects the Forest
Service to keep insect and disease risk maps up-to-date and
provide the Congress with updated maps as they become
available.
The Committee recommends $23,866,000 for cooperative lands
forest health management, $1,000,000 above the request and
$1,355,000 above the 2001 funding level. This funding should
fully fund the Slow-the-spread gypsy moth program and provide
additional resources for work to control and manage the Asian
long-horned beetle in urban settings.
Cooperative fire protection.--The Committee recommends
$30,363,000 for cooperative fire protection in the State and
private forestry account, $429,000 above the 2001 funding level
and equal to the budget request for these activities. The
Committee has also provided full funding for the cooperative
fire portion of the national fire plan within the wildland fire
management account, which includes $50,383,000 for State fire
assistance and $8,262,000 for volunteer fire assistance.
Cooperative forestry.--The Committee recommends
$175,225,000 for cooperative forestry, $36,942,000 above the
budget request and $9,173,000 below the 2001 funding level.
This funding includes $104,000,000 within the conservation
spending category, $42,415,000 above the request for these
activities. The conservation spending category includes
$60,000,000 for forest legacy, $36,000,000 for urban and
community forestry, and $8,000,000 for the stewardship
incentives program for private landowner assistance.
The Committee recommends $32,941,000 for forest stewardship
as requested, $159,000 above the 2001 funding level. This
includes $500,000 for activities in the New York City watershed
as requested and increases the Chesapeake Bay watershed program
to a total of $520,000. The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for
the stewardship incentives program (SIP), which was not
requested nor funded in fiscal year 2001. The SIP funds private
landowner, cost-share activities which improve the Nation's
forests, watersheds, and wildlife and native plant habitats.
The Committee encourages the Forest Service to develop a
strategic approach to the allocation of the SIP funds so as to
maximize environmental and community benefits. The Committee
recommends $36,000,000 for the urban and community forestry
activity, $358,000 above the 2001 funding level and $4,196,000
above the request. This recommendation includes $250,000 to
support the Northeastern Pennsylvania community forestry
program and $200,000 for the National Tree Trust's Champion
Tree project. The Committee has provided $8,015,000, $3,000,000
above the request, for the Forest resource information and
analysis activity created in fiscal year 2001. These funds
should be used to implement a cost-share effort in partnership
with the State foresters and others to enhance the forest
inventory and analysis program, which is managed within the
forest research and development branch. The funds should be
used to accelerate the inventory cycle time and should be used
in those States which can provide cost-shares of funds or in-
kind services.
The Committee has maintained the forest legacy program at
the enacted level, plus the rescission, for a total of
$60,000,000, which is $29,921,000 above the request. The
Committee has included bill language which requires the Forest
Service to obtain approval of the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations before making final allocations of project
funding. The Committee directs the Forest Service to allocate
forest legacy funding to those projects which enhance Federal
lands, Federal investments or complement past Federal
assistance efforts and see that public access is provided to
the greatest extent practicable. States should explain and
justify projects before Federal funding is provided. The
Committee also expects the Forest Service to require cost-
shares for each individual project and monitor these cost-
shares closely. The Committee is concerned that some forest
legacy projects may go forward with inadequate professional
lands expertise, especially concerning appraisals and titles.
The Committee expects the Forest Service to work diligently to
provide these services as appropriate and require the States to
do the same. The Committee directs a one-year moratorium on new
Forest legacy projects in Puerto Rico to allow the Commonwealth
time to complete previously allocated projects and develop an
island-wide forest legacy approach which does not include
Federal acquisitions.
The Committee recommends the following allocation of forest
legacy project funds:
Project Amount
Howe Creek Ranch, CA.................................... $500,000
Treetops, CT............................................ 1,000,000
McCandless Ranch, HI.................................... 3,000,000
Mt. Washington Hi-Rock camp, MA......................... 500,000
Nanejoy, MD............................................. 45,000
West Branch phase II, ME................................ 1,000,000
Thompson-Fisher phase II, MT............................ 1,000,000
Kimball Pond, NH........................................ 700,000
Melvin Valley, NH....................................... 500,000
NJ Highlands, Newark watershed, NJ...................... 5,000,000
Crown Towers, NJ........................................ 1,500,000
NY City watershed, NY................................... 500,000
Adirondack Lakes, NY.................................... 2,000,000
TN River Gorge, Cummings Cove, TN....................... 1,000,000
TN small projects, TN................................... 100,000
North Chickamauga, TN................................... 500,000
Anderson-Tully, TN...................................... 2,600,000
Bar-J tract, phase III, UT.............................. 780,000
Castle Rock, UT......................................... 1,000,000
Chateaugay, VT.......................................... 500,000
Tomahawk Northwoods phase II, WI........................ 4,000,000
Forest Service tech assist. & admin..................... 2,500,000
State need assessments and planning..................... 1,000,000
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Subtotal.......................................... 31,225,000
Administration & State priorities....................... 28,775,000
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Total Forest Legacy............................... 60,000,000
The Committee notes its substantial investment in the
Highlands area in New Jersey. This area encompasses over two
million acres of environmentally unique and economically
important lands. This area is the major source of clean
drinking water to the New Jersey and New York metropolitan
region as well as a critical wildlife habitat and a
recreational resource for millions of people. The U.S. Forest
Service is currently conducting an updated study of the
Highlands region to help determine what remaining open space
areas in the Highlands must be preserved. The entire region, in
the backyard of the Nation's largest and most densely populated
metropolitan areas, is under serious threat of development.
The Committee requests the Secretary of the Interior to
join the Secretary of Agriculture in reviewing the findings of
this study and report to the Committee on ways the Federal
government can partner with State, county, local and private
efforts to preserve critical lands within this nationally
significant area in the Northeast. In the past two years,
$62,000,000 has been provided by these non-Federal entities to
purchase critical areas within in the Highlands. The Committee
believes that the Federal government should be a major partner
in this preservation effort and recommends that the Secretaries
consider as a model, the Sterling Forest project in the same
region which has been a big success.
The Committee recommends $21,069,000 for economic action
programs, $7,750,000 below the request and $9,200,000 below the
2001 level. The Committee notes that when the Wood Education
and Resource Center, WV, was brought back into the Federal
system there was a clear agreement that the center would earn
receipts and therefore decrease the Federal subsidy over time.
Therefore, the Committee believes that level funding is
appropriate. The Committee was not able to fund the small
diameter initiative within the forest products conservation and
recycling activity but expects the Forest Service to consider
using some of the economic action funds provided within the
national fire plan for this purpose. The Cradle of Forestry
conservation education allocation includes $150,000 for the
Pisgah Institute and $100,000 for the Cradle of Forestry in
America Interpretive Association.
The Committee notes that MTBE contamination has already
caused more than one-third of the wells in South Lake Tahoe to
be closed and that these substances are advancing rapidly on
the Lake itself. The Committee encourages the Forest Service to
work with the South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District and the
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to determine a method for
cleaning up this problem.
Within the economic action program the Committee recommends
the following distribution of funds:
[Dollars in thousands]
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2001 Budget Committee
Program enacted request recommendation
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Economic Recovery Base Program...... ........ $6,999 $3,600
TN Overhill regional economic ........ ........ 200
develop........................
Kiski Basin, PA econ action..... ........ ........ 200
Graham & Swain Cts, NC.......... ........ 0 75
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Subtotal, Economic Recovery... 3,634 6,999 4,075
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Rural Development Base Program...... ........ 7,400 4,800
NE & Midwest allocation......... ........ 2,500 2,500
Four Corners Sustainable ........ 500 750
Forestry.......................
Hawaii forestry initiative...... ........ 100 100
NY City watershed rural ........ 150 300
development....................
NY City watershed enhancement... ........ 250 500
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Subtotal, Rural Development... 4,681 10,900 8,950
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Forest Prod Cons. & Recy............ 1,078 1,300 1,500
Small diameter initiative....... 0 5,000 0
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Subtotal, Forest Prod. 1,078 6,300 1,500
Conserv. & Recy..............
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Wood in Transportation.............. 920 1,920 800
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Subtotal, Programs............ 10,313 26,119 15,325
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Special Projects:
Wood Educ. & Resource Center, WV 2,494 2,700 2,494
Lake Tahoe erosion control ........ 0 2,000
grants, CA NV..................
Cradle of forestry conserv. ed, ........ ........ 250
NC.............................
KY mine waste reforestation..... ........ ........ 1,000
Other Items......................... 17,462 ........ ..............
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Subtotal, Special Projects.... 19,956 2,700 5,744
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Total......................... 30,269 28,819 21,069
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The Committee recommends $9,200,000 for the Pacific
Northwest Assistance programs, $379,000 below the fiscal year
2001 level and $425,000 below the request. This funding
includes $900,000 to continue the University of Washington and
Washington State University technology transfer extension
activities, $300,000 for the University of Washington landscape
ecology program, and $123,000 for assessment of the Pacific
Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative.
International forestry.--International forestry is provided
$5,013,000 as requested, $24,000 above the fiscal year 2001
funding level. The Committee is encouraged by the successful
partnerships in the international program and expects the
program to continue its efforts concerning, among other
activities, invasive species control and management and
migratory species habitat conservation.
National Forest System
Within the National Forest System, which covers 192 million
acres, there are 51 congressionally designated areas, including
20 National recreation areas, and 7 National scenic areas. The
NFS includes a substantial amount of the Nation's softwood
inventory. In fiscal year 2000 over 2.54 billion board feet of
timber was harvested on NFS lands. More than 9,000 farmers and
ranchers pay for permits to graze cattle, horses, sheep and
goats on 74 million acres of grassland, open forests, and other
forage-producing acres of the National forest system. The NFS
includes over 133,000 miles of trails and 23,000 developed
facilities, including 4,389 campgrounds, 58 major visitor
centers, and about one-half of the Nation's ski-lift capacity.
Wilderness areas cover 35 million acres, nearly two-thirds of
the wilderness in the contiguous 48 States. The Forest Service
also has major habitat management responsibilities for more
than 3,000 species of wildlife and fish, and 10,000 plant
species and provides important habitat and open space for over
400 threatened or endangered species. Half of the Nation's big
game habitat and coldwater fish habitat, including salmon and
steelhead, is located on National forest system lands and
waters. In addition, in the 16 western States, where the water
supply is sometimes critically short, about 55 percent of the
total annual yield of water is from National forest system
lands.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $1,305,065,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 1,314,191,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 1,326,445,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +21,380,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +12,254,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $1,326,445,000 for the National
forest system, $12,254,000 above the budget request and
$21,380,000 above the 2001 funding level. The funding increase
covers a portion of the fixed costs and includes an increase in
recreation management above the request as described below. The
forest products request is fully funded, an increase of
$11,059,000 above the fiscal year 2001 level.
Last year the Congress, working in cooperation with other
entities, established a new, simplified budget structure for
National forest system activities in order to facilitate fiscal
management practices. Although it is too early to determine the
merits of this new system, the Committee is encouraged by
Forest Service efforts to more clearly display work and
performance measures in the budget justification. In addition,
the Committee supports the development of an enhanced budget
formulation and allocation tool to facilitate building budgets
from the field level and linking budget requests to real, on-
the-ground needs and accomplishments. This budget formulation
tool must clearly display appropriated as well as non-
appropriated sources of funding for Forest Service activities.
The Committee expects that future budget justifications will
reflect a level of formulation that specifically includes
field-based priorities. The Committee directs the Forest
Service to provide a report no later than 90 days from
enactment of this Act on its assessment of the new process,
what changes, if any, are planned, and how the new process will
affect the level of information provided to the Congress in the
annual budget justifications. The Committee also realizes that
the systematic flaws in Forest Service accountability clearly
outlined by the National Academy of Public Administration
(NAPA) need to be addressed and monitored for the long haul.
Land management planning.--The Committee recommends
$70,358,000 for land management planning as requested,
$7,776,000 below the 2001 level. The Committee is concerned
that forest planning efforts have been delayed and therefore
the Forest Service is encouraged to complete its revision of
the forest-planning rule in an expeditious manner. The
Committee is also concerned that forest plans do need to be
updated but that management activities should not be unduly
delayed further due to process-oriented litigation dealing with
the age of a forest plan. The Forest Service must limit
planning activities to these funds and not use other funds to
support the land management planning activity.
Inventory and monitoring.--The Committee recommends
$173,816,000 for inventory and monitoring as requested,
$253,000 below the 2001 level. The Committee notes that this
allocation includes $6,200,000, as requested, for activities
associated with the Forest Inventory and Analysis program.
Within the allocation the Committee has included $550,000 for
the Lake Tahoe basin and $250,000 for the Waldo Lake basin, OR,
for watershed assessments and adaptive management activities to
develop long-term, scientifically valid management for these
ultra-oligotrophic watersheds.
Recreation, heritage and wilderness.--The Committee
recommends $245,000,000 for recreation heritage and wilderness,
$9,878,000 above the budget request and $15,237,000 above the
2001 level. The Committee has provided a substantial funding
increase that should be used to enhance service to the public
and protect National forest system lands and waters as well as
heritage sites and activities. Within the increase, $2,000,000
is provided for the Forest Service to establish a revolving
account in support of the recreational fee demonstration
program as explained in the front of this report. The Committee
expects the Forest Service to develop an enhanced understanding
of the operational needs and infrastructure backlog within the
recreation program and convey this information in future budget
justifications. The Committee continues to monitor the Forest
Service implementation of the recreation fee demonstration
program and expects the agency to remain flexible and
innovative in using this authority to enhance service to the
American public. This issue is discussed in more detail within
Title III, which includes language to begin phase II of this
program. The Committee stresses that recreation fees should
never be used to replace appropriated funds; the fees should be
used for direct improvements on-site that enhance the
recreation experience. The Committee is concerned that the
manner in which indirect cost pools are assessed has unfairly
affected recreation programs and created a disincentive for the
recreation fee demonstration program. This problem should be
addressed forthwith. The challenge cost share (CCS) program
funding for recreation use should be no less than the 2001
level. Volunteer work and contributions by the recreation
community, especially the national scenic and historic trail
organizations, are impressive and accordingly the Committee has
provided funding increases in support of these efforts. The
Committee recognizes the National significance of the Pacific
Crest, Continental Divide, and Florida National Scenic Trails
and the Nez Perce National Historic Trail and directs that
funding for management for these trails should be increased
$500,000 above the request. Similarly, funding for those parts
of the Appalachian, North Country and Ice Age National Scenic
Trails and the Lewis & Clark, Santa Fe, Iditarod, Oregon,
California, and Pony Express and Overmountain Victory National
Historic trails managed by the Forest Service should be funded
$300,000 above the request. The Committee has also included an
increase of $200,000 above the request to maintain the fiscal
year 2001 effort regarding the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
manager and conduct other work along the PCT. The Committee
would appreciate a clear and complete delineation of funding
needs in the fiscal year 2003 budget justification for all
aspects of national trail management, including maintenance,
administration, construction and land acquisition.
Wildlife and fish habitat management.--The Committee
recommends $132,047,000 for wildlife and fish habitat
management, $300,000 above the request and $3,303,000 above the
2001 level. The increase above the request is for threatened,
endangered and sensitive species work on the National Forests
of North Carolina. The Forest Service should collaborate with
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and other partners to
see that effective conservation projects are implemented on the
ground.
Grazing management.--The Committee recommends $34,570,000
as requested for grazing management, $788,000 above the 2001
funding level.
Forest products.--The Committee recommends $266,340,000 for
forest products as requested, $11,059,000 above the 2001
funding level. The Committee notes the reduced timber harvests
acknowledged by the new Administration in the budget
justification. The Committee encourages the Forest Service to
carefully reestablish this program so that the Forest Service
can provide cost-effective and environmentally sound forest
products for the Nation and at the same time improve forest
health and watershed conditions. The Committee remains very
concerned about the health of forests on National forest system
lands and accordingly has provided a variety of mechanisms to
enhance vegetation management activities. The Committee
encourages the Forest Service to use this funding strategically
to focus more resources to those areas of the Nation that are
at risk to insect, disease or wildfire loss. The Committee is
particularly interested in the end-result stewardship
contracting pilot projects and encourages the Forest Service to
be sure that these efforts are successfully implemented and
monitored, and that subsequent reports are submitted to the
Congress as appropriate. The Committee urges the Forest Service
to speed-up implementation of the botanical forest products
pilot program.
To ensure that Congress is adequately informed and notified
of progress or delays in implementing the fiscal year 2002
program, the Committee requests that the agency continue its
regular, quarterly reporting of timber sale preparation, offer,
sale and harvest accomplishments--including a region-by-region
status report. The Committee expects the reports to include
detailed information on the status of the timber sales pipeline
and an identification of the volumes offered, sold, and
harvested categorized as net merchantable sawtimber. Timber
program accomplishments should report timber actually sold and
transferred to purchasers, and the volume offered. The reports
are to be as comprehensive as possible and provide information
on both green and salvage sales. Any additional salvage
opportunities that may arise during fiscal year 2002 should not
impact green sale targets.
Vegetation and watershed management.--The Committee
recommends $188,913,000 for vegetation and watershed
management, $1,000,000 above the budget request and $7,279,000
above the 2001 funding level. The Committee has included
$300,000 to continue the CROP program to treat stagnated stands
on the Colville NF and $700,000 above the requested funding
level for watershed improvement activities in the Lake Tahoe
Basin. The Committee remains concerned with the impracticality
of the small urban lot management program within the Lake Tahoe
Basin management unit. The Committee directs the Forest Service
to once again work with partners within the basin and the
affected States to provide alternative scenarios for taking
care of these urban lots that does not rely on the Federal
workforce. The Forest Service should report to the Committee by
April 15, 2002 on progress regarding the Lake Tahoe urban lot
situation.
Minerals and geology management.--The Committee recommends
$48,956,000 as requested for minerals and geology management,
$1,116,000 above the 2001 funding level.
Land ownership management.--The Committee recommends
$88,434,000 for land ownership management as requested,
$2,016,000 above the 2001 funding level. The Committee directs
the Forest Service to maintain the full time lands team to work
on the Pacific Crest Trail project and focus on those trails
segments where access and public service needs are greatest.
The Committee is aware that non-profit organizations
serving underprivileged groups on the Coronado National Forest
in Arizona are facing problems concerning fees for special land
uses. The Committee urges the Forest Service to facilitate use
of National forest system lands by worthy groups, as
appropriate and authorized.
Law enforcement operations.--The Committee recommends
$77,000,000 for law enforcement operations, $1,076,000 above
the budget request and $2,806,000 above the 2001 funding level.
The Committee remains concerned about special law enforcement
problems associated with marijuana eradication in the Daniel
Boone National Forest and therefore has added $500,000 above
the request for these efforts. The Committee is also concerned
about the particularly bad drug enforcement problems on NFS
lands in Missouri and has added $500,000 above the request for
law enforcement operations on the Mark Twain NF. The remainder
of the increase above the request is to partially offset fixed
costs.
Land Between the Lakes NRA.--The Committee directs the
Administration to use the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act
Trust Fund for environmental education purposes only and not to
offset normal operations of the NRA. The Committee has provided
funding within established accounts sufficient to provide at
least $8,100,000 for LBL operations; the NRA is of national
significance so its operational funding should come from
national allocations and not solely from Southern Region
sources. The Committee is generally pleased with the Forest
Service management of this unit now that it is no longer
managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The Committee
recognizes the complexity of this transition in management and
accordingly has provided language in Title III (Section 330)
which extends an administrative provision for two years
allowing the Forest Service to use procurement authorities
similar to those used in the recent past by the TVA. The
Committee expects the Forest Service to use normal NFS
authorities after this period.
General.--The Committee remains concerned about
accountability for funds. As discussed in last year's Committee
report, the Forest Service is to maintain all specific
Congressional designations, in any amount, or to submit a
reprogramming request if any such designation is proposed for a
change. The Committee is also concerned about ``National
commitments'' and ``Washington Office external'' charges. These
items should be clearly displayed and explained in the budget
justification and efforts should be made to reduce these
expenses.
wildland fire management
Appropriation enacted, 2001 (excluding emergency)..... $837,283,000
Contingent emergency enacted, 2001.................... 1,042,975,000
Total Wildland fire management enacted, 2001.......... 1,880,258,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 1,280,349,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 1,402,305,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -477,953,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +121,956,000
The Committee recommends $1,402,305,000 for wildland fire
management, $121,956,000 above the budget request and
$477,953,000 below the 2001 funding level for the national fire
plan. The recommended funding level is $52,462,000 less than
the enacted level when the emergency fire suppression
operations funding provided in fiscal year 2001 of $425,063,000
is not considered. The Committee recognizes the serious
situation concerning wildland fire management and the need for
a sustained commitment of resources and talent throughout the
Nation. This effort requires an integrated approach utilizing
skills across the entire spectrum of the agency and from many
partners, especially the States. The Committee has provided for
fire readiness and suppression operations at the requested
levels. Other wildfire related operations are also important,
including hazardous fuels treatments, fixing facilities,
rehabilitating and restoring lands, research and development
related to wildfire management and the impacts of fire in wild
lands, forest health, and State and private assistance
activities. The Committee has attempted to maintain the funding
level of most of the sub-components of the national fire plan,
although some shortfalls remain. The Committee recommends the
following detailed distribution of funds for the national fire
plan within the Forest Service:
[Dollars in Thousands]
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Recommended compared to:
Program 2001 2002 Committee -------------------------
enacted request recommendation Enacted Request
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Wildland Fire Management:
Preparedness, readiness................. $590,588 $616,618 $616,618 $26,030 $0
Joint Fire Science program.......... 7,982 0 0 -7,982 0
Research & development new systems.. 12,573 6,000 0 -12,573 -6,000
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Subtotal, Preparedness............ 611,143 622,618 616,618 5,475 -6,000
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Operations: Suppression................. 319,325 321,321 321,321 1,996 0
Emergency Fire Contingency.............. 425,063 0 0 -425,063 0
Operations: Other Activities
Hazardous fuels..................... 205,157 209,010 227,010 21,853 18,000
Facilities backlog.................. 43,903 20,376 38,000 -5,903 17,624
Rehabilitation and restoration...... 141,688 3,668 81,000 -60,688 77,332
Research and development............ 15,965 16,265 27,265 11,300 11,000
Joint fire science.................. 0 4,000 8,000 8,000 4,000
Forest health federal lands......... 6,982 6,982 6,982 0 0
Forest health coop lands............ 4,992 4,992 4,992 0 0
Economic action programs............ 12,472 12,472 12,472 0 0
Community & private land assis...... 34,923 0 0 -34,923 0
State fire assistance............... 50,383 50,383 50,383 0 0
Volunteer fire assistance........... 8,262 8,262 8,262 0 0
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Subtotal, Other fire operations... 524,727 336,410 464,366 -60,361 127,956
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Total, Wildland Fire Mgmt......... 1,880,258 1,280,349 1,402,305 -477,953 121,956
Nat'l fire plan in State & private
forestry
State fire assistance............... 24,945 25,310 25,310 365 0
Volunteer fire assistance........... 4,989 5,053 5,053 64 0
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Total National Fire Plan.......... $1,910,192 $1,310,712 $1,432,668 -$477,524 $121,956
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Although the Committee has provided substantial resources
for the national fire plan, it reiterates the need for
increased fiscal accountability for these funds. The Committee
expects that there will be no more financial management
situations such as occurred at the end of fiscal year 2000 when
large expenditures were posted the last day of the fiscal year.
Furthermore, the Committee expects the Forest Service and the
Department of the Interior to consider expenses when pursuing
fire management strategies, especially during large, siege-like
fire events when vast resources are often spent. The Committee
has included bill language as requested which liquidates these
fiscal year 2000 obligations.
The Committee has continued bill language from fiscal year
2001, which provided expanded contracting and cooperative
agreement authorities that facilitate wildfire management and
hazardous fuels reduction activities, especially in the
wildland-urban interface. The Committee has also included bill
language as requested allowing the transfer of certain funds to
the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce
to reimburse Endangered Species Act mandated consultation costs
incurred during the implementation of the wildfire program. The
Committee expects that the respective Departments will pursue
sufficient funds for these activities in subsequent years. The
Committee remains very concerned that the Knutson-Vandenberg
(KV) reforestation fund has been used to fund emergency fire
suppression operations and that these funds have not been
repaid. The Committee expects the Administration to make a good
faith effort to repay the KV-fund so that the vital
reforestation and land improvement activities are not put at
jeopardy.
The Committee has fully funded the preparedness and
suppression operations request. The apparent decrease below the
request in preparedness is due to a transfer out of certain
research and development technology development activities
which are now included, although at a level below the fiscal
year 2001 level, within the other fire operations category. The
hazardous fuels allocation includes $16,000,000 for the Quincy
Library Group, CA, work as requested, $2,000,000 for the Lake
Tahoe basin, and at least $5,000,000 for activities of the
Collaborative Forest restoration program, as authorized, in New
Mexico. The Committee has provided $38,000,000 for the wildfire
facilities backlog, a reduction of $5,903,000 from the enacted.
The Committee notes the huge facilities backlog and the need to
provide adequate facilities as the agencies upgrade their fire
capabilities and readiness.
The Committee has restored $81,000,000 for the burned area
rehabilitation and restoration program first proposed in fiscal
year 2001. This funding level is $77,332,000 above the budget
request but still $60,688,000 below the fiscal year 2001 level.
This expanded program is designed to go beyond emergency
stabilization to include the reintroduction of native plants
into these burned over areas before exotic species can gain a
foothold. The Committee directs the Department to incorporate
this program into the development of its 2003 budget request.
Based on these efforts, the Secretaries of Interior and
Agriculture are to report jointly to the Congress by December
31, 2001, with specific plans and recommendations to supply
native plant materials for emergency stabilization and longer-
term rehabilitation and restoration efforts.
The Committee has provided $8,000,000 for the joint fire
science program, the same as the enacted level. This program is
producing important scientific and technical information, often
in collaboration with the nation's forestry schools, that is
needed to support the large effort concerning hazardous fuels
and other fire management issues. The Committee has also
provided funding for research and development activities within
the national fire plan. This includes a transfer of $7,982,000
from the preparedness activity, which was intended for new
technology development, to the other fire operations activity.
The Committee has included $600,000, as requested, within the
research and development allocation for the University of
Montana national center for landscape fire analysis. The
Committee encourages the Forest Service to carefully consider
allocating some of the economic action fire plan funding for
the small diameter initiative at the Forest Products Lab
requested as part of the normal State and private forestry
request.
The Committee has provided $50,383,000 for State fire
assistance, as requested and the same as the enacted national
fire plan level. This funding is in addition to the $25,310,000
provided under the State and private forestry heading. The
Committee has also included $8,262,000 for volunteer fire, as
requested. This brings the volunteer fire funding to a total of
$13,315,000, a very large increase over pre-national fire plan
funding levels.
The Committee was pleased with the detailed 2001 financial
and action plan submitted by the two Secretaries. Within 90
days of enactment of this Act the Committee expects a similar
plan showing the proposed expenditure of funds and work
proposed to be accomplished.
The Committee cautions the Department of Agriculture to
ensure that overhead costs for fire activities are strictly
controlled. Overhead charges should be kept to the minimum
required, based on actual services received or standard agency
methodology.
The Committee understands that fire management plans are
critical strategic documents that guide the full range of fire
management activities. The Committee continues to support the
use of wildland fire funds to complete these plans. Because of
the critical nature of these plans, the Committee directs the
Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to develop a schedule
for revising and completing all new fire plans no later than
the end of fiscal year 2004. This planning schedule must
incorporate the standards outlined in the Review and Update of
the 1995 Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy.
The Committee understands that fuels treatment activities
by mechanical thinning of dense forests and woodlands is often
required before fire can safely be reintroduced to restore
ecological health and reduce wildfire hazards near communities.
The Committee encourages the Forest Service to utilize funds
from this Act to develop projects and expand partnerships with
private enterprise to develop sustainable local industries and
markets for products from woodland or other areas to supplement
ongoing work by the Department of the Interior.
To enhance the effectiveness of fuels and rehabilitation
treatments, particularly in the wildland urban interface, it is
desirable to extend some projects onto adjacent non-Federal
lands. The Committee directs that funds from this Act may be
used by the Forest Service to enter into cooperative agreements
to conduct fuels treatment, emergency stabilization and
rehabilitation activities on adjacent non-Federal lands when
these projects protect Federal resources and the overall
watershed health of which the Federal lands are a part. The
Committee has addressed this issue in Title III by clarifying
the use of cooperative agreements (Section 328) and by
extending the cooperative agreements authority originally
established in Section 323 of the fiscal year 1999 Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act (Section 331).
capital improvement and maintenance
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $517,427,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 523,727,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 535,513,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +18,086,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +11,786,000
The Committee recommends $535,513,000 for capital
improvement and maintenance, $18,086,000 above the enacted and
$11,786,000 above the request. This recommendation includes
$50,000,000 from the conservation spending category for
deferred maintenance needs and infrastructure improvement. This
conservation category allocation is $497,000 below the request.
The Committee appreciates the project detail provided in the
budget justification and expects this practice to continue
except that the Forest Service is encouraged to consolidate
display of small capital projects within a region.
The Committee agrees to the following distribution of
funds:
[Dollars in thousands]
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Recommended
Project/Activity 2001 2002 Committee compared to
enacted request Recommendation Request
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Facilities:
Maintenance.............................................. 73,145 93,926 93,926 0
Capital improvement...................................... 74,371 74,024 74,024 0
Congressional priorities: ......... ......... .............. 0
Allegheny NF campgrounds, PA......................... ......... ......... 900 900
Allegheny NF Marienville RS, PA...................... ......... ......... 975 975
Big Bear center, CA.................................. ......... ......... 1,000 1,000
Cherokee NF recreation projects, TN.................. ......... ......... 1,000 1,000
Cradle Forestry volunteer facilities, NC............. ......... ......... 1,165 1,165
Gladie Creek center, KY.............................. ......... ......... 718 718
Grey Towers NHS, PA.................................. ......... ......... 500 500
Lake Tahoe, restrooms & Tallic rehab................. ......... ......... 570 570
Nantahala NF recreation project, NC.................. ......... ......... 850 850
Timberline Lodge ADA rehab, OR....................... ......... ......... 964 964
Waldo Lake rehab, OR................................. ......... ......... 500 500
Wayne NF SO, OH...................................... ......... ......... 1,000 1,000
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Subtotal, congressional priorities................. 18,414 ......... 10,142 10,328
Subtotal, facilities............................... 165,930 167,950 178,092 10,142
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Roads:
Maintenance.............................................. 129,715 170,291 170,291 0
Capital improvement...................................... 103,219 67,600 67,600 0
Lake Tahoe, Eagle Falls rehab............................ ......... ......... 455 455
Congressional priorities................................. 2,095 ......... .............. 0
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Subtotal, Roads.................................... 235,029 237,891 238,346 455
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Trails:
Maintenance.............................................. 30,932 40,434 40,434 0
Capital improvement...................................... 33,950 26,955 26,955 0
Congressional priorities:................................ ......... ......... .............. ...........
FL National scenic trail............................. ......... ......... 500 500
Continental Divide Trail............................. ......... ......... 1,000 1,000
Pinhoti Trail, GA.................................... ......... ......... 186 186
Subtotal, congressional priorities................. 1,696 ......... 1,686 1,686
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Subtotal, trails................................... 66,578 67,389 69,075 1,686
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Subtotal, projects/activities...................... 467,537 473,230 485,513 12,283
Conservation category........................................ 49,890 50,497 50,000 -497
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Total.................................................. 517,427 523,727 535,513 11,786
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Facilities.--The Committee recommends $178,092,000 for
facilities maintenance and capital improvement, $12,162,000
above the fiscal year 2001 level and $10,142,000 above the
request. The Committee has fully funded the requested funds for
facility maintenance and capital improvement. The Committee
directs that the funds for the Grey Towers National Historic
Site rehabilitation be contingent upon receiving at least equal
matching funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or other
sources. The Nantahala NF funding is for the Hanging Dog
campground rehabilitation and improvements to the Lemmons
Branch boat ramp on Fontana Lake, NC, a cooperative project
with the TVA and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. Cherokee
NF funding is for the Ocoee Dam #2 project, Spring Creek
campsite rehabilitation and reconstructing the Lost Corral
horse camp. The Committee directs the Forest Service to
transfer the $500,000 provided in Public Law 106-291 under the
Capital Improvement and Maintenance account designated for the
Allegheny NF visitor services to the State and Private Forestry
account, Economic Action activity for visitor services at the
Allegheny NF.
Roads.--The Committee recommends $238,346,000 for road
maintenance and capital improvement, $3,317,000 above the
fiscal year 2001 level and $455,000 above the request. As
provided in fiscal year 1999, the timber purchaser road credit
program is eliminated. The Committee recommendation includes no
appropriated funds to improve or construct timber access roads.
Timber purchasers will reconstruct access roads if needed;
funds recommended by the Committee provide needed design and
National Environmental Policy Act mandated environmental
review, public involvement and disclosure. The Committee has
maintained the road decommissioning authority at $15,000,000.
The Committee expects to continue to receive regular reports
and briefings on progress attacking the huge backlog of
deferred maintenance and repair, especially as it relates to
the activities funded through the road and trails fund and the
infrastructure improvement funds provided in the conservation
spending category. The Committee is aware of the critical need
for repair work related to Forest highway 17 in the
Chequamegon-Nicolet NF, WI, and believes this project should be
given the highest priority when considering the allocation of
the fiscal year 2002 infrastructure improvement funding.
Trails.--The Committee recommends $69,075,000 for trails
maintenance and capital improvement, $2,497,000 above the
fiscal year 2001 level and $1,686,000 above the request. This
fully funds the administration request for trails capital
improvement. The Committee expects that the National scenic and
historic trails will have priority in funding allocations.
Under the National forest system account specific provisions
are included for National scenic and historic trails
management, with special emphasis on the Pacific Crest Trail.
land acquisition
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $150,872,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 130,877,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 130,877,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -19,995,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $130,877,000 for land acquisition,
a decrease of $19,995,000 below the enacted level and the same
as the budget request. This amount includes $113,377,000 for
line item acquisition, $13,000,000 for acquisition management,
$1,500,000 for cash equalization, $2,000,000 for inholdings and
$1,000,000 for wilderness protection. This program is funded
under the conservation spending category.
The Committee recommends the following distribution of
funds:
Committee
Area and State Recommendation
Angeles NF (CA)......................................... $2,000,000
Arapaho NF (Beaver Brook) (CO).......................... 6,600,000
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF (RY Timber) (MT)................ 7,000,000
Big Sur Ecosystem (Los Padres NF) (CA )................. 7,660,000
Bonneville Shoreline Trail (UT)......................... 1,000,000
Chattahoochee NF (Chattahoochee River) (GA)............. 1,000,000
Chattooga W&SR/Watershed (NC/SC)........................ 975,000
Chippewa and Superior NF (MN Wilderness) (MN)........... 1,855,000
Cibola NF (La Madera) (NM).............................. 3,925,000
Cleveland NF (CA)....................................... 1,000,000
Columbia River Gorge NSA (OR/WA)........................ 6,000,000
Dakota Prairie Grasslands (Griffin Ranch) (ND).......... 1,450,000
Daniel Boone NF (KY).................................... 3,000,000
Florida National Scenic Trail (FL)...................... 4,000,000
Francis Marion NF (SC).................................. 7,000,000
Gallatin NF (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem) (MT)........ 3,000,000
Green Mtn. NF (VT)...................................... 1,250,000
Hoosier NF (Unique Areas) (IN).......................... 1,500,000
I-90 Corridor/Plum Creek (WA)........................... 2,000,000
Idaho Wilderness/W&S Rivers--Seminole Reach (ID/MT)..... 2,862,000
Lake Tahoe Basin MU (High Meadows) (CA)................. 4,000,000
Lewis and Clark Historic Trail (ID/MT).................. 1,500,000
Mark Twain NF (Ozark Mtn. Streams & Rivers) (MO)........ 1,000,000
Midewin NTGP (IL)....................................... 500,000
Osceola NF (Pinhook--N. Florida Wildlife Corridor) (FL). 4,500,000
Pacific Crest Trail (CA/WA/OR).......................... 2,000,000
Pacific Northwest Streams (OR/WA)....................... 5,000,000
Pisgah NF (Lake James) (NC)............................. 2,500,000
Red Mountain (Uncompahgre) (CO)......................... 4,600,000
San Bernardino NF (CA).................................. 3,000,000
Sawtooth NF (easements--Sawtooth NRA) (ID).............. 5,000,000
Sedona Red Rock (Coconino NF) (AZ)...................... 6,500,000
Tahoe NF (North Fork Am. River) (CA).................... 1,700,000
Wayne`NF (OH)........................................... 1,000,000
White Mtn. NF (NH)...................................... 1,500,000
Wild and Scenic Rivers PNW (OR/WA)...................... 1,500,000
Wisconsin Wild Waterways (Cheq-Nicolet NF) (WI)......... 2,500,000
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Subtotal.......................................... 113,377,000
Wilderness Protection................................... 1,000,000
Critical Inholdings, Opportunities...................... 2,000,000
Cash Equalization....................................... 1,500,000
Acquisition Management.................................. 13,000,000
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Total............................................. 130,877,000
The Committee has included $7,660,000 for the Big Sur
Ecosystem acquisition. This completes the Federal share of this
project.
acquisition of lands for National forests special acts
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $1,067,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 1,069,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 1,069,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +2,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $1,069,000 for acquisition of
lands for National forests, special acts, as requested. These
funds are used pursuant to several special acts, which
authorize appropriations from the receipts of specified
National forests for the purchase of lands to minimize erosion
and flood damage to critical watersheds needing soil
stabilization and vegetative cover.
acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $233,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 234,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 234,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +1,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $234,000 as requested for
acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges under the Act
of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a). Under the Act, deposits
made by public school districts or public school authorities to
provide for cash equalization of certain land exchanges can be
appropriated to acquire similar lands suitable for National
forest system purposes in the same State as the National forest
lands conveyed in the exchanges.
range betterment fund
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $3,293,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 3,290,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 3,290,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -3,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $3,290,000, as requested, for the
range betterment fund, to be derived from grazing receipts from
the National forests (Public Law 94-579, as amended) and to be
used for range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements
including seeding, reseeding, fence construction, weed control,
water development, and fish and wildlife habitat enhancement in
16 western States.
gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $92,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 92,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 92,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $92,000, the budget estimate, for
gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland
research. Authority for the program is contained in Public Law
95-307 (16 U.S.C. 1643, section 4(b)). Amounts appropriated and
not needed for current operations may be invested in public
debt securities. Both the principal and earnings from the
receipts are available to the Forest Service.
management of national forest lands for subsistence uses
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $5,488,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 5,488,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 5,488,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $5,488,000, as requested, for the
management of national forest lands for subsistence uses in
Alaska.
administrative provisions, forest service
The Committee has retained administrative provisions
contained in previous years. The Committee has provided for a
program of $2,000,000 for the Youth Conservation Corps, funded
through the conservation spending category. The Committee has
also continued the authority for transfers to the National
Forest Foundation (NFF) and the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation, including a transfer of up to $300,000 to the NFF
for administrative purposes. The Committee is encouraged by
these partnership efforts and is hopeful that the newly
energized National Forest Foundation can make progress. The
Committee has also continued the wildland fire transfer
authority, which allows use of funds from other accounts during
wildfire emergencies when other wildfire emergency funds are
not available, except now the Secretary may use any funds
available to her.
The Committee remains concerned about the increasing level
of transfer from the Forest Service to the Department of
Agriculture for the working capital fund and other programs.
While it would appear to the Committee that these assessments
should decline in light of implementation of the new accounting
system and the assumption of greater operations responsibility
by the Forest Service, Departmental costs continue to increase
resulting in the increased assessments. In addition, the
Committee is extremely concerned about funds going to the
National Finance Center (NFC). Even though the Forest Service
has taken on many aspects of financial management formerly
provided by the Center, it appears that the Forest Service
continues to bear a disproportionate share of the entire
Department's costs for the NFC. Accordingly, the Committee
directs that during fiscal year 2002 the Secretary may not
transfer more funds for working capital and other ``Green
Book'' charges from the Forest Service to the Department than
were transferred during fiscal year 2000. If additional funds
are required by the Department, the Secretary should follow
accepted reprogramming procedures to request the Committees on
Appropriations for additional transfer authority. The Committee
expects the Secretary to reevaluate the manner in which these
charges are calculated and billed so they are more fair and can
be more accurately displayed in budget justification.
The Committee is continuing its comprehensive approach to
guarantee accountability and efficiency for the Forest Service
Knutson-Vandenberg reforestation trust fund (KV fund), the
salvage sale fund and the brush disposal fund. The Committee
and the public remain concerned and watchful concerning the
expenditure and use of these funds. The Committee notes that
there is widespread agreement that the reforestation, watershed
improvement and wildlife habitat restoration work supported by
the KV fund are all vital to the management of the National
forest system. The Committee agrees to the following:
(1) Maintain the limitation on administrative costs,
limiting the use of indirect funds from the KV salvage sale,
and brush disposal funds to 20% of expenditures.
(2) National forest system funds shall not be used to
supplement administration of the KV, salvage sale or brush
disposal funds.
(3) The Forest Service is directed to submit a plan of
operations regarding these three funds to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations. The Committee requires that this
plan provide sufficient detail to explain and justify the
program of work and expected accomplishments at each National
forest unit using KV funds.
(4) The plan of work should include understandable
performance measurements; monitoring of KV fund activities
should be an essential component of implementation; and
projected and actual unit costs should be clearly depicted.
(5) The Committee stresses that the work funded by the KV
fund shall only include those activities that are authorized by
law, such as reforestation, and improving the future
productivity of the renewable resources in the timber sale
area. This allows work on watershed improvements and fish,
wildlife, and plant habitat improvements as well as maintenance
and construction related to authorized activities.
(6) The Committee expects that the Forest Service will not
use the three trust funds at the regional or Washington office
level except for activities strictly related to program
management and oversight, fiscal management, and policy
development that relates directly to implementing activities
authorized by these funds.
(7) These trust funds shall not be used for Department of
Agriculture general assessments or for general assessments or
National commitments within the Forest Service.
(8) The Committee directs the Forest Service to include a
detailed display in all future budget justifications of the
anticipated program of work for these funds in the upcoming
year. This display should also provide a clearly understandable
presentation of how the forest and habitat improvement
activities supported by these funds relate to activities funded
with discretionary appropriations. This display should indicate
relative priorities and present an integrated approach to
forest management.
The Committee is aware that many public land management
decisions impact the daily lives of citizens who live near
these lands and the people whose livelihoods depend on the
multiple use of our public lands. This human dimension of
Federal government actions in many cases has been totally left
out of the decision making process leading to a schism between
Federal managers and local citizens. The Committee encourages
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
to work with universities to develop a State by State multi-
cultural awareness program that can become part of the
respective Department's ongoing training programs. A pilot
socio-economic based cultural training program in New Mexico,
with its tri-cultural heritage, would prove a good testing
ground for this effort.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Clean Coal Technology
The Committee has recommended the transfer of $36,000,000
in prior year clean coal technology funds to the Elk Hills
School Lands Fund. That transfer is included in the Elk Hills
School Lands Fund appropriations bill language. The Committee
understands that these funds are excess to the clean coal
technology requirements for program completion and they will be
used for the 4th of 7 payments to the Elk Hills School Lands
Fund.
The Committee agrees that up to $14 million in prior year
funds may be used for administration of the clean coal
technology program in fiscal year 2002.
The Committee does not object to the continued support of
the U.S./China Energy and Environmental Center, which promotes
the use of American energy technology that will greatly reduce
emissions and improve energy efficiency.
fossil energy research and development
Fossil energy research and development programs make
prudent investments in long-range research and development that
help protect the environment through higher efficiency power
generation, advanced technologies and improved compliance and
stewardship operations. These activities safeguard our domestic
energy security. This country will continue to rely on
traditional fuels for the majority of its energy requirements
for the foreseeable future, and the activities funded through
this account ensure that energy technologies continue to
improve with respect to emission reductions and control and
energy efficiency.
Fossil fuels, especially coal, are this country's most
abundant and lowest cost fuels for electric power generation.
They are why this country enjoys the lowest cost electricity of
any industrialized economy. The prospects for technology
advances for coal and other fossil fuels are just as bright as
those for alternative energy sources such as solar, wind and
geothermal. The power generation technology research funded
under this account has the goal of developing virtually
pollution-free power plants within the next 15 or 20 years and
doubling the amount of electricity produced from the same
amount of fuel.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $432,464,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 449,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 579,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +146,536,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +130,000,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $579,000,000 for fossil energy
research and development, an increase of $130,000,000 above the
budget request and $146,536,000 above the fiscal year 2001
level. The increase above the 2001 level is attributable to the
first year funding of $150,000,000 for the clean coal power
initiative proposed by the Administration and supported by the
Committee. The Committee believes that this initiative is a
much needed follow-on to the power plant improvement initiative
funded with prior year clean coal funding as part of the fiscal
year 2001 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The
Committee encourages the Department to dedicate funding under
this initiative to technologies that will improve the energy
efficiency of, and reduce emissions at, existing power plants
over the short term in addition to exploring breakthrough
technologies for the power plants of the future. Changes to the
budget request are as follows.
In fuels and power systems, there is an increase of
$4,500,000 for central systems/innovations for existing plants,
of which $3,500,000 is for mercury control and PM 2.5
monitoring, data and analysis and $1,000,000 is for Vision 21.
In advanced systems, there is an increase of $5,000,000 for
integrated gasification combined cycle programs, of which
$1,000,000 is for Vision 21 and $4,000,000 is for the
Wilsonville facility; and an increase of $18,500,000 for
turbine programs, of which $2,500,000 is for Vision 21 and
$16,000,000 is for next generation turbines (including
$3,000,000 for continuing the Ramjet technology project).
In distributed generation systems/fuel cells, there are
increases of $1,000,000 for advanced research and $2,000,000
for Vision 21/hybrids. In sequestration research and
development there is an increase of $11,500,000, of which
$10,000,000 is for greenhouse gas control research and
$1,500,000 is for the carbon sequestration science/focus area
at the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
In fuels research, there are increases of $16,000,000 for
the ultra clean fuels program as part of the transportation
fuels and chemicals subactivity and $2,000,000 for advanced
research, of which $1,000,000 is for C-1 chemistry and
$1,000,000 is for advanced separation technology.
In natural gas technologies, increases include $5,050,000
to partially restore the gas hydrates program, $3,000,000 for
infrastructure technology, $1,000,000 to restore the effective
environmental protection program, and $10,200,000 in
exploration and production, of which $3,800,000 is to restore
partially the research base, $3,000,000 is to restore National
laboratory/industry partnerships, and $3,400,000 is for the
Deep Trek program (research on deep gas resources).
In petroleum/oil technology, increases include $11,000,000
for exploration and production, of which $6,000,000 is to
restore National laboratory/industry partnerships and
$5,000,000 is for the Oil Prime program (advanced university
research); $9,100,000 for reservoir life extension, of which
$6,000,000 is for reservoir field demonstrations, $3,000,000 is
for the preferred upstream management practices program, and
$100,000 is for program support; and $5,400,000 to restore the
effective environmental protection program.
Other recommended changes to the budget request include
increases of $6,000,000 for the cooperative research and
development program, $1,400,000 to restore the import/export
authorization program, $1,350,000 to restore partially the
general plants project activity, and $16,000,000 to restore
funding for staffing and contract support in program direction,
of which $4,000,000 is for headquarters and $12,000,000 is for
the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
The Committee agrees to the following:
1. Excess prior year funds from the steelmaking feedstock
project should be redirected to high priority programs at the
National Energy Technology Laboratory and to minimize any
disruptions to ongoing research and development contracts.
Every effort should be made to use these funds to live up to
our commitments with industry partners, consistent with plans
and schedules developed in cooperation with those partners.
2. Within the increase provided for the next generation
turbines program, $3,000,000 is to continue ramgen technology
research.
3. Within the funds provided for fuel cell research and
development, cooperative efforts with McDermott, Inc. should be
continued in fiscal year 2002 at the fiscal year 2001 level.
4. Within the oil technology program, the Department is
encouraged to pursue research on corrosion, scale, and methane-
hydrate inhibition.
5. The NETL should continue to be actively involved in the
management of the black liquor gasification program and in the
mining industries of the future program. The petroleum
industries of the future program should be closely coordinated
with the other oil research and development programs funded
under this account.
6. The Department should consider, through the power plant
improvement initiative or the clean coal power initiative, a
commercial scale (greater than 250 MW) demonstration of high-
energy electron scrubbing on an existing coal-fired plant using
low cost high sulfur coal and increasing plant output. The
Committee understands that such technology will improve the
economics and overall performance of power plants while
maintaining compliance with environmental standards.
7. The Department should, in cooperation with industry,
pursue a deep water oil and gas research program.
8. Crosscutting programs--cooperative programs with States
and the energy efficiency science initiative--are continued in
fiscal year 2002 under the energy conservation appropriation.
These projects should be coordinated closely with the fossil
energy program so that the highest priority energy research
projects are funded. This same direction applies to the
reciprocating engines program.
alternative fuels production
(rescission)
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... -$1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. -2,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 0
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +2,000,000
The Committee has not agreed to the rescission of
$2,000,000 in unobligated balances from this account. The
Committee understands that there are no funds available for
rescission at this time.
naval petroleum and oil shale reserves
The Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves are managed by
the Department of Energy to achieve the greatest value and
benefit to the Government. In fiscal year 1998, NPR-1 (Elk
Hills) was sold as mandated by the National Defense
Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996. That Act also directed
the Department to conduct a study of the remaining properties--
3 Naval Oil Shale Reserves and NPR-2 and NPR-3. The National
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1998 directed the
transfer of 2 of the oil shale reserves (NOSR-1 and NOSR-3) to
the Department of the Interior. On January 14, 2000, the
Department announced it would return a portion of the NOSR-2
property in Utah to the Ute Indian Tribe. Two properties remain
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Energy. They are
NPR-2 in Kern County, CA and NPR-3 in Natrona County, WY. The
DOE continues to be responsible for routine operation and
maintenance of NPR-3, management of the Rocky Mountain Oilfield
Testing Center at NPR-3, lease management at NPR-2, and
continuing environmental and remediation work at Elk Hills.
Over the past few years these programs have been operated
largely with prior year unobligated balances. Those balances
are now exhausted and base appropriations must be restored.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $1,596,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 17,371,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 17,371,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +15,775,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $17,371,000 for the operation of
the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, which is equal to
the budget request.
elk hills school lands fund
(Including Transfer of Funds)
Payment to the Elk Hills school lands fund was part of the
settlement associated with the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve
Numbered 1. Under the settlement, payments to the fund are to
be made over a period of seven years.
The Committee recommends $36,000,000 for the Elk Hills
school lands fund, which is equal to both the budget request
and the amount available for fiscal year 2001. In fiscal year
2002, the Committee recommends deriving these funds by transfer
from excess prior year balances in the clean coal technology
account. This represents the fourth of seven payments to the
fund, which was established as a part of the sale of the Elk
Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve in California (to settle school
lands claims by the State).
Energy Conservation
The energy conservation program of the Department of Energy
conducts cooperative research and development projects aimed at
sustaining economic growth through more efficient energy use.
Activities financed through this program focus on improving
existing technologies and developing new technologies related
to residential, commercial, industrial and transportation
energy use. In fiscal year 2001, funds and programs were
transferred from the building sector and industry sector
research activities to establish a new distributed generation
activity that addresses critical energy needs for next
generation clean, efficient, fuel flexible technologies for
industrial, commercial and institutional applications. These
technologies use the waste heat energy rejected during
electricity generation from microturbines, reciprocating
engines and fuel cells in the form of cooling, heating and
power. This waste heat utilization is referred to as ``combined
heat and power''. Also funded under the energy conservation
heading are the Federal energy management program, which
focuses on improving energy efficiency in Federal buildings,
the low-income weatherization assistance program, and State
energy program grants.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $813,442,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 755,805,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 940,805,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +127,363,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +185,000,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $940,805,000 for energy
conservation, an increase of $185,000,000 above the budget
request and $127,363,000 above the fiscal year 2001 level.
Changes to the budget request are detailed below.
In buildings research and standards, increases include
$6,000,000 for competitive research and development, $5,000,000
for Building America in the residential buildings program,
$2,000,000 for commercial buildings integration, and
$17,000,000 for equipment materials and tools, of which
$2,000,000 is for lighting research and development (including
hybrid lighting), $3,000,000 is for space conditioning and
refrigeration, $500,000 is for appliances and emerging
technologies, $1,000,000 is for analysis tools and design
strategies, $4,000,000 is for lighting and appliance standards,
and $6,500,000 is for building envelope research, of which
$2,000,000 is for a competitive solicitation, $3,000,000 is for
windows research (including electrochromics) and $1,500,000 is
for other high priority building envelope technology.
In building technology assistance, there is an increase of
$10,300,000 for community energy programs, of which $6,000,000
is for Rebuild America, $2,000,000 is for information outreach,
and $2,300,000 is for training and assistance for State and
Federal building energy codes.
Other increases for the buildings sector programs include
$2,000,000 to restore cooperative programs with the States,
$4,000,000 to restore the energy efficiency science initiative
and $10,000,000 for the Federal energy management program, of
which $5,000,000 is for project financing, $4,000,000 is for
technical guidance and assistance (State grants to provide
local support), and $1,000,000 is for planning, reporting, and
evaluation.
For industry sector research, increases include $26,200,000
for industries of the future (specific) programs, of which
$4,000,000 is for steel, $3,500,000 is for aluminum, $2,000,000
is for metal casting, $1,800,000 is for glass, $7,000,000 is
for chemicals, $2,800,000 is for petroleum (to support small
refinery projects), $500,000 is for agriculture, $3,000,000 is
for mining, and $1,600,000 is for supporting industries. For
industries of the future (crosscutting), increases include
$6,000,000 for technical assistance/best practices and
$21,000,000 for enabling technology, of which $7,000,000 is for
materials research, $1,000,000 is for combustion systems/boiler
research, $10,000,000 is for industrial gasification, and
$3,000,000 is to restore the sensors and controls program
funding. Other increases include $2,000,000 to restore
cooperative programs with the States and $4,000,000 to restore
the energy efficiency science initiative.
For distributed generation technologies, there is an
increase of $16,500,000, including $4,000,000 for microturbine
technology, $5,000,000 for reciprocating engine technology,
$3,000,000 for National Energy Technology Laboratory support
and university research on reciprocating engines (through
Fossil Energy), $4,000,000 for systems integration, and
$500,000 for management and planning to provide for fixed costs
and essential staffing.
For transportation sector research, there is net increase
of $28,700,000 for vehicle technology research and development,
including a decrease of $500,000 for the Graduate Automotive
Technology Education program and increases of $4,000,000 for
hybrid/light and heavy vehicle propulsion, $2,700,000 for
hybrid/high power energy storage, $3,500,000 for hybrid/
advanced power electronics and the Department is directed to
down select from 3 to 2 contracts, $8,000,000 for combustion
and emissions control, $3,500,000 for heavy truck engine
research and development and the Department is expected to fund
at least two natural gas engine projects, $3,500,000 for
electric vehicle/advanced battery development, and $4,000,000
for heavy vehicle systems optimization. The Committee expects
the Department to focus its truck research on a broad array of
options and not limit the program to diesel engine research.
Other transportation program increases include $5,000,000
for fuels utilization, of which $3,000,000 is for advanced
petroleum based fuels for heavy trucks and lighter vehicles and
$2,000,000 is for alternative fuels for medium and heavy
trucks; $10,000,000 for materials technologies, of which
$1,000,000 is for automotive propulsion materials, $8,000,000
is for lightweight materials technologies (including high
strength/weight reduction materials) and $1,000,000 is for the
High Temperature Materials Laboratory; $3,300,000 for
technology deployment, of which $3,000,000 is for the clean
cities program and $300,000 is for advanced vehicle
competitions. There are also increases of $2,000,000 to restore
cooperative programs with the States and $4,000,000 to restore
the energy efficiency science initiative.
Bill Language is recommended requiring 25 percent cost
sharing for weatherization programs. The language exempts
direct grants to Indian Tribes and allows waivers by the
Secretary of Energy for up to 50% of the cost-sharing
requirement for an individual State under certain
circumstances. The Committee notes that the cost-sharing
requirement does not depend exclusively on State appropriations
but that any non-Federal funds, including utility funds, can be
counted towards the requirement. The Committee has provided the
full amount requested for energy conservation grant programs,
$311,000,000. Of the amount provided, $249,000,000 is for
weatherization assistance grants and $62,000,000 is for State
energy conservation grants. With the funds provided for
weatherization and State grants in this bill and the 25 percent
cost share, a minimum of $388,750,000 will be available for
weatherization programs in fiscal year 2002.
The Committee agrees to the following:
1. The cooperative programs with the States and the energy
efficiency science initiative should be closely coordinated
with the Fossil Energy Research and Development program to
ensure that the highest priority research needs across both the
Fossil Energy and Energy Conservation accounts are addressed.
The cooperative programs with the States should also be
coordinated with the Energy Information Administration.
2. Within the funds provided for building sector programs,
the oil heat research program is to be continued at the fiscal
year 2001 level.
3. The Northwest Alliance for Transportation Technologies
should be funded at least at the $3,000,000 level in fiscal
year 2002.
4. The Department needs to do a better job of working with
industry partners in developing and implementing long-term
research plans and in requesting funding in budget submissions
to support those plans. The Committee has been particularly
concerned about the lack of commitment to the natural gas
research plan, including natural gas vehicles, over the past
few years and encourages the Department to work closely with
industry on the plan. The increases provided above the budget
request should be directed, in part, to that plan in close
coordination with industry partners.
5. The controlled thermo-mechanical processing project in
the industries of the future program should continue at the
fiscal year 2001 level during fiscal year 2002.
6. The Department needs to provide a more detailed breakout
of funding in the distributed generation technologies activity
in future budgets. The Committee has agreed to provide
flexibility for the first full year of funding for the program
in order to take advantage of the most promising opportunities.
However, the Committee expects that, in fiscal year 2003 and
beyond, a more definitive justification with greater funding
detail by subactivity will be incorporated in the budget
requests.
7. Within the funds provided for distributed generation
technologies, the Department should accelerate research and
development on thermally activated technologies for packaged
cooling, heat and power systems.
8. The Committee continues to be concerned that the
Department of Energy has ignored the Committee's reprogramming
procedures in the energy conservation area. In fiscal year
2001, nearly $1,000,000 was realigned to increase the buildings
sector management and planning activity and $500,000 was used
to fund the graduate automotive technology education program
for which the Congress did not provide funding in fiscal year
2001. The Committee expects full compliance with the
reprogramming guidelines by the Department in the future. The
Committee will consider addressing this problem in statutory
language if violations continue.
The Committee recognizes that experimental fuel cell
vehicles, including buses and trucks, are already on the
nation's roads, and that auto makers are scheduling the release
of prototype fuel cell passenger cars in 2004. Because
undetected hydrogen leaks pose a grave threat to public safety,
it is imperative that the development of hydrogen detection
systems be encouraged. The Committee encourages the Department
of Energy to work with industry to facilitate the establishment
of enabling safety technologies that are essential for public
acceptance of effective and efficient alternatives to
conventionally powered vehicles.
economic regulation
The economic regulation account funds the independent
Office of Hearings and Appeals which is responsible for all of
the Department's adjudication processes except those that are
the responsibility of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The amount funded by this Committee is for those activities
specific to this bill: mainly those related to petroleum
overcharge cases. All other activities are funded on a
reimbursable basis from the other elements of the Department of
Energy. Prior to fiscal year 1997, this account also funded the
Economic Regulatory Administration.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $1,996,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 1,996,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 1,996,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... 0
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $1,996,000 for economic
regulation, equal to both the budget request and the fiscal
year 2001 level. The Committee expects the Department to submit
a plan by March 1, 2002, for phasing out direct funding for the
Office of Hearings and Appeals from the Interior bill over the
next three years. The Committee is concerned about the high
cost of employees in this office and concerned that the
casework, funded by the Interior and related agencies
appropriation, has not been brought to a timely completion.
strategic petroleum reserve
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was created by the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to provide the United
States with adequate strategic and economic protection against
disruptions in oil supplies. The SPR program was established as
a 750 million-barrel capacity crude oil reserve with storage in
large underground salt caverns at five sites in the Gulf Coast
area. It is connected to major private sector distribution
systems and maintained to achieve full drawdown rate capability
within fifteen days of notice to proceed with drawdown. Storage
capacity development was completed in September 1991; this
provides the capability to store 750 million barrels of crude
oil in underground caverns and to be ready to deploy at the
President's direction in the event of an emergency. As a result
of the decommissioning of the Weeks Island site in 1999, the
Reserve lost 70 millions barrels of capacity. However, the
Department has reassessed the capacities of the remaining
storage sites and estimates those sites are currently capable
of storing 700 million barrels. During 1998, an inventory of
561 million barrels provided 60 days of net import protection.
In 2001, 588 million barrels provide 53 days of net import
protection. The decline in days of net import protection is the
result of the growth of U.S. requirements for imported crude
oil and the reduction in U.S. domestic oil production.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $160,637,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 169,009,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 179,009,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +18,372,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +10,000,000
The Committee recommends $179,009,000 for operation of the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an increase of $10,000,000 above
the budget request and $18,372,000 above the fiscal year 2001
level. The increase is for phase one of a program to
continuously de-gas the oil at the various reserve sites.
energy information administration
The Energy Information Administration is a quasi-
independent agency within the Department of Energy established
to provide timely, objective, and accurate energy-related
information to the Congress, executive branch, State
governments, industry, and the public. The information and
analysis prepared by the EIA is widely disseminated and the
agency is recognized as an unbiased source of energy
information by government organizations, industry, professional
statistical organizations and the public.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $75,509,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 75,499,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 78,499,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +2,990,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +3,000,000
The Committee recommends $78,499,000 for the Energy
Information Administration, an increase of $3,000,000 above the
budget request and $2,990,000 above the fiscal year 2001 level.
The increase is for the fixed costs at EIA and is necessary to
ensure that essential energy data and analysis programs are not
reduced.
The Committee agrees to the following:
1. The EIA should continue the State Energy Price and
Expenditure Report and the State Data Report.
2. EIA should continue its international analysis
capability enhancement efforts; and should incorporate as
appropriate, the results of its interruptible natural gas study
into its data and analysis efforts.
3. The Changing Structure of the Electric Power Industry
report should be continued annually.
4. EIA should also continue, on schedule, its information
processing technology improvements.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
indian health services
The provision of Federal health services to Indians is
based on a special relationship between Indian tribes and the
U.S. Government first set forth in the 1830s by the U.S.
Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall. Numerous
treaties, statutes, constitutional provisions, and
international law have reconfirmed this relationship. Principal
among these is the Snyder Act of 1921, which provides the basic
authority for most Indian health services provided by the
Federal Government to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The
Indian Health Service (IHS) provides direct health care
services in 36 hospitals, 58 health centers, 4 school health
centers, and 44 health stations. Tribes and tribal groups,
through contracts with the IHS, operate 13 hospitals, 161
health centers, 3 school health centers, and 249 health
stations (including 170 Alaska village clinics). The IHS,
tribes and tribal groups also operate 7 regional youth
substance abuse treatment centers and 2,152 units of staff
quarters.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $2,265,663,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 2,387,014,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 2,390,014,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +124,351,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +3,000,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $2,390,014,000 for Indian health
services, an increase of $3,000,000 above the budget request
and $124,351,000 above the fiscal year 2001 level. Changes to
the budget request are discussed below.
Hospital and clinic programs are increased by $17,000,000,
including $15,000,000 for the Indian health care improvement
fund, $1,000,000 for Joslin diabetes programs, and $1,000,000
for technology upgrades. Other increases include $15,000,000
for contract health services and $1,000,000 in the urban
program to restore funding for the SIPI and First Nations
dental programs in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. Decreases
include $10,000,000 in direct operations for the Federal cost
of Navajo contract conversion and $20,000,000 in contract
support costs.
The Committee agrees to the following:
1. In distributing the funding increase for contract health
services, the Service should consider the needs of the Hopi
people for inpatient services now that the Keams Canyon
Hospital has been closed.
2. The disparate treatment of contract support costs
between BIA and IHS needs to be addressed. This issue is
discussed in more detail below.
3. No new and expanded contracts may be executed beyond
those that can be accommodated within the funds provided for
contract support costs. An increase of $20,000,000 has been
provided for such costs.
4. Funds for the pharmacy residency program remain in the
base for fiscal year 2002.
5. Last year's direction on the use of loan repayment
program funding should continue to be followed in fiscal year
2002.
Bill language is included limiting the execution of new and
expanded self-determination contracts and self-governance
compacts once the amount available for contract support costs
has been committed. The language also prohibits any increase in
direct contract support cost funding for existing contracts.
The Committee expects the Service to request additional funding
in fiscal year 2003 for any new or expanded contracts that are
requested but not consummated in fiscal year 2002 because of a
funding shortfall. Likewise the Committee expects the Service
to request any needed Federal costs for contract conversion in
the fiscal year 2003 budget.
The Committee continues to be concerned by the disparate
treatment of contract support costs by the various agencies,
especially the differences between the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and the Indian Health Service.
Indirect and start-up contract support costs are paid by
both BIA and IHS, but at different rates. Examples of indirect
costs include costs for financial management, property and
procurement management, data processing and information
management, insurance and risk management, audits, executive
management, human resource management, planning and evaluation,
office services, legal services, and facilities management.
Examples of start-up costs include costs for computer hardware
and software, training and staff development, systems
development, and equipment and furnishings to support the
administrative unit.
The Indian Health Service currently pays about $55,000,000
in direct contract support costs and BIA pays no direct
contract support costs. Examples of direct contract support
costs include costs for unemployment taxes, discipline-specific
training, workers compensation, long distance telephone
charges, and postage. The Committee's recommended language does
not take direct contract support cost funding away from tribes
that are currently receiving such funds. However, the Committee
continues to be concerned that the Indian Health Service
independently elected to pay these optional costs several years
ago without justifying the need for these funds through the
Office of Management and Budget and Congressional budget
processes.
The Committee believes that it is imperative to have a
single, consistent policy across all agencies with respect to
the payment of contract support costs. The Office of Management
and Budget should take the lead on establishing this policy and
request the appropriate level of funding to implement the
policy in fiscal year 2003 and beyond. In the meantime, IHS
should receive OMB approval on the payment of direct contract
support costs prior to instituting any policy for new and
expanded contracts in fiscal year 2002.
indian health facilities
The need for new Indian health care facilities has not been
fully quantified but it is safe to say that many billions of
dollars would be required to renovate existing facilities and
construct all the needed new hospitals and clinics. The IHS has
estimated that as many as 21 hospitals and 52 health centers
should be considered for replacement; renovations should be
considered for 16 hospitals, 82 health centers, and 284 health
stations; and 15 new health centers and 21 new health stations
should be considered. Safe and sanitary water and sewer systems
for existing homes and solid waste disposal needs currently are
estimated to amount to over $830 million for those projects
that are considered to be economically feasible.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $363,103,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 319,795,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 369,795,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +6,692,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +50,000,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $369,795,000 for Indian health
facilities, an increase of $50,000,000 above the budget request
and $6,692,000 above the fiscal year 2001 level. Changes to the
budget request include $1,000,000 in maintenance and
improvement to restore the Portland Area AMEX program and
$49,000,000 in hospital and clinic construction, including
$2,600,000 for Pinon, AZ clinic infrastructure, $5,000,000 for
Pawnee, OK clinic infrastructure, $1,500,000 for Sisseton, SD
clinic design, $5,000,000 for Bethel, AK clinic staff quarters
(phase II), $2,000,000 for Zuni, NM staff quarters (Phase I),
$1,000,000 to restore funding for dental units, $26,900,000 for
small ambulatory care facilities, and $5,000,000 to restore
funding for joint ventures.
The Committee agrees to the following distribution of
hospital and clinic construction funds:
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Committee
Project Budget request recommendation
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Fort Defiance, AZ (hospital)...... $14,327,000 $14,327,000
Pinon, AZ (clinic)................ 0 2,600,000
Winnebago, NE (hospital).......... 23,241,000 23,241,000
Pawnee, OK clinic................. 0 5,000,000
Sisseton, SD clinic............... 0 1,500,000
Bethel, AK quarters............... 0 5,000,000
Zuni, NM quarters................. 0 2,000,000
Dental units...................... 0 1,000,000
Small ambulatory care facilities.. 0 26,900,000
Joint ventures.................... 0 5,000,000
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Totals...................... 37,568,000 86,568,000
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The Committee agrees to the following:
1. The Service should continue to work on needed
improvements to the facilities priority system so that the full
range of need for facilities in Indian country is given
appropriate consideration.
2. Funding for staff quarters construction needs to receive
a higher priority in future budget requests.
3. The methodology used to distribute facilities funding
should address the fluctuating annual workload and maintain
parity among IHS areas and tribes as the workload shifts.
4. Funds for sanitation facilities for new and renovated
housing should be used to serve housing provided by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs Housing Improvement Program, new homes, and
homes renovated to like-new condition. Onsite sanitation
facilities may also be provided for homes occupied by the
disabled or sick who have physician referrals indicating an
immediate medical need for adequate sanitation facilities at
home.
5. Sanitation funds should not be used to provide
sanitation facilities for new homes funded by the housing
programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The HUD should provide any needed funds to the IHS for that
purpose.
6. The IHS may use up to $5,000,000 in sanitation funding
for projects to clean up and replace open dumps on Indian lands
pursuant to the Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act of 1994.
7. The IHS should continue to support tribes in identifying
and implementing alternative and innovative approaches to
funding construction and repair and replacement of health care
facilities throughout Indian country, including cost-sharing
arrangements and the enhanced use of third-party collections
for improving aging facilities. These alternative approaches
should not result in increased operational funding requirements
for IHS.
Bill language is included to continue the joint venture
program and permit up to two new facilities under that program.
Priority must first be given to facilities already on the
priority list.
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
salaries and expenses
The dispute between the Hopi and Navajo tribes is
centuries-old. The Hopi were the original occupants of the land
with their origin tracing back to the Anasazi race whose
presence is recorded back to 1150 A.D. Later in the 16th
century the Navajo tribe began settling in this area. The
continuous occupation of this land by the Navajo led to the
isolation of the Hopi Reservation as an island within the area
occupied by the Navajo. In 1882, President Arthur issued an
Executive Order which granted the Hopi a 2.5 million acre
reservation to be occupied by the Hopi and such other Indians
as the Secretary of the Interior saw fit to resettle there.
Intertribal problems arose between the larger Navajo tribe and
the smaller Hopi tribe revolving around the question of the
ownership of the land as well as cultural differences between
the two tribes. Efforts to resolve these conflicts were not
successful and led Congress to pass legislation in 1958 which
authorized a lawsuit to determine ownership of the land. When
attempts at mediation of the dispute as specified in an Act
passed in 1974 failed, the district court in Arizona
partitioned the Joint Use Area equally between the Navajo and
Hopi tribes under a decree that has required the relocation of
members of both tribes. Most of those to be relocated are
Navajo living on the Hopi Partitioned Land.
At this time approximately 300 households remain be
relocated, of which 33 are full-time residents on the Hopi
Partitioned Land. A total of 3,198 families have been relocated
from the Hopi Partitioned Land.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $14,967,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 15,148,000
Recommended, 2001..................................... 15,148,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +181,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $15,148,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation,
the same as the budget request and $181,000 above the 2001
enacted level.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development
payment to the institute
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $4,116,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 4,490,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 4,490,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +374,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $4,490,000 for the Institute of
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development,
the same as the budget request and $374,000 above the 2001
enacted level.
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is unique in the Federal
establishment. Established by the Congress in 1846 to carry out
the trust included in James Smithson's will, it has been
engaged for over 150 years in the ``increase and diffusion of
knowledge among men'' in accordance with the donor's
instructions. For some years, it used only the funds made
available by the trust. Then, before the turn of the century,
it began to receive Federal appropriations to conduct some of
its activities. With the expenditure of both private and
Federal funds over the years, it has grown into one of the
world's great scientific, cultural, and intellectual
organizations. It operates magnificent museums, outstanding art
galleries, and important research centers. Its collections are
among the best in the world. Its traveling exhibits bring
beauty and information throughout the country.
The Smithsonian attracted approximately 33,500,000 visitors
in 2000 to its museums, galleries, and zoological park.
Additional millions also view Smithsonian traveling
exhibitions, which appear across the United States and abroad,
and the annual Folklife Festival. As custodian of the National
Collections, the Smithsonian is responsible for more than 140
million art objects, natural history specimens, and artifacts.
These collections are displayed for the enjoyment and education
of visitors and are available for research by the staff of the
Institution and by hundreds of visiting students, scientists,
and historians each year. Other significant study efforts draw
their data and results directly from terrestrial, marine, and
astrophysical observations at various Smithsonian
installations.
The Smithsonian complex presently consists of 15 exhibition
buildings in Washington, DC and New York City in the fields of
science, history, technology and art; a zoological park in
Washington, DC and an animal conservation and research center
in Front Royal, Virginia; the Anacostia Museum, which performs
research and exhibit activities in the District of Columbia; a
preservation, storage and air and spacecraft display facility
in Suitland, Maryland; a natural preserve in Panama and one on
the Chesapeake Bay; an oceanographic research facility in Fort
Pierce, Florida; astrophysical stations in Cambridge,
Massachusetts and Mt. Hopkins, Arizona and elsewhere; and
supporting administrative, laboratory, and storage areas.
salaries and expenses
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $386,902,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 396,200,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 396,200,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +9,298,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $396,200,000 for salaries and
expenses, the same as the budget request and $9,298,000 above
the below the fiscal year 2001 level.
The Committee has not approved the request of $325,000 for
the Smithsonian Associates and $650,000 for the Smithsonian
Affiliations programs. These activities have historically been
funded on the Trust side. Given the significant financial
demands placed on the Smithsonian, including escalating costs
for backlog maintenance, overrun costs associated with the
National Museum of the American Indian and growing operational
needs for the new Dulles air and space facility, the Committee
does not approve of moving any activities from the Trust side
to federal appropriations.
The Committee has limited salaries and expenses funding to
one year availability and expects the Smithsonian to spend
those funds in fiscal year 2002 for the stated purposes. The
Smithsonian has, over the last several years, carried over
significant sums of money and submitted requests to use those
funds for purposes other than what was described in the annual
budget justification and what the Committee approved in the
bill. It is not the intent of the Committee to provide
discretionary funding.
The Committee is concerned that the agricultural exhibit at
the American History Museum fails to convey a sufficient
appreciation for the contribution of agriculture to our history
and our economy. The Committee urges the Institution to
establish an advisory council composed of the Secretary of
Agriculture, agricultural historians and representatives of
agricultural production, conservation, and research and
education organizations to review the exhibit and develop
recommendations for how this exhibit could be improved and made
more representative of agriculture's role in American life
including the establishment of interactive displays similar to
those found in other sections of the museum. The Committee
directs the Institution to submit a report of this council's
findings to the Committee in advance of hearings on the fiscal
year 2003 budget.
repair, restoration and alteration of facilities
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $57,473,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 67,900,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 67,900,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +10,427,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $67,900,000, the same as the
budget request and $10,427,000 above the fiscal year 2001
level. This amount is consistent with the amount recommended by
the Smithsonian to deal with the most critical backlog
maintenance needs. Some of these needs include replacement of
utilities, security systems, heating and air conditioning,
roofs and major structural repairs.
The Committee has included the request of $6,000,000 to
replace the roof of the A & I building. These funds will
instead be used for design and planning work for the entire
structure.
construction
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $9,479,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 30,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 30,000,000
Comparison:...........................................
Appropriation, 2001............................... +20,521,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for construction, the
same as the budget request and $20,521,000 above the fiscal
year 2001 level.
The Committee has provided the $30,000,000 requested in the
President's budget for the National Museum of the American
Indian on the Mall. It is the Committee's understanding that
the project cost overrun exceeds $100,000,000.
While some of the cost overruns were out of the control of
the Smithsonian, such as changes mandated by the Commission of
Fine Arts and inflation in construction costs, most of the
charges result from new cultural and artwork items, exhibit
components that have grown in scope, items left out of the
original budget estimate such as retail and concession spaces
and problems associated with the unprecedented complexity of
the building design. The Committee is deeply concerned that the
Smithsonian has practiced no management restraints on this
project. Earlier in the year, the Smithsonian attributed the
overrun to steel prices and construction inflation, when in
fact, there have been millions of dollars in cost overruns
attributable to controllable items. The Committee is
particularly concerned that this additional $30,000,000 could
have been spent on the significant maintenance backlog in the
Smithsonian's existing buildings. Now many critical backlog
projects will be delayed. The Committee expects no additional
escalation in this project and directs the Smithsonian to
fulfill its commitment to raise a majority of the remaining
balance.
Administrative provisions, Smithsonian Institution
The Committee has been concerned about the recent actions
taken by the Smithsonian to set a new direction for science in
the Institution, particularly the attempt to close the
Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia. The
Committee commends the Board of Regents for directing the
Smithsonian to form a Science Commission to advise the
Smithsonian Regents on future new research strategies.
The Committee supports the principle of reviewing existing
research programs and improving the focus of those programs,
including greater collaboration within and outside the
Smithsonian. However, the process for making significant
research changes must be thoroughly vetted within the research
community and through the budget process. The Committee expects
that no action regarding the science programs and related
facilities of the Institution will be taken until the new
Science Commission has made recommendations to the Regents and
the Regents have approved those recommendations.
The Committee has included bill language mandating that the
Smithsonian follow the Committee's reprogramming guidelines.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is one of the world's great
galleries. Its magnificent works of art are displayed for the
benefit of millions of visitors from across this Nation and
from other nations. The National Gallery of Art serves as an
example of a successful cooperative endeavor between private
individuals and institutions and the Federal Government. The
many special exhibitions shown in the Gallery and then
throughout the country bring great art treasures to Washington
and the Nation. In 1999, the Gallery opened a sculpture garden,
which provides a wonderful opportunity for the public to have
an outdoor artistic experience in a lovely, contemplative
setting.
salaries and expenses
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $64,638,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 66,229,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 68,967,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +4,329,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +2,738,000
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $68,967,000 for salaries and
expenses of the National Gallery of Art, an increase of
$2,738,000 above the budget request and $4,329,000 above the
fiscal year 2001 level. The increase above the budget request
includes $1,903,000 for art collection care, of which
$1,369,000 is to restore the special exhibits budget and
$534,000 is for fixed costs. Other increases for fixed costs
include $230,000 for operation and maintenance of buildings and
grounds, $388,000 for security, and $217,000 for general
administration.
The Committee notes that level funding for special exhibits
is critical for both 2002 exhibits and for multi-year
exhibition planning.
repair, restoration and renovation of buildings
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $10,847,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 14,220,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 14,220,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +3,373,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $14,220,000 for repair,
restoration and renovation of buildings at the National Gallery
of Art, the same as the budget request and an increase of
$3,373,000 above the fiscal year 2001 level. The increase above
the 2001 level is to continue implementation of the Gallery's
long-term facilities improvement plan.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a
living memorial to the late President Kennedy and is the
National Center for the Performing Arts. The Center consists of
over 1.5 million square feet of usable floor space with
visitation averaging 10,000 on a daily basis.
operations and maintenance
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $13,969,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 15,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 15,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +1,030,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for operations and
maintenance, the same as the budget request and an increase of
$1,031,000 above the 2001 enacted level.
construction
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $19,956,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 19,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 19,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -956,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $19,000,000 for construction, the
same as the budget request and a decrease of $956,000 below the
fiscal year 2001 level.
The Committee commends the leadership of the Center for its
effectiveness and efficiency in operating the Center and
managing its construction projects.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
salaries and expenses
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is a
unique institution with a special mission to serve as a living
memorial to President Woodrow Wilson. The Center performs this
mandate through its role as an international institute for
advanced study as well as a facilitator for discussions among
scholars, public officials, journalists and business leaders
from across the country on major long-term issues facing
America and the world.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $12,283,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 7,796,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 7,796,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -4,487,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $7,796,000 for salaries and
expenses, the same as the budget request and $4,487,000 below
the fiscal year 2001 level.
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
grants and administration
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $97,785,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 98,234,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 98,234,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +449,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with
estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $98,234,000 for grants and
administration, which is $449,000 above the 2001 enacted level
and equal to the budget request. The funding increase is to
partially offset fixed cost increases. The Committee has
continued all grant funds in the grants and administration
account as was established in fiscal year 2001. The Committee
expects the NEA to use these grants to enhance outreach efforts
to more of the Nation, especially for underserved rural and
urban areas which have not had substantial NEA granting
activity in the recent past. The Committee has not provided
funding for an office move, so the Committee expects to see a
supplemental budget request if the General Services
Administration proceeds with such an action. The Committee is
generally pleased with the implementation of the Congressional
reforms to the NEA and therefore the Committee encourages the
NEA to pay careful attention to the letter and spirit of these
recent reforms in order that previous granting problems do not
reoccur. The Committee notes that the Challenge America Arts
Fund is included under a separate heading and is recommended
for $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
Bill language in Title III retains provisions in last
year's bill regarding restrictions on individual grants,
subgranting, and seasonal support (Sec. 315); authority to
solicit and invest funds (Sec. 316); priority for rural and
underserved communities, priority for grants that encourage
public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of
the arts, designation of a category for grants of national
significance, and a 15-percent cap on the total amount of grant
funds directed to any one State (Sec. 317).
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) was created
in 1965 to encourage and support National progress in the
humanities. The NEH provides, through a merit-based review
process, grants in support of education, research, document and
artifact preservation, and public service in the humanities.
grants and administration
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $104,373,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 104,882,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 104,882,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +509,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $104,882,000 for grants and
administration the same as the budget request and $509,000
above to the 2001 level. The Committee has not provided funding
for an office move, so the Committee expects to see a
supplemental budget request if the General Services
Administration proceeds with such an action. The funding
increase is to partially offset fixed cost increases.
matching grants
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $15,621,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 15,622,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 15,622,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +1,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $15,622,000 for matching grants,
$1,000 above the 2001 funding level and equal to the budget
request.
Institute of Museum and Library Services
office of museum services
grants and administration
The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was
created in the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104-208) which merged library services functions of the
Department of Education into the Institute of Museum Services.
These functions now come under the Office of Museum Services
(OMS) portion of the IMLS. The OMS appropriation remains in the
Interior and related agencies bill and the Office of Library
Services appropriation remains in the Labor, Health and Human
Services appropriations bill. The OMS provides operating
support, conservation support and professional services to
assist museums. General operating support is competitively
awarded to assist museums with essential operating
expenditures.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $24,852,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 24,899,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 24,899,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +47,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the
budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:
The Committee recommends $24,899,000 for the Office of
Museum Services, the same as the budget request and $47,000
above the 2001 level. The Committee has not provided funding
for an office move, so the Committee expects to see a
supplemental budget request if the General Services
Administration proceeds with such an action. The funding
increase is to partially offset fixed cost increases.
Challenge America Arts Fund
challenge america grants
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $6,985,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 7,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 7,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +15,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $7,000,000, as requested for the
Challenge America Arts Fund, an appropriation created in fiscal
year 2001 when it was funded at $6,985,000. The fund provides
grants for outreach activities of the National Endowment for
the Arts.
Commission of Fine Arts
The Commission of Fine Arts was established in 1910 to meet
the need for a permanent body to advise the government on
matters pertaining to the arts, and particularly, to guide the
architectural development of Washington, DC. Over the years the
Commission's scope has been expanded to include advice on areas
such as plans for parks, public buildings, location of National
monuments and development of public squares. As a result, the
Commission annually reviews approximately 500 projects. In
fiscal year 1988 the Commission was given responsibility for
the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program.
salaries and expenses
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $1,076,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 1,274,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 1,274,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +198,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $1,274,000 for the Commission of
Fine Arts, the same as the budget request and $198,000 above
the 2001 funding level. The funding increase is to partially
offset fixed cost increases and provide a minor staff increase.
The Committee continues legislative language added previously
which allows the Commission to charge fees for its publications
and to credit such fees to this account to be expended without
further appropriation. The Committee expects the Commission to
facilitate the timely completion of the World War II Memorial
on the National Mall.
national capital arts and cultural affairs
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $6,985,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 7,000,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 7,000,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +15,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program was
established in Public Law 99-190 to support artistic and
cultural programs in the Nation's Capital. The Committee
recommends $7,000,000, the same as the budget request and
$15,000 above the 2001 level. The Committee encourages the
Administration not to request any competitive grant programs to
be administered by the Commission of Fine Arts.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
salaries and expenses
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 established
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. The Advisory
Council was reauthorized as part of the Omnibus Parks and
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333). The
Council's mandate is to further the National policy of
preserving historic and cultural resources for the benefit of
present and future generations. The Council advises the
President and Congress on preservation matters and provides
consultation on historic properties threatened by Federal
action.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $3,182,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 3,310,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 3,400,000
Comparison:...........................................
Appropriation, 2001............................... +218,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. +90,000
The Committee recommends $3,400,000 for the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation, $218,000 above the 2001 level
and $90,000 above the budget request. The funding increase is
to partially offset fixed cost increases. The Committee has not
provided funding for an office move, so the Committee expects
to see a supplemental budget request if the General Services
Administration proceeds with such an action.
National Capital Planning Commission
salaries and expenses
The National Capital Planning Act of 1952 designated the
National Capital Planning Commission as the central planning
agency for the Federal government in the National Capital
Region. The three major functions of the Commission are to
prepare and adopt the Federal elements of the National Capital
Comprehensive Plan, prepare an annual report on a five-year
projection of the Federal Capital Improvement Program, and
review plans and proposals submitted to the Commission.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $6,486,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 7,253,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 7,253,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +767,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $7,253,000, the same as the budget
request and $767,000 above the 2001 level. This substantial
funding increase was necessitated due to costs of the agency's
recent office move. The Committee expects the National Capital
Planning Commission to facilitate the timely completion of the
World War II memorial on the National mall.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
holocaust memorial museum
In 1980 Congress passed legislation creating a 65 member
Holocaust Memorial Council with the mandate to create and
oversee a living memorial/museum to victims of holocausts. The
museum opened in April 1993. Construction costs for the museum
came solely from donated funds raised by the U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Museum Campaign and appropriated funds were used for
planning and development of programmatic components, overall
administrative support, and annual commemorative observances.
Since the opening of the museum, appropriated funds have been
provided to pay for the ongoing operating costs of the museum
as authorized by Public Law 102-529 and Public Law 106-292.
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $34,363,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 36,028,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 36,028,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... +1,665,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $36,028,000, the same as the
budget request and $1,665,000 above the below the fiscal year
2001 level.
Presidio Trust
presidio trust fund
Appropriation enacted, 2001........................... $33,327,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................. 22,427,000
Recommended, 2002..................................... 22,427,000
Comparison:
Appropriation, 2001............................... -10,900,000
Budget estimate, 2002............................. 0
The Committee recommends $22,427,000, the same as the
budget request and $10,900,000 below the below the fiscal year
2001 level.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 301 provides for public availability of information
on consulting services contracts.
Section 302 prohibits activities to promote public support
or opposition to legislative proposals.
Section 303 provides for annual appropriations unless
expressly provided otherwise in this Act.
Section 304 limits the use of personal cooks, chauffeurs or
servants.
Section 305 limits assessments against programs without
Committee approval.
Section 306 limits the sale of giant sequoia trees by the
Forest Service.
Section 307 prohibits the use of funds by the National Park
Service to enter into a contract requiring the removal of the
underground lunchroom at Carlsbad Caverns NP, NM.
Section 308 continues a limitation of funding relating to a
pedestrian bridge between New Jersey and Ellis Island.
Section 309 continues a limitation on accepting and
processing applications for patents and on the patenting of
Federal lands; permits processing of grandfathered
applications; and permits third-party contractors to process
grandfathered applications.
Section 310 limits payments for contract support costs in
past years to the funds available in law and accompanying
report language in those years for the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and the Indian Health Service.
Section 311 concerns the Jobs in the Woods program and
timber dependent areas in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and
northern California.
Section 312 extends the recreational fee demonstration
program for 4 additional years and makes other modifications,
including prohibiting the use of recreational demonstration
program fees in excess of $500,000 for the construction of any
permanent structure without advance Committee approval.
Section 313 makes permanent a provision carried last year
exempting properties administered by the Presidio Trust from
certain taxes and special assessments.
Section 314 prohibits the use of funds for posting clothing
optional signs at Canaveral NS, FL.
Section 315 contains reforms and limitations dealing with
the National Endowment for the Arts.
Section 316 permits the collection and use of private funds
by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
Section 317 continues direction to the National Endowment
for the Arts on funding distribution.
Section 318 prohibits the use of funds to support
government-wide administrative functions unless they are
justified in the budget process and approved by the House and
Senate Appropriations Committees.
Section 319 prohibits the use of funds for GSA
Telecommunication Centers.
Section 320 prohibits the use of funds to make improvements
to Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House without
Committee approval.
Section 321 continues a provision which permits the Forest
Service to use the roads and trails fund for backlog
maintenance and priority forest health treatments.
Section 322 limits the use of answering machines during
core business hours except in case of emergency and requires an
option of talking to a person. The American taxpayer deserves
to receive personal attention from public servants.
Section 323 continues a provision carried last year
regulating the export of Western red cedar from National forest
system lands in Alaska.
Section 324 permits the Forest Service in consultation with
the Department of Labor to modify concession contracts for
certain campgrounds.
Section 325 prohibits the Forest Service from using revenue
from the recreation fee demonstration program to supplant
existing concessions.
Section 326 gives preference to dislocated workers for
certain restoration contracts in the Great Sequoia National
Monument and the Sequoia National Forest.
Section 327 encourages expeditious completion of Forest
Service land management plans.
Section 328 clarifies the requirement for mutually
significant benefits when the Forest Service conducts
cooperative agreements.
Section 329 includes a four year pilot program to allow the
Forest Service to dispose of certain excess structures and
reinvest the proceeds for maintenance and rehabilitation.
Section 330 extends a previous provision for an additional
two years allowing the Forest Service at the Land Between the
Lakes National Recreation Area to continue to use certain
procurement and contracting authorities previously enjoyed by
the Tennessee Valley Authority when it managed this area.
Section 331 extends for four years the cooperative
agreements authority originally established in Section 323 of
the fiscal year 1999 Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act. This authority, also enjoyed by the Bureau
of Land Management, allows the Forest Service to enter into
cooperative agreements with willing Federal, tribal, State and
local governments, private and nonprofit entities and
landowners to implement watershed restoration and enhancement
agreements that allow work to be accomplished both on and near
NFS lands.
Rescissions
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2), rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying
bill:
rescission recommended in the bill
Department and activity Amounts recommended for rescission
Department of the Interior: Land and Water Conservation
Fund (contract authority)........................... $30,000,000
Transfer of Funds
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2), rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the transfer of funds provided in the accompanying
bill.
The table shows the appropriations affected by such
transfers.
APPROPRIATION TRANSFERS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL
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Account to which transfer is to
Account from which transfer is to be made Amount be made Amount
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Department of Energy, Clean Coal Technology... $50,000,000 Department of Energy, Energy $50,000,000
Resource, Elk Hills School
Lands Fund.
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Changes in Application of Existing Law
Pursuant to clause 3, rule XIII of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the following Statements are submitted
describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill
which directly or indirectly change the application of existing
law. In most instances these provisions have been included in
prior appropriations Acts.
The bill provides that certain appropriations items remain
available until expended or extends the availability of funds
beyond the fiscal year where programs or projects are
continuing in nature under the provisions of authorizing
legislation but for which that legislation does not
specifically authorize such extended availability. Most of
these items have been carried in previous appropriations Acts.
This authority tends to result in savings by preventing the
practice of committing funds at the end of the fiscal year.
The bill includes, in certain instances, limitations on the
obligation of funds for particular functions or programs. These
limitations include restrictions on the obligation of funds for
administrative expenses, travel expenses, the use of
consultants, and programmatic areas within the overall
jurisdiction of a particular agency.
The Committee has included limitations for official
entertainment or reception and representation expenses for
selected agencies in the bill.
Language is included in the various parts of the bill to
continue ongoing activities of those Federal agencies, which
require annual authorization or additional legislation which to
date, has not been enacted.
Language is included under Bureau of Land Management,
Management of lands and resources, permitting the use of
receipts from the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965;
providing funds to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
under certain conditions; permitting the use of fees from
communication site rentals; limiting the use of funds for
destroying wild horses and burros; and permitting the
collection of fees for processing mining applications and for
certain public land uses, and permitting the use of these fees
for program operations.
Language is included under Bureau of Land Management,
Wildland fire management, to permit the use of funds from other
accounts for firefighting; to permit the use of funds for
lodging and subsistence of firefighters; to permit the
acceptance and use of funds for firefighting; to permit the use
of grants contracts and cooperative agreements for hazardous
fuels reduction, including cost-sharing and local assistance;
and to permit reimbursement to the Fish and Wildlife Service
and the National Marine Fisheries Service for consultation
activities under the Endangered Species Act.
Language is included under Bureau of Land Management,
Central hazardous materials fund, providing that sums received
from a party for remedial actions shall be credited to the
account, and defining non-monetary payments.
Language is included under Bureau of Land Management,
Payments in lieu of taxes, to exclude any payment that is less
than $100.
Language is included under Bureau of Land Management,
Forest ecosystems health and recovery fund permitting the use
of salvage timber receipts.
Language is included under Bureau of Land Management,
Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures, to allow use of
funds on any damaged public lands.
Language is included under Bureau of Land Management,
Administrative provisions, permitting the payment of rewards
for information on violations of law on Bureau lands; and
providing for cost-sharing arrangements for printing services.
Language is included under Bureau of Land Management,
Administrative provisions, permitting the use of fees to offset
the costs of the mining law administration program.
Language is included under United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Resource management, allowing for the maintenance of
the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains
Wildlife Refuge. Without this language, the long-horned cattle
would have to be removed from the refuge. Language also is
included, providing for the Natural Communities Conservation
Planning program and for a Youth Conservation Corps; limiting
funding for certain Endangered Species Act listing programs;
permitting payment for information or rewards in the law
enforcement program; and earmarking funds for contaminant
analysis.
Language is included under United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, land acquisition, prohibiting the use of project funds
for overhead expenses.
Language is included under United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Multinational species conservation fund, exempting
these programs from certain sanctions on a permanent basis.
Language is included under United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, State wildlife grants, specifying the distribution
formula and planning and cost-sharing requirements and
requiring that funds unobligated after two years be
reappropriated.
Language is included under United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Administrative provisions, providing for repair of
damage to public roads; options for the purchase of land not to
exceed $1; installation of certain recreation facilities; the
maintenance and improvement of aquaria and other facilities;
the acceptance of donated aircraft; cost-shared arrangements
for printing services. Language also is included to limit the
use of funds for establishing new refuges.
Language is included under National Park Service, Operation
of the National park system to allow road maintenance service
to trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis. This provision
has been included in annual appropriations Acts since 1954.
Language also is included providing for a Youth Conservation
Corps program; providing for the use of funds in support of
Everglades land acquisition; permitting reimbursement to the
Park Police for special events under limited circumstances; and
limiting the use of funds for a new associated director
position for partnerships.
Language is included under National Park Service, U.S. Park
Police contributions for annuity benefits, making pension
benefits a mandatory appropriations.
Language is included under National Park Service, Land and
water conservation fund, rescinding $30 million in contract
authority.
Language is included under National Park Service, Land
acquisition and State assistance, to permit the use of funds to
assist the State of Florida with Everglades restoration; making
the use of funds for Everglades contingent on certain
conditions; and limiting the use of funds to establish a
contingency fund for State grants.
Language is included under National Park Service,
Administrative provisions, requiring the inclusion of 18 U.S.C.
1913 in the text of grant and contract documents; preventing
the implementation of an agreement for the redevelopment of the
southern end of Ellis Island; limiting the use of funds for the
United Nation's Biodiversity Convention; permitting the use of
funds for workplace safety needs; and permitting the conveyance
of a leasehold interest in Cuyahoga National Park, OH.
Language is included under U.S. Geological Survey, Surveys,
investigations and research, providing for two-year
availability of funds for biological research and for the
operations of cooperative research units; prohibiting the
conduct of new surveys on private property without permission;
and requiring cost sharing for cooperative topographic mapping
and water resource data collection activities.
Language is included under U.S. Geological Survey,
Administrative provisions, permitting contracting for certain
mapping and surveys; permitting construction of facilities;
permitting acquisition of land for certain uses; allowing
payment of expenses for the National Committee on Geology;
permitting payments to interstate compact negotiators; and
permitting the use of certain contracts, grants, and
cooperative agreements.
Language is included under Minerals Management Service,
Royalty and offshore minerals management, permitting the use of
excess receipts from Outer Continental Shelf leasing
activities; providing for reasonable expenses related to
volunteer beach and marine clean-up activities; providing for
refunds for overpayments on Indian allottee leases; providing
for collecting royalties and late payment interest on amounts
received in settlements associated with Federal and Indian
leases; and permitting the use of revenues from a royalty-in-
kind program.
Language is included under Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Regulation and Technology,
permitting the use of moneys collected pursuant to assessment
of civil penalties to reclaim lands affected by coal mining
after August 3, 1977; permitting payment to State and tribal
personnel for travel and per diem expenses for training.
Language is included under Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Abandoned mine reclamation fund,
limiting the amounts in the account for acid mine drainage
activities and for emergency reclamation projects; allowing the
use of debt recovery to pay for debt collection; and earmarking
funds for acid mine drainage remediation in Pennsylvania.
Language is included under Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Operation of Indian programs, limiting funds for contract
support costs and for administrative cost grants for schools;
permitting the use of tribal priority allocations for general
assistance payments to individuals, for contract support costs,
and for repair and replacement of schools; allowing
reprogramming of Self-Governance funds, allowing changes to
certain eligibility criteria by tribal governments, allowing
the transfer of certain forestry funds, providing for an Indian
self-determination fund.
Language is included under Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Construction, providing that 6 percent of Federal Highway Trust
Fund contract authority may be used for management costs;
providing for the transfer of Navajo irrigation project funds
to the Bureau of Reclamation; providing Safety of Dams funds on
a non-reimbursable basis; requiring the use of administrative
and cost accounting principles for certain school construction
projects and exempting such projects from certain requirements;
requiring conformance with building codes and health and safety
standards; specifying the procedure for dispute resolution; and
permitting the use of certain overpayments for school
construction.
Language is included under the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Construction, allowing the Bureau to use certain settlement
funds for school construction needs.
Language is included under Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Administrative provisions, prohibiting funding of Alaska
schools; limiting schools and the expansion of grade levels in
individual schools; to limit the use of funds for contracts,
grants and cooperative agreements; and requiring an evaluation
of certain Bureau schools.
Language is included under Departmental Offices, Insular
Affairs, Assistance to Territories, requiring audits of the
financial transactions of the Territorial governments by the
General Accounting Office; providing grant funding under
certain terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives
on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern
Mariana Islands; providing a payment to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency for Virgin Islands obligations; providing a
grant to the Close-Up foundation; and allowing appropriations
for disaster assistance to be used as non-Federal matching
funds for hazard mitigation grants; providing for payments to
the Prior Service Benefits Trust Fund and limiting
administrative expenses; providing for capital infrastructure
in various territories; and providing for compensation for
American Samoa high court justices.
Language is included under Departmental Offices,
Departmental management, salaries and expenses, permitting
payments to former Bureau of Mines workers.
Language is included under Departmental Offices, Office of
Special Trustee for American Indians, specifying that the
statute of limitations shall not commence on any claim
resulting from trust funds losses; exempting quarterly
statements for accounts less than $1; and requiring annual
statements and records maintenance.
Language is included under Departmental Offices, Indian
land consolidation, permitting transfers of funds for
administration and permitting cooperative agreements with
tribes to acquire fractional interest.
Language is included under Departmental Offices,
Administrative provisions, prohibiting the use of working
capital or consolidated working funds to augment certain
offices and allowing the acquisition of aircraft through
various means and the sale of existing aircraft with proceeds
used to offset the purchase price of replacement aircraft.
Language is included under General provisions, Department
of the Interior, to allow transfer of funds in certain
emergency situations and requiring replacement with a
supplemental appropriation request; and designating certain
transferred funds as ``emergency requirements'' under the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Language is included under General provisions, Department
of the Interior, to permit the Department to consolidate
services and receive reimbursement for said services. Language
also is included providing for uniform allowances.
Language is included under General provisions, Department
of the Interior, to allow for obligations in connection with
contracts issued for services or rentals for periods not in
excess of 12 months beginning at any time during the fiscal
year.
Language is included under General provisions, Department
of the Interior, restricting various oil and gas preleasing,
leasing, exploration and drilling activities within the Outer
Continental Shelf in the Georges Bank-North Atlantic planning
area, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic planning area, Eastern
Gulf of Mexico planning area, North Aleutian Basin planning
area, Northern, Southern and Central California planning areas,
and Washington/Oregon planning area.
Language is included under General provisions, Department
of the Interior, limiting the investment of Federal funds by
Indian tribes.
Language is included under General provisions, Department
of the Interior, to limit the use of funds for contract support
costs; and to prohibit fee exemptions for non-local traffic
through National Parks.
Language is included under General provisions, Department
of the Interior, requiring lease and grazing permit renewals by
the Bureau of Land Management under certain conditions;
providing for administrative law judges to handle Indian
issues; permitting the redistribution of certain Indian funds
with limitation; limiting the establishment of a Kankakee
National Wildlife Refuge; directing allocation of funds for
Bureau of Indian Affairs funded post-secondary schools;
limiting the use of the Huron Cemetery to religious and
cultural activities; prohibiting the use of funds for studies
to drain Lake Powell; permitting the conveyance of the Twin
Cities Research Center; extending for one year the
transportation fee retention provision of the National Parks
Omnibus Management Act of 1998; authorizing a cooperative
agreement with the Golden Gate National Parks Association;
permitting the Bureau of Land Management to retain funds from
the sale of seeds and seedlings; permitting a tribal school
construction demonstration program; and permitting the sale of
equipment and interests at the White River Oil Shale Mine in
Utah.
Language is included under Forest Service, State and
private forestry, requiring House and Senate Appropriations
Committee approval before releasing forest legacy project
funds.
Language is included under Forest Service, National forest
system, allowing 50 percent of the fees collected under the
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to remain available until
expended; and requiring the fiscal year 2002 budget
justification to display unobligated balances available at the
start of fiscal year 2001.
Language is included under Forest Service, Wildland fire
management, allowing the use of funds to repay advances from
other accounts and requiring 50 percent of any unobligated
balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000, excepting
hazardous fuels funding, to be transferred to the Knutson-
Vandenberg fund as repayment for past advances; and permitting
the use of funds for the Joint Fire Science program.
Language is included under Forest Service, Capital
improvement and maintenance, allowing funds to be used for road
decommissioning; requiring that no road decommissioning be
funded until notice and an opportunity for public comment has
been provided; and merging unobligated balances from the
Federal infrastructure improvement account for deferred
maintenance into the capital improvement and maintenance
account.
Language is included under Forest Service, Range betterment
fund, providing that 6 percent of the funds may be used for
administrative expenses.
Language is included under Forest Service, Administrative
provisions, providing that proceeds from the sale of aircraft
may be used to purchase replacement aircraft; limiting the
availability of funds to change the boundaries of or abolish
any region or to move or close any regional office; allowing
funds to be used through the Agency for International
Development and the Foreign Agricultural Service for work in
foreign countries, and to support other forestry activities
outside of the United States.
Language is included under Forest Service, Administrative
provisions, prohibiting the following without advance approval:
(1) the transfer of funds under the Department of Agriculture
transfer authority; (2) reprogramming of funds; and (3)
transfer of funds in excess of the level transferred during
fiscal year 2000 to the working capital fund of the Department
of Agriculture.
Language is included under Forest Service, Administrative
provisions, permitting the transfer of any funds available to
the Secretary of Agriculture for wildland fire emergencies.
Language is included under Forest Service, Administrative
provisions, providing for a Youth Conservation Corps program;
allowing funds to be used for representation expenses by the
Chief; providing for matching funds and administrative expenses
for the National Forest Foundation and also matching funds for
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; providing funds for
sustainable rural development; permitting the transfer of
certain funds to the State of Washington fish and wildlife
department for planned projects; providing that funds shall be
available for payment to counties within the Columbia River
Gorge National Scenic Area; providing authority to the Pinchot
Institute for activities at Grey Towers National Historic
Landmark; allowing payments to Del Norte County, CA; limiting
employee details; permitting limited reimbursements to the
Office of General Counsel in USDA; and restricting the use of
administrative funds and requiring displays of such funds in
budget justifications, including limitations on trust funds;
allowing the use of fundings for law enforcement emergencies.
Language is included under Department of Energy, Fossil
energy, limiting the field testing of nuclear explosives for
the recovery of oil and gas and providing for activities at the
Albany Research Center, OR.
Language is included under the Department of Energy, Energy
conservation, providing allocations of grants for
weatherization and State energy conservation; requiring a cost
share for weatherization grants; and providing for cost share
exemptions under limited circumstances.
Language is included under Department of Energy, Naval
Petroleum and oil shale reserves permitting the use of
unobligated balances.
Language is included under Administrative provisions,
Department of Energy, providing for vehicle and guard services
and uniform allowances; limiting programs of price supports and
loan guarantees to what is provided in appropriations Acts;
providing for the transfer of funds to other agencies of the
Government; providing for retention of revenues by the
Secretary of Energy on certain projects; requiring certain
contracts be submitted to Congress prior to implementation;
prohibiting issuance of procurement documents without
appropriations; and permitting the use of contributions and
fees for cooperative projects.
Language is included under Indian Health Service, Indian
health services, providing that certain contracts and grants
may be performed in two fiscal years; exempting certain tribal
funding from fiscal year constraints; limiting funds for
catastrophic care, loan repayment and certain contracts;
capping contract support cost spending and limiting the payment
of direct contract support costs; and providing for use of
collections under Title IV of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act.
Language is included under Indian Health Service, Indian
health facilities, providing that funds may be used to purchase
land, modular buildings and trailers; and providing for certain
purchases from other agencies and for a demolition fund.
Language is included under Indian Health Service,
Administrative provisions, providing for payments for telephone
service in private residences in the field, purchase of
reprints, and purchase and erection of portable buildings; and
allowing deobligation and reobligation of funds applied to
self-governance funding agreements.
Language is included under Indian Health Service,
Administrative provisions, providing that health care may be
extended to non-Indians at Indian Health Service facilities;
and providing for expenditure of funds transferred to IHS from
the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Language is included under Indian Health Service,
Administrative provisions, to prevent the Indian Health Service
from billing Indians in order to collect from third-party
payers until Congress has agreed to implement a specific
policy.
Language is included under Indian Health Service,
Administrative provisions, allowing payment of expenses for
meeting attendance; specifying that certain funds shall not be
subject to certain travel limitations; prohibiting the
expenditure of funds to implement new eligibility regulations;
providing that funds be apportioned only in the appropriation
structure in this Act; prohibiting changing the appropriations
structure without approval of the Appropriations Committees;
and permitting the sale of goods and services for fees and for
the use of those fees.
Language is included under Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian
Relocation, salaries and expenses, defining eligible
relocatees; prohibiting movement of any single Navajo or Navajo
family unless a new or replacement home is available; limiting
relocatees to one new or replacement home; and establishing a
priority for relocation of Navajos to those certified eligible
who have selected and received homesites on the Navajo
reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo
reservation.
Language is included under Smithsonian Institution,
salaries and expenses, to allow for advance payments to
independent contractors performing research services or
participating in official Smithsonian presentations; providing
that funds may be used to support American overseas research
centers; and permitting the use of certain funds for the Victor
Building.
Language is included under Smithsonian Institution, repair,
restoration and alteration of facilities, permitting the
Smithsonian Institution to select contractors for certain
purposes on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as
price; and permitting the merger of funds previously
appropriated for zoo construction.
Language is included under Smithsonian Institution,
Administrative provisions, precluding any changes to the
Smithsonian Science Program without prior approval of the Board
of Regents; limiting the design or expansion of current space
or facilities without prior approval of the Committee; and
limiting reprogramming of funds and the use of funds for the
Holt House.
Language is included under National Gallery of Art,
Salaries and expenses, allowing payment in advance for
membership in library, museum, and art associations or
societies; providing uniform allowances and for restoration and
repair of works of art by contract without advertising; and
providing no-year availability of funds for special
exhibitions.
Language is included under National Gallery of Art, Repair,
restoration and renovation of buildings, permitting the Gallery
to perform work by contract or otherwise and to select
contractors for certain purposes on the basis of contractor
qualifications as well as price.
Language is included under National Endowment for the Arts,
Grants and administration, permitting the merger and use of
previously appropriated funds from the matching grants account.
Language is included under National Foundation for the
Humanities, Matching grants, allowing obligation of current and
prior year funds of gifts, bequests, and devises of money for
which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated.
Language is included under National Foundation on the Arts
and the Humanities, Administrative provisions, limiting the use
of funds for reception expenses and permitting the use of non
appropriated funds for such expenses.
Language is included under Commission of Fine Arts,
Salaries and expenses, permitting the charging and use of fees
for its publications.
Language is included under Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation to restrict hiring anyone at Executive Level V or
higher.
Language is included under National Capital Planning
Commission, salaries and expenses, to provide for a pay level
at the rate of Executive Level IV for all appointed members.
Language is included under Holocaust Memorial Council,
providing no year funding availability for repair and
rehabilitation and museums exhibitions.
Language is included under Title III--General provisions
prohibiting the use of funds to distribute literature either to
promote or oppose legislative proposals on which Congressional
action is incomplete.
Language is included under Title III--General provisions,
prohibiting the use of funds to provide personal cooks,
chauffeurs or other personal servants to any office or
employee; limiting use of consulting services; and specifying
that funds are for one year unless provided otherwise.
Language is included under Title III--General provisions,
prohibiting assessments against programs funded in this bill.
Language is included under Title III--General provisions,
prohibiting the sale of giant sequoia trees in a manner
different from 2001.
Language is included under Title III--General provisions,
prohibiting the use of funds by the National Park Service to
enter into a concession contract requiring the removal of the
underground lunchroom at Carlsbad Caverns NP.
Language is included under Title III--General provisions,
limiting use of funds relating to a bridge between New Jersey
and Ellis Island.
Language is included under Title III--General provisions,
continuing a limitation on accepting and processing
applications for patents and on the patenting of Federal lands;
permitting processing of grandfathered applications; and
permitting third-party contractors to process grandfathered
applications.
Language is included under Title III--General provisions,
limiting the use of funds for contract support costs on Indian
contracts.
Language is included under Title III--General provisions,
to permit limiting competition under the Jobs in the Woods
program; extending the recreational fee demonstration program
for 4 additional years, allowing certain Forest Service special
use permit fees to be included in the program beginning in
fiscal year 2003, raising the limit on the number of fee sites
each agency may use, and requiring Committee approval prior to
using recreational fees for constructing certain permanent
buildings; exempting on a permanent basis, the Presidio Trust
from certain taxes and special assessments; limiting funds for
posting clothing optional signs at Cape Canaveral NS; making
reforms in the National Endowment for the Arts, including
funding distribution reforms; permitting the National
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities to collect, invest
and use private donations; permitting the use of Forest land
management plans pending completion of required revisions;
limiting funds for improvements to Pennsylvania Avenue in front
of the White House without Committee approval; limiting the use
of funds for any government-wide administrative functions and
for GSA telecommunications centers; limiting the use of
telephone answering machines; limiting the sale for export of
Western redcedar in Alaska; placing a moratorium on new and
expanded Indian self-determination contracts and compacts.
Language is included under Title III--General Provisions,
permitting the Forest Service in consultation with the
Department of Labor to modify concession contracts for certain
campgrounds; prohibiting the Forest Service from using revenue
from the recreation fee demonstration program to supplant
existing concessions; giving preference to dislocated workers
for certain restoration contracts in the Giant Sequoia National
Monument and the Sequoia National Forest; and encouraging the
Forest Service to update National Forest System land management
plans as expeditiously as practicable.
Language is included under Title III--General Provisions,
clarifying the requirement for mutually significant benefits
when the Forest Service conducts cooperative agreements;
authorizing a four year pilot program to allow the Forest
Service to dispose of certain excess structures and reinvest
the proceeds for maintenance and rehabilitation; extending a
previous provision for an additional two years allowing the
Forest Service at the Land Between the Lakes National
Recreation Area to continue to use certain procurement and
contracting authorities previously enjoyed by the Tennessee
Valley Authority when it managed this area; and extending for
four years the cooperative agreements authority originally
established in Section 323 of the fiscal year 1999 Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This authority, also
enjoyed by the Bureau of Land Management, allows the Forest
Service to enter into cooperative agreements with willing
Federal, tribal, State and local governments, private and
nonprofit entities and landowners to implement watershed
restoration and enhancement agreements that allow work to be
accomplished both on and near NFS lands.
Appropriations Not Authorized by Law
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table lists the
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not
authorized by law:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Appropriations
Last year of in last year Appropriations
authorization Authorization level of in this bill
authorization
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National Endowment for the Arts........ 1993 ``Such sums as may be $174,460 $105,234
necessary''.
National Endowment for the Humanities.. 1993 ``Such sums as may be $177,413 $120,504
necessary''.
Office of Navajo & Hopi Indian 2000 $30,000................. $8,000 $15,148
Relocation.
Bureau of Land Management
Management of Lands and Resources:
Mining claim fee in lieu of annual 2001 NA...................... $34,328 $32,298
maintenance.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Resources Management:
Endangered Species Act Amendments 1992 $41,500................. $35,721 $123,164
of 1988.
Marine Mammal Protection Act 1999 $10,296................. $2,008 $2,446
Amendments of 1994.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Operation of Indian Programs:
Resource Management (Endangered 1992 $41,500................. $1,660 $3,476
Species Act).
Department of Energy
Energy Information Administration...... 1992 NA...................... $76,300 $78,499
Office of Fossil Energy:
Coal............................... 1997 ``Such sums as may be $149,629 $80,677
necessary''.
Enhanced Oil Recovery.............. 1997 NA...................... $45,937 $45,299
Natural Gas........................ 1997 NA...................... $23,614 $40,250
Fuel Cells......................... 1997 NA...................... $50,117 $48,124
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy:
Transportation R&D................. 1994 $160,000................ $176,000 $250,715
Buildings, Industry................ 1994 $275,000................ $255,700 $296,462
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The Committee notes that authorizing legislation for many
of these programs is in various stages of the legislative
process and these authorizations are expected to be enacted
into law later this year.
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure
authorizes funding:
The Committee on Appropriations considers program
performance, including a program's success in developing and
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing
funding recommendations.
Compliance With Rule XIII--Clause 3
In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman):
Section 28f(a) of title 30 U.S.C. is amended as follows:
(a) Claim Maintenance Fee.--[The holder of each unpatented
mining claim, mill or tunnel site, located pursuant to the
Mining Laws of the United States, whether located before or
after the enactment of this Act, shall pay the Secretary of the
Interior, on or before September 1, of each year for years 1999
through 2001, a claim fee of $100 per claim site.] The holder
of each unpatented mining claim, mill, or tunnel site, located
pursuant to the mining laws of the United States, whether
located before, on or after enactment of this Act, shall pay to
the Secretary of the Interior, on or before September 1, 2002,
a claim maintenance fee of $100 per claim or site.
Section 28g of title 30 U.S.C. is amended as follows:
Location Fee.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for every unpatented mining claim, mill or tunnel site located
after August 10, 1993, and before September 30 [2001] 2002,
pursuant to the mining laws of the United States, the locator
shall, at the time the location notice is recorded with the
Bureau of Land Management, pay to the Secretary of the Interior
a location fee, in addition to the claim maintenance fee
required by section 28f of this title, of $25.00 per claim.
Section 551(c) of the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act
of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460 lll 61) is amended by striking ``2002''
and inserting ``2004'' as follows:
(c) Transition.--Until September 30, [2002] 2004, the
Secretary of Agriculture may expend amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available to carry out this title in a manner
consistent with the authorities exercised by the Tennessee
Valley Authority, before the transfer of the Recreation Area to
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary, regarding
procurement of property, services, supplies, and equipment.
Section 323 of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as included in Public Law
105-277, Div. A, section 101(e), is amended by inserting ``and
fiscal year 2002 through the end of fiscal year 2005,'' before
``to the extent funds are otherwise available'' as follows:
Sec. 323. (a) Watershed Restoration and Enhancement
Agreements.--For fiscal year 1999, 2000 and 2001 and fiscal
years 2002 through 2005, to the extent funds are otherwise
available, appropriations for the Forest Service may be used by
the Secretary of Agriculture for the purpose of entering into
cooperative agreements with willing Federal, tribal, State and
local governments, private and nonprofit entities and
landowners for the protection, restoration and enhancement of
fish and wildlife habitat, and other resources on public or
private land, the reduction of risk from natural disaster where
public safety is threatened, or a combination thereof or both
that benefit these resources within the watershed.
Section 5961 (b) of Title 16 United States Code is amended
as follows:
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with
respect to a service contract for the provision solely of
transportation services at Zion National Park, the Secretary
may obligate the expenditure of fees received in fiscal year
[2001] 2002 under section 5981 of this title before the fees
are received.
Section 315 of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 is amended as follows:
Sec. 315. Recreational Fee Demonstration Program.--(a) The
Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Land
Management, the National Park Service and the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service) and the Secretary of Agriculture
(acting through the Forest Service) shall each implement a fee
program to demonstrate the feasibility of user-generated cost
recovery for the operation and maintenance of recreation areas
or sites and habitat enhancement projects on Federal lands.
(b) In carrying out the pilot program established pursuant
to this section, the appropriate Secretary shall select from
areas under the jurisdiction of each of the four agencies
referred to in subsection (a) [no fewer than 10, but as many as
100,] areas, sites or projects for fee demonstration. For each
such demonstration, the Secretary, notwithstanding any other
provisions of law--
(1) * * *
(2) shall establish fees under this section based
upon a variety of cost recovery and fair market
valuation methods to provide a broad basis for
feasibility testing, including the provision of
discounted or free admission or use as the Secretary
considers appropriate;
* * * * * * *
(4) may encourage private investment and partnerships
to enhance the delivery of quality customer services,
and resource enhancement, and provide appropriate
recognition to such partners or investors; [and]
(5) may assess a fine of not more than $100 for any
violation of the authority to collect fees for
admission to the area or for the use of outdoor
recreation sites, facilities, visitor centers,
equipment, and services [.]; and
(6) in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter may retain,
for distribution and use as provided in subsection (c),
fees imposed by the Forest Service for the issuance of
recreation special use authorizations not exceeding one
year under any provision of law.
(c)(1) * * *
(2)(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(D) None of the funds collected under this section may be
used to plan, design, or construct a visitor center of any
other permanent structure without prior approval of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate if the estimated
total cost of the structure exceeds $500,000.
* * * * * * *
(d)(1) Amounts collected under this section shall not be
taken into account for the purposes of the Act of May 23, 1908
and the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of March
4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501), the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C.
1012), the Act of August 8, 1937 and the Act of May 24, 1939
(43 U.S.C. 1181f et seq.), the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C.
869-4), chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, section 401
of the Act of June 15, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 715s), the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l), the
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-393; 16 U.S.C. 500 note), and any other
provision of law relating to revenue allocation.
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(f) The authority to collect fees under this section shall
[commence on October 1, 1995, and end on September 30, 2002]
end on September 30, 2006. Funds in accounts established shall
remain available through September 30, [2005] 2009.
Five-Year Projection of Outlays
In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as
amended, the following table contains five-year projections
associated with the budget authority provided in the
accompanying bill:
[In millions]
Budget authority...................................... 19,000
Outlays:
Fiscal year 2002.................................. 11,728
Fiscal year 2003.................................. 4,715
Fiscal year 2004.................................. 1,586
Fiscal year 2005.................................. 645
Fiscal year 2006 and future years................. 272
Assistance to State and Local Governments
In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as
amended, the financial assistance to State and local
governments is as follows:
[In millions]
New budget authority.................................. 2,517
Fiscal year 2002 outlays resulting therefrom.......... 1,422
Full Committee Votes
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the House of Representatives, the results of each rollcall vote
on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the
names of those voting for and those voting against, are printed
below:
ROLLCALL NO. 1
Date: June 13, 2001.
Measure: Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill,
FY 2002.
Motion by: Mr. Dicks.
Description of Motion: To increase funding for the
Challenge America Arts Fund, the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services and
to defer $25,000,000 in clean coal technology funding as an
offset for the proposed increases.
Results: Rejected 27 yeas to 37 nays.
Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay
Mr. Boyd Mr. Aderholt
Mr. Clyburn Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Cramer Mr. Callahan
Ms. DeLauro Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Dicks Mr. DeLay
Mr. Edwards Mr. Doolittle
Mr. Farr Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Fattah Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mr. Hinchey Mr. Goode
Mr. Hoyer Ms. Granger
Mr. Jackson Mr. Hobson
Ms. Kaptur Mr. Istook
Mr. Kennedy Mr. Kingston
Ms. Kilpatrick Mr. Knollenberg
Mrs. Meek Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Mollohan Mr. LaHood
Mr. Moran Mr. Latham
Mr. Obey Mr. Lewis
Mr. Olver Mr. Miller
Mr. Pastor Mr. Murtha
Ms. Pelosi Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Price Mrs. Northup
Mr. Rothman Mr. Peterson
Ms. Roybal-Allard Mr. Regula
Mr. Sabo Mr. Rogers
Mr. Serrano Mr. Sherwood
Mr. Visclosky Mr. Skeen
Mr. Sununu
Mr. Sweeney
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Tiahrt
Mr. Vitter
Mr. Walsh
Mr. Wamp
Mr. Wicker
Mr. Wolf
Mr. Young
Full Committee Votes
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the House of Representatives, the results of each rollcall vote
on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the
names of those voting for and those voting against, are printed
below:
ROLLCALL NO. 2
Date: June 13, 2001.
Measure: Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill,
FY 2002.
Motion by: Mr. Moran.
Description of Motion: To include report language requiring
consistent policies in the Federal land management agencies on
bear feeding.
Results: Rejected 25 yeas to 38 nays.
Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay
Mr. Aderholt Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Clyburn Mr. Boyd
Mr. Dicks Mr. Callahan
Mr. Farr Mr. Cramer
Mr. Fattah Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Frelinghuysen Ms. DeLauro
Mr. Hinchey Mr. DeLay
Mr. Hobson Mr. Doolittle
Mr. Hoyer Mr. Edwards
Ms. Kaptur Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Kennedy Mr. Goode
Ms. Kilpatrick Ms. Granger
Mr. Kolbe Mr. Istook
Mrs. Meek Mr. Kingston
Mr. Moran Mr. Knollenberg
Mr. Olver Mr. LaHood
Mr. Pastor Mr. Latham
Ms. Pelosi Mr. Lewis
Mr. Price Mr. Miller
Mr. Rothman Mr. Mollohan
Ms. Roybal-Allard Mr. Murtha
Mr. Sabo Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Serrano Mrs. Northup
Mr. Visclosky Mr. Obey
Mr. Wolf Mr. Peterson
Mr. Regula
Mr. Rogers
Mr. Sherwood
Mr. Skeen
Mr. Sununu
Mr. Sweeney
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Tiahrt
Mr. Vitter
Mr. Walsh
Mr. Wamp
Mr. Wicker
Mr. Young
Full Committee Votes
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the House of Representatives, the results of each rollcall vote
on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the
names of those voting for and those voting against, are printed
below:
ROLLCALL NO. 3
Date: June 13, 2001.
Measure: Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill,
FY 2002.
Motion by: Mr. Hinchey.
Description of Motion: To provide a contingent emergency
appropriation of $200,000,000 for fossil energy and energy
conservation research.
Results: Rejected 27 yeas to 33 nays.
Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay
Mr. Boyd Mr. Aderholt
Mr. Clyburn Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Cramer Mr. Callahan
Ms. DeLauro Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Dicks Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Edwards Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mr. Farr Mr. Goode
Mr. Fattah Ms. Granger
Mr. Hinchey Mr. Hobson
Mr. Jackson Mr. Kingston
Ms. Kaptur Mr. Knollenberg
Mr. Kennedy Mr. Kolbe
Ms. Kilpatrick Mr. LaHood
Mrs. Lowey Mr. Latham
Mrs. Meek Mr. Lewis
Mr. Mollohan Mr. Miller
Mr. Moran Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Murtha Mrs. Northup
Mr. Obey Mr. Peterson
Mr. Olver Mr. Regula
Mr. Pastor Mr. Rogers
Ms. Pelosi Mr. Sherwood
Mr. Price Mr. Skeen
Ms. Roybal-Allard Mr. Sununu
Mr. Sabo Mr. Sweeney
Mr. Serrano Mr. Taylor
Mr. Visclosky Mr. Tiahrt
Mr. Vitter
Mr. Walsh
Mr. Wamp
Mr. Wicker
Mr. Wolf
Mr. Young
Full Committee Votes
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the House of Representatives, the results of each rollcall vote
on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the
names of those voting for and those voting against, are printed
below:
ROLLCALL NO. 4
Date: June 13, 2001.
Measure: Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill,
FY 2002.
Motion by: Mr. Obey.
Description of Motion: To limit the use of funds for
activities related to oil and gas exploration in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
Results: Rejected 21 yeas to 38 nays.
Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay
Mr. Clyburn Mr. Aderholt
Ms. DeLauro Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Dicks Mr. Boyd
Mr. Farr Mr. Callahan
Mr. Fattah Mr. Cramer
Mr. Hinchey Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Jackson Mr. Doolittle
Ms. Kaptur Mr. Edwards
Mr. Kennedy Mrs. Emerson
Ms. Kilpatrick Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mrs. Lowey Mr. Goode
Mrs. Meek Ms. Granger
Mr. Mollohan Mr. Hobson
Mr. Murtha Mr. Istook
Mr. Obey Mr. Kingston
Mr. Olver Mr. Knollenberg
Ms. Pelosi Mr. Kolbe
Ms. Roybal-Allard Mr. LaHood
Mr. Sabo Mr. Latham
Mr. Serrano Mr. Lewis
Mr. Visclosky Mr. Miller
Mr. Nethercutt
Mrs. Northup
Mr. Peterson
Mr. Regula
Mr. Rogers
Mr. Sherwood
Mr. Skeen
Mr. Sununu
Mr. Sweeney
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Tiahrt
Mr. Vitter
Mr. Walsh
Mr. Wamp
Mr. Wicker
Mr. Wolf
Mr. Young
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
In submitting these views, the Minority at the outset
wishes to express its appreciation for the cooperative and bi-
partisan manner in which the Interior Appropriations bill for
fiscal year 2002 has been handled by the Chairman and the
Majority. The Minority has been consulted throughout the
process and believes that its views are reflected in many
aspects of the bill. While we do not agree with every
recommendation and continue to work for improvements in several
areas, in its entirety we believe this Interior bill is one
which Members from both parties can support.
The Minority is particularly pleased to join with the
Majority in support of the sections of this bill which fully
fund the new Conservation Trust Fund created last year by the
Congress (title VIII of the Fiscal Year 2001 Interior
Appropriations Act). This new funding structure was created as
our commitment to significant increases for preservation of
this country's natural and cultural resources. It expands
programs which support critical land acquisition where lands
are threatened by development, accelerates efforts to deal with
maintenance needs of our parks, refuges and forests, enhances
efforts to protect wildlife, and expands federal support for
other conservation and preservation needs. By providing the
full $1,320 million authorized this year for conservation
programs in the Interior bill, the Congress maintains its
commitment to the $12 billion in funding anticipated over the
first six years of this initiative. This is roughly twice the
amount which would likely have been provided under previous
financing structures. We support the Committee's decision to
maintain funding for the original programs under the
conservation program while at the same time providing increases
for Administration initiatives including an increase of $60
million for Land and Water Conservation State Grants and $60
million for two new private landowner incentive programs.
The Minority is also very supportive of the levels in the
bill for the weatherization and State energy assistance grants
programs. The $311 million recommended, a $120 million increase
over 2001, will lead to significant savings in energy as
additional homes, schools and hospitals are insulated. This
program is critical to lower income families who often live in
poorly insulated houses and who have seen the cost of heating
double in the last year.
The bill wisely restores many of the cuts proposed by the
Bush Administration in a number of critical areas. This
includes the decision to restore approximately $300 million to
the Energy Conservation and Fossil Energy research accounts at
the Department of Energy. These programs support research which
can significantly ameliorate the energy crisis identified in
President Bush's National Energy Policy. In his recent report
to Congress on energy, Vice President Cheney has identified
America's ``unrivaled technology'' and its ``human creativity''
as critical tools to deal with a long term energy crisis which
has already affected every American and which seems almost
certain to get worse. But, unfortunately, the Vice President's
rhetoric on energy does not seem matched by the President's
budget, a fiscal proposal which significantly reduces our
commitment to energy research. While the Minority supports the
efforts of the Majority to at least restore energy programs to
last year's level, we do not believe that getting back to last
year's funding levels is satisfactory. During Committee
consideration of the bill we unsuccessfully offered an
amendment to add an additional $200 million for research in
four critical areas. These included more efficient vehicles and
buildings, plentiful and affordable electricity, less reliance
on foreign oil, and technology to ameliorate the effects of
global warming. As the bill proceeds through the legislative
process, the Minority will continue to look for opportunities
to expand energy research.
While we have in these views attempted to indicate the many
areas in which we are supportive of the bill, we must, however,
express our consternation regarding the continuing efforts of
the Majority to hold down funding for America's cultural
agencies--the National Endowment for the Arts, the National
Endowment for the Humanities and the Office of Museum Services.
These agencies, which finance the country's small but critical
efforts in support of cultural education and preservation, were
cut by more than 40 percent in 1995 and for the most part have
yet to recover. The NEA is funded in this bill at a level of
$105 million, $65 million below the 1995 level and in real
dollars a reduction of almost half. The appropriations for the
National Endowment for the Humanities and the Office of Museum
Services are similarly inadequate in this bill. The continuing
policy of punishing these agencies because of historical
management and policy disputes ignores the successful efforts
of both the NEA and the NEH to address concerns raised six
years ago by the Majority. Reforms include a significant
broadening of grant support to more States and communities, an
expanded and more publicly responsive advisory council, and
controls to limit funding for controversial programs. We in the
Minority believe it is time to recognize the success of these
reform efforts and the quality of the programs being supported
by providing increased funding. Unfortunately our efforts to
add $25 million in Committee to the budgets for these agencies
was not successful. The Minority will continue to look for
sources of funding for our cultural agencies as the bill moves
to the House floor.
There are other areas beyond energy research and the
cultural agencies where the Minority would support additional
funds. In particular Indian health and education are high
priority areas which need increased resources. But, as stated
at the beginning of these views, we believe this legislation in
balance is a good bill produced through an open and bi-partisan
process. We believe it deserves an ``aye'' vote at final
passage.
David Obey.
Norman Dicks.