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Calendar No. 196

108TH CONGRESS REPORT

1st Session " ! SENATE 108–89

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES

APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2004

JULY 10, 2003.—Ordered to be printed

Mr. BURNS, from the Committee on Appropriations,

submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 1391]

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1391) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for

other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the

bill do pass.

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

Total of bill as reported to Senate ........................... $19,626,566,000

Estimates considered by Senate ............................. 19,551,854,000

Above the budget estimate, 2004 ..................... 74,712,000

Below appropriations, 2003 (including emergencies) ........................................................... 130,244,000
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CONTENTS

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Summary of Bill ....................................................................................................... 3

Revenue Generated by Agencies in Bill ................................................................. 3

Major Changes Recommended in the Bill ............................................................. 4

Allocating Congressional Funding Priorities ......................................................... 7

Title I—Department of the Interior:

Land and Water Resources: Bureau of Land Management .......................... 10

Fish and Wildlife and Parks:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ................................................................. 17

National Park Service ............................................................................... 24

Energy and Minerals:

U.S. Geological Survey .............................................................................. 33

Minerals Management Service ................................................................. 36

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ....................... 38

Indian Affairs: Bureau of Indian Affairs ........................................................ 39

Departmental Offices:

Insular Affairs ........................................................................................... 43

Departmental Management ...................................................................... 45

Office of the Solicitor ................................................................................. 46

Office of Inspector General ....................................................................... 46

Office of Special Trustee for American Indians ...................................... 47

Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration ....................... 48

Title II—Related agencies:

Department of Agriculture: Forest Service .................................................... 51

Administrative Provisions, Forest Service ..................................................... 62

Department of Energy ...................................................................................... 63

Department of Health and Human Services: Indian Health Service ........... 72

Other Related Agencies:

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation .......................................... 74

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts

Development ........................................................................................... 74

Smithsonian Institution ............................................................................ 74

National Gallery of Art ............................................................................. 75

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts .................................. 76

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars ............................... 76

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities:

National Endowment for the Arts .................................................... 76

National Endowment for the Humanities ........................................ 77

Commission of Fine Arts .......................................................................... 78

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ............................................. 78

National Capital Planning Commission .................................................. 78

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum .......................................... 78

Presidio Trust ............................................................................................ 79

Title III—General provisions .................................................................................. 80

Limitations and Legislative Provisions .................................................................. 84

Compliance with Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate . 84

Compliance with Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the

Senate ................................................................................................................... 84

Compliance with Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the

Senate ................................................................................................................... 85
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SUMMARY OF BILL

For this bill, estimates totaling $19,490,979,000 in new obligational authority were considered by the Committee for the programs and activities of the agencies and bureaus of the Department of the Interior, except the Bureau of Reclamation, and the following related agencies:

Department of Agriculture:

Forest Service.

Department of Energy:

Clean coal technology.

Fossil energy research and development.

Naval petroleum and oil shale reserves.

Elk Hills School lands fund.

Energy conservation.

Economic regulation.

Strategic petroleum reserve.

SPR petroleum account.

Energy Information Administration.

Department of Health and Human Services:

Indian Health Service.

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation.

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and

Arts Development.

Smithsonian Institution.

National Gallery of Art.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities:

National Endowment for the Arts.

National Endowment for the Humanities.

Commission of Fine Arts.

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

National Capital Planning Commission.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Presidio Trust.

REVENUE GENERATED BY AGENCIES IN BILL

Oil and gas leasing and other mineral leasing activities, recreation and user fees, the timber and range programs, and oil production from the naval petroleum reserves are estimated to generate income to the Government of $7,945,094,000 in fiscal year

2004. These estimated receipts, for agencies under the subcommittee’s jurisdiction, are tabulated below:
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Item

Fiscal year—

2002 2003 2004

Department of the Interior ............................................................. $8,090,086,000 $7,966,043,000 $7,523,776,000

Forest Service ................................................................................. 334,446,000 402,191,000 414,391,000

Naval petroleum reserves .............................................................. 6,728,000 6,988,000 6,927,000

Total receipts ........................................................................ 8,431,260,000 8,375,222,000 7,945,094,000

MAJOR CHANGES RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL

The Committee has developed revisions to the budget estimate

for the 2004 fiscal year.

A comparative summary of funding in the bill by agency is

shown by agency or principal program in the following table:

[In thousands of dollars]

Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Committee recommendation

compared with

budget estimate

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management .............................................................. 1,700,521 1,722,947 ∂22,426

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ............................................................. 1,285,227 1,338,228 ∂53,001

National Park Service .......................................................................... 2,361,873 2,320,861 ¥41,012

United States Geological Survey .......................................................... 895,505 928,864 ∂33,359

Minerals Management Service ............................................................. 171,321 173,121 ∂1,800

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ................... 281,168 297,592 ∂16,424

Bureau of Indian Affairs ...................................................................... 2,292,761 2,320,412 ∂27,651

Departmental Offices ........................................................................... 775,285 732,117 ¥43,168

Total, Title I—Department of the Interior ............................. 9,763,661 9,834,142 ∂70,481

TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES

Forest Service ....................................................................................... 4,057,972 4,094,708 ∂36,736

Department of Energy .......................................................................... (1,703,837) (1,671,345) (¥32,492)

Clean Coal Technology ................................................................ .......................... ¥97,000 ¥97,000

Fossil Energy Research and Development .................................. 514,305 593,514 ∂79,209

Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves ................................... 16,500 17,947 ∂1,447

Elk Hills School Lands Fund ....................................................... 36,000 36,000 ..........................

Energy Conservation ................................................................... 875,793 861,645 ¥14,148

Economic Regulation .................................................................. 1,047 1,047 ..........................

Strategic Petroleum Reserve ....................................................... 175,081 173,081 ¥2,000

SPR Petroleum Account .............................................................. .......................... .......................... ..........................

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

Energy Information Administration ............................................. 80,111 80,111 ..........................

Indian Health Service .......................................................................... 2,889,662 2,937,712 ∂48,050

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation ..................................... 13,532 13,532 ..........................

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts

Development .................................................................................... 5,250 6,250 ∂1,000

Smithsonian Institution ....................................................................... 566,523 577,959 ∂11,436

National Gallery of Art ......................................................................... 100,449 97,250 ¥3,199

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ................................. 32,560 32,560 ..........................

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars ............................. 8,604 8,604 ..........................

National Endowment for the Arts ........................................................ 117,480 117,480 ..........................

National Endowment for the Humanities ............................................ 152,000 142,000 ¥10,000

Commission of Fine Arts ..................................................................... 1,422 1,422 ..........................

National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs ......................................... 5,000 6,000 ∂1,000

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ........................................... 4,100 4,000 ¥100

National Capital Planning Commission .............................................. 8,230 8,030 ¥200

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ....................................... 39,997 39,997 ..........................

Presidio Trust ....................................................................................... 20,700 20,700 ..........................

Total, Title II—Related Agencies ........................................... 9,727,318 9,779,549 ∂52,231
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[In thousands of dollars]

Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Committee recommendation

compared with

budget estimate

GRAND TOTAL ......................................................................... 19,490,979 19,613,691 ∂122,712

REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES

The Committee has revised the reprogramming guidelines to address the issue of assessments and charges within department and

agencies or by other agencies, and to clarify other issues. The

changes dealing with assessments, as reflected in sections 2(e) and

10 below, clarify in 2(e) that the head of any department or agency

or bureau may not assess or charge subordinate entities for services or products above the amounts that are listed in the budget

justification without formal Committee approval. If there are any

overhead charges or other assessments or charges that are not listed in the budget justification, the head of the department or agency

may not require payment of such charges or assessments without

Committee approval. This same instruction (see section 10 below)

applies to assessments from other agencies such as the General

Services Administration.

Section 9 has been modified to delete the reference to legislative

committees. Sections 11, 12, and 13 have been added dealing with

land acquisitions and forest legacy projects, land exchanges, and

appropriations structure issues. Several other minor technical

changes have been made and section 9(b) has been added dealing

with Forest Service transfers.

The following are revised procedures governing reprogramming

actions for programs and activities funded in the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:

1. Definition.—‘‘Reprogramming,’’ as defined in these procedures,

includes the reallocation of funds from one budget activity to another. In cases where either Committee report displays an allocation of an appropriation below the activity level, that more detailed

level shall be the basis for reprogramming. For construction accounts, a reprogramming constitutes the reallocation of funds from

one construction project identified in the justifications or committee

report to another. A reprogramming shall also consist of any significant departure from the program described in the agency’s

budget justifications. This includes proposed reorganizations even

without a change in funding.

2. Guidelines for Reprogramming.—(a) A reprogramming should

be made only when an unforeseen situation arises; and then only

if postponement of the project or the activity until the next appropriation year would result in actual loss or damage. Mere convenience or desire should not be factors for consideration.

(b) Any project or activity which may be deferred through reprogramming shall not later be accomplished by means of further

reprogramming; but, instead, funds should again be sought for the

deferred project or activity through the regular appropriations process.

(c) Reprogramming should not be employed to initiate new programs or to change allocations specifically denied, limited or in-
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creased by the Congress in the Act or the report. In cases where

unforeseen events or conditions are deemed to require such

changes, proposals shall be submitted in advance to the Committee, regardless of amounts involved, and be fully explained and

justified.

(d) Reprogramming proposals submitted to the Committee for approval shall be considered approved 30 calendar days after receipt

if the Committee has posed no objection. However, agencies will be

expected to extend the approval deadline if specifically requested

by either Committee.

(e) The Secretary or agency head may not assess, charge, or bill

bureaus or other subordinate entities more than the amounts listed

in the budget justification for any products or services, or institute

any additional assessments, without formal Committee approval.

3. Criteria and Exception.—Any proposed reprogramming must

be submitted to the Committee in writing prior to implementation

if it exceeds $500,000 annually or results in an increase or decrease

of more than 10 percent annually in affected programs, with the

following exception:

With regard to the tribal priority allocations activity of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Operations of Indian Programs account,

there is no restriction on reprogrammings among the programs

within this activity. However, the Bureau shall report on all

reprogrammings made during the first 6 months of the fiscal year

by no later than May 1 of each year, and shall provide a final report of all reprogrammings for the previous fiscal year by no later

than November 1 of each year.

4. Quarterly Reports.—(a) All reprogrammings shall be reported

to the Committee quarterly and shall include cumulative totals.

(b) Any significant shifts of funding among object classifications

also should be reported to the Committee.

5. Administrative Overhead Accounts.—For all appropriations

where costs of overhead administrative expenses are funded in part

from ‘‘assessments’’ of various budget activities within an appropriation, the assessments shall be shown in justifications under the

discussion of administrative expenses.

6. Contingency Accounts.—For all appropriations where assessments are made against various budget activities or allocations for

contingencies, the Committee expects a full explanation, separate

from the justifications. The explanation shall show the amount of

the assessment, the activities assessed, and the purpose of the

fund. The Committee expects reports each year detailing the use of

these funds. In no case shall a fund be used to finance projects and

activities disapproved or limited by Congress or to finance new permanent positions or to finance programs or activities that could be

foreseen and included in the normal budget review process. Contingency funds shall not be used to initiate new programs.

7. Declarations of Taking.—The Committee directs the Bureau of

Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and the Forest Service to seek Committee approval in advance of filing declarations of taking.

8. Report Language.—Any limitation, directive, or earmarking

contained in either the House or Senate report which is not contradicted by the other report nor specifically denied in the conference
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report shall be considered as having been approved by both Houses

of Congress.

9. Forest Service.—The following procedures shall apply to the

Forest Service, Department of Agriculture:

(a) The Forest Service shall not change the boundaries of any region, abolish any region, move or close any regional office for research, State and private forestry, or National Forest System administration; without the consent of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in compliance with these reprogramming

procedures.

(b) Provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture

Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) and of 7 U.S.C. 147b shall

apply to appropriations available to the Forest Service only to the

extent that the proposed transfer is approved by the House and

Senate Committees on Appropriations in compliance with these reprogramming procedures.

10. Assessments.—No assessments shall be levied against any

program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by the Interior Appropriations Act unless such assessments and the basis

therefore are presented to the Committees on Appropriations and

are approved by such Committees, in compliance with these procedures.

11. Land Acquisitions and Forest Legacy.—Lands shall not be acquired for more than the approved appraised value (as addressed

in section 301(3) of Public Law 91–646) except for condemnations

and declarations of taking, unless such acquisitions are submitted

to the Committees on Appropriations for approval in compliance

with these procedures.

12. Land Exchanges.—Land exchanges, wherein the estimated

value of the Federal lands to be exchanged is greater than

$500,000, shall not be consummated until the Committees on Appropriations have had a 30-day period in which to examine the proposed exchange.

13. The appropriation structure for any agency shall not be altered without advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

ALLOCATING CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING PRIORITIES

The Committee continues to be concerned that the agencies funded by this Act are not following a standard methodology for allocating appropriated funds to the field where congressional funding

priorities are concerned. When congressional instructions are provided, the Committee expects these instructions to be closely monitored and followed. The committee directs that earmarks for congressional funding priorities be first allocated to the receiving

units, and then all remaining funds should be allocated to the field

based on established procedures. Field units or programs should

not have their allocations reduced because of earmarks for congressional priorities without direction from or advance approval of the

Committee.
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COMPETITIVE SOURCING

The Committee has carefully considered the administration’s

competitive sourcing initiative as it applies to the agencies funded

in this bill. The Committee embraces the principle at the root of

this initiative, which is that government must continually strive to

improve the efficiency of its operations and the delivery of services

that it provides. The Committee is deeply concerned, however, at

the administration’s failure to either budget adequately for the cost

of the initiative or describe such costs in budget documents. As a

result, significant sums are being expended in violation of the Committee’s reprogramming guidelines and at the expense of critical,

on-the-ground work such as the maintenance of Federal facilities.

The Forest Service alone plans to spend $10,000,000 on competitive

sourcing in fiscal year 2003, including $3,000,000 to establish a

competitive sourcing office. Such activities were described nowhere

in the Forest Service’s fiscal year 2003 budget justification, and

were not provided for in the fiscal year 2003 conference report or

accompanying statement of the managers. The Department of the

Interior is also spending significant amounts on the competitive

sourcing initiative. Though a belated reprogramming request from

the Department has been promised, there is no reason these costs

could not have been anticipated and described in budget documents

to a much better degree. The Forest Service, the Department of the

Interior, and other agencies are expected to undertake additional

competitive sourcing activities during fiscal year 2004, but the relevant budget documents contain little in the way of additional detail or adequate funding.

The Committee also notes the seeming absence of consideration

of previous competitive sourcing experiences, which often have occurred with the Committee’s encouragement and active involvement. The National Park Service’s Denver Service Center and the

mapping activities of the U.S. Geological Survey are two such examples. While the Committee does not contend that agencies

should be satisfied to rest on past achievements, it does expect that

past successes and failures be evaluated in some detail prior to the

launching of major new initiatives. If such an evaluation has taken

place, the results have not been presented to the Committee.

As a result of these concerns, the Committee has included language in the bill prohibiting the Forest Service from initiating additional competitive sourcing studies until such time as the Committee has been given a detailed competitive sourcing proposal and

has approved such proposal in writing. The proposal should include

the number of positions to be studied, the amount of funding required, and the activities from which funding will be reprogrammed. The proposal should also provide the same information

for activities undertaken in fiscal year 2003. The Committee notes

that this requirement should not be construed as opposition to the

careful and considered conduct of a competitive sourcing program.

Rather, it is the most prudent way for the Committee to ensure its

constitutional prerogative over appropriated funds, and to enable

Congress to evaluate the costs and tradeoffs involved in an initiative of this magnitude.
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LAND ACQUISITION

In 2002, the severity of the fire season necessitated heavy borrowing from a number of accounts, including land acquisition accounts, in order to cover the costs of emergency fire suppression.

Because such borrowing may well be necessary in 2003 and beyond, and due to general constraints on funding for land acquisition, the Committee feels it is important that funds appropriated

for land acquisition be obligated as promptly as possible. Any funds

that cannot be used by a field unit within a reasonable amount of

time should be made available for reprogramming, transfer or rescission. The Committee therefore directs the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park

Service, and the Forest Service to report to the Committee by May

1 of each year on any unobligated balances remaining at the field

unit level. The report should identify carryover by the fiscal year

appropriated, and should specifically quantify appropriations made

more than 3 fiscal years prior (the report submitted May 1, 2004,

should specifically identify unobligated balances appropriated in

fiscal year 2001 and prior years). In the event there are 3 year-plus

balances at particular units that the relevant Agency feels will be

obligated imminently, that will be used for acquisitions essential to

the Agency’s mission, and that have remained unobligated for reasons not within the Agency’s control, the agency shall identify such

instances in the report and provide specific rationale why such

funds should not be rescinded, transferred or reprogrammed.
(10)

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

LAND AND WATER RESOURCES

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND RESOURCES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $820,344,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 828,079,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 847,091,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $847,091,000 an increase of $19,012,000 above the budget estimate. The funding

amounts described below are at the activity level. Additional details on funding for sub-activities within the various appropriations

accounts for the Bureau are set out in a table in the back of the

report.

Land Resources.—The Committee recommends $182,507,000 for

land resources, which is an increase of $3,100,000 above the request. Increases above the request include $200,000 for the Rio

Puerco watershed project in New Mexico; $1,000,000 to continue

work at the National Center for Ecologically-Based Noxious Weed

Management; $500,000 for the Idaho Department of Agriculture to

provide coordination, facilitation, administrative support, and costshared weed control project funding to Cooperative Weed Management Areas; and $1,400,000 for cooperative monitoring. The Committee expects the Bureau to use the additional monitoring funds

to increase cooperative monitoring on grazing allotments. The Committee strongly believes that increased short- and long-term cooperative monitoring is critical to stabilizing the legal framework within which Federal grazing permittees operate.

The Committee notes that the funding provided for land resources fully supports the budget request for noxious weed management. The projects funded above are over and above the request

and should provide additional capability to the Bureau in its efforts

to manage the serious problem of invasive weed control across all

ownerships.

The Committee is concerned that the Bureau retain its current

level of support for the National Conservation Training Center, and

directs that $500,000 shall be used for this purpose and made

available to NCTC within 60 days of enactment.

Wildlife and Fisheries Management.—The Committee recommends $34,292,000 for wildlife and fisheries management, which

is equal to the request.

Threatened and Endangered Species.—The Committee recommends $21,831,000 for threatened and endangered species management, which is equal to the request.

Recreation Management.—The Committee recommends

$63,680,000 for recreation management, which is a decrease of
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$3,037,000 from the request and $3,841,000 above the enacted

level. Wilderness management and Recreation Operations are funded at the request level. Changes to Recreation Resources Management are from the enacted level; an increase of $350,000 is provided for resource monitoring, an increase of $1,500,000 is provided

for public access, an increase of $1,044,000 is provided for visitor

services, an increase of $300,000 is provided for partnerships for

visitor services and recreation, an increase of $150,000 is provided

for the gateway communities initiative, an increase of $1,000,000

is provided for interpretation, an increase of $404,000 is for uncontrollable costs, $300,000 is provided to offset the proposed cost recovery reduction, and a reduction of $839,000 for information technology is taken as proposed by the request. Support for the Undaunted Stewardship program is expected to remain at the enacted

level and the Bureau should complete exhibits at the Coldfoot Visitor Center within funds provided.

Energy and Minerals Management Including Alaska Minerals.— The Committee has provided $107,137,000 for energy and minerals

management, which is an increase of $1,212,000 above the request

and $1,042,000 above the enacted level. Increases to the enacted

level include $1,850,000 for processing applications for permits to

drill, $1,500,000 for increased inspection activities, $500,000 for

monitoring activities and $706,000 for uncontrollable costs. Decreases from the enacted level include $1,000,000 for EPCA activities and $2,514,000 for information technology. The Committee

notes both decreases are proposed in the budget request. The Committee has provided $2,484,000 for the Alaska minerals program, which is an increase of $262,000 above the request and

equal to the enacted level.

Realty and Ownership Management.—The Committee recommends $101,908,000 for realty and ownership management,

which is an increase of $20,975,000 above the request. Increases

above the request include $15,000,000 for the Alaska Conveyance

program, $225,000 to complete survey activities to support the

Spirit/Twin Lakes Omitted Lands Act, $1,500,000 for the State of

Utah to continue the Automated Geographic Reference Center and

for related activities, $750,000 to continue the Alaska public lands

database, $1,000,000 for the processing of recordable disclaimer applications in Alaska, and $2,500,000 to offset the proposed cost recovery. Funds provided to Utah are in addition to the $350,000

within the base program.

The Committee continues to support the Bureau’s work to implement the various realty actions included in the Clark County Act,

and notes the funding provided includes $1,500,000 in funds to

support these activities.

The Committee is extremely concerned with the cost-recovery

proposals being formulated by the Bureau. Past experiences with

Bureau proposals to increase right-of-way fees require the Committee closely scrutinize any regulation changes increasing costs to

users. The Bureau is directed to notify the Committee 30 days

prior to finalizing any regulation or policy changes increasing fees

for right-of-way processing or cost recoverable realty cases. Additionally, the Bureau has failed to justify the proposed reductions in

the Management of Land and Resources accounts with any expla-
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nation as to how increased revenue from potential cost recovery

changes would be distributed to the field.

The Committee is concerned about the failure of the Bureau to

process applications under the Native Allotment Act of 1906 in a

timely manner. Some applications have been pending nearly a century while all applications have been pending for over 30 years.

The Committee has provided $15,000,000 in additional funding for

the Alaska conveyance program. Last year the Committee outlined

its expectation that the Bureau develop a plan to complete work on

all allotment applications and all land selections under the Alaska

Statehood Act of 1959 by 2009, 50 years after its enactment and

nearly 40 years after the deadline for applying for Native allotments. The Bureau has identified the amount provided as the level

of funding necessary to meet this requirement. The Committee expects the Bureau to include funding in its fiscal year 2005 request

to meet this need.

Resource Protection and Maintenance.—The Committee recommends $80,170,000 for resource protection and maintenance,

which is $500,000 above the request. The increase above the request is for the digitization and cataloging of the extensive collection of five combined Department of the Interior resource libraries

in Alaska.

Transportation and Facilities Maintenance.—The Committee recommends $79,344,000 for transportation and facilities maintenance, which is $1,000,000 above the request. The increase above

the request is to continue capping of oil wells in the National Petroleum Reserve to prevent leakage and oil spills.

Land and Information Systems.—The Committee recommends

$18,991,000 for land and information systems, which is equal to

the request.

Mining Law Administration.—The Committee recommends

$32,696,000 for mining law administration, which is equal to the

request.

Workforce Organization and Support.—The Committee recommends $138,774,000 for workforce organization and support,

which is equal to the request.

Challenge Cost Share.—The Committee has provided $15,973,000

for the challenge cost share program; $5,000,000 below the request

level. The Committee has not provided funds for the Cooperative

Conservation Initiative, but has funded the challenge cost share

program at current levels which performs similar activities.

General.—The Committee appreciates the Bureau’s attention to

direction accompanying last year’s Interior Appropriations Act regarding necessary funds to ensure the perpetual operation of water

treatment facilities at the Zortman Landusky Mine site near the

Fort Belknap Reservation. While the Bureau was unable to respond to this direction in the formulation of the fiscal year 2004

budget request, the Committee understands a proposal is being

prepared for fiscal year 2005 to address the plan set forth in the

Record of Decision for Reclamation. The Committee continues to

believe protecting water quality in the region should be a top priority for the BLM budget request.

The Committee requests the Bureau to consider the following

projects high priority within funds provided in fiscal year 2004 and
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work with local communities to address necessary maintenance

and interpretation needs; support of Big Hill, Idaho as part of The

National Oregon/California Trail Center, implementation of the

San Rafael Route Designation Plan in Emery County, Utah, issued

by the BLM on February 3, 2003, management with the National

Park Service of the Old Spanish Trail, and continued support of

trail and recreational site maintenance following the recent multiyear investment in the Iditarod National Historic Trail upgrade.

The Committee remains highly concerned with the backlog of oil

and gas permitting activity despite the Committee’s repeated efforts to provide funds above the budget request level. Despite these

increases, the backlog is seemingly growing despite the best efforts

of Bureau leadership to address the problem. The Committee suggests the Director, in consultation with the Secretary, establish a

pilot program for Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming specifically designed to eliminate the existing backlog of oil

and gas permits and to establish a best practices program for permitting on Federal lands. The Director shall assign BLM employees

with expertise in issues pertaining to oil and gas permitting to the

program and may utilize qualified contractors to provide additional

resources in an effort to eliminate the existing APD backlogs in

these States. As part of this pilot program, the Director shall require monitoring and surface compliance inspection of existing oil

and gas operations on Federal lands to ensure that stipulations

and conditions of approval for permits authorizing such operations

are adequate and necessary. The Director shall submit a report to

the Congress within 90 days after the completion of the first year

of the pilot project outlining the results including an assessment of

the success of the program in reducing permitting backlogs, the

progress in implementing the best practices program and the results of the monitoring study. The Committee wishes to underscore

that this pilot is not intended to slow any ongoing action by the Bureau to process applications or permits and the Director may segment the project in any manner she may chose.

The Committee notes that monies expended by the Department

of the Interior in support of efforts to produce natural gas from the

Federal mineral estate in the Powder River Basin may, at that Department’s discretion, be used to implement the provisions of the

Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plans identified in the Montana Statewide EIS and Powder River Basin Oil and Gas EIS. The

Committee reiterates that the Bureau of Land Management is the

intended lead agency of the working group and the entity designated to organize and lead the implementation of these plans. In

this role, the Bureau is expected to provide the Committee with

periodic updates on the progress of the plans.

The Committee is aware of the strong partnership between the

Bureau and the Youth Conservation Corps, allowing increased opportunities for youth while helping the Bureau achieve many goals

that would remain out of reach due to a lack of manpower. The

Committee has been approached by a number of State Youth Conservation Corps, including Nevada, New Mexico, and Montana,

which have additional capacity to partner with the Bureau on

projects. The Committee encourages the Bureau to continue its relationship with these organizations and expand its utilization of
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their services to help meet Bureau goals, especially recreation and

trail projects receiving additional funding in fiscal year 2004.

The escalating problems with the Wild Horse and Burro program

continue to frustrate the Committee. The Committee is aware of

the Director’s personal attention to this matter and the ongoing

audit of the program. The Bureau is expected to provide the results

of the audit to the Committee as soon as possible. Additionally, the

Committee asks the Bureau provide an analysis comparing the cost

of the Adopt-a-Horse program to alternative means of reducing animal numbers to AML targets to prevent further range degradation.

The Committee remains concerned the national program and adoption program utilize an unacceptable portion of the total horse and

burro budget resulting in inadequate funding at the State level.

The Bureau is directed to enter into a Cooperative Agreement

with the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition to begin activity on

the Eastern Nevada Landscape Restoration project. The Committee

understands the unique nature of this cooperative agreement, and

the non-profit status of the cooperator, allows the Bureau to

streamline the process to expedite work on the ground.

The Bureau is expected to consult with the Office of Arctic Energy to examine opportunities for cooperative development of energy production within the State of Alaska.

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $839,153,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 698,725,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 698,725,000

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of

$698,725,000 for wildland fire management activities, equal to the

request.

The Committee recommendation includes $282,725,000 for fire

preparedness, which is equal to the request.

The Committee also recommends a total of $195,310,000 for fire

suppression activities, which is equal to the request.

The Committee’s recommendation includes $220,690,000 for

Other Fire Operations, which is equal to the request. Within the

amount provided, $186,190,000 is for hazardous fuels reduction,

$24,500,000 is for burned area rehabilitation, and $10,000,000 is

for rural fire assistance. Funding for the National Center for Landscape Fire Analysis shall remain at or above the fiscal year 2003

enacted level.

The Committee notes that it has fully funded the request for hazardous fuels reduction of $186,190,000 within the amounts provided. The Committee believes that reduction of fuel loads in areas

adjacent to communities in the wildland-urban interface is critical

for protecting the public and these areas should remain a focus of

the Department. Accordingly, the Committee directs the Department of the Interior to allocate the funding level proposed in the

budget request of $111,255,000 on projects in the wildland-urban

interface. However, the Committee must note the serious problem

of deteriorating forest health is an underlying cause of wildland

fire that is not restricted to the wildland-urban interface. In light

of this fact, a comprehensive approach to improving degraded for-
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ests and reducing the threat of wildfire includes forest restoration

treatment.

The Committee is aware of reluctance among some within the

Bureau to exercise new authorities. The Committee understands

the Bureau operates under the same Federal Acquisition Regulations as the Forest Service and, following congressional action, now

has similar stewardship contracting authority as the Forest Service. The Committee applauds the Bureau for consulting with the

Forest Service to utilize past experience in implementing these expanded authorities. The Bureau is encouraged to implement Stewardship Contracting as quickly as possible, and report to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this act on the Bureau’s

progress in implementing these authorities.

CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $9,913,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 9,978,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,978,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,978,000 for

the central hazardous materials fund, which is equal to the request.

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $11,898,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 10,976,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 12,476,000

The Committee recommends $12,476,000 for construction, which

is an increase of $1,500,000 above the request. The increase above

the request is for continuing construction of the California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko County, Nevada.

LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $33,233,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 23,686,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 25,600,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,600,000 for

land acquisition, an increase of $1,914,000 above the budget estimate.

The following table shows the Committee’s recommendations:

[In thousands of dollars

Project Committee

recommendation

Blackfoot River watershed (MT) ....................................................................................................................... 4,000,000

California Wilderness (CA) ............................................................................................................................... 1,000,000

Canyons of the Ancients NM (CO) ................................................................................................................... 600,000

Chain-of-Lakes RMA (MT) ................................................................................................................................ 2,500,000

El Malpais NCA (NM) ....................................................................................................................................... 500,000

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks NM (NM) ................................................................................................................ 1,500,000

Lower Salmon River ACEC (ID) ........................................................................................................................ 1,000,000

Otay Mountain/Kuchamaa HCP (CA) ................................................................................................................ 1,500,000

Sandy River/Oregon NHT (OR) .......................................................................................................................... 1,500,000

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains NM (CA) .......................................................................................... 1,000,000

Sears Point ACEC/Juan Bautista de Anza NHT (AZ) ....................................................................................... 500,000

Upper Arkansas River Basin (CO) ................................................................................................................... 500,000

Upper Snake/South Fork Snake River (ID) ....................................................................................................... 2,000,000
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[In thousands of dollars

Project Committee

recommendation

Washington County HCP (UT) .......................................................................................................................... 1,000,000

Subtotal, Acquisitions ......................................................................................................................... 19,100,000

Acquisition Management/Land Exchange Processing ...................................................................................... 4,000,000

Land Exchange Equalization Payment ............................................................................................................. 500,000

Emergency/Inholding/Relocation ...................................................................................................................... 2,000,000

Total, BLM Land Acquisition .............................................................................................................. 25,600,000

OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $104,947,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 106,672,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 106,672,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $106,672,000,

which is equal to the budget request.

FOREST ECOSYSTEMS HEALTH AND RECOVERY

(REVOLVING FUND, SPECIAL ACCOUNT)

The Committee has retained bill language clarifying that the

Federal share of salvage receipts to be deposited into this account

shall be those funds remaining after payments to counties.

RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $10,000,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 10,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 10,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,000,000 for

range improvements, the same as the budget estimate and the fiscal year 2003 enacted level.

SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $7,900,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 20,490,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 18,657,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,657,000, a

reduction of $1,833,000 from the budget estimate. The change from

the budget estimate is the result of the Committee’s reluctance to

approve current cost recovery proposals. A reduction of $1,333,000

is taken from rights-of-way processing and $500,000 is taken from

cost recoverable realty cases. In both instances, the Bureau’s budget estimate is incompatible with the timeline for the Bureau to implement policy changes even if the Committee agreed to such

changes.

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $12,405,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 12,405,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 12,405,000
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,405,000, the

same as the budget estimate and the fiscal year 2003 enacted level.

FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $911,464,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 941,526,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 942,244,000

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Ecological Services .............................................................................. $221,860,000 $228,127,000 ∂$6,267,000

Refuges and Wildlife ........................................................................... 485,802,000 472,962,000 ¥12,840,000

Fisheries ............................................................................................... 103,606,000 109,047,000 ∂5,441,000

General Administration ........................................................................ 130,258,000 132,108,000 ∂1,850,000

Total, Resource Management ................................................. 941,526,000 942,244,000 ∂718,000

The Committee recommends $942,244,000 for resource management, $718,000 above the budget estimate. Within the funds provided, $2,000,000 is for work to be conducted by the Youth Conservation Corps. A table in the back of the report displays the distribution of funds at the subactivity level.

Ecological Services.—The Committee recommends $228,127,000

for ecological services, an increase of $6,267,000 above the budget

estimate. The Committee recommends an increase of $1,460,000 for

the Candidate Conservation program. Within that increase,

$500,000 is for continued funding of the Idaho Sage Grouse Management Plan through the Idaho Office of Species Conservation,

$60,000 is for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture to continue its study on the influence of herbivory on Slickspot

Peppergrass in Southwestern Idaho, and $900,000 is for sea otter

research at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

The Committee expects the Service to carefully consider and review all data available and submitted by other Federal entities in

determining the status of the Idaho Slickspot Peppergrass and to

comply with the ‘‘Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the

Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies’’, Section 515 of Public Law 106–554.

The Committee also encourages the Service to engage in conservation efforts in cooperation with private landowners.

The Committee recommends $12,286,000 for the listing program

which is equal to the request and $46,034,000 for the consultation

program, an increase of $300,000 above the request which shall be

used for consultation work on fuels reduction projects in the State

of Montana. The Committee has not continued bill language concerning the Natural Communities Conservation Planning project in

California. The Committee notes this project is eligible to compete

for funds from the Section 6 Habitat Conservation Planning Grants

program through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund. The Committee has increased the funds available for

the section 6 program as detailed later in the report.
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The Committee is concerned that the Service has not adequately

increased staffing levels to perform the necessary consultation

work for hazardous fuels reduction projects which are performed by

the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service. The Committee notes that it has provided specific authority for the Agency

to be reimbursed for this work from the relevant agencies. The

Committee directs the Agency to prepare a report to be submitted

to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees which explains how the Service plans to address the increased work load associated with the hazardous fuels reduction programs of the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service. This report should

also include the number of additional employees or contractors

needed to do the work, how much the agency anticipates a full program of work will cost, and detail any amounts that it has received

as reimbursement from other Departmental agencies and the Forest Service to date.

The Committee recommends $66,739,000 for the recovery pro- gram, an increase of $4,710,000 above the budget estimate. Within

that increase, $2,000,000 is for Atlantic salmon recovery activities

administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation,

$500,000 is for recovery of the Lahontan cutthroat trout, $150,000

is for freshwater mussel recovery to be performed in conjunction

with the White Sulphur Springs NFH, $900,000 is for eider recovery work by the Alaska SeaLife Center, and $1,160,000 is for the

wolf recovery program in the State of Idaho. Of the funds provided

for wolf recovery, $400,000 is for the Nez Perce Tribe, $100,000 is

for the Snake River Basin Fish and Wildlife Service Office,

$460,000 is for the Office of Species Conservation, and $200,000 is

to be allocated by the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho Office of Species Conservation, and the Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement between the Nez Perce Tribe and the State

of Idaho.

Within the funds provided for recovery, the Committee recommends the budget request for the Upper Colorado River fish recovery project and $400,000 for the Peregrine Fund as stated in the

budget estimate.

The Committee recommends $82,133,000 for habitat conservation, a decrease of $203,000 below the request. The Committee recommends $37,625,000 for the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, a decrease of $753,000 below the request. Changes from the

request include a $9,853,000 general program decrease plus the following increases: $500,000 for the Montana Water Center for the

Wild Fish Habitat Initiative, $1,400,0000 for Washington State regional salmon enhancement, $1,500,000 for the Nevada Biodiversity Research and Conservation Project, $1,050,000 for the invasive

species control efforts at Willapa Bay, $200,000 for bald eagle restoration work performed in cooperation with the Vermont Natural

Heritage Partners Program, $500,000 for the Native Roadside

Vegetation Center at the University of Northern Iowa, $1,000,000

for endangered species management in Hawaii conservation efforts

relating to Hawaii endangered species, $700,000 for invasive species control in Hawaii, $500,000 for the Delaware Bay Oyster Revitalization project in cooperation with the States of Delaware and

New Jersey, $500,000 for genetics research to be conducted by the
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Alaska SeaLife Center, $500,000 for salmon restoration work in

Puget Sound in cooperation with the Seattle Art Museum, and

$750,000 for ferret reintroduction on Rosebud Sioux Tribal lands.

The Committee recommends $30,146,000 for project planning, an increase of $550,000 above the budget estimate. The increase is for

the Middle Rio Grande (Bosque) Research program. The Committee recommends $9,639,000 for Coastal programs,

which is equal to the request.

Refuges and Wildlife.—The Committee recommends $472,962,000

for refuges and wildlife, a decrease of $12,840,000 below the request and $24,306,000 above the enacted level. The Committee has provided a total of $387,000,000 for the Na- tional Wildlife Refuge system, which is $18,631,000 above the enacted level and $15,015,000 below the request. Within this amount

$285,000,000 is for refuge operations and $102,000,000 is for refuge

maintenance. Due to budget constraints the Committee was unable

to provide the full increase requested by the Department. The Committee notes, however, that it has provided a substantial increase

above the enacted level and this program received an increase of

over $48,000,000 in fiscal year 2003.

Within the funds provided for refuge operations, $400,000 is for

invasive species control at Willapa Bay and $450,000 is for rodent

control at the Alaska Maritime Refuge.

The Committee encourages the Service to evaluate funding needs

for the Don Edwards NWR more closely in future budget submissions.

The Committee has provided $32,596,00 for migratory bird management, an increase of $1,475,000 above the request. Increases

above the request are $575,000 for continued seabird bycatch reduction, and $900,000 for management efforts for Albatross in the

North Pacific. The Committee agrees to the following distribution

of funds for joint ventures:

Joint venture Fiscal year

2003

Recommended

fiscal year

2004

Atlantic Coast ............................................................................................................................. $528,000 $794,000

Lower Mississippi ........................................................................................................................ 601,000 737,000

Upper Mississippi ....................................................................................................................... 380,000 646,000

Prairie Pothole ............................................................................................................................. 1,301,000 1,392,000

Gulf Coast ................................................................................................................................... 467,000 696,000

Playa Lakes ................................................................................................................................. 384,000 697,000

Rainwater Basin .......................................................................................................................... 290,000 399,000

Intermountain West ..................................................................................................................... 489,000 997,000

Central Valley .............................................................................................................................. 435,000 548,000

Pacific Coast ............................................................................................................................... 394,000 697,000

San Francisco Bay ...................................................................................................................... 280,000 368,000

Sonoran ....................................................................................................................................... 290,000 399,000

Arctic Goose ................................................................................................................................ 220,000 369,000

Black Duck .................................................................................................................................. 196,000 369,000

Sea Duck ..................................................................................................................................... 355,000 548,000

General Program Activities ......................................................................................................... 69,000 ......................

Administration ............................................................................................................................. 690,000 699,000

Total ............................................................................................................................... 7,369,000 10,355,000

The Committee has provided $53,366,000 for law enforcement, an increase of $700,000 above the request. The increase is to establish Louisville, KY as a port of entry.
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Fisheries.—The Committee recommends $109,047,000 for fisheries, an increase of $5,441,000 above the budget estimate.

For hatchery operations and maintenance, the Committee recommends $55,715,00 which is $2,312,000 below the request and

$1,617,000 above the enacted level. Changes from the request include general program reductions of $1,312,000 for hatchery operations and $1,000,000 for hatchery maintenance.

The Committee recommends the amount proposed in the budget

request for the Upper Colorado River fish recovery project.

The Committee recommends $53,332,000 for fish and wildlife

management, which is an increase of $7,753,000 above the budget

estimate. The Committee has provided $10,669,000 for anadramous

fish management, an increase of $500,000 above the request. The

increase is for the Connecticut River Commission. For fish and

wildlife assistance, the Committee has provided $38,037,000, an increase of $5,053,000. Increases above the request are $1,350,000 to

combat whirling disease and related fish health issues, of which

$1,000,000 is for the National Partnership on the Management of

Wild and Native Coldwater fisheries, and $350,000 is for resistant

trout research coordinated through the Whirling Disease Foundation, $500,000 is for the Wildlife Health Center in Montana,

$2,803,000 for Yukon River Treaty implementation (for a total of

$3,400,000 for this project), and $400,000 for fish passage improvements adjacent to railroads in Alaska. The Committee has provided

$4,626,000 for the marine mammal program, $2,200,000 above the

budget estimate. The increases are $1,200,000 for continued marine mammal protection efforts in Alaska, and $1,000,000 is to conduct marine mammal population surveys in Alaska.

The Committee expects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue to fund the operation of the Regional Mark Processing Center

in order to protect the integrity of tagging and sampling data for

the Alaska and West Coast salmon fisheries.

General Administration.—The Committee recommends

$132,108,00 for general administration, an increase of $1,850,000

above the request. Increases above the request are $850,000 for operations at the National Conservation Training Center and

$1,000,000 for the Caddo Lake Ramsar Center in Texas.

As noted earlier in the report, the Committee has revised its reprogramming guidelines to address bureau and departmental assessments and cross-charges. The Committee expects the Service to

adhere to these modified guidelines, and not assess subordinate entities above amounts listed in the justification without formal Committee approval. The reprogramming guidelines apply to all Departmental, Washington office, and Regional Service entities.

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $54,073,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 35,393,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 53,285,000

The Committee recommends $53,285,000 for construction, an increase of $17,892,000 above the budget estimate.

The Committee agrees to the following distribution of funds:
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[In thousands of dollars]

Unit Project

Committee

recommendation

Alaska Maritime NWR, AK ............................................. Equip visitor center ..................................................... 400

Anchorage Int’l Airport, AK ........................................... Hangar [cc] .................................................................. 5,000

Bear River NWR, UT ...................................................... Water mgmt. improvements ........................................ 1,000

Bitter Lake NWR, NM .................................................... Visitor Center [cc] ....................................................... 1,500

Bozeman Fish Tech Center, MT .................................... Lab/Admin Bldg [cc] ................................................... 1,887

Cabo Rojo NWR, PR ...................................................... Replace Office Bldg (seismic) [cc] ............................. 3,700

Canaan Valley NWR, WV ............................................... Visitor impvts./law enforcement housing ................... 806

Cape Romain, NWR, SC ................................................ Dike/Water control structures [c] ................................ 1,000

Crab Orchard NWR, IL .................................................. Devil’s Kitchen Dam Ph I [d] ...................................... 500

Entiat NWR, WA ............................................................ Seismic Rehab of 4 bldg Ph I [p/d] ........................... 120

Garrison Dam, ND ......................................................... Fish pond improvements ............................................. 300

Iron River NFH, WI ........................................................ Replace domes [cc] ..................................................... 600

Jordan River NFH .......................................................... Replace M/V Togue [cc] .............................................. 5,500

Kenai NWR, AK .............................................................. Cabins, trails, campgrounds ....................................... 1,000

Kodiak NWR, AK ............................................................ Visitor Center [c] ......................................................... 3,000

Kofa NWR, AZ ................................................................ Seismic Safety Rehab Ph I [p/d] ................................ 350

Lacreek NWR, SD .......................................................... Little White River Dam Ph II [d] ................................. 730

Lahontan NWR, NV ........................................................ Seismic Rehab of 2 bldg Ph I [p/d] ........................... 70

Makah NWR, WA ........................................................... Seismic Rehab of 1 bldg Ph I [p/d] ........................... 80

Mammoth Springs NFH, AR .......................................... Visitor center renovation [c] ....................................... 1,250

Nat’l Eagle Repository, CO ........................................... Replace incinerator [p/d/cc] ....................................... 110

Ohio River Islands NWR, WV ........................................ Visitor center [cc] & misc. improvements .................. 2,061

Okeefenokee Concession, GA ........................................ Concession facility ....................................................... 525

Ottawa NWR, OH ........................................................... Visitor Center [cc] ....................................................... 850

Patuxent Research Ctr., MD ......................................... Master plan and environmental assessment ............. 500

Savannah NWR, GA/SC ................................................. Visitor center [cc] ........................................................ 850

Servicewide ................................................................... Dam Safety Programs and Inspections ...................... 730

Servicewide ................................................................... Bridge Safety Inspections ............................................ 575

Servicewide ................................................................... Initial inspections for recently acquired dams ........... 1,291

Servicewide ................................................................... Replace Survey Aircraft ............................................... 1,000

Sevilleta NWR, NM ........................................................ Laboratory construction ............................................... 2,000

Silvio O. Conte NWR, VT ............................................... Nulhegan Div. visitor center [p/d] .............................. 500

White Sulphur Springs NFH, WV ................................... Equipment upgrades ................................................... 50

Winthrop NWR, WA ........................................................ Seismic Rehab (4 bldgs) Ph I [p/d] ........................... 130

World Birding Ctr., TX ................................................... Construction ................................................................. 2,000

Subtotal, Line Item Construction .................... ...................................................................................... 41,965

Servicewide ................................................................... Nationwide Engineering Service .................................. 6,262

Servicewide ................................................................... CAM .............................................................................. 3,058

Servicewide ................................................................... Seismic Safety Program .............................................. 200

Servicewide ................................................................... Environmental Compliance Management .................... 1,650

Servicewide ................................................................... Waste Prevention, Recycling and Env. Mgmt Sys ...... 150

Subtotal, Nationwide Engineering Svcs .......... ...................................................................................... 11,320

Total ................................................................. ...................................................................................... 53,285

LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $72,893,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 40,737,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 64,689,000

The Committee recommends $64,689,000, an increase of

$23,952,000 above the budget request.

The following table shows the Committee’s recommendations:

State Project Committee

recommendation

AK Alaska Peninsula NWR .................................................................................................................... $750,000
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State Project Committee recommendation

FL Archie Carr NWR ............................................................................................................................. 711,000

CO Baca NWR ....................................................................................................................................... 9,000,000

VA Back Bay NWR ................................................................................................................................ 1,000,000

TX Balcones Canyonland NWR ............................................................................................................. 2,500,000

MO Big Muddy NFWR ............................................................................................................................. 500,000

NE Boyer Chute NWR ............................................................................................................................ 500,000

AR Cache River NWR ............................................................................................................................ 750,000

WV Canaan Valley NWR ........................................................................................................................ 600,000

TN Chickasaw NWR .............................................................................................................................. 1,500,000

KY Clarks River NWR ............................................................................................................................ 500,000

SD Dakota Tallgrass Prairie ................................................................................................................. 1,500,000

MI Detroit River IWR ............................................................................................................................ 1,500,000

MO/IL Great River NWR ............................................................................................................................. 500,000

NJ Great Swamp NWR .......................................................................................................................... 1,350,000

HI James Campbell NWR ..................................................................................................................... 3,000,000

TN Lower Hatchie NWR ......................................................................................................................... 1,800,000

TX Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR ........................................................................................................ 1,750,000

MN Minnesota Valley NWR .................................................................................................................... 1,000,000

MN/IA Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR ...................................................................................................... 470,000

IN Patoka NWR .................................................................................................................................... 500,000

ME Rachel Carson NWR ........................................................................................................................ 1,000,000

LA Red River NWR ................................................................................................................................ 750,000

RI Rhode Island refuge complex ......................................................................................................... 1,500,000

CA San Diego NWR ............................................................................................................................... 2,500,000

CA San Joaquin River NWR .................................................................................................................. 1,500,000

FL St. Marks NWR ................................................................................................................................ 1,000,000

AK Togiak NWR ..................................................................................................................................... 1,500,000

SC Waccamaw NWR ............................................................................................................................. 3,000,000

MT Western MT Project/Blackfoot Challenge ........................................................................................ 2,000,000

WV White Sulphur Springs NFH ............................................................................................................ 400,000

AK Yukon Flats NWR ............................................................................................................................ 500,000

Subtotal, Acquisitions ....................................................................................................... 47,331,000

Acquisition Management ................................................................................................................ 9,800,000

CAM ................................................................................................................................................. 2,058,000

Exchanges ....................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000

Inholdings ........................................................................................................................................ 2,500,000

Emergencies & Hardships .............................................................................................................. 2,000,000

Total, FWS Land Acquisition ............................................................................................. 64,689,000

The Service is encouraged to perform environmental reviews and

other activities in preparation for a land exchange within the

Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge.

LANDOWNER INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $39,740,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 40,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 40,000,000

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

STEWARDSHIP GRANTS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $9,935,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 10,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 10,000,000

The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for stewardship grants,

which are competitive awards made directly to individuals and
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groups involved in endangered species recovery efforts on private

lands.

COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $80,473,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 86,614,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 86,614,000

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

acquisition.

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $14,320,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 14,414,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 14,414,000

The Committee recommends $14,414,000 for the national wildlife

refuge fund, the same as the budget request.

NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $38,309,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 49,560,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 42,982,000

The Committee recommends $42,982,000 for the North American

wetlands conservation fund, a reduction of $6,578,000 below the

budget request.

NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $2,981,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... ...........................

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,000,000

The Committee recommends $3,000,000 for neotropical migratory

bird conservation.

MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $4,768,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 7,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000 for

the multinational species conservation fund, a decrease of

$1,000,000 below the budget estimate. The funds for neotropical

birds have been provided under a separate heading. Funds within

this account shall be equally divided between the four programs

(African elephant, Rhino and Tiger, Asian elephant and Great ape

conservation).

STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $64,577,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 59,983,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 75,000,000
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The Committee recommends $75,000,000 for State and tribal

wildlife grants. Of the amount provided, $5,000,000 is provided for

tribal grants.

In addition to the amount provided for State and Tribal Wildlife

Grants, the Committee has provided significant funding for the

LWCF State Assistance program through the National Park Service. The Committee believes that these two programs can be mutually beneficial, as grants supported by the State Assistance program may be beneficial to non-game wildlife and grants supported

by the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program may have associated recreation benefits. The Committee urges the Department to

work with States, tribes, and other relevant stakeholders to explore

opportunities to develop synergies between these two programs.

The Committee expects that funds provided under this heading

shall be added to revenues from existing State sources and not

serve as a substitute for revenues from such sources.

The Committee has included bill language that allows individual

States to use up to 10 percent of the funds they receive under this

heading to be used for wildlife conservation education efforts that

contribute significantly to the conservation of wildlife species or

their habitats.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $1,564,331,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 1,631,882,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,636,299,000

The Committee recommends $1,636,299,000 for operation of the National Park System, an increase of $71,968,000 over the enacted

level. The amount provided reflects all proposed transfers and IT

savings, and includes an increase of $20,000,000 over the budget

request for park base operating budgets. Of the funds provided

above the budget request for park base operating increases,

$1,000,000 should be allocated to the National Trails program.

Resource Stewardship.—The Committee recommends

$342,485,000 for resource stewardship, an increase of $4,336,000

over the enacted level. Changes to the enacted level included increases of $1,945,000 for fixed costs, $225,000 for the Cumberland

Piedmont Network Learning Center, $750,000 to monitor chronic

wasting disease, $5,000,000 for inventory and monitoring, $600,000

for water quality monitoring, $750,000 for vanishing treasures, and

$6,862,000 for park operations. Decreases include $200,000 for

Greenspaces for Living as proposed in the budget request.

Visitor Services.—The Committee recommends $323,965,000 for

visitor services, and increase of $8,590,000 over the enacted level.

Changes to the enacted level included increases of $3,350,000 for

fixed costs, $1,400,000 for law enforcement training, and

$6,866,000 for park operations. The recommended amount also reflects the decreases proposed in the budget request.

Maintenance.—The Committee recommends $567,294,000 for

maintenance, an increase of $47,324,000 over the enacted level.

Changes to the enacted level included increases of $3,645,000 for

fixed costs, $9,315,000 for repair and rehabilitation, $2,606,000 for
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facility condition assessments, $14,000,000 for cyclic maintenance,

and $8,832,000 for park operations. There is a decrease of $721,000

for the facility management software system.

The Committee is aware that the National Park Service is continuing its efforts to acquire the Pemberton House at Vicksburg

NMP with funds appropriated in fiscal year 2002. Upon completion

of the acquisition, the Committee directs the Service to make available the funds necessary to stabilize the building and establish operations at the site.

Of the amounts provided for maintenance, $368,000 is for

Ocmulgee NM to replace unsafe floor coverings, construct a boundary fence and perform other maintenance work.

Park Support.—The Committee recommends $288,336,000 for

park support, an increase of $5,031,000 from the enacted level.

Changes to the enacted level included increases of $2,429,000 for

fixed costs, $500,000 for partnership regional coordinators,

$505,000 for IT security and accreditation, $600,000 for wild and

scenic partnership rivers, $1,000,000 for volunteers in parks,

$2,000,000 for challenge cost share, and $4,000,000 for resource

restoration challenge cost share. Reductions include $200,000 for

international travel, $1,384,000 for park operations, and $3,000,000

for incidental personnel costs.

The Committee continues to expect the Service to allocate one

third of the amount provided for the regular challenge cost share

program to the National Trails System.

External Administrative Costs.—The Committee recommends

$114,219,000 for external administrative costs, an increase of

$6,687,000 over the enacted level. The amount provided reflects

transfers and an increase of $3,093,000 for fixed costs.

Other.—The Committee has included language under Administrative Provisions to facilitate the administration of the Park Pass

program by the National Park Foundation.

The Committee has included language in the bill authorizing the

use of funds for construction of a memorial to Kris Eggle, a National Park Service ranger who was killed in the line of duty.

Using any available funds and in cooperation with non-Federal

partners, the Service is directed to continue efforts to acquire the

Rapuzzi collection for Klondike Gold Rush NHP. The Service

should report to the Committee by December 1, 2004 on the status

of these efforts.

The Committee is aware of discussions that have taken place regarding certain management challenges faced by both the Service

and the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust at the Oklahoma City National Memorial. Should additional funding for the Memorial be

necessary, the Committee would consider a reprogramming of

funds to the extent consistent with relevant authorizing legislation.

UNITED STATES PARK POLICE

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $77,921,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 78,859,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 78,349,000

The Committee recommends $78,349,000 for the United States

Park Police, an increase of $428,000 above the enacted level. The

increase provided is for fixed costs.
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NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $61,268,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 47,936,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 60,154,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $60,154,000 for national recreation and preservation, a decrease of $1,215,000 from

the enacted level.

Recreation Programs.—The Committee recommends an increase

of $7,000 over the enacted level for recreation programs. The increase provided is for fixed costs.

Natural Programs.—The Committee recommends an increase of

$1,634,000 over the enacted level for natural programs. The increase provided includes $134,000 for fixed costs and $1,500,000 for

the rivers and trails conservation program. The Service should continue its support for the Northern Forest Canoe Trail through the

challenge cost share program at the $250,000 level.

Cultural Programs.—The Committee recommends an increase of

$20,000 over the enacted level for cultural programs. The amount

provided largely restores the proposed reduction in national register programs, and includes $100,000 in technical assistance for

the Gettysburg Battlefield National Historic District.

International Park Affairs.—The Committee recommends a decrease of $82,000 from the enacted level for international park affairs, as proposed in the budget request.

Environmental and Compliance Review.—The Committee recommends an increase of $4,000 over the enacted level for environmental compliance and review. The increase provided is for fixed

costs.

Grant Administration.—The Committee recommends an increase

of $20,000 over the enacted level for grant administration. The increase provided is for fixed costs.

Heritage Partnership Programs.—The Committee recommends a

decrease of $772,000 from the enacted level for heritage partnership programs. The Committee recommends the following distribution of funds:

[In thousands of dollars]

Project Committee

recommendation

America’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership ....................................................................................................... 800

Augusta Canal National Heritage Area ............................................................................................................... 400

Automobile National Heritage Area ...................................................................................................................... 600

Cache La Poudre River Corridor (from ONPS) ..................................................................................................... 45

Cane River National Heritage Area (from ONPS) ................................................................................................ 900

Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor ................................................................................................ 844

Erie Canalway National Heritage Area ................................................................................................................ 397

Essex National Heritage Area .............................................................................................................................. 900

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area ....................................................................................................... 522

Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor ..................................................................................... 745

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor .................................................................. 795

Lackawanna Heritage Area .................................................................................................................................. 646

National Coal Heritage Area ................................................................................................................................ 123

Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor ................................................................................................. 900

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor .................................................................. 844

Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area ................................................................................................................ 900

Schuykill National Heritage Center ...................................................................................................................... 497

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District .................................................................................. 497

South Carolina National Heritage Corridor .......................................................................................................... 900
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[In thousands of dollars]

Project Committee recommendation

Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area ...................................................................................................................... 209

Wheeling National Heritage Area ......................................................................................................................... 900

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area ............................................................................................................... 123

Subtotal, Commissions & Grants ........................................................................................................... 13,487

Technical Support ................................................................................................................................................ 124

Total, Heritage Partnership Programs .................................................................................................... 13,611

The Committee has provided $745,000 for the Illinois and Michigan Canal NHC. The Committee expects the funds to be used for

appropriate activities and related projects, including the Port of LaSalle project, in accordance with Public Law 98–398.

Statutory or Contractual Aid.—The Committee recommends a decrease of $1,112,000 from the enacted level for statutory or contractual aid. The distribution of funds is shown below:

[In thousands of dollars]

Committee

recommendation

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission .................................................................................................... 200

Brown Foundation .............................................................................................................................................. 200

Chesapeake Bay Gateways ................................................................................................................................ 2,500

Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission ............................................................................................................... 87

Ice Age National Scientific Reserve ................................................................................................................... 806

Jamestown 2007 ................................................................................................................................................ 199

Johnstown Area Heritage Association ................................................................................................................ 49

Lamprey River .................................................................................................................................................... 1,200

Mandan Interpetive Center and Lodge project .................................................................................................. 500

Martin Luther King, Jr. Center ........................................................................................................................... 528

Native Hawaiian culture and arts program ...................................................................................................... 740

New Orleans Jazz Commission ........................................................................................................................... 66

Office of Arctic Studies ...................................................................................................................................... 1,500

Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission ..................................................................................... 847

Sleeping Rainbow Ranch, Capitol Reef NP ....................................................................................................... 497

Total ...................................................................................................................................................... 9,919

The Committee notes that funding for the Flight 93 Memorial is

included within the amounts provided for the Operation of the National Park System account. The Memorial was funded in the National Recreation and Preservation account in fiscal year 2003.

URBAN PARKS AND RECREATION FUND

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $298,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 305,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 305,000

The Committee recommends $305,000 for the urban parks and

recreation fund, the same as the budget request.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $68,552,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 67,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 75,750,000

The Committee recommends $75,750,000 for the historic preser- vation fund, an increase of $7,198,000 above the enacted level. The
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amount provided includes increases over the budget request of

$3,000,000 for grants-in-aid to States, $250,000 for grants-in-aid to

tribes, $2,000,000 for Save America’s Treasures, $500,000 for the

National Trust for Historic Preservation, and $3,000,000 for historically black colleges and universities. The amount provided for

the National Trust for Historic Preservation concludes the Federal

commitment to the National Trust Historic Sites endowment program.

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $325,712,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 327,257,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 341,531,000

The Committee recommends $341,531,000 for construction, an

increase of $14,274,000 above the budget request. The Committee

recommends the following distribution of funds:

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION

[In thousands of dollars]

Project Committee

recommendation

Abraham Lincoln Library, IL ............................................................................................................................. 3,000

Acadia NP, ME (upgrade utilities and campgrounds) .................................................................................... 7,017

American Memorial Park, Saipan (upgrade water delivery system) ............................................................... 892

Assateague Island NS, MD (design visitor center) ......................................................................................... 500

Badlands NP, SD (correct safety/ADA deficiencies at visitor center) ............................................................. 3,996

Big Bend NP, TX (Chisos Basin water supply) ............................................................................................... 1,946

Big Cypress NP, FL (rehabilitate off-road vehicle trails [complete]) ............................................................. 1,047

Blue Ridge Parkway, NC (reconstruct historic guard walls) ........................................................................... 3,186

Boston Harbor Islands NRA, MA (install safety rails and walkways—George’s Island) ............................... 727

Boston NHP, MA (rehabilitate USS Constitution maintenance facility) .......................................................... 2,408

Boston NHP, MA (rehabilitate Commandant’s House) .................................................................................... 744

Bryce Canyon NP, UT (renovate and expand Sunset point restroom and picnic facility) .............................. 859

Cane River Creole NHP, LA (curatorial facility) ............................................................................................... 1,216

Central High School NHS, AR (pre-planning of visitor center) ....................................................................... 267

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP, MD (stabilize towpath wall and construct footbridge) ........................... 1,538

Colonial NHP, VA (protect Jamestown collections and rehab visitor center [complete]) ............................... 7,611

Colonial NHP, VA (protect Yorktown museum collection) ................................................................................ 725

Crater Lake NP, OR (restore historic residence for use as science and learning center) ............................. 999

Craters of the Moon NM, ID (upgrade visitor center) ..................................................................................... 1,334

Dayton Aviation NHP, OH (various) .................................................................................................................. 2,850

Denali NP, AK (southside planning) ................................................................................................................ 750

Dry Tortugas NP, FL (stabilize and restore fort) ............................................................................................. 5,883

Eleanor Roosevelt NHS, NY (restore historic buildings and landscape) ......................................................... 2,750

Everglades NP, FL (modified water delivery system) ...................................................................................... 12,990

Frederick Douglass NHS, DC (rehab) ............................................................................................................... 955

Ft. Washington Park, MD (repair and rehabilitation) ...................................................................................... 5,383

Fredricksburg & Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial NMP, VA (stabilize historic ruins and resources) ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,560

Gateway NRA, NY (rehab hangars 5 & 6 at Floyd Bennett Field) .................................................................. 2,416

General Grant NMem, NY (rehabilitate Gen. Grant’s tomb) ............................................................................ 1,732

George Washington Carver NM, MO (visitor center) ........................................................................................ 3,500

George Washington Memorial Parkway, VA (rehabilitate U.S. Marine Corps Memorial) ................................. 3,383

Grand Teton NP, WY (visitor center) ................................................................................................................ 3,000

Great Smoky Mountains NP, TN (rehabilitate comfort stations and picnic areas) ........................................ 2,364

Harpers Ferry NP, WV (rehab bldgs., transportation system) ......................................................................... 3,200

Horace Albright Training Center, AZ (rehabilitate center) .............................................................................. 7,437

Hot Springs NP, AR (rehab Quawpaw bathhouse) .......................................................................................... 2,000

Independence NHP, PA (construct security fence) .......................................................................................... 5,100

Independence NHP, PA (Independence Square site rehabilitation) ................................................................. 3,000

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, MO (construct security fence) ......................................................... 4,339
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION—Continued

[In thousands of dollars]

Project Committee recommendation

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley NHC, RI/MA ...................................................................................... 1,000

Lake Mead NRA, AZ (replace and upgrade Willow Beach wastewater treatment) ......................................... 3,514

Lincoln Home NHS, IL (rehabilitate interior) ................................................................................................... 285

Lowell NHP, MA (stabilize/rehab interior of historic railroad tunnel) ............................................................. 674

L.Q.C. Lamar House NHL, MS (restoration) ..................................................................................................... 300

Mammoth Cave NP, KY (reconstruct water system) ....................................................................................... 6,014

Mammoth Cave NP, KY (rehab cave electrical system [complete]) ............................................................... 3,593

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, VT (rehabilitate barn) .................................................................................. 750

Mesa Verde NP, CO (replace hazardous HVAC systems in Chapin Mesa) ..................................................... 1,207

Minute Man NHP, MA (save resources and provide safe access, North Bridge) ........................................... 1,365

Morristown NHP, NJ (rehab historic buildings) ............................................................................................... 1,789

Morris Thompson Visitor and Cultural Center, AK .......................................................................................... 3,000

Mt. Rainier NP, WA (rehab primary electrical distribution system) ................................................................ 4,000

Natchez Trace Parkway, MS (rehab) ................................................................................................................ 1,000

National Capital Parks-Central, DC (improve security around Washington Monument) ................................ 10,000

National Capital Parks-Central, DC (improve security around Jefferson Memorial) ...................................... 4,858

New Bedford Whaling NHP, MA (Corson Building) .......................................................................................... 3,500

New River Gorge NR, WV (reroof Canyon Rim v.c., stabilization of structures, boundary survey, trail access) ............................................................................................................................................................ 3,141

Olympic NP, WA (Elwha River restoration) ...................................................................................................... 12,950

Organ Pipe NM, AZ (construct vehicle barrier) ............................................................................................... 4,405

Pacific Coast Immigration Museum, CA .......................................................................................................... 385

Petrified Forest NP, AZ (rehabilitate Painted Desert Inn and cabins) ........................................................... 3,124

Petersburg NB, VA (consolidate, rehab, replace maintenance facilities) ....................................................... 781

Petersburg NB, VA (restore/repair Appomattox Manor Foundation) ................................................................ 881

Puukohola Heiau NHS, HI (re-establish historic scene) .................................................................................. 3,046

Rock Creek Park, DC (preserve and protect Meridian Hill Park) .................................................................... 2,891

San Francisco Maritime NHP, CA (rehabilitate C.A. Thayer [complete]) ........................................................ 1,177

Sequoia and Kings Canyon NP, CA (replace potable water tanks and provide fire suppression at park

headquarters) .............................................................................................................................................. 2,210

Sun Watch NHL, OH (rehab) ............................................................................................................................ 375

Tallgrass Prairie NPres, KS (design resource center) ..................................................................................... 750

Thomas Stone NHS, MD (visitor access/restoration) ....................................................................................... 948

Timpanogos Cave NM, UT (design visitor center) ........................................................................................... 250

Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act, UT ............................................................................................ 4,000

Western Arctic parklands, AK (construct NW Alaska Heritage Center and Administrative Center) ............... 700

White House (structural and utility rehabilitation) ......................................................................................... 6,443

Wind Cave NP, SD (preplace failing wastewater treatment) .......................................................................... 3,909

Wrangell-St. Elias NP & Pres, AK (stabilize and rehab Kennecott site) ........................................................ 933

Yellowstone NP, WY (restoration of Old House at Old Faithful Inn) ............................................................... 5,973

Yellowstone NP, WY (replace administrative snowcoaches and improve support infrastructure) ................. 1,892

Yellowstone NP, WY (reconstruct West Entrance Station) ............................................................................... 1,888

Subtotal, Line item construction ........................................................................................................ 224,505

Emergency and unscheduled projects ............................................................................................................. 5,500

Housing replacement ....................................................................................................................................... 8,000

Dam safety ....................................................................................................................................................... 2,700

Equipment replacement:

Replacement of park operations equipment .......................................................................................... 14,333

Conversion to narrowband radio system ................................................................................................ 20,646

Modernization of information mgmt. system .......................................................................................... 481

Subtotal, Equipment replacement ...................................................................................................... 35,460

Construction planning ...................................................................................................................................... 24,480

Construction program management and operations:

Associate Director, Professional Services ............................................................................................... 1,002

Denver Service Center operations ........................................................................................................... 16,464

Regional facility project support ............................................................................................................ 10,000

Subtotal, Const. program mgmt. & ops. ........................................................................................... 27,466
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION—Continued

[In thousands of dollars]

Project Committee recommendation

General management planning:

EIS planning and compliance ................................................................................................................. 4,996

General management and strategic planning ....................................................................................... 7,924

Special resource studies ......................................................................................................................... 500

Subtotal, General management planning .......................................................................................... 13,420

Subtotal, Other construction .............................................................................................................. 117,026

Total, National Park Service construction .......................................................................................... 341,531

Last year, NPS was directed to provide a report and information

regarding the allocation of the line-item construction planning program. This year, the Committee revises its direction to NPS. Since

the planning dollars are in support of the 5-year line item construction plan, the managers direct NPS to include the proposed 5-year

line item construction list in the budget justification, along with an

identification and brief description of new planning starts anticipated in the upcoming fiscal year. Within 60 days of enactment of

the appropriations bill, NPS should provide the Committee with

the final allocation of the planning funds. Significant deviations

from the allocation list should be provided to the Committee, as

well as any major scope changes that occur on a project. Inclusion

of the 5-year plan in the budget justification will also assist the Appropriations Committees in reviewing new proposed projects with

an estimated cost in excess of $5,000,000. NPS should work with

the Committee to develop a reporting mechanism, for submission

by April 1 annually, to identify those capital projects estimated to

cost more than $5,000,000 that are proposed to be constructed,

whether from construction or other fund sources, including fee

demonstration, concessions, and donations.

The funds provided for Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP are for

the following projects: $600,000 for an interpretive film and wayside exhibits, $300,000 for interpretive developments at the Wright

home and engineering laboratory and for construction of the facade

at the Fifth Cycle Shop, $200,000 for handicap access at the Paul

Laurence Dunbar Memorial, $150,000 for an historic structures report on 26 South Williams Street, $300,000 for displays at the

Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center, $500,000 for the Pekin Theater and $800,000 for parking lot construction.

The Committee is aware that pending legislation would authorize

the National Park Service to occupy a portion of the Hibben Archaeological Research Center for the storage of collections from

Chaco Culture NHP. Should such legislation be enacted, the Service should consider allocating equipment funds to establish operations at the Hibben Center.

The Committee encourages the National Park Service to continue

the ongoing planning for the proposed visitor facility at Homestead

National Monument, Nebraska. This project received planning

funding in fiscal year 2003. Construction funding of $4,500,000 for

this project is included in the fiscal year 2004–2008 5-year line-
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item construction program of the National Park Service. Funding

to complete planning for this project should be provided consistent

with NPS allocation procedures for lump-sum planning related to

the 5-year plan.

The Committee is aware of discussions among the National Park

Service, the City of New Orleans and prospective local partners regarding the development of an interpretive center for New Orleans

Jazz National Park. The Committee is supportive of these efforts,

and encourages the parties involved to continue their work toward

an acceptable cooperative agreement. Participants in these discussions should be mindful, however, of the language regarding partnership projects that was included in the Statement of Managers

accompanying the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2003. The Committee also notes that any interpretive center proposal must be consistent with the park’s general

management plan, and must address the safety of both visitors to

the Park and National Park Service personnel.

The Committee has provided funding for visitor facilities at

Timpanogos Cave NM, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve,

Assateague Island NS, and Grand Teton NP. The Committee expects that design of these projects will be processed through the

visitor center planning model and other Service procedures to ensure that the facilities are appropriately sized for their location and

purposes. The Committee also reiterates its views regarding partnership projects as expressed in the Statement of Managers accompanying the fiscal year 2003 Interior and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

The funds provided for planning of the Pacific Coast Immigration

Museum complete the Federal commitment to the project.

Funding provided for Sun Watch NHL and the L.Q.C. Lamar

House NHL is to be matched with non-Federal funds.

The Committee encourages the National Park Service to continue

with general management planning activities at Cedar Creek and

Belle Grove NHP, as indicated in the budget justification.

The Committee encourages the Service to commence work on recently authorized resource study of the Bainbridge Island

Eagledale Ferry Dock, as well as on the general management plan

for the Old Spanish Trail.

The Committee recognizes the many historic, natural, and cultural aspects which have combined to make the Bismarck and

Mandan areas of North Dakota an important national resource

worthy of recognition, conservation, and interpretation. With the

earliest Indian settlements dating back to the 1500s, the area has

played an integral role in American history and the Nation’s westward expansion, particularly through the events associated with

the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Committee also appreciates

the various preservation efforts undertaken by the Fort Abraham

Lincoln Foundation, and notes that the Foundation is well suited

to assist with further conservation endeavors. The Committee

therefore directs the Service to work with the Foundation in helping to determine what additional resources are worthy of protection

in an effort to preserve the heritage of this area. The Service

should report its findings to the Committee by January 1, 2004.
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The Committee is aware of additional repairs and improvements

needed at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center, and urges

the Service to work with cooperators to make such repairs and improvements in a timely fashion.

The Committee is aware that the U.S. Army will be relocating

some of its fire and emergency services personnel currently located

in Hawaii. This relocation will severely undercut the availability of

such vital services at the Volcanoes National Park. The Committee

understands, and greatly appreciates, that the County of Hawaii is

willing to provide these services, and urges the Service to make

$250,000 available for transition funding.

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

(RESCISSION)

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. ¥$30,000,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... ¥30,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ¥30,000,000

The Committee recommends a rescission of $30,000,000 in annual contract authority provided by 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a. This authority has not been used in recent years and there are no plans

to use it in fiscal year 2004.

LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $171,348,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 238,634,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 158,473,000

The Committee recommends $158,473,000 for land acquisition

and State assistance, a reduction of $80,161,000 below the budget

request.

The following table shows the Committee recommendation:

Area and State Committee

recommendation

Big Thicket National Preserve (TX) .................................................................................................................. $5,400,000

Civil War Battlefield Sites (Grants) ................................................................................................................. 2,000,000

Ft. Clatsop NMem (OR) .................................................................................................................................... 1,250,000

Great Sand Dunes NP (CO) .............................................................................................................................. 2,000,000

Gulf Islands NS (Cat Island) (MS) .................................................................................................................. 5,000,000

Gulf Islands NS (Horn Island) (MS) ................................................................................................................. 1,100,000

Hawaii Volcanoes NP (HI) ................................................................................................................................ 4,000,000

Ice Age NST (WI) .............................................................................................................................................. 1,000,000

New Jersey Pinelands Preserve (NJ) ................................................................................................................. 1,000,000

Obed Wild and Scenic River (TN) .................................................................................................................... 1,569,000

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields NHD (VA) ....................................................................................................... 1,000,000

Sleeping Bear Dunes NL (MI) .......................................................................................................................... 1,000,000

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (FL) ............................................................................................. 1,000,000

Valley Forge NHP (PA) ...................................................................................................................................... 5,000,000

Wrangell-St. Elias NP (AK) ............................................................................................................................... 2,500,000

Subtotal, Acquisitions ......................................................................................................................... 34,819,000

Emergencies/Hardships .................................................................................................................................... 4,000,000

Inholdings/Exchanges ....................................................................................................................................... 4,000,000

Acquisition management ................................................................................................................................. 11,654,000

Subtotal, NPS Federal Land Acquisition ............................................................................................ 54,473,000

State Assistance Grants .................................................................................................................................. 100,000,000
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Area and State Committee recommendation

State Assistance Grant Administration ........................................................................................................... 4,000,000

Total, State Assistance ....................................................................................................................... 104,000,000

TOTAL, NPS Land Acquisition and State Assistance ......................................................................... 158,473,000

The Committee understands that the funds provided for Valley

Forge NP, together with reprogrammed funds and carryover balances, are sufficient to complete Phase I of the Toll Brothers acquisition. The Committee further understands that reprogrammed

funds are being made available for the acquisition of 15 acres recently added to Booker T. Washington NM. The amount provided

for Hawaii Volcanoes NP, together with carryover balances and reprogrammed funds, are sufficient to complete the acquisition of

Kahuku Ranch.

The National Park Service is currently completing an environmental assessment on expanding the boundary of Theodore Roosevelt National Park to include the Elkhorn Ranch. The Committee

is aware that, while local comments overwhelmingly support the

creation of a National Preserve, the Park Service has not considered this option. Given expressed local support, the Committee directs the Park Service to reevaluate study comments to consider

the creation of a National Preserve. The Committee expects the

Park Service to report back to the Committee on its findings within

90 days of enactment of this Act.

In addition to the amount provided for State Assistance, the

Committee has provided significant funding for State and Tribal

Wildlife Grants through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The

Committee believes that these two programs can be mutually beneficial, as grants supported by the State Assistance program may be

beneficial to non-game wildlife and grants supported by the State

and Tribal Wildlife Grants may have associated recreation benefits.

The Committee urges the Department to work with States, tribes

and other relevant stakeholders to explore opportunities to develop

synergies between these two programs.

In the absence of mitigating circumstances, the governors of the

States and territories shall be officially informed of LWCF State assistance apportionments within 30 days of enactment.

ENERGY AND MINERALS

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $919,272,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 895,505,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 928,864,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $928,864,000 for

the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for fiscal year 2004,

an amount of $9,592,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level.

The detail table at the back of the report displays the Committee’s

proposed distribution of funds among the Survey’s activities.
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National Mapping Program.—The Committee recommends

$128,889,000 for the national mapping program, a decrease of

$4,317,000 below the current year enacted level. The Committee

does not agree to the proposed budget decreases of $4,444,000 for

data collection or $2,770,000 for geographic analysis and has included these sums in its recommendation. Further, the Committee

notes that the proposed IT reduction for the mapping program is

$6,640,000, an amount that exceeds the IT savings proposed for

much larger agencies and bureaus, such as the Forest Service or

the National Park Service, which have budgets of approximately

$4,000,000,000 and $2,000,000,000 respectively. The Committee

has not been given information that would substantiate such a

large reduction and, therefore, has restored all but $1,050,000 to

the program. Other changes to the enacted level include an increase of $1,133,000 to partially fund uncontrollable costs, and decreases of $3,000,000 for the AmericaView program and $1,400,000

for closure of the Center for Integration and Natural Disaster Information [CINDI] program. Functions performed within the

CINDI program have been transferred to other areas within USGS.

Included in base funding is an amount of $1,000,000 to continue

the Alaska digital data mapping program, which was initiated in

fiscal year 2003.

Geological Hazards, Resources and Processes.—The Committee

recommends $236,872,000 for the geological hazards, resources and

processes program, an increase of $3,705,000 above the current

year enacted level. The Committee does not agree with the proposed budget reduction of $11,172,000 to the Minerals Resources

base program and has restored these funds in full. Similarly, the

Committee has not accepted the proposed decrease of $1,900,000 to

the Advanced National Seismic System program. These funds are

maintained in the base and an increase of $500,000 is provided to

expand the earthquake program’s capabilities. Other increases to

the enacted level include $2,141,000 to partially fund fixed costs;

$300,000 for INSAR data acquisition; $200,000 for Mauna Loa volcano monitoring; $500,000 for a Clark County, Nevada mineral inventory; $300,000 for a Kansas well log inventory; an additional

$1,000,000 for Shemya volcano monitoring equipment, which brings

the total program amount to $2,000,000; an additional $500,000 for

the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping program; and

$1,225,000 for a coalbed methane study of the Tongue River watershed. Other projects that are continued within base funds include

$500,000 for the North Carolina erosion study; $1,500,000 to complete funding for the Alaska Minerals at Risk program; $1,250,000

for South Carolina/Georgia Coastal erosion and coastal monitoring

studies, of which $250,000 is intended for the South Carolina coastal erosion monitoring program; $250,000 to continue the cooperative program with the University of Hawaii-Hilo; and $500,000 for

land subsidence studies in Louisiana. Decreases to the enacted

level include $500,000 for the global dust program; $500,000 for the

Central Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition; $499,000 for the

LIDAR consortium; $950,000 for IT savings; and $2,000,000 for the

Tampa Bay pilot project.

Water Resources Investigations.—The Committee recommends

$209,547,000 for the water resources investigations, an amount of
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$2,396,000 above the current year enacted level. Increases include

$2,190,000 to partially meet mandatory pay and benefits; $500,000

for a United States-Mexico border environmental health initiative;

$500,000 for a Rathdrum Prairie aquifer study, an amount that

will be matched in part by Washington and Idaho; $2,000,000 for

collaborative studies with the University of Oklahoma, of which

$1,000,000 is for the evaluation of current and potential groundwater contamination of the Roubidoux Aquifer from abandoned

mine waste and $1,000,000 is for subsurface geologic research to

identify areas at high risk of subsidence; $50,000 for a study on the

efficiency of mercury methylation in South Carolina rivers;

$414,000 for the NAWQA program; and $37,000 to restore the fiscal year 2003 across-the-board reduction to the Water Resources

Research Institutes [WRRI] program for a total of $6,000,000. The

budget request assumed the elimination of the WRRI program.

Projects that are continued within base funds include $450,000 for

groundwater monitoring work in Hawaii, an additional amount of

$299,000 for investigations of mercury in Lake Champlain to bring

that program total to $485,000; $500,000 for the Potomac River

basin groundwater study; and $200,000 for a study of extremophilic

life at Berkeley Pit Lake. Within appropriated funds, an amount of

up to $1,000,000 may be expended for the Survey’s participation in

the work of the Long-Term Estuary Assessment program. Decreases include IT savings of $1,580,000, a $300,000 technical adjustment to transfer large vessel maintenance funds to the facilities

activity, $1,000,000 to initiate a Lake Ponchartrain study, $195,000

for a hydrologic study of Noyes Slough and $220,000 for a

cladophora blooms study.

Biological Research.—The Committee recommends $169,580,000

for biological research, an amount of $235,000 below the enacted

level. Changes include increases of $1,544,000 for fixed costs;

$2,000,000 for invasive species work; $500,000 for the addition of

a Mid-Atlantic NBII node; an additional $100,000 for Diamondback

Terrapin research for a total of $200,000; and an additional

$400,000 for molecular biology research at the Leetown facility for

a total of $800,000. Of the $2,000,000 provided for invasive species

research, $1,000,000 is intended for the GeoResources Institute at

Mississippi State University. The Committee encourages the Institute to work collaboratively with the Survey, to the extent possible,

on issues of shared interest. Decreases include $650,000 for IT savings; a $600,000 technical adjustment to transfer vessel maintenance funds to the facilities activity; $500,000 for a Wellsboro genetics study; $300,000 for inventory and monitoring on the Cherokee National Forest; $50,000 for a Tunison salmon study;

$499,000 for ballast water research; $180,000 for Yukon River

Chum Salmon research; and $2,000,000 for fire science research.

The Committee is supportive of the USGS contribution to the Department’s overall fire science program but suggests that funding

for its work should be derived from the larger program. Projects

that are continued within base funds include $750,000 for a mining

study on the Mark Twain National Forest in cooperation with the

Water Resources activity; $500,000 for a Pallid Sturgeon study,

$1,000,000 for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem genetic

survey; $300,000 for multidisciplinary water studies at the
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Leetown Science Center; $400,000 to continue support for the

newly established co-op unit at the University of Nebraska; and

$500,000 for a decision support system for Lake Tahoe.

Last year, the Committee requested a report from the Survey

that would provide information regarding current and future goals

of the NBII program, as well as a prioritized list for its expansion.

The Committee understands that this report is now in draft form.

In the meantime, the Committee is continuing to receive numerous

inquiries regarding the establishment of additional nodes or expansion of existing ones. Proposals such as the one to expand the

Northeast Information Node appear to have strong merit and enjoy

considerable strong support. As the Committee will be required to

make decisions in the next few months that will impact the growth

of the NBII program, it is imperative that the Survey complete and

submit its report as quickly as possible in order to provide the

Committee with what it hopes will be a useful tool in making those

decisions.

Science Support.—The Committee recommends $91,422,000 for

science support activities, an amount of $6,245,000 above the current year enacted level. Changes include increases of $1,605,000 for

uncontrollable cost adjustments; $1,000,000 for critical IT security

needs; and $3,990,000 for the conversion of existing wideband radios to digital narrowband land mobile radios as mandated by Federal law. A decrease of $350,000 in IT savings has been assumed

in agreement with the budget request.

Facilities.—The Committee recommends $92,554,000 for facilities, an amount of $1,798,000 above the current year enacted level.

Changes include increases of $3,073,000 for fixed cost adjustments

and $200,000 for unanticipated construction costs at the Leetown

facility, and decreases of $1,200,000 for equipment at the Tampa

Bay facility, $800,000 for repairs at the Tunison Lab and $375,000

for completed design work at the Leetown facility. As proposed in

the budget request, a total of $900,000 has been transferred from

the water investigations program and the biological research program into the facilities activity. These funds are used for the maintenance of large vessels and are more appropriately considered as

part of the Survey’s facilities budget.

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $164,247,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 164,216,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 166,016,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $166,016,000 for

royalty and offshore minerals management, an increase of

$1,800,000 above the budget request. The funding amounts set out

below are at the activity level. Additional details on funding for

sub-activities within the various appropriations accounts for the

Service are set out in a table in the back of this report.

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Outer Continental Shelf lands ............................................................. $139,206,000 $141,006,000 ∂$1,800,000
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Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change

Royalty management ........................................................................... 80,396,000 80,396,000 ..........................

General administration ........................................................................ 44,844,000 44,844,000 ..........................

Use of receipts ..................................................................................... ¥100,230,000 ¥100,230,000 ..........................

Total, royalty and offshore minerals management ................ 164,216,000 166,016,000 ∂1,800,000

Within the funds for the leasing and environmental program in

the Outer Continental Shelf lands activity, the Committee has provided $150,000 for the Alaska Whaling Commission.

The Committee has provided an increase of $1,800,000 above the

budget request for the resource evaluation program in the Outer

Continental Shelf lands activity. The increase is comprised of

$800,000 for the Center for Marine Resources and Environmental

Technology to support exploration and sustainable development of

seabed minerals and $1,000,000 for the Marine Mineral Technology

Center in Alaska to support exploration and sustainable development of seabed minerals.

Within the funds provided for the regulatory program in the

Outer Continental Shelf lands activity, $1,400,000 shall be allocated for the Offshore Technology Research Center to perform research for MMS through the cooperative agreement dated June 18,

1999.

The service should evaluate its allocation of funds for studying

the impacts of oil and gas exploration on marine animals and determine whether additional funds should be devoted to coastal

areas of Mississippi.

The Committee has continued bill language that was included in

the fiscal year 2002 appropriations act under general provisions,

Department of the Interior to prohibit the use of funds for Outer

Continental Shelf leasing and development in certain areas.

The Committee has deleted bill language which places a moratorium on leasing activities in the North Aleutian Basin. However,

the Committee notes as it has in prior years that development activities outside of approved areas identified in the agency’s 5-year

Outer Continental Shelf development plan are not permitted under

law. The current 5-year plan does not expire until 2007. Accordingly, this moratoria language is largely irrelevant during the remaining period of the plan.

The Committee understands that the process of projecting offsetting receipts 1 to 2 years into the future is an uncertain business.

Recognizing this, the Committee has again given the Minerals

Management Service the authority to utilize receipts accruing from

rental rates in effect prior to August 5, 1993 to augment primary

sources of receipts should this be necessary to reach the operating

levels intended by the Committee.

OIL SPILL RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $6,065,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 7,105,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,105,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,105,000 for

oil spill research, which is equal to the request.
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OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $104,681,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 106,699,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 106,699,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $106,699,000 for

regulation and technology, which is equal to the budget estimate.

A comparison of the budget estimate and the Committee recommendation is as follows:

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Environmental restoration .................................................................... $163,000 $163,000 ..........................

Environmental protection ..................................................................... 79,463,000 79,463,000 ..........................

Technology development and transfer ................................................. 12,749,000 12,749,000 ..........................

Financial management ........................................................................ 491,000 491,000 ..........................

Executive direction ............................................................................... 13,558,000 13,558,000 ..........................

Subtotal, regulation and technology ...................................... 106,424,000 106,424,000 ..........................

Civil penalties ...................................................................................... 275,000 275,000 ..........................

Total, regulation and technology ........................................... 106,699,000 106,699,000 ..........................

ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

(Definite, Trust Fund)

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $190,498,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 174,469,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 190,893,000

The Committee recommends $190,893,000 for the abandoned

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

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Environmental restoration .................................................................... $157,137,000 $173,561,000 ∂$16,424,000

Technology development and transfer ................................................. 4,184,000 4,184,000 ..........................

Financial management ........................................................................ 6,260,000 6,260,000 ..........................

Executive direction ............................................................................... 6,888,000 6,888,000 ..........................

Total ........................................................................................ 281,168,000 297,592,000 ∂16,424,000

The Committee has restored funding for the abandoned mine reclamation program to the enacted level. The Committee continues to

believe that these funds are critically needed to address the enormous backlog of high priority reclamation work.

The Committee has included $10,000,000 for the Appalachian

clean streams initiative to address acid mine drainage problems.

Bill Language.—As in prior years, the bill includes language related to the conduct of the abandoned mine land program. The

Committee also has recommended language in the bill which would

fund minimum program State grants at $1,500,000 per State as

well as language which provides $10,000,000 to be used for projects

in the Appalachian clean streams initiative.
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The Committee also has included language specific to the State

of Maryland authorizing the State to set aside the greater of

$1,000,000 or 10 percent of the total of the grants made available

to the State under title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, subject to specific provisions identified in the

bill language.

INDIAN AFFAIRS

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $1,845,246,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 1,889,735,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,912,178,000

The Committee recommends $1,912,178,000 for the operation of Indian programs, an increase of $66,843,000 above the fiscal year

2003 enacted level, and $22,443,000 above the budget estimate. Increases include internal transfers and fixed costs in the amount of

$16,497,000. In addition, the Committee has increased funding for

tribal courts and welfare assistance, restored cuts made in vital

education and resource programs, including the Tribally Controlled

Community Colleges, and increased law enforcement funding to

support the operation, maintenance and staffing of new detention

facilities. The following table provides a comparison of the budget

estimate and Committee recommendations in the major programmatic areas:

Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change

TRIBAL BUDGET SYSTEM

Tribal Priority Allocations ..................................................................... $777,689,000 $780,689,000 ∂$3,000,000

Other Recurring Programs ................................................................... 602,063,000 616,789,000 ∂14,726,000

Non-Recurring Programs ...................................................................... 73,543,000 76,685,000 ∂3,142,000

Total, Tribal Budget System ................................................... 1,453,295,000 1,474,163,000 ∂20,868,000

BIA OPERATIONS

Central Office Operations .................................................................... 99,361,000 89,361,000 ¥10,000,000

Regional Office Operations .................................................................. 64,481,000 64,481,000 ..........................

Special Programs and Pooled Overhead ............................................. 272,598,000 284,173,000 ∂11,575,000

Total, BIA Operations ............................................................. 436,440,000 438,015,000 ∂1,575,000

Total, Operation of Indian Programs ..................................... 1,889,735,000 1,912,178,000 ∂22,443,000

Additional details on the funding for the Bureau’s Activities are

provided in a table in the back of this report.

Tribal Priority Allocation.—The Committee recommends

$780,689,000 for tribal priority allocations [TPA], an increase of

$3,000,000 above the budget request and $8,209,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. Increases above the budget request include an additional $1,000,000 for tribal courts, and $2,000,000 for

welfare assistance. The Committee would like to note the increase

of $1,500,000 for the Forestry program included in the budget request. The Committee has been contacted by numerous individual
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tribes seeking increased base funding for forestry programs. The

Committee feels these requests are best addressed through program increases rather than additions to individual tribes.

Other Recurring Programs.—The Committee recommends

$616,789,000 for other recurring programs, an increase of

$18,976,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and

$14,726,000 above the budget estimate. Changes to the budget estimate include increases of $6,000,000 for operating grants for Tribally Controlled Community Colleges, $507,000 for the western

Washington shellfish program (Boldt decision), $3,080,000 for the

Timber-Fish-Wildlife project, $261,000 for the Great Lakes Area

Resource Management (Circle of Flight) program, $987,000 for

Chippewa/Ottawa Treaty Fisheries, $66,000 for Hatchery Maintenance and $3,893,000 for the following Tribal Management/Development programs: the Alaska Sea Otter Commission ($100,000),

the Wetlands/Waterfowl Management program ($593,000), the

Upper Columbia United Tribes ($320,000), the Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association ($800,000), the Lake Roosevelt Management program ($630,000), the bison program ($1,100,000), and the Chugach

Regional Resources Commission ($350,000). Decreases below the

budget estimate are $30,000 for Columbia River Fisheries Management and $38,000 for United States/Canada Pacific Salmon. The

Committee notes that all changes to the budget request for Rights

Protection Implementation return the individual projects to their

fiscal year 2003 enacted levels. The increase to the Tribal Management/Development account restores ongoing programs to the enacted level with the exception of the $500,000 increase above enacted for the bison program. Funds provided for the bison program

above the enacted level are directed toward the development and

implementation of the Tribal Buffalo Marketing Initiative as proposed by the Intertribal Bison Cooperative [ITBC], including the

improvement of the Indian-owned meat processing-plant recently

acquired by the Fort Belknap Tribe.

The Bureau is directed to enter into annual reimbursable support agreements with the Bureau of Reclamation for the Operation

and Maintenance of the Dry Prairie Rural Water System.

Non-Recurring Programs.—The Committee recommends

$76,685,000 for non-recurring programs, an increase of $4,199,000

above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and an increase of

$3,142,000 above the budget estimate. Increases above the budget

estimate include $1,000,000 for the continuation of the Rocky

Mountain Technology Foundation’s distance learning project servicing tribal communities, $750,000 for the rural Alaska fire program, $1,000,000 for the completion of housing to support the

Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Salish and Kootenai

Tribal College, and $392,000 for the Alaska Legal Services program. Within the funds provided for Environmental Management,

the Committee directs the Bureau to aid the Ute Mountain tribe

of Colorado in the remediation of the tribe’s resource department’s

motor pool site.

Central Office Operations.—The Committee recommends

$89,361,000 for central office operations, an increase of $19,782,000

above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The Committee has provided $38,710,000 for Information Resources Technology rather
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than $48,710,000 as proposed by the budget request. The Committee is extremely reluctant to recommend a funding level below

the request level for this ongoing initiative but notes that a sizeable increase was provided in fiscal year 2003, and the amount provided is $22,274,000 above the enacted level.

Regional Office Operations.—The Committee recommends

$64,481,000 for regional office operations, an increase of $675,000

above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and fully commensurate

with the budget estimate.

Special Programs/Pooled Overhead.—The Committee recommends $284,173,000 for special programs/pooled overhead, an

increase of $15,002,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level,

and $11,575,000 above the budget estimate. Increases above the

budget estimate included the following: In education, $200,000 for

the special higher education scholarships; in public safety and justice, $3,500,000 for additional detention center services; in community development, $3,000,000 for the United Tribes Technical College, $450,000 for the United Sioux Tribes Development Corporation, $1,425,000 for the Crownpoint Institute of Technology,

$1,250,000 for the Western Heritage Center’s Distance Learning

and tribal histories project, $750,000 for the Alaska Native Aviation Training program, and $1,000,000 for the Yuut Elitnauviat

Center. The Committee would like to reiterate its support for an

American Indian and Alaska Native child abuse/child welfare pilot

program to address the adverse effects of child abuse on American

Indians and Alaska Natives. Last year the Committee instructed

the Bureau to consult with tribes and social service agencies to

identify communities willing to participate in the development and

execution of a pilot project aimed at reducing child abuse and addressing the effects of child abuse. Additionally, the Committee

cited interest by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Alaska Children’s

Alliance to participate. Unfortunately, the Bureau has yet to respond to the Committee’s direction. The Bureau should report to

the Committee by November 28, 2003 its proposal to establish this

pilot program. The report should include an account of the Bureau’s consultation with tribes and social service agencies to outline

goals and methods for the program including a cost estimate to establish the project. The Committee does not understand the disparate treatment of the Crownpoint Institute of Technology and the

United Sioux Tribes Technical College related to contract support.

The Committee expects the Bureau to provide this funding under

a Public Law 93–638 contract and include contract support.

General.—The Committee would like to emphasize its support for

the budget increases proposed for both the Forestry programs and

the Minerals and Mining program. The Committee has been approached by numerous tribes and tribal organizations seeking aid

from the Bureau to utilize resources in a responsible manner while

creating jobs and spurring economic development. The Bureau is

expected to direct additional Non-recurring forestry program dollars toward projects likely to provide additional employment and

revenue. Additionally, the increase for the Minerals and Mining

program should be directed toward tribally-supported projects designed to increase energy production on Indian lands. The Bureau

is expected to consult with the White House Task Force on Energy
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Project Streamlining to ensure the additional funds are directed toward projects with interagency support. The Committee believes

this course of action will result in additional opportunities for

tribes interested in moving forward with energy development.

The Committee is deeply concerned by the ongoing degradation

of Bureau run water and irrigation projects. Projects across the

West are facing large rehabilitation costs due to questionable maintenance over the past few decades. As a result the Committee has

been approached by numerous tribal and non-tribal entities for

help in garnering the Bureau’s attention and resources to address

failing systems. In official communications brought to the Committee’s attention the Bureau itself has admitted these problems have

been exacerbated by a lack of judgment on the part of project personnel. Most concerning are recent altercations between Bureau

employees and those serviced by these systems. The Bureau is expected to solicit input from field personnel as it ranks projects for

rehabilitation and take into account regional economic impacts in

order to provide better service to those affected by the operation of

these projects.

Additionally, the Committee has been approached by the Eastern

Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes regarding rehabilitation of

the Wind River Irrigation Project. The tribes contend the Bureau

retains a legal responsibility for the proposed project due to past

agreements ratified by Congress. Unfortunately, the Bureau and

impacted tribes have yet reach consensus on the Bureau’s legal obligation. Because of the lack of legal clarity, and the sheer number

of similar requests facing the Committee, additional funds have not

been provided for this purpose. Following consultation with the impacted tribes, and within 120 days of enactment of this legislation,

the Bureau is directed to provide the Committee and tribes with

a legal opinion as to the Bureau’s responsibility for the project, and

if the Bureau deems itself the entity legally responsible for this rehabilitation, a plan to address the proposed $10,200,000 rehabilitation cost.

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $345,988,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 345,154,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 351,154,000

The Committee recommends $351,154,000 for construction, an

increase of $5,166,000 from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and

an increase of $6,000,000 from the budget estimate. The increase

above the budget request is for the Tribal School Construction

Demonstration Program established in fiscal year 2001. Due to

past miscommunication between Congress and the Bureau regarding the Cost-Share program, and the subsequent delays in releasing construction funds, the Committee is forced to designate the increase for the Tribal Construction Demonstration Program for the

Redwater Elementary School in Mississippi. The Committee continues to believe this program offers the opportunity to build additional Indian schools at a reduced cost to the Federal Government

and would like to continue funding the program as a way to solicit

competing proposals with the Bureau’s involvement. Unfortunately,

the Bureau’s lack of leadership to support the program may result
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in the Committee explicitly identifying where all program funds

are directed.

The Committee’s recommendation for education construction includes $141,354,000 for replacement school construction as proposed by the budget request. The Committee understands the Bureau’s desire to no longer provide specific cost estimates for individual projects until the planning and design phase will allow more

accurate estimates than in the past. However, the Bureau is expected to respond to congressional inquiries regarding specific

projects as quickly as possible if it wishes to retain this latitude in

future fiscal years.

INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS

PAYMENTS TO INDIANS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $60,552,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 51,375,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 50,583,000

The Committee recommends $50,583,000 for Indian land and

water claims settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians.

The Committee notes this funding level is $792,000 below the

budget request but is fully commensurate with revised figures provided by the Department. Funding is provided as follows:

[In thousands of dollars]

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

White Earth Land Settlement Act [Admin) .......................................... 625 629 ∂4

Hoopa-Yurok settlement fund .............................................................. 250 252 ∂2

Pyramid Lake water rights settlement ................................................ 142 143 ∂1

Ute Indian water rights settlement ..................................................... 22,494 21,467 ¥1,027

Rocky Boy’s .......................................................................................... .......................... 33 ∂33

Shivwits Band Settlement ................................................................... .......................... 123 ∂123

Santo Domingo Pueblo Settlement ...................................................... 9,864 9,884 ∂20

Colorado Ute Settlement ...................................................................... 8,000 8,052 ∂52

Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw settlement ................................. 10,000 10,000 ..........................

Total, Miscellaneous Payments to Indians ............................ 51,375 50,583 ¥792

INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $5,457,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 6,497,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,497,000

The Committee recommends $6,497,000 for the Indian guaranteed loan program, an increase of $1,040,000 over the fiscal year

2003 enacted level and commensurate with the budget request.

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

INSULAR AFFAIRS

ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $75,903,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 71,343,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 71,343,000
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $71,343,000

which is equal to the budget request. The amounts recommended

by the Committee compared to the budget estimate are shown in

the following table:

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Territorial assistance:

Office of Insular Affairs .............................................................. $6,321,000 $6,321,000 ..........................

Technical assistance .................................................................. 7,561,000 7,561,000 ..........................

Maintenance assistance fund .................................................... 2,300,000 2,300,000 ..........................

Brown tree snake ........................................................................ 2,350,000 2,350,000 ..........................

Insular management controls ..................................................... 1,491,000 1,491,000 ..........................

Coral reef initiative ..................................................................... 500,000 500,000 ..........................

Subtotal, territorial assistance .............................................. 20,523,000 20,523,000 ..........................

American Samoa: Operations grants ................................................... 23,100,000 23,100,000 ..........................

Northern Mariana Islands: Covenant grants ....................................... 27,720,000 27,720,000 ..........................

Total, assistance to territories ............................................... 71,343,000 71,343,000 ..........................

Territorial Assistance.—The Committee recommends $20,523,000

for territorial assistance, which is equal to the request.

American Samoa Operations Grants/American Samoa Construction.—The Committee recommends $23,100,000 for operations

grants to American Samoa, which is equal to the request.

CNMI/Covenant Grants.—The Committee recommends

$27,720,000 for covenant grants. Included in this amount is

$11,000,000 for CNMI construction, $10,140,000 for American

Samoa, $1,000,000 for the CNMI immigration, labor, and law enforcement initiative, $5,000,000 for U.S. Virgin Islands construction, and $580,000 for the disaster assistance program.

No specific amount has been provided for Impact aid since

$15,000,000 has been provided for this purpose in the recently negotiated Compact of Free Association. The Committee has provided

these funds in the bill contingent upon ratification of the Compact

by the Congress.

COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $20,926,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 16,125,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 16,434,000

The Committee recommends $16,434,000 for compact of free as- sociation, which is $309,000 above the request. A comparison of the

Committee recommendation to the budget estimate follows:

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Compact of free association—Federal services ................................. $2,734,000 $2,734,000 ..........................

Mandatory payments—Program grant assistance ............................. 12,000,000 12,000,000 ..........................

Enewetak support ................................................................................ 1,391,000 1,700,000 ∂$309,000

Total, compact of free association ........................................ 16,125,000 16,434,000 ∂309,000

Federal Services Assistance.—The Committee recommends

$2,734,000 for Federal services assistance, equal to the budget request.
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Program Grant Assistance.—The Committee recommends

$12,000,000 for program grant assistance, equal to the budget request.

Enewetak Support.—The Committee recommends $1,700,000 for

Enewetak support, which is $309,000 above the request.

The Committee has included bill language in anticipation of the

reauthorization of the Compact of Free Association. This provision

allows funds to be used for purposes outlined in the Compact once

this agreement has been ratified by the Congress.

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $71,957,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 97,140,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 78,433,000

The Committee recommends $78,433,000 for salaries and expenses, a decrease of $18,707,000 below the budget request. The

amount provided reflects all proposed transfers and IT savings, as

well as increases from the enacted level of $4,571,000 for fixed

costs, $1,444,000 for IT security certification, $400,000 for OLES

and the Watch Office, and $101,000 for security equipment.

[In thousands of dollars]

Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change

Departmental direction ........................................................................ 13,524 13,524 ..........................

Management and coordination ............................................................ 30,322 28,917 ¥1,405

Hearings and appeals ......................................................................... 8,280 8,080 ¥200

Central services ................................................................................... 27,070 27,070 ..........................

Bureau of Mines workers compensation/unemployment ..................... 4,108 842 ¥3,266

Financial management system migration project ............................... 13,836 .......................... ¥13,836

Total, Departmental Management .......................................... 97,140 78,433 ¥18,707

The Committee notes with approval the participation of the Department of Interior in American University’s Washington Semester American Indian Program [WINS], which serves the education

and economic development needs of the American Indian/Alaska

Native [AI/AN] community by providing opportunities for students

to obtain academically supervised internships in Washington, DC

and supporting but rigorous course work. The WINS program advances the goals of Executive Order 13270, which directs all Federal agencies to take steps to enhance access to Federal opportunities and resources for AI/AN students. The Department is urged,

as part of its 3-Year Plan pursuant to Executive Order 13270, to

expand the number of internship slots for the WINS program and

to accommodate participants in a second-year internship program.

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The Committee recommends $11,700,000 for the working capital

fund for the financial and business management system migration

project. This amount is offset by a rescission in funds available in

the working capital fund.
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While the working capital fund has been a valuable management

tool for the Department, the Committee is concerned about the

findings of the review recently conducted by the Inspector General.

The Department must establish more consistent pricing policies,

improve its justification and quantification of authorized reserves,

normalize the use of recurring reimbursable support agreements

within the WCF where appropriate, and continue to work with both

the Committee and the individual bureaus to improve the transparency of fund transactions. Future budget justifications should at

a minimum display actual WCF charges against estimates for the

most recent years available, and should clearly distinguish functions and activities funded directly through departmental management appropriations from WCF-funded operational activities that

serve all bureaus. With respect to improving communications within the Department, the Committee views the formation of the

Working Capital Fund Consortium as a positive step. The Consortium can only be effective, however, if it fosters a true dialogue on

WCF governance issues. The Department should keep the Committee informed as it works to implement a WCF improvement

plan that addresses the key issues raised by the Inspector General.

PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $218,570,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 200,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 230,000,000

The Committee agrees with the budget proposal to move Payments in Lieu of Taxes [PILT] to Departmental Management, and

has provided a $30,000,000 increase over the budget request for the

PILT program.

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $47,462,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 50,374,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 50,179,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,179,000 for

salaries and expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, an increase of

$2,717,000 over the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The amount provided includes $850,000 for the Ethics Office, which was previously

funded in the Departmental Management account.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $36,003,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 39,049,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 37,474,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $37,474,000 for

the Office of Inspector General. Changes from the fiscal year 2003

enacted level include increases of $1,063,000 for fixed costs,

$250,000 for audits, $300,000 for investigations, and $190,000 for

IT security, and a decrease of $568,000 reflecting the transfer of re-
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sponsibility for indirect cost negotiations. The amount provided

also includes a $236,000 across-the-board adjustment.

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS

FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $140,359,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 274,641,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 219,641,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $219,641,000 for

the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, $55,000,000

below the budget request and $79,282,000 above the fiscal year

2003 enacted level. The Committee continues to recognize the Federal Government’s responsibility to improve Indian trust management and continues to support the Department’s efforts in this regard. However, due to ongoing litigation and uncertainty as to

whether the Department’s Historical Accounting plan will be fully

accepted by the court, the Committee is unable to fully fund the

budget request and has instead placed emphasis on supporting

other Departmental functions. Past accounting efforts have illustrated few mistakes within the individual accounts being audited,

and it is the Committee’s belief the funding level provided will

allow the Department to utilize a statistical sampling model sufficient to further illustrate the Department’s performance in managing trust accounts. The Committee wishes to underscore the reduction below the request level should not be mistaken for an endorsement of the plaintiffs’ accounting model or its assumptions.

INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION PROJECT

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $7,928,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 20,980,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 22,980,000

The Committee recommends $22,980,000 for the Indian Land

Consolidation Program, an increase of $15,052,000 over the fiscal

year enacted level and $2,000,000 over the budget request.

The Committee agrees with the Department’s analysis that

fractionated ownership of trust assets continues to be one of the

primary hurdles to implementing effective trust management within BIA. Consolidating these fractionated interests is one of the

most effective means of ameliorating a problem that grows worse

every year. The Indian Land Consolidation Pilot has been successful in slowing the problem on those few reservations where it has

been implemented however, more needs to be done. The Department is expected to direct funds toward reservations where tribal

leadership has taken an active role in supporting other activities

to slow the rate of fractionation of ownership. The Committee is

aware of actions by the Quapaw Nation to consolidate lands for the

dual purposes of both slowing fractionation and aiding in the interagency Tar Creek cleanup. The Department is encouraged to continue working with the Quapaw Nation in their land consolidation

effort.
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NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $5,501,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 5,633,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,633,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,633,000 for

natural resource damage assessments, which is the same as the request. The increase over the enacted level is for fixed costs.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

The Committee has included in ‘‘General Provisions, Department

of the Interior’’ various legislative provisions affecting the Department of the Interior. Several of these provisions have been carried

in previous years and others are proposed new this year. The provisions are:

SEC. 101. Provides Secretarial authority to transfer program

funds for expenditures in cases of emergency when all other emergency funds are exhausted.

SEC. 102. Provides for expenditure or transfer of funds by the

Secretary in the event of actual or potential emergencies including

forest fires, range fires, earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions,

storms, oilspills, grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks, and

surface mine reclamation emergencies.

SEC. 103. Provides for use of appropriated funds for operation of

garages, shops, warehouses, and similar facilities.

SEC. 104. Provides for use of appropriated funds for contracts,

rental cars and aircraft, certain library memberships, and certain

telephone expenses.

SEC. 105. Provides for use of appropriated funds to purchase uniforms or to provide a uniform allowance.

SEC. 106. Provides that contracts issued for services and rentals

with appropriated funds be in effect for a period not to exceed 12

months.

SECS. 107–109. Prohibits the use of funds provided in the act for

certain offshore leasing and related activities pursuant to the revised 5-year plan for Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing.

SEC. 110. Allows the Secretary to develop guidelines for local

travel through units of the National Park System.

SEC. 111. Provides that advance payments under the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act may be (1) invested

only in obligations of the United States, or in obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by the United States, or mutual

(or other) funds registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and which only invest in obligations of the United States

or securities that are guaranteed or insured by the United States;

or (2) deposited only into accounts that are insured by an agency

or instrumentality of the United States, or are fully collateralized

to ensure protection of the funds, even in the event of a bank failure.

SEC. 112. Provides for the transfer of unobligated balances from

the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Office of the Special Trustee
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for American Indians for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust

management activities.

SEC. 113. Allows the hiring of administrative law judges to address the Indian probate backlog.

SEC. 114. Permits the redistribution of tribal priority allocation

and tribal base funds to alleviate funding inequities.

SEC. 115. Continues a provision requiring the allocation of Bureau of Indian Affairs postsecondary schools funds consistent with

unmet needs.

SEC. 116. Provides for the protection of lands of the Huron Cemetery for religious and cultural uses and as a burial ground.

SEC. 117. Continues a provision that land and other reimbursement the Secretary may receive in the conveyance of the Twin Cities Research Center may be used for the benefit of the National

Wildlife Refuge System in Minnesota and for activities authorized

by Public Law 104–134.

SEC. 118. Authorizes the National Park Service to enter into a

cooperative agreement with the Golden Gate National Parks Association to provide fee-based education, interpretive and visitor service functions within the Crissy Field and Fort Point areas of the

Presidio.

SEC. 119. Allows the Bureau of Land Management to retain revenues derived from the sale of surplus seedlings.

SEC. 120. Permits the sale of improvements and equipment at

the White River Oil Shale Mine in Utah, and the retention and use

of those funds by the Bureau of Land Management and the General Services Administration.

SEC. 121. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to use helicopters or motor vehicles to capture and transport horses and burros at the Sheldon and Hart National Wildlife Refuges.

SEC. 122. Provides for the purchase of land and the protection of

paleontological resources pursuant to the Virgin River Dinosaur

Footprint Preserve Act.

SEC. 123. Allows funds provided for land acquisition for the Ice

Age National Scenic Trail to be granted to State, local government,

or any other governmental land management entity.

SEC. 124. Restricts the Secretary from entering into or implementing a contract which permits or requires the removal of the

underground lunchroom at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

SEC. 125. Allows the Secretary to use funds to pay private attorney fees and costs for employees and former employees of the Department for costs incurred as a result of Cobell v. Norton.

SEC. 126. Requires the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

to mark hatchery raised fish.

SEC. 127. Clarifies the effect of section 134 of the Department of

the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 regarding certain lands in the State of Kansas.

SEC. 128. Restricts funds to study or implement drainage of Lake

Powell or reduction of water levels necessary to operate Glen Canyon Dam.

SEC. 129. Allows the National Indian Gaming Commission to collect $12,000,000 in fees for fiscal year 2005.

SEC. 130. Prohibits the use of funds for Cooperative Ecosystem

Study Units in Alaska.
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SEC. 131. Deems the State of Utah’s contribution requirement

complete for the purposes of Public Law 105–363.

SEC. 132. Designates Congaree National Monument as Congaree

National Park.

SEC. 133. Requires the Secretary of Interior to submit distribution plans for Indian Settlement Judgment Funds.

SEC. 134. Provides stability for the Tribal Trust Reform Demonstration Project in fiscal year 2004, which will allow the continuation of a successful model between Tribes and the Department of

the Interior with respect to compacting and management of trust

resources.
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TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $250,049,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 252,170,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 266,180,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $266,180,000, which is an increase of $16,131,000 above the enacted level and

$14,010,000 above the budget request. This amount includes transfers of $6,200,000 from the national forest system appropriation,

and $7,774,000 from the State and private forestry appropriation

in order to consolidate all Forest Inventory and Analysis [FIA]

funding under the research heading. ($2,810,000 from the forest

health program and $4,964,000 from the forest resource inventory

and analysis program has been transferred to research from State

and private forestry.)

Within the amounts provided, the Committee has continued

funding for the following projects that were included in fiscal year

2003 at levels before the across the board cut: $2,000,000 for the

Northeastern States Research Cooperative, $500,000 for the Joe

Skeen Institute at Montana State University, $200,000 to continue

high priority applied research, including methods to reduce urban

sprawl and improve livability, with the Urban Watershed Forestry

Research and Demonstration Cooperative in Baltimore, Maryland,

$850,000 for the advanced research housing consortium, $650,000

for the Forest Products Laboratory to conduct research on salvaging lumber for use in low income housing construction (an increase of $150,000 above the enacted level to be offset by a general

program reduction in lower priority research), $500,000 for research in the control of pests and pathogens at the forest science

laboratory in Morgantown, West Virginia, $2,000,000 for sudden

oak death research, and $1,130,000 for the research laboratory in

Sitka, Alaska. Within the funds provided, operations at the Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center at Purdue shall

be maintained at $921,000.

The Committee has consolidated funding for the Forest Inventory and Analysis program in the amount of $57,359,000. This level reflects a general increase above the enacted level of $2,157,000 plus

transfers of $6,200,000 from the national forest system appropriation and $7,774,000 from the State and private forestry appropriation. The Committee has been frustrated that the agency, whether

by design or by administrative oversight, continues to propose reductions for FIA. Consolidating funding under the research program should increase management efficiency, and avoid the confu-
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sion caused by using several separate line items under different appropriations to fund this critical program.

STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $284,712,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 315,823,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 295,349,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $295,349,000,

an increase of $10,637,000 above the enacted level, and a decrease

of $20,474,000 compared to the request. As stated above these allocations reflect a transfer of $7,774,000 from the State and private

forestry appropriation to research in order to consolidate funding

for the FIA program.

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Forest health management .................................................................. $82,019,000 $82,073,000 ∂$54,000

Cooperative fire protection .................................................................. 30,428,000 30,529,000 ∂101,000

Cooperative forestry ............................................................................. 198,317,000 176,747,000 ¥21,570,000

International forestry ........................................................................... 5,059,000 6,000,000 ∂941,000

Total, State and private forestry ............................................ 315,823,000 295,349,000 ¥20,474,000

Forest Health Management.—The Committee recommends

$81,073,000 for forest health management activities, which is

$946,000 below the budget request and $190,000 above the enacted

level.

The Committee has provided $48,642,000 for Federal lands forest

health management, a decrease of $1,405,000 below the enacted

level reflecting the transfer of funds to research for the FIA program.

The Committee has provided $31,431,000 for forest health cooperative lands management, an increase of $595,000 over the enacted level. This allocation also reflects a transfer of $1,405,000

from the forest health cooperative program.

Within the funds provided, for the cooperative lands program

$2,000,000 is for hazardous tree removal in the Lake Arrowhead

and Idyllwild areas of southern California and $300,000 is for the

cooperative effort between the State of Vermont and the University

of Vermont for the Vermont forest monitoring cooperative.

The Committee has provided $2,000,000 to support the administration’s new proposed pests and pathogens fund to rapidly respond

to invasive species problems. The Committee has done so while

maintaining the large increases to the base programs for forest

health management that were provided last year in lieu of the establishment of such a fund. Given the increasing number of new

pests and pathogens present in the environment the Committee believes that setting aside funds to be allocated on an emergency

basis as new pests arise is useful so long as it is not done at the

expense of the base programs that address current epidemics

caused by pests such as the southern pine beetle and gypsy moth.

Within the funds provided for forest health management, the

Committee directs the agency to maintain funding for combating

sudden oak death at no less than fiscal year 2003 levels.
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Cooperative Fire Protection.—The Committee recommends

$30,529,000 for cooperative fire protection, which is $36,000 above

the enacted level and $101,000 above the request. The Committee

has provided $25,486,000 for State fire assistance and $5,043,000

for volunteer fire assistance.

Within the funds provided for State fire assistance, $300,000

shall be provided to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council to perform work

in areas infested by the Spruce Bark beetle which has caused severe fire danger on the Kenai Peninsula. These funds shall be distributed in the form of an advance direct lump sum payment.

Cooperative Forestry.—The Committee recommends $176,747,000

for cooperative forestry, which is $9,124,000 above the enacted

level.

The Committee has provided $32,012,000 for the forest stewardship program which is equal to the enacted level. Within the funds

provided, $230,000 is for flood modeling on the Fernow Experimental Forest in West Virginia, $1,000,000 is for the Chesapeake

Bay program to support forestry efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and $300,000 is for the State of Utah to support forestry

education for private landowners with timber resources on their

lands.

The Committee has provided $84,716,000 for the forest legacy program which is $16,336,000 above the enacted level. This allocation also includes the use of an additional $6,000,000 from prior

year funds for projects which have either failed or received funding

from other sources. The Committee recommends the following distribution of funds:

State Project Name Budget Request Senate

AL ................................... Mobile Tensaw Delta ................................................................. $3,300,000 $3,300,000

WA .................................. Raging River .............................................................................. 1,000,000 1,000,000

NH .................................. Pillsbury—Sunapee Highlands .................................................. 2,530,000 2,530,000

NC .................................. Cool Springs .............................................................................. 1,500,000 1,500,000

DE .................................. Green Horizons ........................................................................... 2,000,000 2,000,000

NJ ................................... Upper DE River/Crown Towers ................................................... 5,500,000 5,500,000

UT .................................. Chalk Creek ............................................................................... 2,700,000 800,000

WA .................................. Yakima River ............................................................................. 1,500,000 1,500,000

SC .................................. Cooper River Corridor ................................................................ 10,000,000 11,000,000

NY .................................. Sable Highlands ........................................................................ 5,000,000 ........................

CA .................................. Dofflemeyer Ranch ..................................................................... 2,500,000 2,500,000

ME .................................. Machias River ............................................................................ 2,000,000 2,000,000

NM ................................. Lagunas Bonitas ........................................................................ 3,000,000 3,000,000

AK ................................... Diamond Creek .......................................................................... 450,000 450,000

MT .................................. Dutton Ranch ............................................................................. 441,000 441,000

CT .................................. Peaceful Hill .............................................................................. 200,000 200,000

MA .................................. Belmont Springs ........................................................................ 1,400,000 1,400,000

CO .................................. Soap Mesa ................................................................................. 2,280,000 2,280,000

IN ................................... Shawnee Hills ............................................................................ 3,150,000 3,150,000

VT ................................... Chittenden Uplands ................................................................... 4,200,000 4,200,000

ID ................................... St. Joe Basin/Mica Cr ................................................................ 3,000,000 4,000,000

GA .................................. Rocky Creek ............................................................................... 1,500,000 1,500,000

UT .................................. Cedar Project ............................................................................. 1,550,000 1,550,000

NC .................................. Wolf’s Lair .................................................................................. 1,331,000 ........................

MN ................................. Lester River ................................................................................ 500,000 500,000

IA ................................... Canyons ..................................................................................... 290,000 290,000

PA ................................... River Hills .................................................................................. 580,000 580,000

VA ................................... Dragon Run ................................................................................ 3,000,000 3,000,000

RI ................................... Great Grass Pond ...................................................................... 328,000 328,000

VA ................................... The Cove .................................................................................... 1,125,000 1,125,000

TN .................................. Ray/Gettelfinger ......................................................................... 1,000,000 1,000,000
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State Project Name Budget Request Senate

MD ................................. Broad Creek ............................................................................... 1,500,000 1,500,000

CA .................................. Six Rivers to the Sea ................................................................. 1,350,000 1,350,000

IL .................................... Byron Rock River ....................................................................... 1,200,000 1,200,000

CT .................................. Nipmuck ..................................................................................... 350,000 350,000

ME .................................. Mt. Blue/Tumbledown ................................................................ 3,000,000 3,000,000

NH .................................. Moose Mountain ......................................................................... 1,000,000 1,000,000

PR .................................. Rio Abajo North ......................................................................... 500,000 500,000

VI ................................... Annaly Bay/Hermitage ............................................................... 1,000,000 1,000,000

WI ................................... Wolf River .................................................................................. 4,500,000 3,500,000

MA .................................. Bush Hill .................................................................................... 227,000 227,000

TN .................................. Jim Creek Parcel ........................................................................ ........................ 838,000

MT .................................. Swan River Valley ...................................................................... ........................ 3,000,000

WI ................................... Holy Hill Woods .......................................................................... ........................ 2,000,000

NY .................................. Pochuk Mtn ................................................................................ ........................ 1,300,000

VT ................................... Monadnock Mtn ......................................................................... ........................ 1,000,000

KY ................................... New State start-up .................................................................... 500,000 500,000

MI ................................... New State start-up .................................................................... 500,000 500,000

MO ................................. New State start-up .................................................................... 500,000 500,000

NE .................................. New State start-up .................................................................... 500,000 ........................

NV .................................. New State start-up .................................................................... 500,000 500,000

OK .................................. New State start-up .................................................................... 500,000 ........................

WV .................................. New State start-up .................................................................... 500,000 500,000

Forest Service program administration and AON Planning ...... 3,827,000 3,827,000

Use of prior year funds ............................................................. ........................ ¥6,000,000

90,716,000 84,716,000

The Committee has provided $35,999,000 for the urban and community forestry program which is equal to the enacted level. Within the funds provided, $250,000 is for the People and Parks Foundation to continue urban natural resource stewardship work as

part of the Urban Watershed Forestry Research and Demonstration Cooperative in Baltimore, Maryland, $300,000 is for the continuation of work by the Cook County Forest Preserve to conduct

environmental and technical work associated with the Preserve’s

forestry programs, and $300,000 is for the Chicago Green Streets

program.

The Committee does not concur with the Administration’s proposal to eliminate funding for the Economic Action Program. The

Committee has provided a total of $24,020,000 for EAP, which is

$2,248,000 below the enacted level. The allocation of funds is set

out in the table below:

[In thousands of dollars]

Economic Recovery Program ................................................................................................................................ 5,000

Rural Development Program ................................................................................................................................ 4,000

Forest Products Conservation & Recycling Program ........................................................................................... 1,300

Wood in Transportation Program ......................................................................................................................... 1,000

Special Projects:

Chugach Avalanche Center ......................................................................................................................... 200

Ketchikan Wood Tech. Center ..................................................................................................................... 750

KY mine reforestation ................................................................................................................................. 1,000

Mountain Studies Institute, CO .................................................................................................................. 500

Envir. Sci. & Public Policy Research, ID .................................................................................................... 500

Missouri Forest Foundation biomass project, MO ...................................................................................... 1,320

Fuels-in-schools biomass program, MT ...................................................................................................... 1,250

Wood Education & Resource Center ........................................................................................................... 2,700

Lake Tahoe erosion control grants, CA ....................................................................................................... 2,500

Alabama rural economic action .................................................................................................................. 500

Univ. of Idaho Collaborative Working Forests ............................................................................................ 500

Sitka Trail Works ......................................................................................................................................... 500
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[In thousands of dollars]

Northern Forests Partnership program ....................................................................................................... 500

Subtotal special projects ........................................................................................................................ 12,720

TOTAL ECONOMIC ACTION PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 24,020

The Committee directs that no less than $2,000,000 of the funds

provided for Rural Development through Forestry shall be allocated

to the Northeast-Midwest program.

Funds for the Chugach Avalanche center and the Ketchikan

Wood Technology Center shall be distributed in the form of advance direct lump sum payments.

International Programs.—The Committee recommends

$6,000,000 for the international program which is $287,000 above

the enacted level and $941,000 above the request.

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $1,353,444,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 1,369,573,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,370,731,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,370,731,000, an increase of $17,287,000 above the enacted level, and an increase

of $1,158,000 compared to the request.

The distribution of the Committee’s recommendations are as follows:

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Land management planning ............................................................... $70,868,000 $70,868,000 ..........................

Inventory and monitoring ..................................................................... 177,796,000 171,596,000 ¥$6,200,000

Recreation, heritage and wilderness ................................................... 254,941,000 254,941,000 ..........................

Wildlife and fish habitat management ............................................... 134,794,000 134,794,000 ..........................

Grazing management ........................................................................... 43,180,000 46,000,000 ∂2,820,000

Forest products .................................................................................... 268,019,000 268,019,000 ..........................

Vegetation and watershed management ............................................. 192,606,000 193,606,000 ∂1,000,000

Minerals and geology management .................................................... 54,065,000 54,065,000 ..........................

Land ownership Management .............................................................. 91,692,000 91,692,000 ..........................

Law enforcement operations ................................................................ 80,628,000 82,000,000 ∂1,372,000

Valles Caldera National Preserve ........................................................ 984,000 3,150,000 ∂2,166,000

Total, National Forest System ................................................ 1,369,573,000 1,370,731,000 ∂1,158,000

Land Management Planning.—The Committee recommends

$242,464,000 for land management planning activities, including

inventory and monitoring, which is $6,200,000 less than the budget

request. This reduction reflects a transfer of funds to the research

appropriation to consolidate funding for the Forest Inventory and

Analysis program. Within the funds provided for inventorying and

monitoring, $400,000 shall be used for adaptive management activities at Lake Tahoe.

The Committee remains concerned with the large number of forest plans which need revision and the expense required to complete

this work. The Committee expects the agency to place a high priority on revising these plans and to look for ways to make this

process more efficient and less costly to the agency.
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Within the funds provided for land management planning, the Committee has also provided $400,000 for the agency to undertake

a comprehensive environmental training, review, and compliance

program for agency employees in an effort to ensure that employees are aware of, and remain fully compliant with existing Federal

requirements. The Committee strongly encourages the agency to

identify and partner with a private sector entity with a successful

record of developing similar programs for other governmental agencies.

Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness.—The Committee recommends $254,941,000 for recreation, heritage, and wilderness activities programs which is equal to the budget request. Within the

funds provided, $250,000 shall be for archaeological investigation

and interpretive development at Coffman Cove Archaeological Site,

Alaska, and $100,000 shall be for planning related to the development of a backcountry hut network in cooperation with the Alaska

Mountain and Wilderness Huts Association at Snow River in the

Chugach National Forest.

Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management.—The Committee recommends $134,794,000 for wildlife and fisheries habitat management activities, which is equal to the request. Within the funds

provided, $250,000 shall be used to continue work at Batten Kill

River to protect and improve the river, stream banks and adjacent

habitat areas. Within the funds provided, $1,100,000 shall be provided to Region 1 to carry out the Northern Continental Divide

Ecosystem genetic survey in cooperation with the United States

Geological Survey.

Grazing Management.—The Committee recommends $46,000,000

for grazing management, which is $2,820,000 above the request

and $5,416,000 above the enacted level. The increase above the request shall be used for cooperative monitoring activities in conjunction with grazing permittees. The Committee strongly believes that

increased short- and long-term cooperative monitoring is critical to

stabilizing the legal framework within which Federal grazing permittees operate.

The Committee is extremely concerned about the failure of the

Forest Service to adhere to the schedule for the completion of National Environmental Policy Act analysis and decisions as prescribed in the Rescission Act regarding expiring grazing permits.

The schedule has been in place for 8 years. The Committee has

consistently provided additional funding above the budget request

but the backlog of permits gets progressively worse. The Committee

expects the Forest Service to address these problems in its 2005 request.

Forest Products.—The Committee recommends $268,019,000 for

forest products which is equal to the budget request. The Committee has retained bill language included in prior years which allows the funds provided for timber pipeline supply above the normal regional allocation on the Tongass National Forest to be allocated between the Capital Improvement and Maintenance and the

National Forest System appropriation. The amount provided for

this purpose is $5,000,000.

The Committee expects the Forest Service to continue preparing

and submitting its quarterly reports on the timber sales program.
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The Committee recommends that the agency identify the volumes

that are offered, sold, and harvested categorized as net merchantable sawtimber in its quarterly reports.

The Committee directs the agency to analyze whether the use of

the Scribner scaling system reduces costs for timber purchasers

and if so, to implement use of this scaling system in Region 10.

Vegetation and Watershed Management.—The Committee recommends $193,606,000 for vegetation and watershed management

activities which is $1,000,000 above the budget request. The increase above the request is for pre-commercial thinning activities

on the Tongass National Forest. The agency should contract with

local loggers to perform this work.

Within the funds provided, the agency shall continue work at the

levels stated below on the following projects that were included in

fiscal year 2003: $135,000 for the hydrology study on the

Monongahela National Forest; $3,550,000 for wetland and riparian

restoration, urban lot management, and other activities at Lake

Tahoe; and $300,000 for Leafy Spurge eradication.

Minerals and Geology Management.—The Committee recommends $54,065,000 for minerals and geology management which

is equal to the request.

Land Ownership Management.—The Committee recommends

$91,692,000 for land ownership management, which is equal to the

request.

Law Enforcement Operations.—The Committee recommends

$82,000,000 for law enforcement operations, which is $1,372,000

above the request. Within the funds provided, $950,000 shall be

provided for counterdrug operations on the Daniel Boone National

Forest and $250,000 is for additional law enforcement officers on

the Ouachita National Forest, particularly areas of the forest located in Oklahoma.

Valles Caldera.—The Committee has provided $3,150,000 for the

Valles Caldera Trust for management activities at the Baca Ranch,

New Mexico, which is $2,166,000 above the request and equal to

the enacted level.

The Committee has included bill language to establish a separate

appropriations account for the Trust. The Committee believes that

this will help to increase administrative efficiency and improve fiscal management by allowing the Trust to have more control over

its financial operations and budget formulation. The Committee

has also retained bill language concerning compensation for the

Chairman of the Trust.

Other.—The Committee directs that overall funding for Land Between the Lakes NRA be no less than $8,400,000. The Forest Service should determine the funding mix from all accounts.

The Committee recommendation includes full funding requested

by the Administration for the Quincy Library Group project in California.

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $2,006,968,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 1,541,775,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,543,072,000
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The Committee recommends a total appropriation of

$1,543,072,000 for wildland fire management activities, which is

$1,297,000 above the request and $463,896,000 below the enacted

level (which included $636,000,000 to repay partially previous

emergency fire suppression expenditures).

The Committee recommendation includes $700,000,000 for preparedness, which is an increase of $90,253,000 above the request

and $22,004,000 above the enacted level. The Committee notes that

the Forest Service with Congressional approval reprogrammed

$66,000,000 from fire suppression to preparedness in fiscal year

2003 in order to maintain an adequate fire fighting force and initial

attack capability. A small fraction of the total number of fires

causes the bulk of suppression expenditures, so reducing the number of fires that escape initial attack containment not only protects

lives and property but also reduces costs. Therefore, the Committee

has realigned the budget request with respect to the balance between suppression and preparedness so that the agency’s initial attack capability does not diminish from current levels.

The Committee has provided $514,327,000 for fire suppression,

which is $90,253,000 below the request and $162,363,000 above the

enacted level. The decrease below the request reflects the transfer

of funds to preparedness to maintain initial attack capability.

The Committee remains concerned about escalating fire suppression costs within the Forest Service. The agency should ensure that

cost containment is appropriately considered when suppressing

wildfires. The Committee directs the agency to continue with reports required by the Committee in fiscal year 2003, and also to

contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to

continue their work to help reform fire procurement procedures

and develop joint planning with States and regions.

The Committee has provided a total of $328,745,000 for other operations which is $1,297,000 above the request. Within this

amount, the Committee has fully funded the hazardous fuels reduction request of $231,392,000. Of the funds provided for hazardous

fuels reduction, $2,100,000 shall be allocated for work at Lake

Tahoe, and $1,500,000 shall be used to continue work on the Santa

Fe Watershed Thinning Project on the Santa Fe National Forest.

The Committee remains concerned that not enough hazardous

fuels reduction work is being accomplished or that sufficient

progress is being made with only 20 percent of the National Fire

Plan funding being focused on hazardous fuel reduction work. More

emphasis must be placed on addressing the root causes of the forest health crisis.

The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior shall, no later

than March 30, 2004, develop a report that assesses the number

of acres that will need to be treated for hazardous fuel reduction,

including insect, disease, and weather damaged forests, each year,

to reduce the overall forest health crisis by at least 50 percent in

the next 10 years. The report shall describe the funding needs, as

well as changes to law and policy that must occur to accomplish

this goal. It shall also describe: (1) how many additional acres

could be treated for hazardous fuel reduction; and (2) what the impacts to other National Fire Plan programs would be, if 33 percent
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of National Fire Plan funding is earmarked for hazardous fuel reduction work.

The Committee is concerned that despite the fact that it has provided authority for the Forest Service to reimburse directly the

Fish and Wildlife Service for consultation work on hazardous fuels

projects, in many regions the Fish and Wildlife Service appears unaware of this authority and has not hired sufficient additional resources to process these projects in a timely fashion. The Committee expects the agency to better coordinate with the Fish and

Wildlife Service so that these important projects can be implemented expeditiously.

The remaining funds within the other fire appropriations account are allocated as follows: $21,427,000 for research and development,

as proposed in the request; $8,000,000 for the joint fire science program as proposed in the request; $47,752,000 for the State fire assistance program, an increase of $1,297,000 above the request;

$8,240,000 for volunteer fire assistance as proposed in the request;

and $11,934,000 for forest health activities as proposed in the request.

Within the funds provided for research and development, $1,200,000 shall be allocated to the National Center for Landscape

Fire Analysis at the University of Montana, of which $200,000

shall be to continue work in conjunction with the University of

Idaho on the FRAMES project. Within the funds provided for State fire assistance, $6,900,000 is

for activities in Alaska, primarily in areas affected by the Spruce

Bark Beetle which has caused a severe fire danger in areas adjacent to many communities. These funds are to be distributed as follows: $2,000,000 to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, $2,000,000 to

the Kenai Peninsula Borough, and $2,000,000 to the Municipality

of Anchorage to remove dead and dying trees in areas affected by

the Spruce Bark beetle. An additional $900,000 is for the City of

Nenana. Of the amount provided to the Kenai Peninsula, $300,000

shall be made available for the Spruce Bark Beetle clearing project

in the areas located on the southside of the Kachemak Bay to be

matched by Homer Electric Association and $260,000 shall be made

available to the City of Seward. Each of the amounts in this paragraph shall be distributed in the form of an advanced direct lump

sum payment. The Committee urges the local communities to contract with local businesses in removing Spruce bark beetle kill.

The Committee is aware of the Forest Service’s use of a private

contract with commercial providers of off-duty or trained personnel

with law enforcement backgrounds to provide security services in

firefighting camps. The Committee encourages the Forest Service

to consider the merits of continuing and expanding the use of such

contracts.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $548,450,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 524,571,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 532,406,000

The Committee recommends $532,406,000 for capital improvement and maintenance, which is $16,044,000 below the enacted

level, and $7,835,000 above the budget request.
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The Committee agrees to the following distribution of funds:

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Facilities ......................................................................................... $200,876,000 $209,416,000 ∂$8,540,000

Roads ............................................................................................. 245,358,000 228,764,000 ¥16,594,000

Trails .............................................................................................. 78,337,000 69,226,000 ¥9,111,000

Infrastructure improvement ........................................................... 0 25,000,000 ∂25,000,000

Total, capital improvement and maintenance ................. 524,571,000 532,406,000 ∂7,835,000

Rather than eliminate the infrastructure improvement budget

line as proposed by the administration and move these funds to the

base programs for facilities, roads, and trails, the Committee has

retained this separate line in the amount of $25,000,000. The Committee believes that a distinct program focused solely on deferred

maintenance is useful in helping to address the enormous backlog

of deferred maintenance on the agency’s aging infrastructure.

Facilities.—The Committee recommends $209,416,000 for facilities capital improvement and maintenance which is $8,540,000

above the budget request. Of the funds provided, $97,942,000 is for

maintenance and $102,934,000 is for capital improvement, both as

proposed in the request. Increases above the request are for the following projects: $1,190,000 is for facilities improvements on the

Monongahela National Forest, $150,000 is for planning work for a

Forest Service facility to be located at the University of Montana,

$300,000 is for a feasibility study for a recreational lake in Smith

County, Mississippi, $2,500,000 is to continue construction at the

Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, $500,000 is for the durability

test facility at the Forest Products Laboratory, $1,000,000 is to continue work at Camp Ouachita, Arkansas, $2,000,000 is for construction work on log transfer facilities in Region 10, $500,000 is

for planning for the Russian River visitor center on the Chugach

National Forest, and $400,000 is for backcountry hut construction

in conjunction with the Alaska Mountain and Wilderness Huts Association.

Roads.—The Committee recommends $228,764,000 for road

maintenance and capital improvement, which is $2,580,000 below

enacted and $16,594,000 below the request. Of the funds provided

$148,781,000 is for maintenance and $79,983,000 is for capital improvement. Within the funds provided for capital improvement,

$800,000 is for the Highland Scenic Highway, Williams River Improvements in West Virginia, $2,500,000 is for retrofitting and road

decommissioning in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and $5,000,000 is for

road improvements on the Tongass National Forest.

Trails.—The Committee recommends $69,226,000 for trail maintenance and capital improvement, which is equal to the enacted

level and $9,111,000 below the budget request. Within the funds

provided, $1,000,000 shall be allocated for work on the Continental

Divide trail in conjunction with the Continental Divide Trail Alliance, and $300,000 for trail work associated with the Pulaski Trail

Project in Idaho.

Infrastructure Improvement.—The Committee recommends

$25,000,000 for infrastructure improvement, which is $25,000,000

above the request. The Committee has retained this important activity to focus on the agency’s deferred maintenance backlog. With-
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in the funds provided $200,000 is for fish passage improvements as

part of the Craig Watershed Restoration program.

LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $132,945,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 44,130,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 77,040,000

The Committee recommends $77,040,000 for land acquisition, $32,910,000 above the budget request.

The Committee recommends the following distribution of funds:

Project Forest Committee

recommendation

Alabama National Forests (AL) ............................................ Multiple ........................................................ $1,000,000

Beaver Brook Watershed (CO) .............................................. Arapaho NF ................................................... 6,000,000

Beckwith (WV) ...................................................................... Monongahela NF ........................................... 1,800,000

Bonneville Shoreline Trail (UT) ............................................ Wasatch-Cache NF ....................................... 1,700,000

Chattooga River Corridor (NC/SC) ....................................... Multiple ........................................................ 1,000,000

Columbia River Gorge NSA (OR/WA) .................................... CRGNSA ........................................................ 1,000,000

Elkhorn/Ironmask (MT) ......................................................... Helena NF ..................................................... 1,000,000

Georgia Mountains—Riparian Project (GA) ......................... Chattahoochee NF ........................................ 500,000

Great Lakes/Great Lands (MI) .............................................. Multiple ........................................................ 1,500,000

Greater Yellowstone Area (MT) ............................................. Multiple ........................................................ 3,000,000

High Elk Corridor (CO) ......................................................... White River NF ............................................. 1,000,000

High Uintas (UT) .................................................................. Wasatch-Cache NF ....................................... 2,000,000

Hoosier Unique Areas (IN) .................................................... Hoosier NF .................................................... 1,000,000

I–90 Corridor (WA) ............................................................... Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie NF ............................ 5,000,000

Idaho Wilderness/W&S Rivers (ID/MT) ................................. Multiple ........................................................ 706,000

Lake Tahoe sensitive lands (CA/NV) .................................... Tahoe NF ...................................................... 4,000,000

Ozarks Mountain Streams and Rivers (MO) ........................ Mark Twain NF ............................................. 500,000

Pacific Northwest Streams (OR/WA) .................................... Multiple ........................................................ 1,250,000

Pinhoti Trail (AL) .................................................................. Talladega NF ................................................ 1,000,000

Schwend Ranch (MT) ........................................................... Custer NF ..................................................... 750,000

Sierra Nevada inholdings ..................................................... Multiple ........................................................ 2,000,000

Suwannee Wildlife Corridor (FL) .......................................... ....................................................................... 1,000,000

Swan Valley (MT) ................................................................. Flathead NF .................................................. 3,000,000

Tennessee Mountains (TN) ................................................... Cherokee NF ................................................. 3,800,000

Uwharrie Trail (NC) .............................................................. Uwharrie NF .................................................. 500,000

Wisconsin Wild Waterways (WI) ........................................... Chequamegon-Nicolet NF ............................. 1,000,000

Woo Ranch and Thomas Point (AZ) ..................................... Coconino NF ................................................. 600,000

Sawtooth NRA (ID) ............................................................... Sawtooth NRA ............................................... 1,000,000

Shawnee NF (IL) ................................................................... Shawnee NF .................................................. 1,200,000

Daniel Boone NF (KY) ........................................................... Daniel Boone NF ........................................... 1,000,000

DeSoto NF (MS) .................................................................... DeSoto NF ..................................................... 360,000

Francis Marion NF (SC) ........................................................ Francis Marion NF ........................................ 1,000,000

Sumter NF (SC) .................................................................... Sumter NF .................................................... 3,000,000

Black Hills NF (SD) .............................................................. Black Hills NF .............................................. 1,000,000

Green Mountain NF (VT) ....................................................... Green Mountain NF ...................................... 2,500,000

Subtotal, Acquisitions ............................................. ....................................................................... 58,666,000

Wilderness Protection ........................................................... ....................................................................... 2,000,000

Acquisition Management ...................................................... ....................................................................... 16,374,000

Total, FS Land Acquisition ..................................... ....................................................................... 77,040,000

The Committee has included language in the bill pertaining to

the use of funds for the acquisition of certain lands for inclusion

in the Tongass NF.

ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS, SPECIAL ACTS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $1,062,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 1,069,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,069,000
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,069,000

which is equal to the budget request. These funds are derived from

receipts at certain forests.

ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $232,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 234,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 234,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $234,000, which

is equal to the budget request. This amount is derived from funds

deposited by State, county, and municipal governments or public

school authorities pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 484a).

RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

(Special Fund, Indefinite)

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $3,380,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 3,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,000,000,

which is equal to the request. This amount is for range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, and is derived from fees received for livestock grazing on National Forests pursuant to section

401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579, as amended.

GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND

RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $91,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 92,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 92,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $92,000, the

same as the budget estimate. This amount is derived from the fund

established under 16 U.S.C 1643(b).

MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES

SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT, FOREST SERVICE

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $5,506,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 5,535,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,535,000

The Committee recommends $5,535,000 for subsistence management of forest lands in the State of Alaska, which is the same as

the budget request.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE

The Committee has continued many of the same administrative

provisions as provided in prior years.

Language is included which authorizes the Forest Service to provide funds to the National Forest Foundation to match up to

$3,000,000 in private contributions on a 1-for-1 basis for projects on

National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs. The Committee has authorized up to $400,000 of Federal
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funds provided, may be used for administrative expenses of the

Foundation.

Language is included which provides funds for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in the amount of $2,650,000 on a 1-for-1

matching basis with private contributions for projects on or benefiting National Forest System lands.

Language is included which allows the Forest Service to transfer

appropriated funds to the Bureau of Land Management from the

National Forest System account for work related to the management of wild horses and burros. The amount of funds transferred

with this authority should be displayed in subsequent budget justifications.

Language is included which permits the Secretary of Agriculture

to sell excess buildings and other facilities on the Green Mountain

National Forest and to retain the revenues for maintenance and rehabilitation activities on the forest.

Language is included allowing up to $15,000,000 to be transferred to the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of the Interior for Endangered Species Act consultations.

Language is included regarding the expenditure of funds for competitive sourcing, as discussed in the front of this report.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY

(DEFERRAL)

The Committee recommends a deferral of $97,000,000 in previously appropriated funding for the Clean Coal Technology program. The Committee understands that the projects for which this

funding will be used are progressing, but at a somewhat slower

pace than originally anticipated.

The Committee continues to support the U.S./China Energy and

Environmental Center to promote the use and transfer of American

clean energy technology to China. Up to $1,000,000 in clean coal

technology funding may be used for this purpose in fiscal year

2004.

The Committee has included language in the bill requiring a

plan be transmitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing the proposed expenditure of funds for the

FutureGen project.

FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $620,837,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 514,305,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 593,514,000

The Committee recommends $593,514,000 for fossil energy research and development, a decrease of $27,323,000 below the

equivalent enacted level in fiscal year 2003, and an increase of

$79,209,000 over the budget request. The Committee regrets that

the current budget scenario prevented the restoration of many accounts vital to our Nation’s energy security. In addition to restoring

core research and development programs, the Committee has not

agreed to the use of $14,000,000 in previously appropriated funds
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to offset fiscal year 2004 spending. The amounts recommend by the

Committee as compared to the budget estimate are shown below.

[In thousands of dollars]

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Clean coal power initiative .................................................................. 130,000 130,000 ..........................

Fuels and Power Systems:

Central Systems .......................................................................... 86,000 91,000 ∂5,000

Sequestration R&D Greenhouse gas control .............................. 62,000 39,800 ¥22,200

Fuels ............................................................................................ 5,000 24,910 ∂19,910

Advanced Research ..................................................................... 37,500 37,882 ∂382

Distributed Generation Systems—Fuel Cells ............................. 47,000 65,000 ∂18,000

Subtotal, Fuels and Power Systems ....................................... 237,500 258,592 ∂21,092

Gas ....................................................................................................... 26,555 41,890 ∂15,335

Petroleum—Oil Technology .................................................................. 15,000 34,516 ∂19,516

Cooperative R&D .................................................................................. 6,000 8,500 ∂2,500

Fossil energy environmental restoration .............................................. 9,715 9,715 ..........................

Import/export authorization .................................................................. 2,750 2,750 ..........................

Headquarters program direction .......................................................... 22,700 22,466 ¥234

Energy Technology Center program direction ...................................... 70,085 70,085 ..........................

General plant projects ......................................................................... 3,000 7,000 ∂4,000

Advanced metallurgical processes ...................................................... 10,000 8,000 ¥2,000

Use of prior year balances .................................................................. ¥14,000 .......................... ∂14,000

Transfer from SPR petroleum account ................................................ ¥5,000 .......................... ∂5,000

Total, Fossil Energy Research and Development ................... 514,305 593,514 ∂79,209

Clean Coal Power Initiative.—The Committee recommends

$130,000,000 in new budget authority for the clean coal power initiative. This level is equal to the budget request level. The Committee is concerned this level is below the amount needed annually

to match the President’s commitment to provide an additional

$2,000,000,000 over 10 years for clean coal technologies. The Department has argued the $2,000,000,000 commitment will still be

met due to an anticipated request for increased funding in future

fiscal years.

Fuels and Power Systems.—The Committee recommends

$258,592,000 for fuels and power systems, a decrease of $2,722,000

from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level and $21,092,000 over the

budget request. For Central Systems the Committee recommends

$91,000,000. Increases above the budget request total $5,000,000,

of which $2,000,000 is for innovations to existing plants, including

support at the enacted level for the evaluation program of elemental mercury emissions reduction from North Dakota lignitefired power plants, and the remaining $3,000,000 is for Advanced

Combustion Systems. The Committee recommends $65,000,000 for

Distributed Generation, an increase of $18,000,000 over the request

level. Increases above the request level include; $5,000,000 for Fuel

Cell Systems, $3,000,000 for Vision 21 hybrids, and $10,000,000 for

the SECA program. Within the amount requested for Advanced Research, the HiTEC satellite research university is expected to receive $500,000 over the fiscal year 2003 level for its continued work

as a HiTEC partner. The increase for Fuel Cell Systems is expected

to finalize the product design improvement initiative and continue

support of the molten-carbonate turbine hybrid project. The Committee is extremely concerned with the progress of the Vision 21

hybrid program and is becoming increasingly skeptical of providing
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additional funding in light of the ongoing technical problems and

the need for additional resources in the SECA program. In Sequestration Research and Development, decreases below the budget request include $9,000,000 for greenhouse gas control and

$13,200,000 for the proposed, but unexplained, National Climate

Change Technology Initiative. The Committee understands the

need for additional Sequestration R&D, especially in light of the

FutureGen proposal, but does not believe it is a wise policy decision

to eliminate basic research and development in well-established

and successful coal, oil and gas programs in order to shift funds to

unexplained initiatives. In Fuels, increases above the budget request total $19,910,000, of which $10,500,000 is for Transportation

Fuels and Chemicals, $6,060,000 is for Solid Fuels and Feedstocks

and $3,350,000 is for Advanced Fuels Research. Increases for

Transportation fuels include, $6,700,000 for syngas membrane

technology, $3,700,000 for ultra clean fuels and the continuation of

small-footprint plant conversion technology, and $100,000 for program support. Increases in Solid Fuels and Feedstocks include

$1,000,000 for premium carbon products, $3,000,000 for advanced

separation, $2,000,000 for coal derived jet fuels and $60,000 for

program support. Increases in Advanced Fuels Research include

$2,000,000 for C–1 Chemistry, $1,300,000 for Advanced Concepts,

and $50,000 for program support. In Advanced Research, changes

to the budget request include an increase of $3,000,000 for Coal

Utilization Science, an increase of $1,967,000 for technology crosscut for the focus area for computational energy science, a decrease

of $1,559,000 for Materials ($1,500,000 for materials research and

$59,000 for program direction), a decrease of $2,019,000 for University Coal Research, and a decrease of $1,007,000 for HBCU research activities. Within the amounts provided $1,000,000 for coal

utilization science is to support the continuation of fossil energy research at the Arctic Energy Office as provided in the budget request. The $3,000,000 increase for Coal Utilization Science is to

support the creation of the ‘‘Strategic Center for Zero Emission

Coal Research.’’ The Center will enhance collaboration between

Universities and the National labs to focus research necessary to

support the advanced coal programs and the FutureGen proposal.

The Center will be administered by the established HiTec satellite

research university. The Committee understands this year’s funding need for the ITM Oxygen project within IGCC is higher than

the need in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. The Department is encouraged to fund ITM Oxygen at level higher than identified in the

budget request in order to keep the program on track for completion.

The Committee notes that more than one-half of the electricity

generated in the United States is derived from coal, and the vast

majority of that generation is provided by so-called pulverized coal

units. Considering these coal combustion units likely will remain

the backbone of electricity generation for many years to come, the

Department is expected to include recommendations within the fiscal year 2005 budget request to address post combustion CO2 capture technology as it develops its justification for combustion research and CO2 capture and sequestration initiatives.
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The Committee is aware of the ongoing work, including recent

grant awards, between NETL and Western Kentucky University on

research and development related to coal combustion. The Committee remains supportive of this partnership and encourages the

Department to continue cooperative work with the University when

appropriate.

The Committee is aware of the ongoing work of the California

University of Pennsylvania and Universal Aggregates, an industry

consortium developing products from coal-combustion by-products.

The Committee welcomes efforts to produce technologies and processes to reduce emissions, eliminate waste, and provide other environmental benefits, and encourages the Department to foster this

important research and development.

Natural Gas Technologies.—The Committee recommends

$41,890,000 for natural gas technologies, a decrease of $5,123,000

from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and $15,335,000 over the

budget request. In Exploration and Production, changes from the

budget request are; a decrease of $3,860,000 Advanced Drilling (the

Committee rejects the request proposal to lump all Exploration and

Production under a single initiative), an increase of $4,000,000 for

Advanced Diagnostics, an increase of $2,000,000 for Industry Partnerships, an increase of $1,200,000 for stripper well revitalization,

an increase of $500,000 for Technology Transfer and an increase of

$3,000,000 for Arctic Research. In Gas Hydrates, increases above

the budget request total $6,000,000. In Infrastructure, increases

above the request total $9,050,000, of which $2,000,000 is for storage technology, $7,000,000 is for infrastructure technology, and

$50,000 is for program support. In Emerging Processing Technology there is a decrease of $6,555,000 for a proposed initiative for

converting Natural Gas to Hydrogen. The Committee rejects the

premise that domestic natural gas production and infrastructure

research and development should be cut at a time when natural

gas demand is increasing and supplies are already insufficient to

meet demand. Similarly, it is an unwise policy decision to balance

a new initiative to turn natural gas into hydrogen (and potentially

adding more stress to natural gas markets) by cutting the programs necessary to stabilize natural gas supplies. The Committee

notes the Fuels budget includes work to convert fossil fuels into hydrogen.

Oil Technologies.—The Committee recommends $34,516,000 for

oil technologies, a decrease of $7,509,000 from the fiscal year 2003

enacted level and an increase of $19,516,000 from the budget request. In Exploration and Production, increases above the budget

request total $15,860,000, of which $2,000,000 is for advanced drilling, $5,000,000 is for advanced diagnostics, $2,000,000 is for the

lab/industry partnerships, $5,000,000 is for reservoir efficiency,

$1,500,000 is for the Arctic Energy Office and $180,000 is for program support. In Reservoir Life Extension, increases above the

budget request total $2,000,000, of which $500,000 is for technology

transfer and $1,500,000 is for PUMP. In Effective Environmental

Protection the Committee recommends $9,836,000, equal to the fiscal year 2003 enacted level and $1,836,000 above the budget proposal. The Committee rejects the proposal to lump all programs

under a single initiative and provides funding as follows; $894,000
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for Program Planning and Analysis, $2,687,000 to Streamline

State/tribal/Federal regulations, $2,183,000 for Risk Assessment,

$3,974,000 for Technology Development, and $98,000 for program

support. Within these amounts, funding for the RBDMS system is

continued at the enacted level.

Cooperative Research and Development.—The Committee recommends $8,500,000 for cooperative research and development, an

increase of $314,000 over the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and

$2,500,000 above the budget request.

Environmental Restoration.—The Committee recommends

$9,715,000 for environmental restoration, and increase of $63,000

above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level and fully commensurate

with the budget request.

Program Direction and Management Support.—The Committee

recommends $92,551,000 for program direction and management

support, an increase of $5,332,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and $234,000 below the request. The Committee does

not provide the requested increase for travel and travel related expenses for the headquarters office. The Committee is concerned

with the incongruity of a budget request which proposes to cut

funding for vital fossil energy research programs by approximately

$150,000,000, while at the same time increasing executive travel

expenditures by 44 percent. Bill language has also been included

to ensure that reprogrammings do not circumvent the Committee’s

directives.

Plant and Capital Equipment.—The Committee recommends

$7,000,000 for plant and capital equipment, an increase of $46,000

from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and an increase of

$4,000,000 above the budget request. Of the funds made available,

$3,000,000 is for general plant projects (including the Albany Research Center) and $4,000,000 is for the infrastructure improvement program at the National Energy Technology Laboratory. The

Committee is hopeful that the Department will heed its direction

of previous years and include the NETL funding as part of the base

in future years.

Advanced Metallurgical Processes.—The Committee recommends

$8,000,000 for advanced metallurgical processes, an increase of

$2,000,000 from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, and $2,000,000

below the budget request.

General.—The Office of Arctic Energy may allocate funding provided under Coal Utilization Science, Natural Gas Technologies

and Petroleum Technologies at its discretion on projects including,

but not limited to, development of coal bed methane and gas hydrates, small scale gas treatment plant demonstration, research on

the Alaska natural gas pipeline, and high efficiency fuel cell research using Ramgen technology. Within these funds, it is expected

research for the Alaska natural gas pipeline should total no less

than $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2004, and $500,000 is for gas treatment plant small scale membrane demonstration.

NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $17,715,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 16,500,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 17,947,000
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The Committee recommends $17,947,000 for the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, an increase of $1,447,000 over the

budget request, and $232,000 over the enacted level. The Committee rejects the budget proposal to eliminate the Rocky Mountain

Oilfield Testing Center [RMOTC]. Changes to the budget request

include an increase of $3,000,000 to continue operations at

RMOTC, an increase of $728,000 in program direction in support

of RMOTC operations and a decrease of $2,281,000 for restoration

activities. The Committee notes it has agreed to provide $500,000

for restoration activities proposed by the budget. The Committee is

aware of proposals to realign the activities of RMOTC with the Fossil Energy Research and Development—Oil Technology account and

applauds the Department’s desire to utilize RMOTC in a more effective manner. However, the Committee does not believe closing

the facility in fiscal year 2004 is conducive to transferring the facilities operations in fiscal year 2005. Furthermore, the Department has failed to illustrate how savings from closing RMOTC

would outweigh the potential closing and clean-up costs for the facility.

ELK HILLS SCHOOL LANDS FUND

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $36,000,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 36,000,000

Committee recommendation (advance appropriation) ........................ 36,000,000

The Committee recommends $36,000,000 for the Elk Hills school

lands fund, the same as the budget request and the fiscal year

2003 level. These funds will become available on October 1, 2004.

ENERGY CONSERVATION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $891,769,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 875,793,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 861,645,000

The Committee recommends $861,645,000 for energy conservation, a reduction of $14,148,000 from the budget request. The

amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the budget estimates by activity are shown in the following table:

[In thousands of dollars]

Budget estimate Committee

recommendation Change

Vehicle technologies ............................................................................ 157,623 174,223 ∂16,600

Fuel cell technologies .......................................................................... 77,500 68,500 ¥9,000

Weatherization and intergovernmental activities:

Weatherization assistance grants .............................................. 288,200 230,000 ¥58,200

State energy program grants ..................................................... 38,798 44,000 ∂5,202

State energy activities ................................................................ 2,353 2,353 ..........................

Gateway deployment ................................................................... 27,609 35,109 ∂7,500

Subtotal, Weatherization and intergovernmental acivities .... 356,960 311,462 ¥45,498

Distributed energy resources ............................................................... 51,784 57,534 ∂5,750

Building technologies .......................................................................... 52,563 62,063 ∂9,500

Industrial technologies ........................................................................ 64,429 76,429 ∂12,000

Biomass and biorefinery systems R&D ............................................... 8,808 10,808 ∂2,000

Federal energy management program ................................................. 19,962 19,962 ..........................

National climate change technology initiative .................................... 9,500 .......................... ¥9,500

Program management ......................................................................... 76,664 80,664 ∂4,000
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[In thousands of dollars]

Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change

Total, Energy Conservation ..................................................... 875,793 861,645 ¥14,148

Changes to the budget request are detailed below.

Vehicle Technologies.—The Committee recommends $174,223,000

for vehicle technologies. Changes from the budget request include

increases of $500,000 for CARAT, $1,500,000 for heavy vehicle propulsion and ancillary subsystems, $5,000,000 for combustion and

emission control, $5,000,000 for heavy truck engine, $3,500,000 for

waste heat recovery, $3,500,000 for off-highway vehicle technology,

$1,600,000 for the high temperature materials laboratory,

$2,000,000 for advanced petroleum based fuels, $500,000 for nonpetroleum based fuels for medium trucks, and $2,000,000 for environmental impacts. Decreases in vehicle technologies include

$500,000 for GATE, $5,000,000 for exploratory technology development in energy storage, $500,000 for health impacts in advanced

combustion engine R&D, $1,000,000 for automotive lightweight materials technology, $500,000 for advanced vehicle competitions, and

$1,000,000 for biennial Freedom CAR review.

The increase provided for heavy vehicle propulsion is for a dem- onstration of an application specific refuse vehicle. The $4,000,000

provided for waste heat recovery includes $2,000,000 for gasoline

engine turbocharger research and $2,000,000 for diesel engine turbocharger research. Within the amount provided for heavy vehicle

high strength weight reduction materials, the Department should

continue work on metal matrix composites. The increase provided

for non-petroleum based fuels for medium trucks is for natural gas

engine research. Within the amount provided for advanced petroleum based fuels, the Department should allocate funding for engine durability, compatibility, and emissions testing of biodiesel.

The Department should also continue work with the National Center for Alternative Transportation Fuels, Engines, and Transmissions.

Fuel Cells.—The Committee recommends $68,500,000 for fuel cell

technology, and increase of $13,362,000 over the enacted level.

Changes from the budget request include a reduction of $9,000,000

for fuel processor R&D.

Weatherization and Intergovernmental Activities.—The Committee recommends $311,462,000 for weatherization and intergovernmental activities. Changes to the budget request include increases of $5,202,000 for the State Energy Program, $5,000,000 for

Clean Cities, and $2,500,000 for Inventions and Innovations. The

Committee has provided $5,828,000 of the requested increase for

the weatherization assistance program.

Within the amount provided for clean cities, the Department

should continue efforts to expand E–85 fueling capacity. Within the

amount provided for inventions and innovations, the Department

should allocate sufficient funds to provide commercialization training and technical assistance.

Distributed Energy Resources.—The Committee recommends

$57,534,000 for distributed energy resources. Changes to the budget request include increases of $4,000,000 for reciprocating engines,
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$750,000 for fuel flexibility for oil heat research, and $1,000,000 for

DES applications integration.

The increase provided for DES applications integration is for the

National Accounts Energy Alliance.

Building Technologies.—The Committee recommends

$62,063,000 for building technologies. Changes to the budget request include increases of $4,000,000 for lighting, $2,000,000 for

space conditioning and refrigeration, $2,000,000 for windows, and

$1,500,000 for equipment standards and analysis. The amount provided for lighting includes $9,000,000 for the

next generation lighting initiative. Within the amount provided for

window technology, the Department should expand work on

electrochromic technology, including initiation of field trials of

electrochromic windows in occupied buildings. The Department

should also provide at least $500,000 for work by the National Fenestration Rating Council.

Industrial Technologies.—The Committee recommends

$76,429,000 for industrial technologies. Changes to the budget request include increases of $2,000,000 for steel industry of the future, $2,000,000 for metal casting industry of the future,

$2,000,000 for chemical industry of the future, $2,000,000 for mining industry of the future, and $5,000,000 for black liquor gasification. There is a decrease of $1,000,000 for industrial assessment

centers.

Within the metal casting program, the Department should consider proposals submitted by the University of Northern Iowa’s

metal casting center.

Biomass and Biorefinery R&D.—The Committee recommends

$10,808,000 for biomass and biorefinery activities. There is an increase of $2,000,000 over the budget request for regional biobased

products consortia.

Federal Energy Management Program.—The Committee recommends $19,962,000 for the Federal energy management program, the same as the budget request.

National Climate Change Technology Initiative.—The Committee

recommends no funds for the national climate change technology

initiative, a new initiative that would support competitive solicitations to promote applied research that has as its primary goal the

reduction of greenhouse gas emissions or the sequestration of

greenhouse gases. The Committee supports the goals of this initiative, and encourages the Department to support development of

such technologies within the amounts provided for energy conservation and fossil energy research and development.

Program Management.—The Committee recommends

$80,664,000 for program management. There is a $4,000,000 increase over the budget request for cooperative programs with

States.

The increase provided funds the second year of the State Technologies Advancement Collaborative pilot program, a cooperative

program between the States and the Department. The Department

should support this effort with additional program funds where

such support is consistent with the goals and objectives of the contributing program. The Committee also encourages consideration of

proposals relating to the Connecticut demand response program to
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the extent consistent with the goals of the STAC program and the

research activities funded in this appropriations bill.

ECONOMIC REGULATION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $1,477,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 1,047,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,047,000

The Committee recommends $1,047,000 for economic regulation,

equal to the budget request.

STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $171,732,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 175,081,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 173,081,000

The Committee recommends $173,081,000 for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an increase of $1,349,000 from the fiscal year

2003 enacted level, and a decrease of $2,000,000 from the budget

request. Of the amount provided, the Committee recommends

$156,979,000 for storage facilities development and operations, an

increase of $1,156,000 over the enacted level. The Committee’s recommendation also includes $16,102,000 for management. Funding

for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve has been retained in

a separate account.

SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $1,954,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... ...........................

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ...........................

The Committee provides no funding for the Strategic Petroleum

Reserve’s Petroleum Account for fiscal year 2004 as proposed by

the budget request. Funding is not provided due to a contractual

change making transportation charges for Royalty-In-Kind fill the

responsibility of the contractors. The Committee does not agree to

transfer $5,000,000 of prior year funds to the Fossil Energy Research and Development account, as these funds were previously

rescinded in Public Law 108–7.

NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $5,961,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 5,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,000,000

The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the Northeast Home

Heating Oil Reserve, a decrease of $961,000 from the enacted level,

and equal to the budget request. Savings from the enacted levels

are the result of re-competed storage contracts.

ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $80,087,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 80,111,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 80,111,000

The Committee recommends $80,111,000 for the Energy Information Administration, which is the same as the budget estimate.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $2,475,916,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 2,502,393,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,546,524,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,546,524,000 for Indian health services, an increase of $70,608,000 above the

current year enacted level. Changes include increases of

$32,525,000 for partial pay costs, $21,733,000 for staffing of new facilities, $15,000,000 for contract health care, $500,000 for the Alaska telemedicine initiative to bring that project total to $4,000,000,

and $850,000 to assist with the Indian Health Service’s effort to develop a mobile women’s health unit that will be based at an IHS

facility in North Dakota and serve the Aberdeen Area. The Committee does not agree with the administration’s proposal to reduce

the base program for services by $30,616,000 and has carried that

amount forward in its fiscal year 2004 recommendation. Within the

base program for services, funding for the Montana and North Dakota InPsych programs is continued at $250,000 each. Funds for

both the InMed and RAIN programs at the University of North Dakota are also continued at current year enacted levels. An amount

of $15,000,000 is continued in the base program for alcohol control,

prevention, and treatment efforts in Alaska. Bill language has been

included to describe the intended distribution of funds to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, the State of Alaska and the

Alaska Federation of Natives.

The Committee is encouraged by the work that has been accomplished to date by the Service and tribes in collaboration with the

Joslin diabetes program. Although funding for this program is derived outside of the appropriations process, the Committee urges

that the allocation of additional resources to this important effort

be considered in the future.

The Committee recognizes that the problems of understaffing

and underfunding are chronic throughout the Service’s facilities.

Most recently, information was brought to the Committee’s attention indicating that the hours at the Fort Totten Clinic at the Spirit Lake Reservation may be insufficient to meet existing health

care needs. As an example of the kinds of efforts that would be required to upgrade health services at an IHS facility, the Committee

requests that the IHS assess the current delivery of health care at

the Fort Totten clinic, evaluate the impact of extended hours and

additional staff on the provision of health care, and estimate the

anticipated costs associated with expanded service.

Bill language is included in Title III, General Provisions, continuing the demonstration program of the Cheyenne River Sioux

Tribe in South Dakota, which provides bonus payments to health

professionals. The Committee understands the tribe was not able

to take full advantage of the authority provided by this same provision in the fiscal year 2003 bill.

At the Committee’s request, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
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in its fiscal year 2004 bill extended the scope of one of its provisions to include the Indian Health Service. This provision would

prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using

funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service to carry out or administer its human resources consolidation plan. No clear explanation of savings, costs, and benefits of the plan has been provided

to the Committee and, in fact, discussions with the Department

have not put to rest the Committee’s concerns, but instead brought

to light additional questions. Given the scarce resources that are

available to the Indian Health Service for the delivery of health

care, the Committee cannot agree to a reorganization plan that

could potentially divert these funds from their primary purpose,

has not been clearly demonstrated to offer greater benefits than the

current system, and does not have wide support among the tribes.

The Committee notes that authorizing legislation, which proposes to elevate the status of the Director of the Indian Health

Service to the Assistant Secretary level, is currently under consideration in both the House and Senate. The Committee fully endorses this legislation with the understanding that it would allow

the Director to fulfill his responsibilities with the same authority

and access that is provided to the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In the Committee’s view, an enhanced, more

visible role for the Service leadership could only help to bring

greater attention to the dire need for additional health services

throughout Indian Country.

INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $373,745,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 387,269,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 391,188,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $391,188,000 for the facilities account, an amount of $17,443,000 above the current

year enacted level. Changes include $3,022,000 for partial pay

costs, $3,729,000 for staffing of new facilities, and $300,000 for the

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to purchase portable

mammogram equipment. An amount of $91,977,000 is proposed for

the health facilities construction program, an increase of

$22,030,000 above the budget request and $10,392,000 above the

enacted level. The allocation of these funds for priority construction

projects is shown in the following table:

Health care facilities construction Budget estimate Committee

recommendation

Outpatient Facilities:

Pinon, AZ ........................................................................................................................ $21,573,000 $19,577,000

Red Mesa, AZ ................................................................................................................. 30,000,000 30,000,000

St. Paul, AK .................................................................................................................... ........................ 6,520,000

Metlakatla, AK ................................................................................................................ 14,511,000 9,205,000

Sisseton, SD ................................................................................................................... 3,863,000 17,960,000

Staff quarters: Bethel ............................................................................................................. ........................ 5,043,000

Regional Youth Treatment Centers: PHX–NV Satellite, Wadsworth, NV ................................ ........................ 3,672,000

As it did last year, the Committee has included bill language

that would prohibit the use of Indian Health Service appropriated

funds for sanitation facilities construction associated with new

homes funded with grants by housing programs of the Department
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of Housing and Urban Development [DHUD]. These DHUD housing grant programs for new homes are able to fund the sanitation

facilities necessary for the homes.

No funds are included by the Committee for either the joint venture program or the small ambulatory grants program due to the

lack of resources and the need to fund other IHS priorities. However, the Committee remains supportive of these alternative means

for constructing health facilities and will make every effort to resume these programs in future budget cycles.

OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $14,397,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 13,532,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 13,532,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,532,000

which is the same as the budget estimate.

INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND

ARTS DEVELOPMENT

PAYMENTS TO THE INSTITUTE

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $5,454,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 5,250,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,250,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,250,000, an

increase of $1,000,000 above the budget estimate. Additional funds

are provided to assist the Institute with its effort to establish the

first American Indian Lifelong Learning Center. The Committee

understands that the Institute has been successful in attracting a

significant amount of support from the private sector to fund initial

program and construction development, and intends to match the

increase provided in this appropriation dollar-for-dollar with nonfederal resources.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. 1 $446,096,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 476,553,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 487,989,000

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $487,989,000 for

salaries and expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, an increase

of $27,793,000 above the pre-rescission current year enacted level

of $460,196,000. Proposed changes are in agreement with those recommended in the administration’s fiscal year 2004 budget request,

including an amount of $12,978,000 to meet escalating uncontrollable costs and a net increase of $15,734,000 for program-related

activities. Included in this program increase are funds required for
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activities related to the opening of two new Smithsonian museums:

$4,610,000 for the Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and

Space Museum, scheduled to open in December 2003, and

$5,114,000 for the National Museum of the American Indian,

scheduled to open in September 2004. Significant increases have

also been provided for additional security, maintenance and information technology efforts, as proposed in the budget request and

a small programmatic enhancement of $1,078,000 is provided to expand the Latino grants program and reinstate the science fellowships program. The proposed rearrangement of funds to integrate

the various components of the facilities maintenance program has

been accepted and includes the redirection of $19,250,000 from museums and research centers to facilities services, as well as the

transfer of $11,430,000 from the former repair, restoration and renovation of facilities account. The detail table at the back of the report displays the proposed allocation of funds among the Institution’s programs.

FACILITIES CAPITAL

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $98,779,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 89,970,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 89,970,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $89,970,000 for

the facilities capital account, as proposed in the budget request.

Within this total, $71,670,000 is intended for revitalization work,

$10,000,000 for construction of POD 5 at the Museum Support

Center, and $8,300,000 for facilities planning and design. The Committee notes that the newly created facilities capital account consolidates funding previously appropriated to the construction account and the repair, restoration and renovation of facilities account, and, therefore, has included bill language to transfer and

merge existing unobligated balances into the reorganized structure.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $76,717,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 88,849,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 85,650,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $85,650,000 for

salaries and expenses at the National Gallery of Art, an amount of

$8,933,000 above the enacted level. Increases include $2,951,000

for pay and benefits and $5,982,000 for program support. Within

the latter amount, $2,721,000 is provided for information technology upgrades and $688,000 is for additional security requirements. The Special Exhibitions program is fully funded in the

amount of $3,026,000. The detail table at the back of the report

displays the distribution of funds among the Gallery’s various activities.
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REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $16,125,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 11,600,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 11,600,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,600,000 for

the repair, restoration, and renovation of buildings. This amount

meets the budget estimate, and provides funding to continue Master Facilities Plan projects, as well as ongoing renovation and repair work.

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $16,204,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 16,560,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 16,560,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,560,000 to

meet the budget estimate for the operations and maintenance of

the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $17,486,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 16,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 16,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,000,000 to

meet the budget request for major construction and renovation

projects of the Kennedy Center.

WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $8,433,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 8,604,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,604,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,604,000 for

the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, an amount

that meets the budget request. The detail table at the back of the

report displays the proposed distribution of funding for the center’s

activities in the coming fiscal year.

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $115,732,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 1 117,480,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 117,480,000

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $117,480,000 for

the National Endowment of the Arts. This total includes an

amount of $100,480,000 for grants and administration, and
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$17,000,000 for the Challenge America Fund, which has been folded into the NEA account to more accurately reflect overall program

levels. Both sums are in agreement with the budget estimate. An

amount of $1,748,000 above the current year enacted level has

been included to meet mandatory increases in pay and benefits, as

well as other fixed cost adjustments.

Language in title III of the bill retains provisions from prior

years regarding priority for rural and underserved communities;

priority for grants that encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts; restrictions regarding individual grants, subgranting, and seasonal support; a 15-percent

cap on the total amount of grant funds directed to any one State;

designation of a category for grants of national significance; and

authority to solicit and invest funds.

The detail table at the back of the report displays the proposed

distribution among the endowment’s activities.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $108,919,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 135,878,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 125,878,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $125,878,000 for

grants and administration of the National Endowment for the Humanities. This amount exceeds the current year enacted level by

$16,959,000. Within the overall increase, $1,959,000 is provided to

meet fixed costs and $15,000,000 is provided for grants and administration of an American history and civics initiative. While the administration has included a request for funds to implement its

$25,000,000 ‘‘We the People’’ American history initiative, Congress

is currently considering similar legislation that would complement

the administration’s proposal. The Committee has attempted to

fund the administration’s request to the best of its ability given

current budget constraints, but expects that design of the final program would incorporate Congressional priorities, should such legislation be enacted into law. The detail table at the back of the report displays the distribution of funds among the agency’s various

activities.

As in prior years, the Committee has included bill language providing the Endowment with the authority to solicit and invest

funds.

MATCHING GRANTS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $16,017,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 16,122,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 16,122,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,122,000 for

matching grants. This amount meets the budget request and provides $10,436,000 for Challenge grants and $5,686,000 is for Treasury funds.
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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $1,216,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 1,422,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,422,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,422,000 for

the Commission of Fine Arts, an amount that meets the fiscal year

2004 budget estimate.

NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $6,954,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 5,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000 for

the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program, an increase of $1,000,000 over the budget request.

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $3,643,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 4,100,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,000,000

The Committee recommends $4,000,000 for the Advisory Council

on Historic Preservation, a reduction of $100,000 from the budget

request. The amount provided equals the authorized funding level

for the Council.

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $7,206,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 8,230,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,030,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,030,000 for

the National Capital Planning Commission, an amount of $824,000

above the current year enacted level. The increase is intended to

cover the uncontrollable cost adjustments of pay and benefits, as

well as rent, utilities and other program-related expenses. The

Committee has not funded the proposed $200,000 railroad study,

but would reconsider that proposal at a later date provided that

there is demonstrated support from the other agencies and private

sector groups that would need to be involved to ensure the success

of this effort.

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $38,412,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 39,997,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 39,997,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $39,997,000 for

the Holocaust Memorial Museum. This amount meets the fiscal
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year 2004 budget estimate and provides additional funds to meet

fixed cost increases and maintain museum operations at the current level.

PRESIDIO TRUST

PRESIDIO TRUST FUND

Appropriations, 2003 ............................................................................. $21,188,000

Budget estimate, 2004 ........................................................................... 20,700,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 20,700,000

The Committee recommends $20,700,000 for the Presidio Trust,

the same as the budget request.
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TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

The Committee has recommended inclusion of several general

provisions in the bill including the following:

SEC. 301. Provides that contracts which provide consulting services be a matter of public record and available for public review,

except where otherwise provided by law.

SEC. 302. Provides that appropriations available in the bill shall

not be used to produce literature or otherwise promote public support of a legislative proposal on which legislative action is not complete.

SEC. 303. Provides that appropriations made available in this bill

will not remain available beyond the current fiscal year unless otherwise provided.

SEC. 304. Provides that appropriations made available in this bill

cannot be used to provide a cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants.

SEC. 305. Provides for restrictions on departmental assessments

unless approved by the Committees on Appropriations.

SEC. 306. Limits the actions of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management with regard to the sale of giant sequoia

trees to a manner consistent with such sales as were conducted in

fiscal year 2000.

SEC. 307. Retains mining patent moratorium carried in previous

years.

SEC. 308. Provides that funds appropriated to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service for contract support

costs for fiscal years 1994 through 2002 are the total amounts

available except that, for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes and

tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for

unmet indirect costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self-governance

compacts, or annual funding agreements.

SEC. 309. Includes language defining the grantmaking capabilities and responsibilities of the National Endowment of the Arts.

Grants to individuals may be made only for literature fellowships,

national heritage fellowships, or American jazz masters fellowships. The Chairperson of the Endowment will establish procedures

to ensure that grants made, except those to a State or local arts

agency, will not be used to make a further grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct

grant recipient. Grants for seasonal support may not be awarded

unless the application is specific to the contents of the season.

SEC. 310. Includes language allowing the National Endowment

for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities to

raise funds and receive gifts, to deposit such in an interest-bearing

account for the appropriate Endowment, and to use such to further

the functions of the respective Endowments in accordance with the

specified intent of the donors.
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SEC. 311. Provides language for awarding financial assistance to

underserved populations under the National Foundation on the

Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965. With funds appropriated to

carry out section 5 of the act, the chairman will establish a category of national significance grants. With the exception of this

grant category, the chairman will not make grants exceeding 15

percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State.

SEC. 312. Prohibits the use of appropriations to fund any activities associated with the issuance of the 5-year program under the

Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act. Strategic planning activities carried out for that act should now be completed as part of the agency’s compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act, Public Law 103–62.

SEC. 313. Prohibits the use of funds to support Government-wide

administrative functions unless they are justified in the budget

process and approved by the House and Senate Appropriations

Committees.

SEC. 314. Prohibits the use of funds for GSA telecommunication

centers.

SEC. 315. Allows the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture

to limit competition for watershed restoration projects contracts.

SEC. 316. Provides additional authority to use the roads and

trails funds for priority forest health related management. The

Committee recognizes that there is a serious backlog in important

road, trail and bridge work throughout the national forest system

just as there is a serious backlog in needed management related to

forest health.

SEC. 317. Restricts the use of answering machines during business hours.

SEC. 318. Addresses timber sales involving Alaska western red

cedar. Mills which process western red cedar in the Pacific Northwest have an insufficient supply of western red cedar, and the national forest in southeast Alaska sometimes has a surplus. This

provision continues a program by which Alaska’s surplus western

red cedar is made available preferentially to U.S. domestic mills

outside Alaska, prior to export abroad.

SEC. 319. Provides that the Forest Service may not inappropriately use the Recreation Fee Demonstration program to supplant

existing recreation concessions on the national forests.

SEC. 320. Continues a provision providing that the Secretary of

Agriculture shall not be considered in violation of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning

Act solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the Secretary is working in good

faith to complete the plan revision within available funds.

SEC. 321. Prohibits oil, natural gas and mining related activities

within current national monument boundaries, except where such

activities are allowed under the presidential proclamation establishing the monument.

SEC. 322. Makes employees of foundations established by Acts of

Congress to solicit private sector funds on behalf of Federal land

management agencies eligible to qualify for General Service Administration contract airfares.
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SEC. 323. Provides the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary

of the Interior the authority to enter into reciprocal agreements

with foreign nations concerning the personal liability of firefighters.

SEC. 324. Continues a provision that allows existing permit holders whose permits will or have expired due to agency delays to continue grazing activities until the Secretary of Agriculture or the

Secretary of the Interior completes an environmental review of

these permits.

SEC. 325. Allows the Eagle Butte Service Unit of the Indian

Health Service to utilize health care funding in a more efficient

manner.

SEC. 326. Restricts the ability to transfer funds provided in this

Act.

SEC. 327. Restricts funding for improvements to Pennsylvania

Avenue in front of the White House.

SEC. 328. Allows the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary

of Interior to consider local contractors when awarding contracts

for certain activities on public lands.

SEC. 329. Allows for local exemption from Forest Service fee demonstration program.

SEC. 330. Modifies the Gallatin Land Consolidation Act of 1998.

SEC. 331. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to any

terms and conditions the Secretary may require, to convey to a participating State land or interest in land acquired under the Forest

Legacy program.

SEC. 332. Amends the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to modify cost

sharing requirements.

SEC. 333. Concerns legal challenges to timber sales on the

Tongass National Forest. This section provides for expedited judicial review such that the Federal District Court shall render a decision within 180 days after an application for review is filed.

SEC. 334. Provides authority for the mutual termination of timber contracts in Region 10 of the Forest Service where the Secretary of Agriculture determines under the Secretary’s sole discretion that the contract is uneconomical to perform.

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL

PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC.

308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED

[In millions of dollars]

Budget authority Outlays

Committee

allocation

Amount

of bill

Committee

allocation

Amount

of bill

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations

to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution

for 2004: Subcommittee on Interior:

Discretionary ........................................................................ 19,627 19,627 19,395 1 19,359

Mandatory ............................................................................ 64 64 70 1 70

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:

2004 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2 13,147

2005 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 4,120

2006 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 1,482

2007 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 638

2008 and future years ........................................................ .................... .................... .................... 244
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BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL—Continued

PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC.

308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED

[In millions of dollars]

Budget authority Outlays

Committee

allocation

Amount

of bill

Committee

allocation

Amount

of bill

Financial assistance to State and local governments for

2004 ......................................................................................... NA 2,623 NA 1,580

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

NA: Not applicable.
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LIMITATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE

Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a general

appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify each recommended amendment which proposes an item of appropriation

which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing law,

a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by

the Senate during that session.

Those items are as follows:

—Sums provided to the Bureau of Land Management to inventory, manage, and improve rangelands for domestic livestock

grazing pursuant to Public Law 95–514, the Public Rangeland

Improvement Act of 1978. —$221,803,000 for the endangered species program, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service.

—$3,400,000 for the Yukon River Restoration and Enhancement

Fund, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, pursuant to the Fisheries

Act of 1995.

—Sums provided to the Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation and protection of marine mammals pursuant to Public Law 103–238, the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994.

—$1,000,000 for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River National

Heritage Corridor. —$3,000,000 for start-up and matching funds for projects of the

National Forest Foundation, U.S. Forest Service.

—Sums provided to the Department of Energy for the integration

of fuel cells with hydrogen production systems pursuant to the

Hydrogen Future Act of 1996.

—Sums provided to the Department of Energy for various programs authorized in Public Law 102–486, Energy Policy Act of

1992.

—$81,158,000 for economic regulation and the Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, pursuant to the

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981.

—$13,532,000 for the Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation.

—$117,800,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts.

—$142,000,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities.

—$45,000 for the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Commission.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI, OF THE

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 10, 2003, the

Committee ordered reported en bloc H.R. 2555, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal
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year ending September 30, 2004, as amended; and S. 1391, an

original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,

2004, each subject to amendment and each subject to the budget

allocations, by a recorded vote of 29–0, a quorum being present.

The vote was as follows:

Yeas Nays

Chairman Stevens

Mr. Cochran

Mr. Specter

Mr. Domenici

Mr. Bond

Mr. McConnell

Mr. Burns

Mr. Shelby

Mr. Gregg

Mr. Bennett

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Craig

Mrs. Hutchison

Mr. DeWine

Mr. Brownback

Mr. Byrd

Mr. Inouye

Mr. Hollings

Mr. Leahy

Mr. Harkin

Ms. Mikulski

Mr. Reid

Mr. Kohl

Mrs. Murray

Mr. Dorgan

Mrs. Feinstein

Mr. Durbin

Mr. Johnson

Ms. Landrieu

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE

Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on

a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part

of any statute include ‘‘(a) the text of the statute or part thereof

which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of

that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and

of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by

stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which

would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form

recommended by the committee.’’

In compliance with this rule, the following changes in existing

law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing

law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is
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printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is proposed

is shown in roman.

With respect to this bill, it is the opinion of the Committee that

it is necessary to dispense with these requirements in order to expedite the business of the Senate.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004

[In thousands of dollars]

Item 2003 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Senate Committee recommendation

compared with (∂ or ¥)

2003

appropriation Budget estimate

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Management of Lands and Resources

Land Resources:

Soil, water and air management .......................................................................................................................................... 35,824 34,936 35,136 ¥688 ∂200Range management .............................................................................................................................................................. 72,256 70,180 73,080 ∂824 ∂2,900Forestry management ............................................................................................................................................................ 7,188 8,197 8,197 ∂1,009 ........................Riparian management ........................................................................................................................................................... 21,967 21,972 21,972 ∂5 ........................Cultural resources management ........................................................................................................................................... 15,257 14,700 14,700 ¥557 ........................Wild horse and burro management ...................................................................................................................................... 29,524 29,422 29,422 ¥102 ........................

Subtotal, Land Resources ................................................................................................................................................. 182,016 179,407 182,507 ∂491 ∂3,100

Wildlife and Fisheries Wildlife management ................................................................................................................................. 22,201 22,423 22,423 ∂222 ........................

Fisheries management .......................................................................................................................................................... 11,593 11,869 11,869 ∂276 ........................

Subtotal, Wildlife and Fisheries ....................................................................................................................................... 33,794 34,292 34,292 ∂498 ........................

Threatened and endangered species ............................................................................................................................................. 21,532 21,831 21,831 ∂299 ........................Recreation Management:

Wilderness management ....................................................................................................................................................... 17,374 16,999 16,999 ¥375 ........................Recreation resources management ....................................................................................................................................... 41,472 48,718 45,681 ∂4,209 ¥3,037Recreation operations (fees) ................................................................................................................................................. 993 1,000 1,000 ∂7 ........................

Subtotal, Recreation Management ................................................................................................................................... 59,839 66,717 63,680 ∂3,841 ¥3,037

Energy and Minerals:

Oil and gas ........................................................................................................................................................................... 86,123 85,953 87,165 ∂1,042 ∂1,212Coal management ................................................................................................................................................................. 9,526 9,538 9,538 ∂12 ........................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004—Continued

[In thousands of dollars]

Item 2003 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Senate Committee recommendation

compared with (∂ or ¥)

2003

appropriation Budget estimate

Other mineral resources ........................................................................................................................................................ 10,250 10,434 10,434 ∂184 ........................

Subtotal, Energy and Minerals ......................................................................................................................................... 105,899 105,925 107,137 ∂1,238 ∂1,212

Alaska minerals .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2,484 2,222 2,484 ........................ ∂262Realty and Ownership Management:

Alaska conveyance ................................................................................................................................................................ 36,826 32,943 47,943 ∂11,117 ∂15,000Cadastral survey ................................................................................................................................................................... 15,024 13,945 17,420 ∂2,396 ∂3,475Land and realty management ............................................................................................................................................... 36,770 34,045 36,545 ¥225 ∂2,500

Subtotal, Realty and Ownership Management ................................................................................................................. 88,620 80,933 101,908 ∂13,288 ∂20,975

Resource Protection and Maintenance:

Resource management planning .......................................................................................................................................... 47,242 48,146 48,146 ∂904 ........................Resource protection and law enforcement ........................................................................................................................... 14,318 14,798 15,298 ∂980 ∂500Hazardous materials management ....................................................................................................................................... 16,705 16,726 16,726 ∂21 ........................

Subtotal, Resource Protection and Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 78,265 79,670 80,170 ∂1,905 ∂500

Transportation and Facilities Maintenance:

Operations ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6,386 6,402 6,402 ∂16 ........................Annual maintenance ............................................................................................................................................................. 31,974 31,025 31,025 ¥949 ........................Deferred maintenance ........................................................................................................................................................... 13,600 11,503 12,503 ¥1,097 ∂1,000Infrastructure improvement ................................................................................................................................................... 30,826 29,414 29,414 ¥1,412 ........................

Subtotal, Transportation/Facilities Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 82,786 78,344 79,344 ¥3,442 ∂1,000

Land and resources information systems ...................................................................................................................................... 19,215 18,991 18,991 ¥224 ........................Mining Law Administration:

Administration ....................................................................................................................................................................... 32,696 32,696 32,696 ........................ ........................
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Offsetting fees ....................................................................................................................................................................... ¥32,696 ¥32,696 ¥32,696 ........................ ........................

Subtotal, Mining Law Administration ............................................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

Workforce and Organizational Support:

Information systems operations ............................................................................................................................................ 16,342 18,762 18,762 ∂2,420 ........................Administrative support .......................................................................................................................................................... 49,785 49,817 49,817 ∂32 ........................Bureauwide fixed costs ......................................................................................................................................................... 65,885 70,195 70,195 ∂4,310 ........................

Subtotal, Workforce and Organizational Support ............................................................................................................. 132,012 138,774 138,774 ∂6,762 ........................

Challenge cost share ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13,882 20,973 15,973 ∂2,091 ¥5,000

Total, Management of Lands and Resources ................................................................................................................... 820,344 828,079 847,091 ∂26,747 ∂19,012

Wildland Fire Management

Preparedness .................................................................................................................................................................................. 275,411 282,725 282,725 ∂7,314 ........................Fire suppression operations ........................................................................................................................................................... 159,309 195,310 195,310 ∂36,001 ........................Other operations ............................................................................................................................................................................. 215,433 220,690 220,690 ∂5,257 ........................Other appropriations (Public Law 108–7) ..................................................................................................................................... 189,000 ........................ ........................ ¥189,000 ........................

Total, Wildland Fire Management ..................................................................................................................................... 839,153 698,725 698,725 ¥140,428 ........................

Central Hazardous Materials Fund

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

Construction

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

Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition:

Acquisitions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 27,272 18,186 19,100 ¥8,172 ∂914Emergencies and hardships .................................................................................................................................................. 1,490 1,500 2,000 ∂510 ∂500Acquisition management ....................................................................................................................................................... 3,974 3,500 4,000 ∂26 ∂500Land exchange equalization payment ................................................................................................................................... 497 500 500 ∂3 ........................

Total, Land Acquisition ..................................................................................................................................................... 33,233 23,686 25,600 ¥7,633 ∂1,914

Oregon and California Grant Lands

Western Oregon resources management ........................................................................................................................................ 85,794 87,454 87,454 ∂1,660 ........................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004—Continued

[In thousands of dollars]

Item 2003 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Senate Committee recommendation

compared with (∂ or ¥)

2003

appropriation Budget estimate

Western Oregon information and resource data systems ............................................................................................................. 2,192 2,202 2,202 ∂10 ........................Western Oregon transportation & facilities maintenance ............................................................................................................. 10,887 10,911 10,911 ∂24 ........................Western Oregon construction and acquisition ............................................................................................................................... 297 297 297 ........................ ........................Jobs in the woods .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5,777 5,808 5,808 ∂31 ........................

Total, Oregon and California Grant Lands ....................................................................................................................... 104,947 106,672 106,672 ∂1,725 ........................

Range Improvements

Improvements to public lands ....................................................................................................................................................... 7,873 7,873 7,873 ........................ ........................Farm Tenant Act lands .................................................................................................................................................................. 1,527 1,527 1,527 ........................ ........................Administrative expenses ................................................................................................................................................................. 600 600 600 ........................ ........................

Total, Range Improvements .............................................................................................................................................. 10,000 10,000 10,000 ........................ ........................

Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures

Rights-of-way processing ............................................................................................................................................................... 1,115 12,000 10,667 ∂9,552 ¥1,333Adopt-a-horse program .................................................................................................................................................................. 1,225 1,225 1,225 ........................ ........................Repair of damaged lands .............................................................................................................................................................. 3,666 3,666 3,666 ........................ ........................Cost recoverable realty cases ........................................................................................................................................................ 515 1,015 515 ........................ ¥500Timber purchaser expenses ............................................................................................................................................................ 50 50 50 ........................ ........................Copy fees ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1,329 2,534 2,534 ∂1,205 ........................

Subtotal (gross) ................................................................................................................................................................ 7,900 20,490 18,657 ∂10,757 ¥1,833

Offsetting fees ................................................................................................................................................................................ ¥7,900 ¥20,490 ¥18,657 ¥10,757 ∂1,833

Total, Service Charges, Deposits & Forfeitures ................................................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................
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Miscellaneous Trust Funds

Current appropriations ................................................................................................................................................................... 12,405 12,405 12,405 ........................ ........................

TOTAL, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 1,841,893 1,700,521 1,722,947 ¥118,946 ∂22,426

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Resource Management

Ecological Services:

Endangered species:

Candidate conservation ................................................................................................................................................ 9,867 8,670 10,130 ∂263 ∂1,460Listing ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9,018 12,286 12,286 ∂3,268 ........................Consultation ................................................................................................................................................................. 47,459 45,734 46,034 ¥1,425 ∂300Recovery ........................................................................................................................................................................ 65,412 62,029 66,739 ∂1,327 ∂4,710

Subtotal, Endangered species ................................................................................................................................. 131,756 128,719 135,189 ∂3,433 ∂6,470

Habitat conservation ............................................................................................................................................................. 85,070 82,336 82,133 ¥2,937 ¥203Environmental contaminants ................................................................................................................................................ 10,710 10,805 10,805 ∂95 ........................

Subtotal, Ecological Services ............................................................................................................................................ 227,536 221,860 228,127 ∂591 ∂6,267

Refuges and Wildlife:

Refuge operations and maintenance .................................................................................................................................... 367,377 402,015 387,000 ∂19,623 ¥15,015Salton Sea recovery ............................................................................................................................................................... 992 ........................ ........................ ¥992 ........................Migratory bird management .................................................................................................................................................. 28,697 31,121 32,596 ∂3,899 ∂1,475Law enforcement operations ................................................................................................................................................. 51,590 52,666 53,366 ∂1,776 ∂700

Subtotal, Refuges and Wildlife ......................................................................................................................................... 448,656 485,802 472,962 ∂24,306 ¥12,840

Fisheries:

Hatchery operations and maintenance ................................................................................................................................. 54,098 58,027 55,715 ∂1,617 ¥2,312Fish and wildlife management ............................................................................................................................................. 52,538 45,579 53,332 ∂794 ∂7,753

Subtotal, Fisheries ............................................................................................................................................................ 106,636 103,606 109,047 ∂2,411 ∂5,441

General Administration:

Central office administration ................................................................................................................................................ 14,474 17,275 17,275 ∂2,801 ........................Regional office administration .............................................................................................................................................. 24,060 23,787 23,787 ¥273 ........................Servicewide administrative support ...................................................................................................................................... 58,132 57,709 57,709 ¥423 ........................National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ................................................................................................................................. 7,620 7,670 7,670 ∂50 ........................National Conservation Training Center ................................................................................................................................. 16,037 15,639 16,489 ∂452 ∂850
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004—Continued

[In thousands of dollars]

Item 2003 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Senate Committee recommendation

compared with (∂ or ¥)

2003

appropriation Budget estimate

International affairs .............................................................................................................................................................. 8,114 8,178 8,178 ∂64 ........................Caddo Lake Ramsar Center .................................................................................................................................................. 199 ........................ 1,000 ∂801 ∂1,000

Subtotal, General Administration ..................................................................................................................................... 128,636 130,258 132,108 ∂3,472 ∂1,850Total, Resource Management ........................................................................................................................................... 911,464 941,526 942,244 ∂30,780 ∂718

Construction

Construction and rehabilitation:

Line item construction .......................................................................................................................................................... 43,425 24,073 41,965 ¥1,460 ∂17,892Nationwide engineering services ........................................................................................................................................... 10,648 11,320 11,320 ∂672 ........................

Total, Construction ............................................................................................................................................................ 54,073 35,393 53,285 ¥788 ∂17,892

Land Acquisition

Fish and Wildlife Service:

Acquisitions—Federal refuge lands ..................................................................................................................................... 55,507 24,684 47,331 ¥8,176 ∂22,647Inholdings .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1,987 2,500 2,500 ∂513 ........................Emergencies and hardships .................................................................................................................................................. 1,987 2,000 2,000 ∂13 ........................Exchanges .............................................................................................................................................................................. 993 1,000 1,000 ∂7 ........................Acquisition management ....................................................................................................................................................... 9,935 8,495 9,800 ¥135 ∂1,305Cost allocation methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 2,484 2,058 2,058 ¥426 ........................

Total, Land Acquisition ..................................................................................................................................................... 72,893 40,737 64,689 ¥8,204 ∂23,952

Landowner Incentive Program

Grants to States ............................................................................................................................................................................. 39,740 40,000 40,000 ∂260 ........................
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Rescission of fiscal year 2002 funds ................................................................................................................................... ¥40,000 ........................ ........................ ∂40,000 ........................

Total, Landowner incentive program ................................................................................................................................ ¥260 40,000 40,000 ∂40,260 ........................

Private Stewardship Grants Program

Stewardship grants ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9,935 10,000 10,000 ∂65 ........................

Rescission of fiscal year 2002 funds ................................................................................................................................... ¥10,000 ........................ ........................ ∂10,000 ........................

Total, Private stewardship grants program ..................................................................................................................... ¥65 10,000 10,000 ∂10,065 ........................

Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund

Grants to States ............................................................................................................................................................................. 26,754 34,029 34,029 ∂7,275 ........................HCP land acquisition ..................................................................................................................................................................... 51,136 50,000 50,000 ¥1,136 ........................Administration ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2,583 2,585 2,585 ∂2 ........................

Total, Cooperative Endangered Species Fund .................................................................................................................. 80,473 86,614 86,614 ∂6,141 ........................

National Wildlife Refuge Fund

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

North American Wetlands Conservation Fund

Wetlands conservation ................................................................................................................................................................... 36,777 47,578 41,000 ∂4,223 ¥6,578Administration ................................................................................................................................................................................ 1,532 1,982 1,982 ∂450 ........................

Total, North American Wetlands Conservation Fund ........................................................................................................ 38,309 49,560 42,982 ∂4,673 ¥6,578

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund

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

Multinational Species Conservation Fund

African elephant conservation ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,192 1,000 1,500 ∂308 ∂500Rhinoceros and tiger conservation ................................................................................................................................................ 1,192 1,000 1,500 ∂308 ∂500Asian elephant conservation .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,192 1,000 1,500 ∂308 ∂500Great ape conservation .................................................................................................................................................................. 1,192 1,000 1,500 ∂308 ∂500Neotropical migratory bird conservation ........................................................................................................................................ ........................ 3,000 ........................ ........................ ¥3,000
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Total, Multinational Species Conservation Fund .............................................................................................................. 4,768 7,000 6,000 ∂1,232 ¥1,000

State and Tribal Wildlife Grants

State and tribal wildlife grants ..................................................................................................................................................... 64,577 59,983 75,000 ∂10,423 ∂15,017

TOTAL, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ........................................................................................................................ 1,243,533 1,285,227 1,338,228 ∂94,695 ∂53,001

Appropriations .......................................................................................................................................................... (1,293,533) (1,285,227) (1,338,228) (∂44,695) (∂53,001)Rescission ................................................................................................................................................................ (¥50,000) ........................ ........................ (∂50,000) ........................

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Operation of the National Park System

Park Management:

Resource stewardship .......................................................................................................................................................... 338,149 334,646 342,485 ∂4,336 ∂7,839Visitor services ...................................................................................................................................................................... 315,375 318,028 323,965 ∂8,590 ∂5,937Maintenance .......................................................................................................................................................................... 519,970 569,695 567,294 ∂47,324 ¥2,401Park support .......................................................................................................................................................................... 283,305 294,590 288,336 ∂5,031 ¥6,254

Subtotal, Park Management ............................................................................................................................................. 1,456,799 1,516,959 1,522,080 ∂65,281 ∂5,121

External administrative costs ........................................................................................................................................................ 107,532 114,923 114,219 ∂6,687 ¥704

Total, Operation of the National Park System ................................................................................................................. 1,564,331 1,631,882 1,636,299 ∂71,968 ∂4,417

United States Park Police

Park Police ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 77,921 78,859 78,349 ∂428 ¥510
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National Recreation and Preservation

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

Commissions and grants ...................................................................................................................................................... 14,162 7,616 13,487 ¥675 ∂5,871Administrative support .......................................................................................................................................................... 118 124 124 ∂6 ........................

Subtotal, Heritage Partnership Programs ......................................................................................................................... 14,280 7,740 13,611 ¥669 ∂5,871

Statutory or Contractual Aid:

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

Subtotal, Statutory or Contractual Aid ............................................................................................................................. 11,965 4,137 9,919 ¥2,046 ∂5,782Total, National Recreation and Preservation .................................................................................................................... 61,268 47,936 60,154 ¥1,114 ∂12,218

Urban Park and Recreation Fund

Urban park grants .......................................................................................................................................................................... 298 305 305 ∂7 ........................

Historic Preservation Fund

State historic preservation offices ................................................................................................................................................. 33,779 34,000 37,000 ∂3,221 ∂3,000Tribal grants ................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,981 3,000 3,250 ∂269 ∂250Grants for millennium initiative .................................................................................................................................................... 29,805 30,000 32,000 ∂2,195 ∂2,000National trust (endowment) ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,987 ........................ 500 ¥1,487 ∂500HBCUs ............................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................ ........................ 3,000 ∂3,000 ∂3,000

Total, Historic Preservation Fund ..................................................................................................................................... 68,552 67,000 75,750 ∂7,198 ∂8,750

Construction

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

Total, Construction ............................................................................................................................................................ 325,712 327,257 341,531 ∂15,819 ∂14,274
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Land and Water Conservation Fund

(Rescission of contract authority) .................................................................................................................................................. ¥30,000 ¥30,000 ¥30,000 ........................ ........................

Land Acquisition and State Assistance

Assistance to States:

State conservation grants ................................................................................................................................................... 94,383 156,000 100,000 ∂5,617 ¥56,000Administrative expenses ........................................................................................................................................................ 2,981 4,011 4,000 ∂1,019 ¥11

Total, Assistance to States ............................................................................................................................................... 97,364 160,011 104,000 ∂6,636 ¥56,011

National Park Service:

Acquisitions .......................................................................................................................................................................... 53,530 58,969 34,819 ¥18,711 ¥24,150Emergencies and hardships .................................................................................................................................................. 3,974 4,000 4,000 ∂26 ........................Acquisition management ....................................................................................................................................................... 12,506 11,654 11,654 ¥852 ........................Inholdings .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3,974 4,000 4,000 ∂26 ........................

Total, National Park Service ............................................................................................................................................. 73,984 78,623 54,473 ¥19,511 ¥24,150Total, Land Acquisition and State Assistance ................................................................................................................. 171,348 238,634 158,473 ¥12,875 ¥80,161TOTAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ...................................................................................................................................... 2,239,430 2,361,873 2,320,861 ∂81,431 ¥41,012

Appropriations .......................................................................................................................................................... (2,269,430) (2,391,873) (2,350,861) (∂81,431) (¥41,012)Rescission ................................................................................................................................................................ (¥30,000) (¥30,000) (¥30,000) ........................ ........................

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Surveys, Investigations, and Research

Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Investigations:

Cooperative topographic mapping ........................................................................................................................................ 81,120 74,108 81,947 ∂827 ∂7,839Land remote sensing ............................................................................................................................................................. 35,711 34,039 30,398 ¥5,313 ¥3,641Geographic analysis and monitoring .................................................................................................................................... 16,374 12,335 16,544 ∂170 ∂4,209

Subtotal, National Mapping Program ............................................................................................................................... 133,205 120,482 128,889 ¥4,316 ∂8,407

Geologic Hazards, Resource and Processes:

Geologic hazards assessments ............................................................................................................................................. 74,990 72,776 77,395 ∂2,405 ∂4,619Geologic landscape and coastal assessments ..................................................................................................................... 78,698 79,430 77,450 ¥1,248 ¥1,980Geologic resource assessments ............................................................................................................................................ 79,479 69,369 82,027 ∂2,548 ∂12,658

Subtotal, Geologic Hazards, Resource & Processes ......................................................................................................... 233,167 221,575 236,872 ∂3,705 ∂15,297
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Water Resources Investigations:

Hydrologic monitoring, assessments and research:

Ground water resources program ................................................................................................................................. 5,410 6,529 6,417 ∂1,007 ¥112National water quality assessment ............................................................................................................................. 63,217 63,818 63,818 ∂601 ........................Toxic substances hydrology .......................................................................................................................................... 13,437 11,065 15,552 ∂2,115 ∂4,487Hydrologic research and development ......................................................................................................................... 15,386 13,723 14,429 ¥957 ∂706National streamflow information program ................................................................................................................... 14,217 14,356 14,261 ∂44 ¥95Hydrologic networks and analysis ................................................................................................................................ 25,088 26,069 24,440 ¥648 ¥1,629

Subtotal, Hydrologic monitoring, assessments and research ................................................................................. 136,755 135,560 138,917 ∂2,162 ∂3,357

Federal-State program ................................................................................................................................................................... 64,433 64,536 64,630 ∂197 ∂94Water resources research institutes .............................................................................................................................................. 5,963 ........................ 6,000 ∂37 ∂6,000

Subtotal, Water Resources Investigations ........................................................................................................................ 207,151 200,096 209,547 ∂2,396 ∂9,451

Biological Research:

Biological research and monitoring ...................................................................................................................................... 132,133 134,036 131,670 ¥463 ¥2,366Biological information management and delivery ................................................................................................................ 22,787 20,700 22,844 ∂57 ∂2,144Cooperative research units ................................................................................................................................................... 14,896 14,139 15,066 ∂170 ∂927

Subtotal, Biological Research ........................................................................................................................................... 169,816 168,875 169,580 ¥236 ∂705

Science support .............................................................................................................................................................................. 85,177 91,529 91,422 ∂6,245 ¥107Facilities ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 90,756 92,948 92,554 ∂1,798 ¥394

TOTAL, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY .................................................................................................................. 919,272 895,505 928,864 ∂9,592 ∂33,359
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MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management

OCS Lands:

Leasing and environmental program .................................................................................................................................... 37,521 37,245 37,245 ¥276 ........................Resource evaluation .............................................................................................................................................................. 26,831 25,708 27,508 ∂677 ∂1,800Regulatory program ............................................................................................................................................................... 50,774 50,402 50,402 ¥372 ........................Information management program ....................................................................................................................................... 22,991 25,851 25,851 ∂2,860 ........................

Subtotal, OCS Lands ......................................................................................................................................................... 138,117 139,206 141,006 ∂2,889 ∂1,800

Royalty Management:

Compliance and asset management .................................................................................................................................... 48,493 46,264 46,264 ¥2,229 ........................Revenue and operations ........................................................................................................................................................ 34,407 34,117 34,117 ¥290 ........................Indian allottee refunds .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 15 15 ........................ ........................

Subtotal, Royalty Management ......................................................................................................................................... 82,915 80,396 80,396 ¥2,519 ........................

General Administration:

Executive direction ................................................................................................................................................................ 2,023 2,062 2,062 ∂39 ........................Policy and management improvement .................................................................................................................................. 4,075 4,150 4,150 ∂75 ........................Administrative operations ..................................................................................................................................................... 16,540 16,827 16,827 ∂287 ........................General support services ....................................................................................................................................................... 20,807 21,805 21,805 ∂998 ........................

Subtotal, General Administration ..................................................................................................................................... 43,445 44,844 44,844 ∂1,399 ........................Subtotal (gross) ................................................................................................................................................................ 264,477 264,446 266,246 ∂1,769 ∂1,800

Use of receipts ............................................................................................................................................................................... ¥100,230 ¥100,230 ¥100,230 ........................ ........................

Total, Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management ......................................................................................................... 164,247 164,216 166,016 ∂1,769 ∂1,800

Oil Spill Research

Oil spill research ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6,065 7,105 7,105 ∂1,040 ........................

TOTAL, MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE ....................................................................................................................... 170,312 171,321 173,121 ∂2,809 ∂1,800

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Regulation and Technology

Environmental restoration .............................................................................................................................................................. 161 163 163 ∂2 ........................
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Environmental protection ............................................................................................................................................................... 78,644 79,463 79,463 ∂819 ........................Technology development and transfer ........................................................................................................................................... 12,511 12,749 12,749 ∂238 ........................Financial management ................................................................................................................................................................... 482 491 491 ∂9 ........................Executive direction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12,610 13,558 13,558 ∂948 ........................

Subtotal, Regulation and Technology ............................................................................................................................... 104,408 106,424 106,424 ∂2,016 ........................

Civil penalties ................................................................................................................................................................................ 273 275 275 ∂2 ........................

Total, Regulation and Technology .................................................................................................................................... 104,681 106,699 106,699 ∂2,018 ........................

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

Environmental restoration .............................................................................................................................................................. 173,561 157,137 173,561 ........................ ∂16,424Technology development and transfer ........................................................................................................................................... 4,137 4,184 4,184 ∂47 ........................Financial management ................................................................................................................................................................... 6,139 6,260 6,260 ∂121 ........................Executive direction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6,661 6,888 6,888 ∂227 ........................

Total, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund ....................................................................................................................... 190,498 174,469 190,893 ∂395 ∂16,424TOTAL, OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT ........................................................................ 295,179 281,168 297,592 ∂2,413 ∂16,424

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Operation of Indian Programs

Tribal Budget System

Tribal Priority Allocations:

Tribal government ................................................................................................................................................................. 386,421 390,494 391,494 ∂5,073 ∂1,000Human services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 149,970 148,588 150,588 ∂618 ∂2,000Education ............................................................................................................................................................................... 49,839 49,991 49,991 ∂152 ........................Public safety and justice ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,373 1,244 1,244 ¥129 ........................
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Community development ....................................................................................................................................................... 40,461 40,467 40,467 ∂6 ........................Resources management ........................................................................................................................................................ 61,117 63,029 63,029 ∂1,912 ........................Trust services ........................................................................................................................................................................ 58,004 58,373 58,373 ∂369 ........................General administration .......................................................................................................................................................... 25,296 25,503 25,503 ∂207 ........................

Subtotal, Tribal Priority Allocations .................................................................................................................................. 772,481 777,689 780,689 ∂8,208 ∂3,000

Other Recurring Programs:

Education:

School operations:

Forward-funded ................................................................................................................................................... 445,073 458,524 458,524 ∂13,451 ........................Other school operations ...................................................................................................................................... 67,489 69,991 69,991 ∂2,502 ........................

Subtotal, School operations ............................................................................................................................ 512,562 528,515 528,515 ∂15,953 ........................

Continuing education ................................................................................................................................................... 42,838 39,206 45,206 ∂2,368 ∂6,000

Subtotal, Education ................................................................................................................................................. 555,400 567,721 573,721 ∂18,321 ∂6,000

Resources management ................................................................................................................................................................. 42,324 34,342 43,068 ∂744 ∂8,726

Subtotal, Other Recurring Programs ................................................................................................................................ 597,724 602,063 616,789 ∂19,065 ∂14,726

Non-Recurring Programs:

Community development ....................................................................................................................................................... 2,235 ........................ 2,750 ∂515 ∂2,750Resources management ........................................................................................................................................................ 32,850 36,287 36,287 ∂3,437 ........................Trust services ........................................................................................................................................................................ 37,400 37,256 37,648 ∂248 ∂392

Subtotal, Non-Recurring Programs ................................................................................................................................... 72,485 73,543 76,685 ∂4,200 ∂3,142Total, Tribal Budget System ............................................................................................................................................. 1,442,690 1,453,295 1,474,163 ∂31,473 ∂20,868

BIA Operations

Central Office Operations:

Tribal government ................................................................................................................................................................. 3,133 2,653 2,653 ¥480 ........................Human services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 901 907 907 ∂6 ........................Community development ....................................................................................................................................................... 869 875 875 ∂6 ........................Resources management ........................................................................................................................................................ 3,465 3,488 3,488 ∂23 ........................Trust services ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8,766 5,317 5,317 ¥3,449 ........................

General administration:

Education program management .......................................................................................................................................... 2,393 2,413 2,413 ∂20 ........................
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Education personnel services ................................................................................................................................................ 2,116 2,134 2,134 ∂18 ........................Other general administration ................................................................................................................................................ 47,936 81,574 71,574 ∂23,638 ¥10,000

Subtotal, General administration ..................................................................................................................................... 52,445 86,121 76,121 ∂23,676 ¥10,000Subtotal, Central Office Operations ................................................................................................................................. 69,579 99,361 89,361 ∂19,782 ¥10,000

Regional Office Operations:

Tribal government ................................................................................................................................................................. 1,327 1,345 1,345 ∂18 ........................Human services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3,141 3,192 3,192 ∂51 ........................Community development ....................................................................................................................................................... 847 857 857 ∂10 ........................Resources management ........................................................................................................................................................ 5,414 5,474 5,474 ∂60 ........................Trust services ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24,225 24,435 24,435 ∂210 ........................General administration .......................................................................................................................................................... 28,851 29,178 29,178 ∂327 ........................

Subtotal, Regional Office Operations ............................................................................................................................... 63,805 64,481 64,481 ∂676 ........................

Special Programs and Pooled Overhead:

Education ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16,366 16,254 16,454 ∂88 ∂200Public safety and justice ...................................................................................................................................................... 162,306 171,147 174,647 ∂12,341 ∂3,500Community development ....................................................................................................................................................... 8,576 1,061 8,936 ∂360 ∂7,875Resources management ........................................................................................................................................................ 1,299 1,306 1,306 ∂7 ........................General administration .......................................................................................................................................................... 80,625 82,830 82,830 ∂2,205 ........................

Subtotal, Special Programs and Pooled Overhead ........................................................................................................... 269,172 272,598 284,173 ∂15,001 ∂11,575Total, BIA Operations ........................................................................................................................................................ 402,556 436,440 438,015 ∂35,459 ∂1,575Total, Operation of Indian Programs ................................................................................................................................ 1,845,246 1,889,735 1,912,178 ∂66,932 ∂22,443
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BIA SPLITS

Natural resources ........................................................................................................................................................................... (146,469) (143,926) (152,652) (∂6,183) (∂8,726)Forward-funding ............................................................................................................................................................................. (445,073) (458,524) (458,524) (∂13,451) ........................Education ........................................................................................................................................................................................ (181,041) (179,989) (186,189) (∂5,148) (∂6,200)Community development ................................................................................................................................................................ (1,072,663) (1,107,296) (1,114,813) (∂42,150) (∂7,517)

Total, BIA splits ................................................................................................................................................................ (1,845,246) (1,889,735) (1,912,178) (∂66,932) (∂22,443)

Construction

Education ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 293,795 292,634 298,634 ∂4,839 ∂6,000Public safety and justice ............................................................................................................................................................... 5,013 5,044 5,044 ∂31 ........................Resources management ................................................................................................................................................................. 38,918 39,162 39,162 ∂244 ........................General administration ................................................................................................................................................................... 2,168 2,181 2,181 ∂13 ........................Construction management ............................................................................................................................................................. 6,094 6,133 6,133 ∂39 ........................

Total, Construction ............................................................................................................................................................ 345,988 345,154 351,154 ∂5,166 ∂6,000

Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians

White Earth Land Settlement Act (Admin) .................................................................................................................................... 621 625 629 ∂8 ∂4Hoopa-Yurok settlement fund ........................................................................................................................................................ 248 250 252 ∂4 ∂2Pyramid Lake water rights settlement ........................................................................................................................................... 141 142 143 ∂2 ∂1Ute Indian water rights settlement ............................................................................................................................................... 24,567 22,494 21,467 ¥3,100 ¥1,027Rocky Boy’s ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5,035 ........................ 33 ¥5,002 ∂33Shivwits Band Settlement .............................................................................................................................................................. 18,876 ........................ 123 ¥18,753 ∂123Santo Domingo Pueblo Settlement ................................................................................................................................................. 3,116 9,864 9,884 ∂6,768 ∂20Colorado Ute Settlement ................................................................................................................................................................ 7,948 8,000 8,052 ∂104 ∂52Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw settlement ............................................................................................................................ ........................ 10,000 10,000 ∂10,000 ........................Quinault Settlement ....................................................................................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................Transfer from 2003 FWS land acquisition ..................................................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

Total, Miscellaneous Payments to Indians ....................................................................................................................... 60,552 51,375 50,583 ¥9,969 ¥792

Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account

Indian guaranteed loan program account ..................................................................................................................................... 5,457 6,497 6,497 ∂1,040 ........................

TOTAL, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ................................................................................................................................. 2,257,243 2,292,761 2,320,412 ∂63,169 ∂27,651
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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

Insular Affairs

Assistance to Territories

Territorial Assistance:

Office of Insular Affairs ........................................................................................................................................................ 5,261 6,321 6,321 ∂1,060 ........................Technical assistance ............................................................................................................................................................. 13,374 7,561 7,561 ¥5,813 ........................Maintenance assistance fund ............................................................................................................................................... 2,285 2,300 2,300 ∂15 ........................Brown tree snake .................................................................................................................................................................. 2,335 2,350 2,350 ∂15 ........................Insular management controls ............................................................................................................................................... 1,481 1,491 1,491 ∂10 ........................Coral reef initiative ............................................................................................................................................................... 497 500 500 ∂3 ........................

Subtotal, Territorial Assistance ........................................................................................................................................ 25,233 20,523 20,523 ¥4,710 ........................

American Samoa:

Operations grants .................................................................................................................................................................. 22,950 23,100 23,100 ∂150 ........................

Northern Marianas:

Covenant grants .................................................................................................................................................................... 27,720 27,720 27,720 ........................ ........................

Total, Assistance to Territories ......................................................................................................................................... 75,903 71,343 71,343 ¥4,560 ........................

Compact of Free Association

Compact of Free Association—Federal services ........................................................................................................................... 7,306 2,734 2,734 ¥4,572 ........................

Mandatory payments—program grant assistance ............................................................................................................... 12,000 12,000 12,000 ........................ ........................

Enewetak support ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1,620 1,391 1,700 ∂80 ∂309

Total, Compact of Free Association .................................................................................................................................. 20,926 16,125 16,434 ¥4,492 ∂309
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Total, Insular Affairs ......................................................................................................................................................... 96,829 87,468 87,777 ¥9,052 ∂309

Departmental Management

Departmental direction ................................................................................................................................................................... 13,318 13,524 13,524 ∂206 ........................Management and coordination ...................................................................................................................................................... 26,283 30,322 28,917 ∂2,634 ¥1,405Hearings and appeals .................................................................................................................................................................... 8,145 8,280 8,080 ¥65 ¥200Central services .............................................................................................................................................................................. 23,375 27,070 27,070 ∂3,695 ........................Bureau of Mines workers compensation/unemployment ................................................................................................................ 836 4,108 842 ∂6 ¥3,266Financial management system migration project ......................................................................................................................... ........................ 13,836 ........................ ........................ ¥13,836Public lands volunteers .................................................................................................................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

Total, Departmental Management .................................................................................................................................... 71,957 97,140 78,433 ∂6,476 ¥18,707

Working Capital Fund

Financial management system migration project ......................................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ 11,700 ∂11,700 ∂11,700

Rescission .............................................................................................................................................................................. ........................ ........................ ¥11,700 ¥11,700 ¥11,700

Subtotal, Working Capital fund ........................................................................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

Payments in Lieu of Taxes

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

Office of the Solicitor

Legal services ................................................................................................................................................................................. 38,182 39,911 39,911 ∂1,729 ........................General administration ................................................................................................................................................................... 9,280 9,418 9,418 ∂138 ........................Ethics .............................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................ 1,045 850 ∂850 ¥195

Total, Office of the Solicitor ............................................................................................................................................. 47,462 50,374 50,179 ∂2,717 ¥195

Office of Inspector General

Audit ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 19,453 16,480 15,932 ¥3,521 ¥548Contracted CFO Audits ................................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 3,812 3,812 ∂3,812 ........................Investigations ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7,166 8,176 7,751 ∂585 ¥425Program integrity ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1,478 2,155 1,520 ∂42 ¥635Policy and management ................................................................................................................................................................. 7,906 8,426 8,459 ∂553 ∂33

Total, Office of Inspector General .................................................................................................................................... 36,003 39,049 37,474 ∂1,471 ¥1,575
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2003

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Office of Special Trustee for American Indians

Federal Trust Programs

Program operations, support, and improvements ......................................................................................................................... 137,845 272,366 217,366 ∂79,521 ¥55,000Executive direction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2,514 2,275 2,275 ¥239 ........................

Total, Federal Trust programs .......................................................................................................................................... 140,359 274,641 219,641 ∂79,282 ¥55,000

Indian Land Consolidation Program

Indian land consolidation .............................................................................................................................................................. 7,928 20,980 22,980 ∂15,052 ∂2,000

Total, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians ..................................................................................................... 148,287 295,621 242,621 ∂94,334 ¥53,000

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund

Damage assessments .................................................................................................................................................................... 3,901 3,933 3,933 ∂32 ........................Program management .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,352 1,450 1,450 ∂98 ........................Restoration support ........................................................................................................................................................................ 248 250 250 ∂2 ........................

Total, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund ........................................................................................................ 5,501 5,633 5,633 ∂132 ........................TOTAL, DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES ....................................................................................................................................... 624,609 775,285 732,117 ∂107,508 ¥43,168TOTAL, TITLE I, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR .............................................................................................................. 9,591,471 9,763,661 9,834,142 ∂242,671 ∂70,481

Appropriations .......................................................................................................................................................... (9,671,471) (9,793,661) (9,875,842) (∂204,371) (∂82,181)Rescission ................................................................................................................................................................ (¥80,000) (¥30,000) (¥41,700) (∂38,300) (¥11,700)
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TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

Forest and Rangeland Research

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

State and Private Forestry

Forest Health Management:

Federal lands forest health management ............................................................................................................................ 50,047 44,963 48,642 ¥1,405 ∂3,679Cooperative lands forest health management ..................................................................................................................... 30,836 25,088 31,431 ∂595 ∂6,343Emerging pest and pathogens fund ..................................................................................................................................... ........................ 11,968 2,000 ∂2,000 ¥9,968

Subtotal, Forest Health Management ............................................................................................................................... 80,883 82,019 82,073 ∂1,190 ∂54

Cooperative Fire Assistance:

State fire assistance ............................................................................................................................................................. 25,486 25,385 25,486 ........................ ∂101Volunteer fire assistance ...................................................................................................................................................... 5,007 5,043 5,043 ∂36 ........................

Subtotal, Cooperative Fire Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 30,493 30,428 30,529 ∂36 ∂101

Cooperative Forestry:

Forest stewardship ................................................................................................................................................................ 32,012 65,609 32,012 ........................ ¥33,597

Forest Legacy .................................................................................................................................................................................. 68,380 90,809 84,716 ∂16,336 ¥6,093Urban and Community Forestry ..................................................................................................................................................... 35,999 37,893 35,999 ........................ ¥1,894

Economic action programs .................................................................................................................................................... 26,268 ........................ 24,020 ¥2,248 ∂24,020Forest resource information and analysis ............................................................................................................................ 4,964 4,006 ........................ ¥4,964 ¥4,006

Subtotal, Cooperative Forestry .......................................................................................................................................... 167,623 198,317 176,747 ∂9,124 ¥21,570

International program .................................................................................................................................................................... 5,713 5,059 6,000 ∂287 ∂941

Total, State and Private Forestry ...................................................................................................................................... 284,712 315,823 295,349 ∂10,637 ¥20,474

National Forest System

Land management planning .......................................................................................................................................................... 71,726 70,868 70,868 ¥858 ........................Inventory and monitoring ............................................................................................................................................................... 174,216 177,796 171,596 ¥2,620 ¥6,200Recreation, heritage and wilderness ............................................................................................................................................. 252,542 254,941 254,941 ∂2,399 ........................Wildlife and fish habitat management ......................................................................................................................................... 132,936 134,794 134,794 ∂1,858 ........................Grazing management ..................................................................................................................................................................... 40,584 43,180 46,000 ∂5,416 ∂2,820
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2003

appropriation Budget estimate

Forest products ............................................................................................................................................................................... 263,628 268,019 268,019 ∂4,391 ........................Vegetation and watershed management ....................................................................................................................................... 189,703 192,606 193,606 ∂3,903 ∂1,000Minerals and geology management ............................................................................................................................................... 52,293 54,065 54,065 ∂1,772 ........................Landownership management ......................................................................................................................................................... 92,411 91,692 91,692 ¥719 ........................Law enforcement operations .......................................................................................................................................................... 80,275 80,628 82,000 ∂1,725 ∂1,372Valles Caldera National Preserve ................................................................................................................................................... 3,130 984 3,150 ∂20 ∂2,166

Total, National Forest System ........................................................................................................................................... 1,353,444 1,369,573 1,370,731 ∂17,287 ∂1,158

Wildland Fire Management

Preparedness .................................................................................................................................................................................. 677,996 609,747 700,000 ∂22,004 ∂90,253Fire suppression operations ........................................................................................................................................................... 351,964 604,580 514,327 ∂162,363 ¥90,253Other operations ............................................................................................................................................................................. 341,008 327,448 328,745 ¥12,263 ∂1,297Other appropriations (Public Law 108–7) ..................................................................................................................................... 636,000 ........................ ........................ ¥636,000 ........................

Total, Wildland Fire Management ..................................................................................................................................... 2,006,968 1,541,775 1,543,072 ¥463,896 ∂1,297

Capital Improvement and Maintenance

Facilities ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 202,312 200,876 209,416 ∂7,104 ∂8,540Roads .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 231,344 245,358 228,764 ¥2,580 ¥16,594Trails ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 69,226 78,337 69,226 ........................ ¥9,111Infrastructure improvement ............................................................................................................................................................ 45,568 ........................ 25,000 ¥20,568 ∂25,000

Total, Capital Improvement and Maintenance ................................................................................................................. 548,450 524,571 532,406 ¥16,044 ∂7,835

Land Acquisition

Forest Service:

Acquisitions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 113,572 25,756 58,666 ¥54,906 ∂32,910
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Acquisition management ....................................................................................................................................................... 14,902 16,374 16,374 ∂1,472 ........................Cash equalization .................................................................................................................................................................. 1,490 ........................ ........................ ¥1,490 ........................Critical inholdings/wilderness protection .............................................................................................................................. 2,981 2,000 2,000 ¥981 ........................

Total, Land Acquisition ..................................................................................................................................................... 132,945 44,130 77,040 ¥55,905 ∂32,910

Acquisition of lands for national forests, special acts ................................................................................................................. 1,062 1,069 1,069 ∂7 ........................Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges ........................................................................................................................ 232 234 234 ∂2 ........................Range betterment fund .................................................................................................................................................................. 3,380 3,000 3,000 ¥380 ........................Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research .............................................................................................. 91 92 92 ∂1 ........................Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses ........................................................................................................ 5,506 5,535 5,535 ∂29 ........................

TOTAL, FOREST SERVICE ................................................................................................................................................... 4,586,839 4,057,972 4,094,708 ¥492,131 ∂36,736

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Clean Coal Technology

Deferral ........................................................................................................................................................................................... ¥87,000 ........................ ¥97,000 ¥10,000 ¥97,000

Fossil Energy Research and Development

Clean coal power initiative ............................................................................................................................................................ 149,025 130,000 130,000 ¥19,025 ........................Fuels and Power Systems:

Central Systems:

Innovations for existing plants .................................................................................................................................... 22,056 22,000 24,000 ∂1,944 ∂2,000Advanced Systems:

Integrated gasification combined cycle .............................................................................................................. 44,360 51,000 51,000 ∂6,640 ........................Combustion systems including hybrid ................................................................................................................ 10,332 ........................ 3,000 ¥7,332 ∂3,000Turbines ............................................................................................................................................................... 16,889 13,000 13,000 ¥3,889 ........................

Subtotal, Advanced Systems .......................................................................................................................... 71,581 64,000 67,000 ¥4,581 ∂3,000Subtotal, Central Systems .............................................................................................................................. 93,637 86,000 91,000 ¥2,637 ∂5,000

Sequestration R&D:

Greenhouse gas control ................................................................................................................................................ 39,939 62,000 39,800 ¥139 ¥22,200

Fuels:

Transportation fuels and chemicals ............................................................................................................................ 21,956 5,000 15,500 ¥6,456 ∂10,500Solid fuels and feedstocks ........................................................................................................................................... 5,961 ........................ 6,060 ∂99 ∂6,060
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2003

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Advanced fuels research: ............................................................................................................................................. 3,279 ........................ 3,350 ∂71 ∂3,350

Subtotal, Fuels ......................................................................................................................................................... 31,196 5,000 24,910 ¥6,286 ∂19,910

Advanced Research:

Coal utilization science ................................................................................................................................................ 8,941 9,000 12,000 ∂3,059 ∂3,000Materials ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8,941 12,000 10,441 ∂1,500 ¥1,559Technology crosscut ..................................................................................................................................................... 11,078 9,500 11,467 ∂389 ∂1,967University coal research ............................................................................................................................................... 2,981 5,000 2,981 ........................ ¥2,019HBCUs, education and training ................................................................................................................................... 993 2,000 993 ........................ ¥1,007

Subtotal, Advanced Research .................................................................................................................................. 32,934 37,500 37,882 ∂4,948 ∂382

Distributed Generation Systems—Fuel Cells:

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

Novel generation .................................................................................................................................................................... 3,005 2,500 2,500 ¥505 ........................

Subtotal, Distributed Generation Systems—Fuel Cells ................................................................................................... 63,608 47,000 65,000 ∂1,392 ∂18,000Subtotal, Fuels and Power Systems ................................................................................................................................. 261,314 237,500 258,592 ¥2,722 ∂21,092

Gas:

Natural Gas Technologies:

Exploration and production .......................................................................................................................................... 23,298 14,000 20,840 ¥2,458 ∂6,840Gas hydrates ................................................................................................................................................................ 9,438 3,500 9,500 ∂62 ∂6,000Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................................................ 8,991 ........................ 9,050 ∂59 ∂9,050Emerging processing technology applications ............................................................................................................. 2,663 6,555 ........................ ¥2,663 ¥6,555
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Effective environmental protection .............................................................................................................................. 2,623 2,500 2,500 ¥123 ........................

Subtotal, Gas ........................................................................................................................................................... 47,013 26,555 41,890 ¥5,123 ∂15,335

Petroleum—Oil Technology:

Exploration and production supporting research .................................................................................................................. 23,248 2,000 17,680 ¥5,568 ∂15,680Reservoir life extension/management ................................................................................................................................... 8,941 5,000 7,000 ¥1,941 ∂2,000Effective environmental protection ....................................................................................................................................... 9,836 8,000 9,836 ........................ ∂1,836

Subtotal, Petroleum—Oil Technology ............................................................................................................................... 42,025 15,000 34,516 ¥7,509 ∂19,516

Cooperative R&D ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8,186 6,000 8,500 ∂314 ∂2,500Fossil energy environmental restoration ........................................................................................................................................ 9,652 9,715 9,715 ∂63 ........................Import/export authorization ............................................................................................................................................................ 2,981 2,750 2,750 ¥231 ........................Headquarters program direction .................................................................................................................................................... 18,777 22,700 22,466 ∂3,689 ¥234Energy Technology Center program direction ................................................................................................................................ 68,452 70,085 70,085 ∂1,633 ........................Clean coal program direction ........................................................................................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................General plant projects .................................................................................................................................................................... 6,954 3,000 7,000 ∂46 ∂4,000Advanced metallurgical processes ................................................................................................................................................. 5,961 10,000 8,000 ∂2,039 ¥2,000Use of prior year balances ............................................................................................................................................................. ........................ ¥14,000 ........................ ........................ ∂14,000Transfer from SPR petroleum account ........................................................................................................................................... ........................ ¥5,000 ........................ ........................ ∂5,000National Academy of Sciences program review ............................................................................................................................. 497 ........................ ........................ ¥497 ........................

Total, Fossil Energy Research and Development ............................................................................................................. 620,837 514,305 593,514 ¥27,323 ∂79,209

Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

Oil Reserves:

Production and operations .................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 9,101 9,820 ∂9,820 ∂719Management .......................................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 7,399 8,127 ∂8,127 ∂728Naval petroleum reserves Nos. 1 & 2 .................................................................................................................................. 5,391 ........................ ........................ ¥5,391 ........................Naval petroleum reserve No. 3 ............................................................................................................................................. 6,805 ........................ ........................ ¥6,805 ........................Program direction (headquarters) ......................................................................................................................................... 5,519 ........................ ........................ ¥5,519 ........................

Total, Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves .............................................................................................................. 17,715 16,500 17,947 ∂232 ∂1,447

Elk Hills School Lands Fund

Elk Hills school lands fund ............................................................................................................................................................ ........................ 36,000 ........................ ........................ ¥36,000

Advance appropriations ......................................................................................................................................................... 36,000 ........................ 36,000 ........................ ∂36,000
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Senate Committee recommendation

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2003

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Total, Elk Hills School Lands Fund .................................................................................................................................. 36,000 36,000 36,000 ........................ ........................

Energy Conservation

Vehicle technologies ....................................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 157,623 174,223 ∂174,223 ∂16,600Fuel cell technologies ..................................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 77,500 68,500 ∂68,500 ¥9,000Weatherization and intergovernmental activities:

Weatherization assistance grants ......................................................................................................................................... ........................ 288,200 230,000 ∂230,000 ¥58,200State energy program grants ................................................................................................................................................ ........................ 38,798 44,000 ∂44,000 ∂5,202State energy activities .......................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 2,353 2,353 ∂2,353 ........................Gateway deployment .............................................................................................................................................................. ........................ 27,609 35,109 ∂35,109 ∂7,500

Total, Weatherization and intergovernmental acivities .................................................................................................... ........................ 356,960 311,462 ∂311,462 ¥45,498

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

Building research and standards:

Technology roadmaps and competitive R&D ............................................................................................................... 2,342 ........................ ........................ ¥2,342 ........................Residential buildings integration ................................................................................................................................. 12,397 ........................ ........................ ¥12,397 ........................Commercial buildings integration ................................................................................................................................ 4,481 ........................ ........................ ¥4,481 ........................Equipment, materials and tools .................................................................................................................................. 40,155 ........................ ........................ ¥40,155 ........................

Subtotal, Building research and standards ............................................................................................................ 59,375 ........................ ........................ ¥59,375 ........................
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Building Technology Assistance:

Weatherization assistance ............................................................................................................................................ 223,537 ........................ ........................ ¥223,537 ........................State energy program ................................................................................................................................................... 44,708 ........................ ........................ ¥44,708 ........................Community partnerships .............................................................................................................................................. 17,920 ........................ ........................ ¥17,920 ........................Energy star program .................................................................................................................................................... 4,173 ........................ ........................ ¥4,173 ........................

Subtotal, Building technology assistance ............................................................................................................... 290,338 ........................ ........................ ¥290,338 ........................

Management and planning ................................................................................................................................................... 14,001 ........................ ........................ ¥14,001 ........................

Subtotal, Building Technology, State and Community Sector ......................................................................................... 363,714 ........................ ........................ ¥363,714 ........................

Federal Energy Management Program:

Program activities ................................................................................................................................................................. 19,299 ........................ ........................ ¥19,299 ........................Program direction .................................................................................................................................................................. 4,426 ........................ ........................ ¥4,426 ........................

Subtotal, Federal Energy Management Program .............................................................................................................. 23,725 ........................ ........................ ¥23,725 ........................

Industry Sector:

Industries of the future (specific) ........................................................................................................................................ 71,646 ........................ ........................ ¥71,646 ........................Industries of the future (crosscutting) ................................................................................................................................. 58,228 ........................ ........................ ¥58,228 ........................Management and planning ................................................................................................................................................... 7,585 ........................ ........................ ¥7,585 ........................

Subtotal, Industry Sector .................................................................................................................................................. 137,459 ........................ ........................ ¥137,459 ........................

Power Technologies:

Distributed generation technologies development ................................................................................................................ 68,585 ........................ ........................ ¥68,585 ........................Management and planning ................................................................................................................................................... 1,609 ........................ ........................ ¥1,609 ........................

Subtotal, Power Technologies ........................................................................................................................................... 70,194 ........................ ........................ ¥70,194 ........................

Transportation:

Vehicle technology R&D ........................................................................................................................................................ 163,212 ........................ ........................ ¥163,212 ........................Fuels utilization R&D ............................................................................................................................................................ 20,052 ........................ ........................ ¥20,052 ........................Materials technologies .......................................................................................................................................................... 37,157 ........................ ........................ ¥37,157 ........................Technology deployment .......................................................................................................................................................... 15,995 ........................ ........................ ¥15,995 ........................Management and planning ................................................................................................................................................... 10,035 ........................ ........................ ¥10,035 ........................

Subtotal, Transportation ................................................................................................................................................... 246,451 ........................ ........................ ¥246,451 ........................

Policy and management ................................................................................................................................................................. 41,780 ........................ ........................ ¥41,780 ........................National Academy of Sciences program review ............................................................................................................................. 497 ........................ ........................ ¥497 ........................Cooperative programs with States ................................................................................................................................................. 2,981 ........................ ........................ ¥2,981 ........................
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Item 2003 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Senate Committee recommendation

compared with (∂ or ¥)

2003

appropriation Budget estimate

Energy efficiency science initiative ................................................................................................................................................ 4,968 ........................ ........................ ¥4,968 ........................

Total, Energy Conservation ............................................................................................................................................... 891,769 875,793 861,645 ¥30,124 ¥14,148

Economic Regulation

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

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Storage facilities development and operations ............................................................................................................................. 157,823 158,979 156,979 ¥844 ¥2,000Management ................................................................................................................................................................................... 13,909 16,102 16,102 ∂2,193 ........................

Total, Strategic Petroleum Reserve .................................................................................................................................. 171,732 175,081 173,081 ∂1,349 ¥2,000

SPR Petroleum Account

Oil acquisition ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6,954 ........................ ........................ ¥6,954 ........................Rescission of previously appropriated funds ................................................................................................................................. ¥5,000 ........................ ........................ ∂5,000 ........................Transfer to Fossil energy research and develpment ..................................................................................................................... ........................ (¥5,000) ........................ ........................ (∂5,000)

Total, SPR petroleum account .......................................................................................................................................... 1,954 ........................ ........................ ¥1,954 ........................

Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

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

Energy Information Administration

National Energy Information System .............................................................................................................................................. 80,087 80,111 80,111 ∂24 ........................

TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ..................................................................................................................................... 1,740,532 1,703,837 1,671,345 ¥69,187 ¥32,492
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

Indian Health Services

Clinical Services:

IHS and tribal health delivery:

Hospital and health clinic programs ........................................................................................................................... 1,211,988 1,194,600 1,249,568 ∂37,580 ∂54,968Dental health program ................................................................................................................................................. 99,633 105,566 105,114 ∂5,481 ¥452Mental health program ................................................................................................................................................ 50,297 53,959 53,630 ∂3,333 ¥329Alcohol and substance abuse program ....................................................................................................................... 136,849 139,975 139,080 ∂2,231 ¥895

Contract care ......................................................................................................................................................................... 475,022 493,046 490,022 ∂15,000 ¥3,024

Subtotal, Clinical Services ................................................................................................................................................ 1,973,789 1,987,146 2,037,414 ∂63,625 ∂50,268

Preventive Health:

Public health nursing ............................................................................................................................................................ 39,616 43,112 42,853 ∂3,237 ¥259Health education ................................................................................................................................................................... 10,991 11,940 11,868 ∂877 ¥72Community health representatives program ......................................................................................................................... 50,444 51,633 51,303 ∂859 ¥330Immunization (Alaska) .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,546 1,580 1,570 ∂24 ¥10

Subtotal, Preventive Health .............................................................................................................................................. 102,597 108,265 107,594 ∂4,997 ¥671

Urban health projects .................................................................................................................................................................... 31,323 31,568 31,809 ∂486 ∂241Indian health professions .............................................................................................................................................................. 31,114 35,417 31,158 ∂44 ¥4,259Tribal management ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2,390 2,406 2,390 ........................ ¥16Direct operations ............................................................................................................................................................................ 60,176 56,607 61,471 ∂1,295 ∂4,864Self-governance .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5,553 10,250 5,714 ∂161 ¥4,536Contract support costs ................................................................................................................................................................... 268,974 270,734 268,974 ........................ ¥1,760Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursements: Hospital and clinic accreditation (Est. collecting) ............................................................ (449,985) (567,620) (567,620) (∂117,635) ........................

Total, Indian Health Services ........................................................................................................................................... 2,475,916 2,502,393 2,546,524 ∂70,608 ∂44,131

Indian Health Facilities

Maintenance and improvement ...................................................................................................................................................... 49,507 47,331 49,507 ........................ ∂2,176Sanitation facilities ........................................................................................................................................................................ 93,217 114,175 93,409 ∂192 ¥20,766Construction facilities .................................................................................................................................................................... 81,585 69,947 91,977 ∂10,392 ∂22,030Facilities and environmental health support ................................................................................................................................. 132,254 139,522 138,813 ∂6,559 ¥709Equipment ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17,182 16,294 17,482 ∂300 ∂1,188
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Item 2003 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Senate Committee recommendation

compared with (∂ or ¥)

2003

appropriation Budget estimate

Total, Indian Health Facilities .......................................................................................................................................... 373,745 387,269 391,188 ∂17,443 ∂3,919TOTAL, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE ....................................................................................................................................... 2,849,661 2,889,662 2,937,712 ∂88,051 ∂48,050

OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

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

INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT

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

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Salaries and Expenses

Museum and Research Institutes:

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

Subtotal, Museums and Research Institutes ................................................................................................................... 222,173 217,786 217,983 ¥4,190 ∂197

Program Support and Outreach:

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

Subtotal, Program Support and Outreach ........................................................................................................................ 35,731 36,788 36,555 ∂824 ¥233

Administration ................................................................................................................................................................................ 53,625 64,687 64,336 ∂10,711 ¥351Facilities Services:

Office of Protection Services ................................................................................................................................................. 58,293 ........................ ........................ ¥58,293 ........................Office of Physical Plant ........................................................................................................................................................ 90,374 ........................ ........................ ¥90,374 ........................Facilities maintenance .......................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 40,615 40,499 ∂40,499 ¥116Facilities operations, security and support .......................................................................................................................... ........................ 141,821 140,965 ∂140,965 ¥856

Subtotal, Facilities Services ............................................................................................................................................. 148,667 182,436 181,464 ∂32,797 ¥972

Offsetting reduction, fiscal year 2003 ........................................................................................................................................... ........................ ¥12,795 ........................ ........................ ∂12,795Offsetting reduction, fiscal year 2004 ........................................................................................................................................... ........................ ¥12,349 ¥12,349 ¥12,349 ........................Rescission of prior year unobligated funds ................................................................................................................................... ¥14,100 ........................ ........................ ∂14,100 ........................

Total, Salaries and Expenses ........................................................................................................................................... 446,096 476,553 487,989 ∂41,893 ∂11,436

Repair, Restoration and Alteration of Facilities

Base program ................................................................................................................................................................................. 82,883 ........................ ........................ ¥82,883 ........................

Construction

National Museum of the American Indian ..................................................................................................................................... 15,896 ........................ ........................ ¥15,896 ........................
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Item 2003 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Senate Committee recommendation

compared with (∂ or ¥)

2003

appropriation Budget estimate

Facilities Capital

Revitalization .................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................ 71,670 71,670 ∂71,670 ........................Construction ................................................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 10,000 10,000 ∂10,000 ........................Facilities planning and design ...................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 8,300 8,300 ∂8,300 ........................

Total, Facilities capital ..................................................................................................................................................... ........................ 89,970 89,970 ∂89,970 ........................TOTAL, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION .................................................................................................................................... 544,875 566,523 577,959 ∂33,084 ∂11,436

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

Salaries and Expenses

Care and utilization of art collections ........................................................................................................................................... 27,739 29,927 30,053 ∂2,314 ∂126Operation and maintenance of buildings and grounds ................................................................................................................ 16,599 21,757 18,558 ∂1,959 ¥3,199Protection of buildings, grounds and contents ............................................................................................................................. 17,729 19,717 19,717 ∂1,988 ........................General administration ................................................................................................................................................................... 14,650 17,448 17,322 ∂2,672 ¥126

Total, Salaries and Expenses ........................................................................................................................................... 76,717 88,849 85,650 ∂8,933 ¥3,199

Repair, Restoration and Renovation of Buildings

Base program ................................................................................................................................................................................. 16,125 11,600 11,600 ¥4,525 ........................

TOTAL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART .................................................................................................................................. 92,842 100,449 97,250 ∂4,408 ¥3,199

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Operations and maintenance ......................................................................................................................................................... 16,204 16,560 16,560 ∂356 ........................Construction ................................................................................................................................................................................... 17,486 16,000 16,000 ¥1,486 ........................
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TOTAL, JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS .................................................................................... 33,690 32,560 32,560 ¥1,130 ........................

WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

Salaries and Expenses

Fellowship program ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1,251 1,331 1,331 ∂80 ........................Scholar support .............................................................................................................................................................................. 655 647 647 ¥8 ........................Public service ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2,246 2,319 2,319 ∂73 ........................General administration ................................................................................................................................................................... 1,955 1,897 1,897 ¥58 ........................Smithsonian fee ............................................................................................................................................................................. 207 284 284 ∂77 ........................Conference planning ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1,955 1,961 1,961 ∂6 ........................Space .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 164 165 165 ∂1 ........................

TOTAL, WOODROW WILSON CENTER .................................................................................................................................. 8,433 8,604 8,604 ∂171 ........................

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts

Grants and Administration

Grants:

Direct grants ......................................................................................................................................................................... 46,964 47,121 47,121 ∂157 ........................Challenge America grants ..................................................................................................................................................... 16,889 10,200 10,200 ¥6,689 ........................State partnerships:

State and regional ....................................................................................................................................................... 24,641 24,723 24,723 ∂82 ........................Underserved set-aside .................................................................................................................................................. 6,668 6,691 6,691 ∂23 ........................Challenge America grants ............................................................................................................................................ ........................ 6,800 6,800 ∂6,800 ........................

Subtotal, State partnerships ................................................................................................................................... 31,309 38,214 38,214 ∂6,905 ........................Subtotal, Grants ....................................................................................................................................................... 95,162 95,535 95,535 ∂373 ........................

Program support ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1,296 1,304 1,304 ∂8 ........................Administration ................................................................................................................................................................................ 19,274 20,641 20,641 ∂1,367 ........................

Total, Arts ......................................................................................................................................................................... 115,732 117,480 117,480 ∂1,748 ........................
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[In thousands of dollars]

Item 2003 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Senate Committee recommendation

compared with (∂ or ¥)

2003

appropriation Budget estimate

National Endowment for the Humanities

Grants and Administration

Grants:

Federal/State partnership ...................................................................................................................................................... 31,622 31,829 31,829 ∂207 ........................Preservation and access ....................................................................................................................................................... 18,782 18,905 18,905 ∂123 ........................Public programs .................................................................................................................................................................... 13,029 13,114 13,114 ∂85 ........................Research programs ............................................................................................................................................................... 12,978 13,063 13,063 ∂85 ........................Education programs .............................................................................................................................................................. 12,542 12,624 12,624 ∂82 ........................Program development ............................................................................................................................................................ 394 397 397 ∂3 ........................We The People Initiative grants ............................................................................................................................................ ........................ 23,000 14,000 ∂14,000 ¥9,000

Subtotal, Grants ................................................................................................................................................................ 89,347 112,932 103,932 ∂14,585 ¥9,000

Administrative Areas:

Administration ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19,572 20,946 20,946 ∂1,374 ........................We The People Initiative administration ............................................................................................................................... ........................ 2,000 1,000 ∂1,000 ¥1,000

Total, Grants and Administration ..................................................................................................................................... 108,919 135,878 125,878 ∂16,959 ¥10,000

Matching Grants

Treasury funds ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5,649 5,686 5,686 ∂37 ........................Challenge grants ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10,368 10,436 10,436 ∂68 ........................

Total, Matching Grants ..................................................................................................................................................... 16,017 16,122 16,122 ∂105 ........................Total, Humanities .............................................................................................................................................................. 124,936 152,000 142,000 ∂17,064 ¥10,000TOTAL, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES .............................................................................. 240,668 269,480 259,480 ∂18,812 ¥10,000
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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

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

NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Grants ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6,954 5,000 6,000 ¥954 ∂1,000

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Salaries and expenses ................................................................................................................................................................... 3,643 4,100 4,000 ∂357 ¥100

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

Salaries and expenses ................................................................................................................................................................... 7,206 8,230 8,030 ∂824 ¥200

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

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

PRESIDIO TRUST

Operations ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 21,188 20,700 20,700 ¥488 ........................

TOTAL, TITLE II, RELATED AGENCIES ................................................................................................................................ 10,196,010 9,727,318 9,779,549 ¥416,461 ∂52,231

Appropriations .......................................................................................................................................................... (10,266,110) (9,727,318) (9,840,549) (¥425,561) (∂113,231)Advance appropriations ........................................................................................................................................... (36,000) ........................ (36,000) ........................ (∂36,000)Rescission ................................................................................................................................................................ (¥19,100) ........................ ........................ (∂19,100) ........................Deferrals ................................................................................................................................................................... (¥87,000) ........................ (¥97,000) (¥10,000) (¥97,000)

GRAND TOTAL, ALL TITLES ................................................................................................................................................ 19,787,481 19,490,979 19,613,691 ¥173,790 ∂122,712

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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

Total, Title I—Department of the Interior ........................................................................................................................ 9,591,471 9,763,661 9,834,142 ∂242,671 ∂70,481
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Item 2003 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation

Senate Committee recommendation

compared with (∂ or ¥)

2003

appropriation Budget estimate

TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES

Forest Service ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4,586,839 4,057,972 4,094,708 ¥492,131 ∂36,736Department of Energy .................................................................................................................................................................... (1,740,532) (1,703,837) (1,671,345) (¥69,187) (¥32,492)

Clean Coal Technology .......................................................................................................................................................... ¥87,000 ........................ ¥97,000 ¥10,000 ¥97,000Fossil Energy Research and Development ............................................................................................................................ 620,837 514,305 593,514 ¥27,323 ∂79,209Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves ............................................................................................................................. 17,715 16,500 17,947 ∂232 ∂1,447Elk Hills School Lands Fund ................................................................................................................................................. 36,000 36,000 36,000 ........................ ........................Energy Conservation .............................................................................................................................................................. 891,769 875,793 861,645 ¥30,124 ¥14,148Economic Regulation ............................................................................................................................................................. 1,477 1,047 1,047 ¥430 ........................Strategic Petroleum Reserve ................................................................................................................................................. 171,732 175,081 173,081 ∂1,349 ¥2,000SPR Petroleum Account ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,954 ........................ ........................ ¥1,954 ........................Northeast home heating oil reserve ...................................................................................................................................... 5,961 5,000 5,000 ¥961 ........................Energy Information Administration ....................................................................................................................................... 80,087 80,111 80,111 ∂24 ........................

Indian Health Service ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2,849,661 2,889,662 2,937,712 ∂88,051 ∂48,050Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation ................................................................................................................................ 14,397 13,532 13,532 ¥865 ........................Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development ......................................................................... 5,454 5,250 6,250 ∂796 ∂1,000Smithsonian Institution .................................................................................................................................................................. 544,875 566,523 577,959 ∂33,084 ∂11,436National Gallery of Art ................................................................................................................................................................... 92,842 100,449 97,250 ∂4,408 ¥3,199John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ........................................................................................................................... 33,690 32,560 32,560 ¥1,130 ........................Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars ........................................................................................................................ 8,433 8,604 8,604 ∂171 ........................National Endowment for the Arts .................................................................................................................................................. 115,732 117,480 117,480 ∂1,748 ........................National Endowment for the Humanities ....................................................................................................................................... 124,936 152,000 142,000 ∂17,064 ¥10,000Commission of Fine Arts ................................................................................................................................................................ 1,216 1,422 1,422 ∂206 ........................National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs .................................................................................................................................... 6,954 5,000 6,000 ¥954 ∂1,000Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ..................................................................................................................................... 3,643 4,100 4,000 ∂357 ¥100National Capital Planning Commission ......................................................................................................................................... 7,206 8,230 8,030 ∂824 ¥200United States Holocaust Memorial Museum .................................................................................................................................. 38,412 39,997 39,997 ∂1,585 ........................Presidio Trust ................................................................................................................................................................................. 21,188 20,700 20,700 ¥488 ........................
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Total, Title II—Related Agencies ..................................................................................................................................... 10,196,010 9,727,318 9,779,549 ¥416,461 ∂52,231GRAND TOTAL .................................................................................................................................................................... 19,787,481 19,490,979 19,613,691 ¥173,790 ∂122,712

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