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Calendar No. 221 

110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 1st Session 110–91 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2008 

JUNE 26, 2007.—Ordered to be printed 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 1696] 

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1696) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 

and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 

and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends 

that the bill do pass. 

Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2008 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate .................... $27,186,125,000 

Amount of 2007 appropriations (including emergency appropriations) ........................................... 26,952,127,000 

Amount of 2008 budget estimate ............................ 25,640,503,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

2007 appropriations (including emergency appropriations) ................................................... ∂233,998,000 

2008 budget estimate ........................................ ∂1,545,622,000 
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C O N T E N T S 

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Summary of Bill ....................................................................................................... 4 

Revenue Generated by Agencies in Bill ................................................................. 4 

Major Changes Recommended in the Bill ............................................................. 5 

Reprogramming Guidelines .................................................................................... 6 

Transparency in Congressional Directives ............................................................ 8 

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 .............................................................................. 31 

Minerals Management Service ................................................................. 33 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ....................... 34 

Indian Affairs: Bureau of Indian Affairs ........................................................ 36 

Departmental Offices: 

Insular Affairs ........................................................................................... 41 

Office of the Solicitor ................................................................................. 44 

Office of Inspector General ....................................................................... 44 

Office of Special Trustee for American Indians ...................................... 45 

Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration ....................... 46 

Title II: 

Environmental Protection Agency: 

Science and Technology ............................................................................ 52 

Environmental Programs and Management ........................................... 54 

Office of Inspector General ....................................................................... 59 

Buildings and Facilities ............................................................................ 60 

Hazardous Substance Superfund ............................................................. 60 

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund ................................... 63 

Oil Spill Response ..................................................................................... 63 

State and Tribal Assistance Grants ......................................................... 64 

Administrative Provisions ........................................................................ 69 

Title III: 

Related agencies: 

Department of Agriculture: Forest Service ............................................. 71 

Administrative Provisions, Forest Service .............................................. 85 

Department of Health and Human Services: 

Indian Health Service ........................................................................ 86 

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences .................... 87 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ........................ 88 

Other Related Agencies: 

Council on Environmental Quality ................................................... 88 

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board .......................... 88 

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation ................................... 89 

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and 

Arts Development ........................................................................... 89 

Smithsonian Institution ..................................................................... 90 

National Gallery of Art ...................................................................... 92 

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ........................... 93 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars ........................ 93 

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities: 

National Endowment for the Arts ............................................. 94 

National Endowment for the Humanities ................................. 95 
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Title III—Continued 

Related agencies—Continued 

Other Related Agencies—Continued 

Commission of Fine Arts ................................................................... 95 

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ...................................... 96 

National Capital Planning Commission ........................................... 97 

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ................................... 97 

Presidio Trust ..................................................................................... 98 

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance .............................................................................................. 98 

Title IV: 

General Provisions ........................................................................................... 100 

Compliance with Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate .......................................................................................................................... 105 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 106 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 107 
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SUMMARY OF BILL 

For this bill, estimates totaling $25,640,503,000 in new obligational authority were considered by the Committee for the programs and activities of the agencies and bureaus of the Department of the Interior, except the Bureau of Reclamation, and the following related agencies: 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

Department of Agriculture: 

Forest Service. 

Department of Health and Human Services: 

Indian Health Service. 

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 

Council on Environmental Quality. 

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. 

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation. 

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and 

Arts Development. 

Smithsonian Institution. 

National Gallery of Art. 

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. 

National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: 

National Endowment for the Arts. 

National Endowment for the Humanities. 

Commission of Fine Arts. 

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. 

National Capital Planning Commission. 

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 

Presidio Trust. 

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance. 

REVENUE GENERATED BY AGENCIES IN BILL

Oil and gas leasing and other mineral leasing recreation and 

user fees, the timber and range programs, and other activities are 

estimated to generate income to the Government of 

$15,917,059,000 in fiscal year 2008. These estimated receipts, for 

agencies under the subcommittee’s jurisdiction, are tabulated 

below: 

Item 

Fiscal year— 

2006 2007 2008 

Department of the Interior ....................................................... .............................. $12,525,956,000 $15,327,446,000 

Forest Service ........................................................................... .............................. 575,737,000 589,613,000 

Total receipts .................................................................. .............................. 13,101,693,000 15,917,059,000 
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MAJOR CHANGES RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL

The Committee has developed revisions to the budget estimate 

for the 2008 fiscal year. 

A comparative summary of funding in the bill is shown by agency or principal program in the following table (excluding emergency 

appropriations): 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Committee recommendation 

compared with 

budget estimate 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management .................................................................... 1,822,029 1,888,736 ∂66,707 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ................................................................... 1,286,769 1,380,857 ∂94,088 

National Park Service ................................................................................ 2,363,784 2,461,419 ∂97,635 

United States Geological Survey ................................................................ 974,952 1,009,933 ∂34,981 

Minerals Management Service ................................................................... 161,451 166,351 ∂4,900 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ......................... 168,295 174,295 ∂6,000 

Bureau of Indian Affairs ............................................................................ 2,228,890 2,265,698 ∂36,808 

Departmental Offices ................................................................................. 478,657 485,302 ∂6,645 

Departmental-wide Programs .................................................................... 228,418 286,851 ∂58,433 

Total, Title I—Department of the Interior ................................... 9,713,245 10,119,442 ∂406,197 

TITLE II—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

Science and Technology ............................................................................. 754,506 772,530 ∂18,024 

Environmental Programs and Management .............................................. 2,298,188 2,384,121 ∂85,933 

Office of Inspector General ........................................................................ 38,008 40,000 ∂1,992 

Building and Facilities .............................................................................. 34,801 34,801 ........................

Hazardous Substance Superfund ............................................................... 1,244,706 1,274,643 ∂29,937 

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program ............................................ 72,461 72,493 ∂32 

Oil Spill Response ...................................................................................... 17,280 17,487 ∂207 

State and Tribal Assistance Grants .......................................................... 2,744,450 3,181,853 ∂437,403 

Total, Title II—Environmental Protection Agency ........................ 7,199,400 7,772,928 ∂573,528 

TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 

Department of Agriculture: Forest Service ................................................ 4,126,873 4,549,543 ∂422,670 

Department of Health and Human Services: 

Indian Health Service ....................................................................... 3,270,726 3,367,399 ∂96,673 

National Institutes of Health: National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences ............................................................................ 78,434 78,434 ........................

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ......................... 75,004 75,004 ........................

Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality .. 2,703 2,703 ........................

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board .................................... 9,049 9,049 ........................

Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation ........................................... 9,000 9,000 ........................

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development ................................................................................................... 7,297 7,297 ........................

Smithsonian Institution ............................................................................. 678,447 696,705 ∂18,258 

National Gallery of Art ............................................................................... 116,000 119,735 ∂3,735 

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ....................................... 39,350 43,350 ∂4,000 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars ................................... 8,857 9,718 ∂861 

National Endowment for the Arts .............................................................. 128,412 133,412 ∂5,000 

National Endowment for the Humanities .................................................. 141,355 146,355 ∂5,000 

Commission of Fine Arts ........................................................................... 2,092 2,192 ∂100 

National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs ............................................... ........................ 7,200 ∂7,200 

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ................................................. 5,348 5,348 ........................

National Capital Planning Commission .................................................... 8,265 8,265 ........................

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ............................................. 44,996 45,496 ∂500 

Presidio Trust ............................................................................................. 18,450 18,450 ........................

White House Commission on the National Moment of 

Remembrance ........................................................................................ 200 200 ........................
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[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Committee recommendation 

compared with 

budget estimate 

Total, Title III—Related Agencies ................................................ 8,770,858 9,334,855 ∂563,997 

GRAND TOTAL ............................................................................... 25,683,503 27,186,125 ∂1,502,622 

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

The following table displays appropriations for the Land and 

Water Conservation Fund. 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Agency/Program 

Fiscal year Committee recommendation 4 2007 

enacted 

2008 

estimate 1

Federal Land Acquisition: 

Bureau of Land Management ........................................................... 8,634 1,619 12,206 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .......................................................... 28,046 18,011 43,044 

National Park Service ....................................................................... 34,402 22,529 48,700 

Forest Service .................................................................................... 41,936 15,703 48,245 

Departmental Management (appraisal services) 2 ........................... 7,397 7,792 7,792 

Subtotal, Federal Land Acquisition ......................................... 120,415 65,654 159,987 

National Park Service, State Assistance ................................................... 29,622 ........................ 30,000

Landowner Incentive Program ................................................................... 23,667 ........................ ........................

Private Stewardship Grants ....................................................................... 7,277 ........................ ........................

Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund 3 ............................. 61,137 ........................ 54,774 

State and Tribal Wildlife Grants ............................................................... 67,492 69,492 ........................

Forest Legacy ............................................................................................. 56,336 29,311 48,095 

Total, Land and Water Conservation Fund .................................. 385,810 245,458 292,856 

1 2008 estimate reflects only activities for which funds were derived from the LWCF in fiscal year 2006. 

2 Funded in bureau land acquisition accounts in fiscal year 2005 and prior years. 

3 CESCF data only reflects funding for HCP land acquisition and species recovery land acquisition. 

4 Senate recommendations only reflect amounts to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES

The following are the procedures governing reprogramming actions for programs and activities funded in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: 

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

includes the reallocation of funds from one budget activity to another. In cases where either the House or Senate Committee report 

displays an allocation of an appropriation below the activity level, 

that more detailed level shall be the basis for reprogramming. For 

construction accounts, a reprogramming constitutes the reallocation of funds from one construction project (identified in the justification or Committee report) to another. A reprogramming shall 

also consist of any significant departure from the program described in the agency’s budget justifications. This includes proposed 

reorganizations even without a change in funding. 

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

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

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

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

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

deferred project or activity through the regular appropriations process. 

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

unforeseen events or conditions are deemed to require changes, 

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

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

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

expected to extend the approval deadline if specifically requested 

by either Committee. 

(e) Proposed changes to estimated working capital fund bills and 

estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, as 

such estimates were presented in annual budget justifications, 

shall be submitted through the reprogramming process. 

3. Criteria and Exceptions.—Any proposed reprogramming must 

be submitted to the Committee in writing prior to implementation 

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

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

following exceptions: 

(a) With regard to the tribal priority allocations activity of the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Operations of Indian Programs account, 

there is no restriction on reprogrammings among the programs 

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

reprogrammings made during the first 6 months of the fiscal year 

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

than November 1 of each year. 

(b) With regard to the Environmental Protection Agency, State 

and Tribal Assistance Grants account, reprogramming requests associated with States and Tribes applying for partnership grants do 

not need to be submitted to the Committee for approval should 

such grants exceed the normal reprogramming limitations. In addition, the Agency need not submit a request to move funds between 

wastewater and drinking water objectives for those grants targeted 

to specific communities. 

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

to the Committee quarterly and shall include cumulative totals. 

(b) Any significant shifts of funding among object classifications 

also should be reported to the Committee. 

5. Administrative Overhead Accounts.—For all appropriations 

where costs of overhead administrative expenses are funded in part 

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

discussion of administrative expenses. 

6. Contingency Accounts.—For all appropriations where assessments are made against various budget activities or allocations for 
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contingencies the Committee expects a full explanation, as part of 

the budget justification, consistent with section 405 of this act. The 

explanation shall show the amount of the assessment, the activities 

assessed, and the purpose of the fund. The Committee expects reports each year detailing the use of these funds. In no case shall 

a fund be used to finance projects and activities disapproved or limited by Congress or to finance new permanent positions or to finance programs or activities that could be foreseen and included in 

the normal budget review process. Contingency funds shall not be 

used to initiate new programs. 

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

contained in either the House or Senate report which is not contradicted by the other report nor specifically denied in the conference 

report shall be considered as having been approved by both Houses 

of Congress. 

8. Assessments.—No assessments shall be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by the Interior, 

Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act unless such 

assessments and the basis therefore are presented to the Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees, in 

compliance with these procedures. 

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

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

and declarations of taking, unless such acquisitions are submitted 

to the Committees on Appropriations for approval in compliance 

with these procedures. 

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

value of the Federal lands to be exchanged is greater than 

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

11. Appropriations Structure.—The appropriation structure for 

any agency shall not be altered without advance approval of the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

12. Other.—Appropriations for fiscal year 2006 reflect a 1 percent 

across-the-board rescission contained in section 3801 of chapter 8 

of title III of division B of Public Law 109–148 and a .476 percent 

across-the-board rescission on section 439 of Public Law 109–54. 

TRANSPARENCY IN CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES

On January 18, 2007, the Senate passed S. 1, The Legislative 

Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, by a vote of 96–2. 

While the Committee awaits final action on this legislation, the 

chairman and ranking member of the Committee issued interim requirements to ensure that the goals of S. 1 are in place for the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2008. 

The Constitution vests in the Congress the power of the purse. 

The Committee believes strongly that Congress should make the 

decisions on how to allocate the people’s money. In order to improve transparency and accountability in the process of approving 

earmarks (as defined in S. 1) in appropriations measures, each 

Committee report includes, for each earmark: 
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—(1) the name of the Member(s) making the request, and where 

appropriate, the President; 

—(2) the name and location of the intended recipient or, if there 

is no specifically intended recipient, the intended location of 

the activity; and 

—(3) the purpose of such earmark. 

The term ‘‘congressional earmark’’ means a provision or report 

language included primarily at the request of a Senator, providing, 

authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary 

budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for 

a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific state, locality or congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative, formula-driven, or competitive award process. 

For each earmark, a Member is required to provide a certification that neither the Member (nor his or her spouse) has a pecuniary interest in such earmark, consistent with Senate Rule 

XXXVII(4). Such certifications are available to the public at http:// 

appropriations.senate.gov/senators.cfm or go to appropriations.senate.gov and click on ‘‘Members’’. 
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TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

LAND AND WATER RESOURCES 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

The Bureau of Land Management is charged with administering 

for multiple uses 258 million acres of public land concentrated in 

12 western States, as well as 700 million acres of federally-owned 

sub-surface mineral rights. Minerals, timber, rangeland, fish and 

wildlife, wilderness and recreation are among the resources and activities managed by BLM. 

Recent increases in energy production and recreation visits have 

placed an even greater stress on the Bureau’s multiple use mandate, but great strides are being made to address the needs of an 

ever-growing U.S. population. 

In 2008 over 58 million visitors are expected to participate in recreational activities on public lands. This influx of visitors necessitates ongoing investments in the Bureau’s planning, recreation 

management, facilities construction and law enforcement programs. 

In addition, the Bureau is tasked with managing programs involving the mineral industry, utility companies, ranchers, the timber industry, and the conservation and research communities. In 

2008, it is estimated that on-shore public lands will generate 

$4,500,000,000 in revenues from such resource uses as energy development, grazing, and timber production. The bulk of this 

amount, $4,100,000,000 will come from energy development. The 

Bureau will also collect an estimated $127,000,000 in revenue from 

the sale of land. Of the $4,500,000,000 in revenues generated on 

public lands, approximately 44 percent is provided directly to 

States and counties to support roads, schools, and community 

needs. 

MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND RESOURCES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $866,911,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 879,438,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 902,883,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $902,883,000 for 

management of land and resources. This is an increase of 

$23,445,000 over the budget request and $35,972,000 above the 

2007 appropriation. Changes to the request are described below. 

The Committee supports the administration healthy lands initiative to restore and improve vegetation on western lands that are 

used for multiple purposes including energy production and recreation. The base program reductions the BLM has proposed in order 

to pay for the healthy lands initiative, however, are not acceptable. 
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The budget proposes an increase of $15,000,000 for the new initiative but offsets this increase with substantial reductions to the National Landscape Conservation System [NLCS], Wild Horse and 

Burro Management, Cadastral Survey, Resource Management 

Planning, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Alaska Conveyance, and Land and Realty Management. The Committee regards these offsets as unacceptable compromises to the Bureau’s 

core missions and has restored funding for them. The healthy lands initiative is funded at $6,000,000. In addition 

to the healthy lands initiative, the Committee recommendation includes an $8,000,000 increase in 2008 for the NLCS. The NLCS is 

a network of National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, 

National Scenic Trails, National Historic Trails, Wilderness and 

Wilderness Study Areas, and Wild and Scenic Rivers which are 

among the Nation’s crown jewels. The increase for the NLCS will 

reverse the budget cuts in the 2007 and 2008 budgets and bring 

NLCS funding back up to the level provided in the 2006 appropriation. 

The Committee has been disappointed that the BLM has chosen 

not to provide detailed budget requests for the NLCS in its recent 

budgets. Transparency and accountability are vitally important for 

the Bureau’s credibility in the midst of allegations that the Bureau 

has been systematically redirecting funds from conservation and 

recreation to energy production on NLCS units. The Committee 

therefore directs the Secretary to provide a budget table that includes major subactivity allocations for each unit of the NLCS 

within 60 days of enactment of this bill, and inclusion of such tables in future Budget Justifications. The Committee also directs 

the BLM to present line item program elements for National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, National Scenic Trails, National Historic Trails, Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas, and 

Wild and Scenic Rivers. To further ensure fiscal accountability, the 

Committee directs the BLM to present an end of the fiscal year 

NLCS expenditure and outcomes report which breaks out expenditures by unit and subactivity no later than December 31 of the subsequent fiscal year. The Committee is encouraged that the BLM intends to leverage millions of dollars in partnership funds and looks 

forward to an accounting of the partner contributions in next year’s 

annual performance report. 

Activity-level changes are listed below, and changes to specific 

subactivities are reflected in the table in the back of the report. 

The Committee does not agree to add a new budget activity for the 

healthy lands initiative because the current budget structure accommodates the initiative’s programmatic activities. Instead, the 

increase of $6,000,000 is distributed to Soil, Water, and Air Management, Rangeland Management, Forestry Management, Riparian 

Management, Wildlife Management, and Fisheries Management in 

six equal $1,000,000 shares. 

Land Resources.—The Committee recommends an appropriation 

of $197,617,000 for land resources. This amount is $12,061,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 level and $14,185,000 above the budget 

request. Changes to the budget request include an increase of 

$6,000,000 for the healthy lands initiative which the budget request presented in a different budget activity. The NLCS increase 
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is $1,875,000. The Committee does not support the proposed 

$4,700,000 reduction in funding for Wild Horse and Burro Management and has restored these funds. Failure to provide for sufficient 

wild horse and burro gathers would inevitably lead to higher costs 

to manage larger populations of equines on public lands in the future. Other increases above the request are $2,000,000 for abandoned mine reclamation in California (Feinstein); $1,500,000 for 

the Idaho Department of Agriculture to provide coordination, facilitation, administrative support, and cost-shared weed control project 

funding to Cooperative Weed Management Areas (Craig); and 

$110,000 for the Idaho Office of Species Conservation for slickspot 

peppergrass monitoring (Craig, Crapo). 

The Committee strongly encourages all Federal agencies that 

need and use horses to fulfill their responsibilities to first seek to 

acquire a wild horse from BLM, and, prior to seeking another supplier for usable horses, document why the BLM cannot meet the 

needs of the inquiring Federal agency. The BLM is also encouraged 

to develop an expedited process for providing wild horses to local 

and state police forces. 

Wildlife and Fisheries.—The Committee recommends an appro- priation of $44,157,000 for wildlife and fisheries management. This 

amount is $3,377,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and 

$3,235,000 over the request. Changes to the budget request include 

increases totaling $2,000,000 for the healthy lands initiative, an increase of $485,000 is provided for activities on NLCS units, and the 

proposed $750,000 cut for National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 

is restored. The Foundation is an established, effective facilitator 

for BLM public-private conservation partnerships. The Committee 

encourages the Bureau to support Foundation-sponsored cost sharing partnerships in future budget requests. 

Threatened and Endangered Species.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $22,270,000 for land resources. This 

amount is $863,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and $340,000 

above the budget request. The change to the budget request is an 

increase of $340,000 above the request for projects on NLCS units. 

Recreation Management.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $70,240,000 for recreation management. This amount is 

an increase $6,543,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and 

$5,105,000 above the request. Changes to the budget request include increases of $3,605,000 for the NLCS and $1,500,000 to complete exhibits at the California National Historic Trail Interpretive 

Center in Elko, Nevada (Reid). 

Energy and Minerals Management.—The Committee recommends 

an appropriation of $139,318,000 for energy and minerals management. This amount is $2,781,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level 

and a decrease of $2,215,000 below the request. 

The budget request assumes that a significant portion of the 

$12,400,000 requested as a 2007 increase for Energy and Minerals 

would be used in both 2007 and 2008 for ANWR pre-leasing environmental reviews if authorized by Congress. Since ANWR energy 

exploration was not authorized, the BLM is planning to use the increase for the remediation of legacy wells, the North Slope Science 

Initiative [NSSI] and NPR–A leasing, including the preparation of 

a Supplemental EIS for northeast NPR–A. The 2008 request re-
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tains the $12,400,000 increase for Alaska North Slope energy activities. The Committee does not agree that the bureau should continue receiving the full $12,400,000 whether or not ANWR energy 

exploration is authorized, but does recognize the ongoing need for 

abandoned well remediation and other North Slope activities. 

Therefore, $9,900,000 is provided for these purposes, a reduction of 

$2,500,000 below the request. 

An increase of $35,000 is provided for energy and minerals activities on NLCS lands. The Committee has included $250,000 for 

an oil and gas leasing internet pilot program (Bennett). Bill language regarding this pilot program is included in the General Provisions of this Title. Within the funds provided for energy and minerals management, the Committee directs BLM to provide priority 

consideration to the Alaska minerals management program. 

Realty and Ownership Management.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $89,544,000 for realty and ownership 

management. This amount is an increase $6,906,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and $10,815,000 above the request. 

The Committee does not support the proposals to cut funding for 

Alaska conveyance, cadastral survey, and administration of rightsof-ways. Therefore, $6,000,000 has been restored for the Alaska 

conveyance program (Stevens), $3,000,000 to cadastral survey, and 

$1,000,000 to land and realty management. If more efficient administration of cost recovery regulations results in lower rights-ofway appropriation-funded costs, a decrease for land and realty 

management would be considered by the Committee in future 

budgets. Three other increases above the request are provided, 

$500,000 for GIS/cadastral mapping in Utah (Bennett), $160,000 

for soil survey mapping in Wyoming (Thomas, Enzi), and $155,000 

for the NLCS. 

Resource Protection and Maintenance.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $85,526,000 for resource protection 

and maintenance. This amount is $372,000 above the fiscal year 

2007 level and an increase of $3,560,000 above the request. 

Changes to the request include an increase of $560,000 for the 

NLCS, and $3,000,000 to restore the proposed cut in funding for resource management plans. Resource management plans are the 

prerequisite for all activities allowed on BLM-managed lands. 

Funding for the planning process must be maintained to keep all 

BLM units on schedule for required plan updates and current with 

the Bureau’s multiple land use mission. 

Transportation and Facilities Maintenance.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $77,527,000 for transportation and 

facilities maintenance. This amount is an increase $7,159,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 level and $5,770,000 above the request. 

The increases are $770,000 for the NLCS and $5,000,000 to reverse 

the deferred maintenance cuts contained in the 2006 and 2007 

budgets. The Committee does not support the Department’s efforts 

to reduce funding for the other popular public lands outside the 

park system while promoting the Parks Centennial. 

Land and Resources Information Systems.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,723,000 for land and resources 

information systems. This amount is $361,000 below the fiscal year 
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2007 level and an increase of $15,000 above the request. The 

change to the request is an increase for the NLCS. 

Mining Law Administration.—The Committee recommends 

$34,696,000 for mining law administration, which is $2,000,000 

above the 2007 level and equal to the request. 

Workforce Organization and Support.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $150,529,000 for land and resources 

information systems. This amount is $796,000 above the fiscal year 

2007 level and a decrease of $2,440,000 below the request. The 

$2,530,000 requested for the Financial Business and Management 

System is being moved to the Working Capital Fund. An increase 

of $90,000 is provided for the NLCS. 

Challenge Cost Share.—The Committee recommends an appro- priation of $9,432,000 for challenge cost share. This amount is a 

$75,000 increase above the fiscal year 2007 level and the request. 

The change to the request is an increase for the NLCS. 

The Committee directs the Bureau to retain its current level of 

support for the National Conservation Training Center, and directs 

that funds shall be available to NCTC within 60 days of enactment. 

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $758,355,000 

Emergency appropriation ............................................................... 95,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 801,849,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 829,524,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $829,524,000 for 

wildland fire management. This is an increase of $27,675,000 over 

the budget request and $71,169,000 above the 2007 appropriation, 

excluding emergencies. Changes to the budget request are described below. 

The Committee notes substantial inconsistencies between the 

wildland fire management budget requests for the Department of 

the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service. As these inconsistencies 

have not been adequately explained or justified, the Committee is 

providing funds consistent with Congressional priority for a unified, interagency approach to dealing with devastating wildfires. 

The budget for wildland fire management continues to be driven 

by the rising trend in wildfire suppression. The most recent tenyear average, $294,398,000, is an increase of $45,213,000 over 2007 

enacted. Although this is a significant increase, it is still substantially lower than the Department’s 2006 actual costs which were 

over $424,000,000. This cost pattern points to the likelihood of continuing upward pressure in suppression costs. While the Department’s cost containment strategies may be helping on the margins, 

the long-term western drought, insect-infested forests, rising temperatures, and growing populations on the edge of forests continue 

to stymie all efforts at containing the cost of suppression operations. 

The Committee recommends $294,398,000 for wildfire suppression, the same as the request. The Committee understands the 

need to fund suppression at the ten-year average, but does not understand why the Department has chosen once again to eliminate 

funding for rural fire assistance grants and reduce funding for fire 

preparedness. 
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The Committee does not support the administration’s request to 

eliminate funding for rural fire assistance grants for the Department of the Interior while maintaining similar grants for the Forest Service. Rural and volunteer fire departments provide the first 

line of defense against wildfires and successfully respond to thousands of wildfires annually, reducing the need for costly Federal response. The Forest Service and Interior fire assistance grants are 

directed toward their respective neighboring local communities. 

Under the administration’s proposal, thousands of communities 

neighboring BLM, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Indian lands would lose priority access to wildland fire assistance grants. Therefore, the Committee recommends $8,000,000 

for rural fire assistance grants. 

Likewise, cutting fire preparedness funding does not actually 

save appropriation dollars. It merely shifts the costs for firefighters, aircraft, and equipment from the preparedness account to 

the suppression account. Furthermore, squeezing fire preparedness 

funding may disproportionately increase the cost of fire suppression. Therefore, the Committee recommends $286,009,000 for fire 

preparedness, an increase of $17,675,000 above the request. The increase consists of $17,175,000 to restore the cut in the budget request, and $500,000 to the Idaho Universities consortium for the 

rangelands fire and erosion project (Craig, Crapo). The Committee recommends $202,792,000 for hazardous fuels reduction and $24,591,000 for burned area rehabilitation, the same 

as the requests for those programs. Funding for fire facilities construction and maintenance is also recommended at the requested 

level, $7,734,000. 

The cost-shared Joint Fire Science program budget is increased by $2,000,000 to $6,000,000. 

The Committee continues to be disappointed that the Forest 

Service and Department of the Interior have failed to produce and 

deploy a fire preparedness planning tool to replace the systems 

that were in place until 2004. The Fire Program Analysis system 

has been repeatedly promoted by both agencies as the key to determining optimal staffing and budget levels for the past 3 years, yet 

the agencies have yet to produce a working system. It is imperative 

that both agencies expedite development of the system in order to 

justify further investment beyond the current fiscal year. The Committee notes that total funding for FPA in 2008 is $7,500,000, to 

be divided between the agencies. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $11,751,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 6,476,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 11,476,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,476,000 for 

construction and reconstruction of buildings, roads, trails, bridges 

and other facilities. This is an increase of $5,000,000 over the budget request and a decrease of $275,000 below the 2007 appropriation. The increase of $5,000,000 is intended to allow the Bureau to 

avoid growth in the backlog of construction and reconstruction 

projects. The Committee proposes that no Congressional earmarks 

be added to the nine earmarks requested by the administration. 
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The Committee notes with disapproval the Department of the Interior’s lack of commitment to its infrastructure as evidenced by 

the budget cuts proposed in all of the Department’s major construction accounts. 

LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $8,634,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,619,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 12,206,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,206,000 for 

land acquisition, an increase of $10,587,000 above the budget request and $3,572,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level. 

The following table shows the Committee’s recommendations: 

State Project Committee 

recommendation Requested by 

MT Blackfoot River Special Recreation Management Area .............................. $1,000,000 President, Baucus, 

Tester 

CA California Desert Wilderness ....................................................................... 500,000 Feinstein 

OR Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument ........................................................ 1,750,000 Wyden, Smith 

CA Coachella Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern ......................... 400,000 Feinstein 

NM El Malpais National Conservation Area ...................................................... 250,000 President, Domenici, 

Bingaman 

CO Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area .............................................. 856,000 President, Salazar 

OR Rogue Wild and Scenic River—Winkle Bar ................................................ 250,000 Wyden, Smith 

CA Upper Sacramento River Area of Critical Environmental Concern ............. 2,500,000 President 

ID Upper Snake/South Fork Snake River ACEC/SRMA ..................................... 1,500,000 President, Craig 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects .......................................................... 9,006,000 

Acquisition Management ............................................................................. 1,700,000 

Inholdings, Emergencies, and Hardships ................................................... 1,500,000 

TOTAL, BLM LAND ACQUISITION ..................................................... 12,206,000 

The Committee does not approve the Bureau’s proposed appropriation bill provision that would enable the BLM to retain receipts 

from the sales of subsurface mineral rights of little known value, 

and apply those receipts toward land acquisition. The $5,000,000 

estimate provided by the Bureau seems optimistic and would not 

accrue quickly enough to be applied to projects scheduled for acquisition in 2008. 

The Committee notes the declining annual requests for BLM 

land acquisition. The Committee recognizes that constrained budgets make a full $900,000,000 appropriation as authorized from the 

Land and Water Conservation Fund to the Federal public land 

management agencies infeasible; however, the levels requested 

have gone too far in the opposite direction. The combined 2008 request for land acquisition is less than $58,000,000, a small fraction 

of the authorized amount and a reduction of nearly 90 percent 

since 2002. In 2002, the total land acquisition appropriation was 

$572,700,000, of which the BLM share was $49,900,000. The 2008 

recommendation for the BLM is intended to establish a responsible 

baseline budget for acquiring lands in the future. 
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OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $108,991,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 110,242,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 110,242,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $110,242,000 an 

increase of $1,251,000 over the enacted level and 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, 2007 ............................................................................. $10,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 10,000,000 

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

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

range improvements, the same as the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and the budget request. 

SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $24,905,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 46,905,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 46,905,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $46,905,000 

which is equal to the budget estimate and $21,000,000 above the 

2007 enacted level. The increase of $21,000,000 is for increased cost 

recovery for applications for permits to drill. 

MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $12,405,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 12,405,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 12,405,000 

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

same as the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the budget request. 

FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS 

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats. The Service manages the 96 million acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 545 

national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other 

special management areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fish and wildlife management offices and 81 ecological 

services field stations. The Agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, 

administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird 

populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and 
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restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which distributes hundreds of millions of 

dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to State 

fish and wildlife agencies. 

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,013,969,000 

Emergency appropriation ............................................................... 7,398,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,034,520,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,079,772,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $1,079,772,000 for the Resource Management account. This amount 

is $65,803,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level, excluding emergencies, and $45,252,000 above the budget request. 

Ecological Services.—The Committee recommends an appropria- tion of $270,870,000 for ecological services. This amount is 

$21,498,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and $15,500,000 above 

the budget request. Changes to the budget request include increases of $9,000,000 for endangered species, $5,500,000 for habitat 

conservation, and $1,000,000 for environmental contaminants. 

The Committee recommends general program increases for candidate conservation, listing, consultation, and recovery in response 

to a constantly growing endangered species workload which is not 

fully addressed by fixed cost increases included in the request. 

Candidate conservation is funded at $10,135,000, which includes a 

general program increase of $1,000,000 and an increase of $500,000 

to the Idaho Office of Species Conservation to continue the sage 

grouse working groups in Idaho (Craig, Crapo). Endangered species 

listing is funded at $18,763,000, an increase of $500,000 above the 

request. Critical habitat receives $100,000 of the increase and 

$400,000 is for general program activities. Endangered species consultation funding is $53,578,000 which includes a general program 

increase of $2,000,000 over the request. The Committee recommends $73,067,000 for endangered species recovery, an increase 

of $5,000,000 over the request including a general program increase of $3,000,000 to help the Service emphasize actual recovery 

activities on the ground. Additional recovery increases include 

$400,000 to the Peregrine Fund for California Condor recovery efforts (Craig); $500,000 for Lahontan cutthroat trout restoration in 

the Lake Tahoe basin and Truckee, Carson and Walker River basins (Reid); $250,000 to the Idaho Office of Species Conservation for 

Idaho coldwater fish habitat conservation (Craig, Crapo); a total of 

$500,000 to be allocated based on approved State management 

plans to augment wolf monitoring in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming 

(Craig, Thomas, Enzi, Crapo); and, $350,000 for endangered mussel 

recovery and propagation at the White Sulphur Springs National 

Fish Hatchery in West Virginia (Byrd). Within the funding provided, the Committee urges the Service to continue existing eider 

recovery and reintroduction programs. 

The Committee points out that budget request includes several 

administration endangered species earmarks for the Green River 

Basin for which the Committee approves $500,000 in candidate 

conservation and $500,000 in consultation. 
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Habitat conservation is funded at $103,155,000. That is 

$5,500,000 above the request including general program increases 

of $1,000,000 for the partners for fish and wildlife program, 

$1,000,000 for project planning, and $1,000,000 for the coastal program. Additional increases include $700,000 for the Hawaii 

Invasive Species Council (Inouye, Akaka), $550,000 to the Middle 

Rio Grande Bosque Program for research and restoration (Domenici), $500,000 to Mississippi State University for the Natural Resources Economic Enterprises Program (Cochran), and $750,000 to 

the Nevada Biological Resources Research Center for the Nevada 

Biodiversity Research and Conservation Initiative that provides scientific support for conservation efforts for threatened species such 

as the sage grouse, Lahontan cutthroat trout and the desert tortoise (Reid). The Administration Green River Basin earmark included in the request is funded at $750,000. The Committee also 

recommends a $1,000,000 increase for the environmental contaminants program which provides emergency response capability to environmental incidents requiring Federal action. 

National Wildlife Refuge System.—The Committee recommends 

an appropriation of $413,804,000 for the national wildlife refuge 

system. This amount is $18,471,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level 

and $19,000,000 above the budget request. Changes to the budget 

request include a $15,000,000 general program increase for refuge 

operations. The Committee is aware that funding for the refuge 

system has not kept pace with inflation and has fallen approximately $60,000,000 below inflation-adjusted levels over a 4-year period. This increase is intended to begin to turn the tide for the refuge system and enable the Service to maintain or increase refuge 

staffing 2008. 

Other increases for the refuge program include a general pro- gram increase of $3,000,000 for refuge maintenance and $1,000,000 

to complete the Spartina grass eradication project at Willapa National Wildlife Refuge in Washington (Murray, Cantwell). 

The Committee urges the Service to complete the comprehensive 

conservation plan for the Missisiquoi National Wildlife Refuge in 

Vermont. The Committee urges the Service to study the potential 

inclusion of additional lands in the vicinity of the refuge to secure 

significant wetlands, migratory bird habitat, and Service trust resources. The Committee further requests that it be provided a copy 

of the plan upon completion. 

Migratory Bird Management and Law Enforcement.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $102,167,000 for the migratory bird management and law enforcement programs. This 

amount is $4,516,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and 

$4,000,000 above the budget request. Changes to the budget request include a general program increase of $500,000 for migratory 

bird management and increases totaling $3,500,000 for law enforcement. 

The Committee is concerned that the Service is failing to pay 

adequate attention to its law enforcement responsibilities, particularly with respect to illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products. 

The special operations branch which conducts lengthy undercover 

investigations of large-scale crime enterprises has been cut down to 

a mere three-agent force. Therefore, the Committee is providing 
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$61,085,000 for law enforcement operations and maintenance, an 

increase of $3,500,000 above the Service’s inadequate request. The 

increase is intended to restore full staffing and support for illegal 

wildlife trade investigations. 

Fisheries and Aquatic Restoration.—The Committee recommends 

an appropriation of $130,004,000 for the national fish hatchery system and aquatic restoration activities. This amount is $12,826,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 level and $5,250,000 above the budget 

request. Changes to the budget request include an increase of 

$3,250,000 for the national fish hatchery system to address its 

highest priority unmet needs in operations and maintenance. Other 

increases include $500,000 to continue the Great Lakes fish and 

wildlife restoration program which the budget proposed to eliminate, $1,000,000 for Atlantic salmon Penobscot River restoration 

activities in Maine (Snowe, Collins), and $500,000 to restore cuts 

proposed in the budget for the marine mammals program. The 

Committee urges the Service to direct a significant portion of the 

marine mammals increase to sea otter populations in Alaska and 

California. 

General Administration.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $162,927,000 for general administration of the Service. 

This amount is $8,492,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and 

$1,502,000 above the budget request. Changes to the budget request include increases of $750,000 for central office administration, $1,000,000 for regional office administration, and $1,900,000 

for international affairs. The increases are partially offset by a decrease of $2,148,000 for the consolidation of FBMS costs in the 

Working Capital Fund. The avian flu program is funded at the requested level. 

The increase for central office administration is to offset unspecified management efficiencies included in the request. Regional office administration receives $1,000,000 to restore proposed reductions. 

The Committee recommends a general program increase of 

$1,600,000 for international affairs and urges that the wildlife 

without borders program receive appropriate consideration for a 

share of the increase. The Caddo Lake Ramsar Center is provided 

$300,000 for conservation and education programs (Hutchison). 

The Committee notes with approval that the Service has proposed an adequate operations and maintenance budget for the National Conservation Training Center in 2008. The Committee supports this request and encourages the Service to maintain an adequate funding level for the Center in future budgets. 

Budget estimate Committee 

recommendation Change 

Ecological Services .............................................................................. $255,370,000 $270,870,000 ∂$15,500,000 

National Wildlife Refuge System ......................................................... 395,333,000 413,804,000 ∂19,000,000 

Migratory Bird Management and Law Enforcement ............................ 97,651,000 102,167,000 ∂4,000,000 

Fisheries and Aquatic Restoration ...................................................... 124,754,000 130,004,000 ∂5,250,000 

General Administration ........................................................................ 161,425,000 162,927,000 ∂1,502,000 

Total, Resource Management ................................................. 1,034,520,000 1,079,772,000 ∂45,252,000 
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CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $45,300,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 23,071,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 36,700,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $36,700,000 

for the Construction account. This amount is $8,600,000 below the 

fiscal year 2007 level and $13,629,000 above the budget request. 

The administration budget request includes funding for four earmarked projects and one national priority. The Committee supports 

funding for those projects and adds funding for seven congressional 

priorities. 

The Committee also provides $5,000,000 for enhancements to national wildlife refuge and national fish hatchery visitor centers and 

visitor contact facilities. This program was unaccountably absent 

from the budget request. The Committee urges the Service to include funding in future budgets to maintain and improve its facilities in keeping with the expectations of the visiting public. 

The Committee agrees to the following distribution of construction funds: 

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE CONSTRUCTION 

State Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

KY Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge ...................................................... $300,000 McConnell 

IL Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge—Devil’s Kitchen Dam, phase 2 

(cc).

2,000,000 President 

CA Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex—SF 

Bay salt pond restoration.

5,000,000 Feinstein, Boxer 

HI Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge—fencing (cc) ..................................... 900,000 Inouye, Akaka 

WY Jackson National Fish Hatchery—seismic rehabilitation (cc) ................. 2,037,000 President 

AR Mammoth Springs National Fish Hatchery Visitor Center (cc) ................ 1,750,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

PI Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge ..................................................... 1,500,000 President 

DC Office of Aircraft Services (MBM replacement planes) ............................ 500,000 President 

WV Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge—river island erosion control.1,425,000 Byrd 

GA Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge—repair public use facilities ......... 600,000 Chambliss, Isakson 

MD Patuxent Research Refuge—major safety reconstruction ....................... 4,000,000 President, Mikulski, 

Cardin 

WV White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery—maintenance and facility improvements.500,000 Byrd 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects ........................................................ 20,512,000 

National Wildlife Refuge System and Fish Hatchery System visitor enhancements.5,000,000 

Dam safety program and inspections ...................................................... 717,000 

Bridge safety inspections ......................................................................... 570,000 

Nationwide Engineering Services .............................................................. 9,901,000 

TOTAL, FWS CONSTRUCTION ........................................................ 36,700,000 

LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $28,046,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 18,011,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 43,044,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $43,044,000 

for the land acquisition account. This amount is $14,998,000 above 
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the fiscal year 2007 level and $25,033,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee notes the declining annual requests for Fish and 

Wildlife Service land acquisition. The Committee recognizes that 

constrained budgets make a full $900,000,000 appropriation as authorized from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to the Federal public land management agencies infeasible; however, the levels requested have gone too far in the opposite direction. The combined 2008 request for land acquisition is less than $58,000,000, a 

small fraction of the authorized amount and a reduction of nearly 

90 percent since 2002. In 2002, the land acquisition appropriation 

was $572,700,000, of which the Service share was $99,100,000. The 

Committee urges the Service to reexamine its long-term plan of acquisitions for the national wildlife refuge system. 

The Committee recommends the following projects for 2008: 

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE LAND ACQUISITION 

State Project Committee 

recommendation Requested by 

VA Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge ....................................... $750,000 Warner, Webb 

TX Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge .................. 275,000 Hutchison, Cornyn 

MD Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge .................................... 400,000 Mikulski 

WV Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge ............................... 2,000,000 Byrd 

NJ Cape May National Wildlife Refuge ...................................... 1,000,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

KY Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge .................................. 500,000 McConnell 

SD, ND Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife Management Area ............ 500,000 Johnson, Thune 

IA Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge ................................ 250,000 Harkin 

VA Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge ............. 1,950,000 Warner, Webb 

NJ Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge ......................... 1,375,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

CT, NJ, NY Highlands Conservation Act—easements ............................ 2,000,000 Lautenberg, Dodd, 

Lieberman, Schumer, 

Clinton, Menendez 

HI James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge ........................... 5,000,000 President, Inouye, 

Akaka 

VA James River National Wildlife Refuge .................................. 1,600,000 Warner, Webb 

NH Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge—Mollidgewock 

Brook.

1,000,000 Gregg, Sununu 

TX Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge ............... 750,000 Hutchison 

FL National Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge ......................... 1,044,000 President 

MN,IA Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge ............ 750,000 Harkin, Coleman, 

Klobuchar 

LA Red River National Wildlife Refuge ...................................... 1,000,000 Landrieu, Vitter 

RI Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex .................. 1,000,000 Reed, Whitehouse 

MT Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area ............................. 1,250,000 Baucus, Tester 

CA San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge .................................. 900,000 President 

MA, VT, NH, CT Silvio Conte National Wildlife Refuge ................................... 2,500,000 President, Leahy, Kennedy, Dodd, 

Lieberman, Sununu 

CT Stewart B. McKinney NFWR—Menunketesuck Salt Meadow 

Marsh.

710,000 Dodd, Lieberman 

AK Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge [Doyon land exchange 

EIS].

400,000 President, Stevens 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects .................................... 28,904,000 

Acquisition Management ....................................................... 8,140,000 

Cost Allocation Methodology ................................................. 1,500,000 

Exchanges .............................................................................. 1,500,000 

Inholdings, Emergencies, and Hardships ............................. 3,000,000 

TOTAL, FWS LAND ACQUISITION ............................... 43,044,000 
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COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $81,001,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 80,001,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 80,001,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $80,001,000 

for the cooperative endangered species conservation fund. This 

amount is $1,000,000 below the fiscal year 2007 level and the same 

as the budget request. 

The funds are distributed according to the request: $10,001,000 

for endangered species conservation grants to States and territories; $7,642,000 for habitat conservation planning grants; 

$14,186,000 for species recovery land acquisition; $40,587,000 for 

habitat conservation plan land acquisition; $5,067,000 for the Idaho 

Salmon and Clearwater River Basins account established as part 

of the Nez Perce water rights settlement; and $2,518,000 for program administration. 

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $14,202,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 10,811,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 14,202,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $14,202,000 

for the national wildlife refuge fund. This amount is the same as 

the fiscal year 2007 level, $3,391,000 over the request. This account 

compensates counties for tax losses resulting from lands within 

county boundaries acquired, owned and managed by the Service. 

The Committee urges the Service to maintain its support for payments to counties in future budgets. 

NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $39,412,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 42,646,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 42,646,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $42,646,000 

for the North American wetlands conservation fund. This amount 

is $3,234,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and the same as the 

budget request. Of the total amount, $1,706,000 is provided for program administration and support. 

NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $3,941,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 3,960,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,000,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $4,000,000 

for the neotropical migratory bird conservation fund. This amount 

is $59,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and $40,000 above the 

budget request. 

MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $6,404,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 4,257,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,000,000 
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The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $8,000,000 

for the multinational species conservation fund. This amount is 

$1,596,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and $3,743,000 above 

the budget request. Changes to the budget request include the following increases: $510,000 for African elephant conservation, 

$1,010,000 for rhinoceros and tiger conservation, $510,000 for 

Asian elephant conservation, $1,010,000 for great ape conservation, 

and $703,000 for marine turtle conservation. 

STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $67,492,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 69,492,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 72,492,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $72,492,000 

for State and tribal wildlife grants. This amount is $5,000,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 level and $3,000,000 above the budget 

request. Changes to the budget request include increases of 

$2,370,000 for State formula grants and $630,000 for tribal grants 

to restore cuts proposed in the budget request. 

The Committee approves of the request for $5,000,000 to begin 

a competitive grants program. 

The Committee accepts the Department’s decision to discontinue 

the private stewardship and landowner incentive grants programs 

but recognizes the need for species conservation efforts on private 

lands to continue. The Committee urges the Service to work with 

the States to develop a new subset of funding under the State and 

tribal wildlife grant program that can direct grants toward species 

conservation projects on private lands. The Committee is receptive 

to ideas from the Service and the States on how best to accomplish 

the goal of continued Federal support for conservation on private 

lands within the framework of the State and tribal wildlife grant 

program. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Since the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, the National Park System has grown to encompass 390 sites spanning 

more than 84 million acres in 49 States, the District of Columbia, 

American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Saipan, and the Virgin Islands. The National Park Service, created in 1916, is charged with 

preserving these sites ‘‘unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.’’ The Service and its more than 20,000 employees also 

contribute to the protection of other historical, cultural and recreational resources through a variety of grant and technical assistance programs. 

OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,762,684,000 

Emergency appropriations ............................................................. 525,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,969,010,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,958,687,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 

$1,958,687,000 for the Operation of the National Park System account. This amount is $196,003,000 above the fiscal year 2007 non- 
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emergency level, and $10,323,000 below the budget request. The 

following table provides a comparison of the budget estimate and 

the Committee’s recommendations in the major programmatic 

areas. 

Budget 

estimate 

Committee recommendation Change 

Park Management: 

Resource Stewardship ..................................................... $397,434,000 $397,434,000 ..............................

Visitor Services ............................................................... 405,531,000 405,531,000 ..............................

Facilities Maintenance & Operations ............................. 698,571,000 691,571,000 ¥$7,000,000 

Park Support ................................................................... 320,776,000 322,561,000 ∂1,785,000 

Total, Park Management ............................................ 1,822,312,000 1,817,097,000 ¥5,215,000 

External Administrative Costs ................................................. 146,698,000 141,590,000 ¥5,108,000 

Total, Operation of the National Park System ........... 1,969,010,000 1,958,687,000 ¥10,323,000 

Park Management.—The Committee recommends an appropria- tion of $1,817,097,000 for park management. This amount is 

$5,215,000 below the budget request. Changes to the request include a reduction of $7,000,000 in facility maintenance for dam removal studies at the Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite National 

Park. The Committee will not support the expenditure of scarce resources on a controversial project whose cost estimates approach 

$10,000,000,000. Additional changes to the request include an increase of $1,785,000 in park support for the National Trail System. 

The Committee believes that additional resources for these Federal 

trails is more than warranted given the tremendous level of volunteer service donated each year. 

Overall, the Committee’s recommendation for park management activities is more than $189,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level. This is an increase of 12 percent and represents the 

largest single boost ever in the history of the national parks. As 

part of the Park Centennial Initiative, these funds will allow for 

the hiring of 1,000 additional maintenance personnel, 1,000 visitor 

and resource protection rangers, and 1,000 interpretation and education rangers. In addition, these funds will allow for an across-theboard increase in the base operating budgets of every park unit, including, for example, $457,000 at the Natchez Trace Parkway and 

$428,000 at the George Washington Carver National Monument. 

Centennial Initiative Matching Grants.—The Committee is aware 

of the pending legislative proposal on the matching-grant portion 

of the Parks Centennial Initiative, and hopes that the relevant authorizing committee will consider this proposal in a timely manner. 

The Committee certainly supports the fundamental concept of 

matching grants, but believes that the proper venue for resolving 

the many issues surrounding the proposal is within the authorizing 

committee’s jurisdiction. 

External Administrative Costs.—The Committee recommends an 

appropriation of $141,590,000 for external administrative costs. 

This amount is $5,108,000 below the budget request. The change 

to the budget request represents the Service’s portion of the department-wide financial business and management system [FBMS]. 

These funds are being consolidated in the Department’s Working 

Capital Fund. 
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Other.—The Committee understands that the decline in the population of Hansen’s Disease victims residing at Kalaupapa National 

Historic Park may eventually result in there no longer being any 

active residents at the site. In order to prepare for this, the Committee directs the Service to consult with the State of Hawaii in 

a study of alternatives for the future of the Park, including returning the lands to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. 

The Committee is concerned that the National Park Service’s 

proposed staffing levels in Hawaii do not appropriately reflect the 

Service’s needs in that State, especially in light of the recent designation of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island National Marine 

Monument. The Committee therefore directs that no changes shall 

be made to any staffing level in Hawaii until the Service conducts 

a capacity analysis with recommendations for it’s operations in the 

State. 

UNITED STATES PARK POLICE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $85,213,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 88,122,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 88,122,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $88,122,000 for 

the United States Park Police. This amount is $2,909,000 above the 

fiscal year 2007 level, and equal to the budget request. 

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $54,369,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 48,885,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 63,756,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $63,756,000 

for the National Recreation and Preservation account. This amount 

is $9,387,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level, and $14,871,000 

above the budget request. The following table provides a comparison of the budget estimate and the Committee’s recommendations 

in the major programmatic areas. Changes to the request are detailed below. 

Budget 

estimate 

Committee 

recommendation Change 

Recreation programs ................................................................ $574,000 $574,000 ..............................

Natural programs ..................................................................... 10,467,000 10,467,000 ..............................

Cultural programs .................................................................... 22,742,000 21,742,000 ¥$1,000,000 

Environmental compliance & review ....................................... 421,000 421,000 ..............................

Grants administration .............................................................. 3,059,000 3,059,000 ..............................

International park affairs ........................................................ 1,618,000 1,618,000 ..............................

Heritage partnership program ................................................. 10,004,000 15,000,000 ∂4,996,000 

Preserve America ..................................................................... .............................. 5,000,000 ∂5,000,000 

Statutory or contractual aid .................................................... .............................. 5,875,000 ∂5,875,000 

Total, National Recreation and Preservation ............. 48,885,000 63,756,000 ∂14,871,000 

Cultural Programs.—The change to the budget request is a reduction of $1,000,000 in national register programs for the proposed historic properties inventory. The Committee believes that 

the initiation of such an activity is more properly vested with the 

individual States. 
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Heritage Partnership Programs.—The change to the budget re- quest includes an increase of $4,996,000 for the Heritage Partnership program. Unlike past years, the Committee has not provided 

specific allocations among the 35 heritage areas, but rather directs 

the Service to develop a formula-based plan as it did in fiscal year 

2007. The Service should consult with the various areas and the 

House and Senate Appropriations Committee prior to finalizing the 

plan. The Service is directed to include in its plan a cap on the 

amount of funding an area can receive prior to its management 

plan being approved by the Secretary of the Interior. 

Preserve America.—The Committee has included $5,000,000 for 

the administration’s Preserve America program, and included that 

funding under the National Recreation and Preservation account 

instead of under the Historic Preservation Fund account. As the 

administration states, the Preserve America program is focused on 

heritage tourism and the Committee believes that such activities 

are more properly accounted for under this heading. 

Statutory or Contractual Aid.—The change to the budget request is an increase of $5,875,000. These funds, which are often matched, 

are allocated to the following State and local governments and organizations for the purpose of operating, managing, and preserving 

resources at Service affiliated areas. 

Amount Requested by 

Angel Island Immigration Station ................................................................................ $1,500,000 Feinstein, Boxer 

Brown Foundation ......................................................................................................... 250,000 Brownback 

Chesapeake Bay Gateways ........................................................................................... 2,000,000 Mikulski, Cardin 

Crossroads of the West Historic District ..................................................................... 500,000 Bennett 

Fort Mandan, Fort Lincoln, No. Plains ......................................................................... 400,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

Jamestown 2007 Comm ............................................................................................... 200,000 Warner, Webb 

Keweenaw NHP Advisory Commission .......................................................................... 250,000 Levin, Stabenow 

Native Hawaiian Culture & Arts .................................................................................. 650,000 Inouye, Akaka 

Yosemite schools .......................................................................................................... 125,000 Feinstein 

Total ................................................................................................................ 5,875,000 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $55,663,000 

Emergency appropriations ............................................................. 10,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 63,658,000 

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

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $75,000,000 

for the Historic Preservation Fund account. This amount is 

$19,337,000 above the fiscal year 2007 non-emergency level and 

$11,342,000 above the budget request. The following table provides 

a comparison of the budget estimate and the Committee’s recommendations in the major programmatic areas. Changes to the 

request are detailed below. 

Budget 

estimate 

Committee 

recommendation Change 

Grants to states ......................................................................................... $35,717,000 $39,000,000 ∂$3,283,000 

Grants to tribes ......................................................................................... 3,941,000 6,000,000 ∂2,059,000 

Inventory of historic properties .................................................................. 4,000,000 ........................ ¥4,000,000 

Save America’s Treasures .......................................................................... 10,000,000 30,000,000 ∂20,000,000 

Preserve America ....................................................................................... 10,000,000 ........................ ¥10,000,000 
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Budget 

estimate 

Committee recommendation Change 

Total, Historic Preservation Fund ................................................. 63,658,000 75,000,000 ∂11,342,000 

Grants to States.—The change to the request is an increase of $3,283,000 in grants to the State historic preservation offices. The 

Committee appreciates the important work these offices do and believes that an increase is warranted. 

Grants to Tribes.—The change to the request is an increase of 

$2,059,000 for tribal historic preservation offices. The Committee 

understands that tribal preservation efforts play an important part 

in the overall need to preserve American history, and appreciates 

the work of these offices. 

Inventory of Historic Properties.—The change to the request is a 

reduction of $4,000,000 for the proposed historic properties inventory. The Committee believe that the initiation of such an activity 

is more properly vested with the individual States. 

Save America’s Treasures.—The change to the request is an increase of $20,000,000, for a total appropriation of $30,000,000, 

which is the historic level of funding for this program. As in past 

years, the Committee has been virtually overwhelmed with funding 

requests, both in terms of the number of requests submitted and 

the dollar value of the projects requested. The Committee believes 

that this attests to the widespread national support that this program has garnered. The fundamental purpose of Save America’s 

Treasures grants is for the preservation and restoration of important heritage and historical resources. As such, the Committee recommends the following allocation: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

State Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

AL Bullock County Courthouse (Union Springs) .......................... 300 Shelby 

AL Old Cahawba Center (Cahawba) ........................................... 175 Shelby 

AR Lane House Theater (Eureka Springs) ................................... 150 Lincoln, Pryor 

CA Mission San Luis Rey (Oceanside) ......................................... 650 Feinstein, Boxer 

CO Chimney Rock Pueblo (Pagosa Springs) ................................ 245 Salazar 

DE Grand Opera House (Wilmington) .......................................... 250 Biden, Carper 

GA Old Fort Jackson (Savannah) ................................................. 300 Chambliss, Isakson 

IA City National Bank Building (Mason City) ............................. 400 Harkin, Grassley 

ID Chesterfield Schoolhouse (Chesterfield) ................................ 450 Craig 

ID Historic Wilson Theater (Rupert) ............................................ 200 Craig 

IL Knox College (Galesburg) ....................................................... 300 Durbin 

MD Lloyd Street Synagogue (Baltimore) ....................................... 125 Mikulski, Cardin 

MI Marquette Harbor Lighthouse (Marquette) ............................. 300 Levin, Stabenow 

MO Missouri Theater (Columbia) .................................................. 500 Bond 

MN Ripley Gardens Hospital (Minneapolis) .................................. 300 Coleman 

MS Immanuel Church (Winona) ................................................... 150 Cochran 

MS Walthall County Courthouse (Tylertown) ................................ 200 Cochran 

NH Littleton Opera House (Littleton) ............................................ 500 Gregg 

NV Goldfield Historic District (Goldfield) ..................................... 300 Reid 

NY Seneca Knitting Mill (Seneca) ................................................ 250 Schumer, Clinton 

PA Polish American Cultural Center (Philadelphia) .................... 125 Specter 

RI John Brown House (Providence) ............................................. 300 Reed 

SD Grand Opera House (Dell Rapids) .......................................... 250 Johnson 

TX Knights of Pythias Building (Cuero) ...................................... 350 Hutchison 

VT Bethel Town Hall (Bethel) ...................................................... 305 Leahy 

WV Mother’s Day Shrine (Grafton) ............................................... 125 Byrd 

Total ............................................................. 7,500 
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Preserve America.—The change to the request is a reduction of $10,000,000 for Preserve America grants from the Historic Preservation Fund. Funding for this program has been included under 

the National Recreation and Preservation account. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $297,482,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 201,580,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 227,154,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 

$227,154,000 for the Construction account. This amount is 

$70,328,000 below the fiscal year 2007 level and $25,574,000 above 

the budget request. The following table provides details of the recommendation. 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

State Program/Project Committee 

recommend Requested by 

Line Item Construction: 

KY Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Nat’l Historic Site ................................ 350 McConnell 

PA Benjamin Franklin Memorial .............................................................. 2,000 Specter 

MA Boston Harbor Islands NRA ............................................................... 1,982 Kennedy, Kerry 

NC Blue Ridge Parkway ........................................................................... 1,916 President 

AR Buffalo National River ....................................................................... 2,057 President 

CA California National Parks ................................................................... 1,662 Feinstein 

MA Cape Cod National Seashore ............................................................. 1,292 President 

NC Cape Hatteras National Seashore ...................................................... 2,805 President 

CA Channel Islands National Park .......................................................... 9,295 President 

PA DE Water Gap Nat’l Recreation Area ................................................. 1,503 President 

FL Everglades National Park ................................................................... 14,526 President, Nelson (FL), 

Martinez 

WA Ft. Vancouver Nat’l Hist Site ............................................................. 850 Murray, Cantwell 

NY Gateway National Recreation Area .................................................... 1,042 President 

IN George Rogers Clark Nat’l Hist Park ................................................. 3,764 President 

MD George Washington Pkwy (Glen Echo) ............................................... 700 Mikulski, Cardin 

MT Glacier National Park ......................................................................... 1,250 Baucus, Tester 

WV Harpers Ferry Nat’l Hist Park ............................................................. 1,350 Byrd 

MO Jefferson Nat’l Expan Mem (St. Louis Arch) ...................................... 1,500 Bond 

AK Kenai Fjords National Park ................................................................ 4,300 Stevens 

MI Keweenaw NHP (Union Bldg, interior) ............................................... 704 Levin, Stabenow 

KY Mammoth Cave National Park ........................................................... 1,353 President 

WA Mount Rainier National Park ............................................................. 1,812 President 

WV New River Gorge Nat’l Secnic River .................................................. 2,115 Byrd 

WA Olympic National Park ....................................................................... 20,000 President, Murray 

VA Petersburg National Battlefield ......................................................... 3,045 President 

CA Redwood National Park (roads) ......................................................... 2,346 President 

CA Redwood National Park (maintenance facility) ................................. 11,737 President 

CO Rocky Mountain National Park ........................................................... 2,817 President 

CA San Francisco Maritime Nat’l Hist Park ............................................ 10,051 President 

VA Shenandoah National Park ................................................................ 2,292 President 

UT Utah Public Land Artifact Pres Act ................................................... 2,000 Bennett, Hatch 

HI USS Arizona ........................................................................................ 4,545 President 

DC White House ....................................................................................... 5,731 President 

SD Wind Cave National Park ................................................................... 1,158 President 

MT Yellowstone National Park ................................................................. 3,800 President 

Subtotal, Line Item Construction .................................................. 129,650 

Change 

Emergencies & Unscheduled Projects ........................................................ 3,290 ..................................... 
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

State Program/Project Committee 

recommend Requested by 

Housing Replacement Program ................................................................... 5,075 ..................................... 

Dam Safety Program ................................................................................... 2,626 ..................................... 

Equipment Replacement Program .............................................................. 14,815 ..................................... 

Construction Planning ................................................................................. 17,355 ..................................... 

Construction Program Mgmt & Operations ................................................ 40,852 ∂1,010 

General Management Planning ................................................................... 13,491 ..................................... 

Total—Construction ...................................................................... 227,154 ..................................... 

California National Parks.—The Committee has provided 

$1,662,000 to begin priority health and safety mine cleanup work 

at several California facilities. The Committee directs the Service 

to make these funds available to Mojave NP, Joshua Tree NP, 

Death Valley NP, Lassen Volcanic NP, and Point Reyes NS. 

Yellowstone National Park.—The Committee has provided 

$3,800,000 for Yellowstone National Park for the costs associated 

with the upgrading the West Yellowstone-Hebgen Basin municipal 

solid waste disposal system for the processing and disposal of municipal solid waste generated with the park. The Committee understands that these upgrades were instituted primarily at the request 

of the Service, and therefore believes that the Service has a responsibility to pay its proportionate share of the construction costs. The 

Committee has provided bill language to authorize the payment, 

and has also clarified that any further payments will be restricted 

to the park’s proportionate share of ongoing operation and maintenance costs. 

Construction Program Management and Operations.—Changes to 

the request include an increase of $1,010,000 in fixed cost increases 

for the Denver Service Center and the Harpers Ferry Center. When 

virtually all other service units have been provided fixed cost increases through the ONPS account, the Committee does not understand why these two facilities have not been accorded the same 

treatment. 

General Management Planning.—Although the Committee has 

not made changes to the budget request within this activity, it does 

understand from Service officials that the actual amount budgeted 

for mapping of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic 

Trail is $240,000. 

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

(RESCISSION)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. ¥$30,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... ¥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 2007. 
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LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $64,024,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 22,529,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 78,700,000 

The Committee recommends $78,700,000 for land acquisition and 

State assistance, an increase of $56,171,000 above the budget request and $14,676,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level. 

The Committee recommends the following distribution of funds: 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE 

State Project Committee 

recommendation Requested by 

ME Acadia National Park ................................................................................ $600,000 Snowe, Collins 

TX Big Thicket National Preserve ................................................................... 2,500,000 Hutchison 

MA Cape Cod National Seashore .................................................................... 2,000,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

GA Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area ........................................ 2,000,000 Isakson, Chambliss 

TN Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park ........................... 2,200,000 Alexander 

USA Civil War Battlefield Preservation Grants ................................................. 3,000,000 President, 17 Senators 

KY/TN Cumberland Gap National Historical Park ............................................... 1,900,000 McConnell 

WA Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve ............................................. 500,000 Murray, Cantwell 

PA Flight 93 National Memorial ..................................................................... 5,000,000 President, Specter, 

Casey 

WV Gauley River National Recreation Area ..................................................... 500,000 Byrd 

CA Golden Gate National Recreation Area—Rancho Corral de Tierra .......... 5,000,000 Feinstein 

MS Gulf Islands National Seashore—Cat Island ........................................... 2,000,000 Cochran 

WI Ice Age National Scenic Trail ................................................................... 2,000,000 Kohl 

CO Mesa Verde National Park ........................................................................ 1,600,000 Allard, Salazar 

WA Mt. Rainier National Park—Carbon River Gateway ................................. 1,500,000 Murray, Cantwell 

WV New River Gorge National River ............................................................... 500,000 Byrd 

MI Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ................................................. 1,200,000 Levin, Stabenow 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects ........................................................ 34,000,000 

Acquisition Management ........................................................................... 9,700,000 

Emergencies and Hardship ....................................................................... 2,500,000 

Inholdings and Exchanges ........................................................................ 2,500,000 

SUBTOTAL, NPS LAND ACQUISITION ............................................. 48,700,000 

State Conservation Grants ........................................................................ 28,325,000 

State Conservation Grant President ......................................................... 1,675,000 

SUBTOTAL, STATE ASSISTANCE .................................................... 30,000,000 

TOTAL, NPS LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE ........... 78,700,000 

ENERGY AND MINERALS 

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Established in 1879, the U.S. Geological Survey [USGS] serves 

as the Earth and natural science research bureau for the Department of the Interior and is the only integrated natural resources 

research bureau in the Federal Government. The Survey conducts 

research, monitoring, and assessments to contribute to understanding America’s lands, water, and biological resources. Its research and data products support the Department’s resource and 

land management needs and also provide the water, biological, energy, and mineral resources information needed by other Federal, 

State, tribal and local government agencies to guide planning, 
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management, and regulatory programs. More than 9,000 scientists, 

technicians, and support staff of the USGS are located in nearly 

400 offices in every state and in several foreign countries throughout the world. The USGS leverages its resources and expertise in 

partnership with more than 2,000 agencies of Federal, State, local, 

and tribal governments; the academic community; non-governmental organizations; and the private sector. 

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $982,780,000 

Emergency appropriation ............................................................... 5,270,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 974,952,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,009,933,000 

The Committee recommends $1,009,933,000 for the U.S. Geological Survey for surveys, investigations and research, an increase of 

$27,153,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding 

emergencies, and $34,981,000 above the budget request. 

Geographic Research, Investigations and Remote Sensing.—The 

Committee recommends $78,455,000 for Geographic Research, Investigations and Remote Sensing, an increase of $3,500,000 above 

the budget request. Changes to the request include an increase of 

$2,000,000 to restore the proposed reduction to priority ecosystem 

studies and an increase of $1,500,000 to restore to the extent possible the proposed $2,300,000 reduction for geographic research 

and monitoring. 

Geologic Hazards, Resources and Processes.—The Committee recommends $243,334,000 for Geologic Hazards, Resources and Processes, an increase of $21,249,000 above the budget request. A decrease of $500,000 has been taken to the proposed ocean action 

plan to fund that new initiative at $1,000,000. An increase of 

$21,749,000 has been provided to restore the proposed reduction to 

the minerals resources program. From within the $22,042,000 proposed 2008 budget for the Volcano Hazards program, the Committee expects that no less than $4,000,000 (Stevens) be provided 

for volcano monitoring and equipment at the USGS Alaska Volcano 

Observatory [AVO]. This amount is comparable to prior year AVO 

funding levels. 

Water Resources Investigations.—The Committee recommends 

$224,101,000 for Water Resources Investigations, an increase of 

$11,647,000 above the request. Changes to the request include the 

following: $6,404,000 for the Water Resources Research Institutes, 

a program that was proposed for elimination; $2,000,000 to restore 

the proposed budget reduction to the cooperative water program; 

$500,000 (Alexander) to continue USGS participation in the Memphis aquifer study; $300,000 (Kyl) to restore the Upper San Pedro 

Partnership to the current year enacted level; $600,000 (Landrieu) 

to restore funding for the Long-term Estuary Assessment Group 

[LEAG]; $1,000,000 (Inouye, Akaka) to continue a cooperative well 

drilling and monitoring project and refine models to predict the 

low-flow characteristics of perennial streams in Hawaii; and 

$343,000 (Leahy) for the Lake Champlain monitoring program to 

supplement base funding of $157,000 for that program. An increase 

of $1,000,000 (Domenici, Bingaman) is provided to implement provisions of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assess-
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ment Act. A reduction of $500,000 has been taken to the proposed 

ocean action plan to fund that initiative at $1,000,000. 

Biological Research.—The Committee recommends $182,139,000 

for Biological Research, an increase of $1,025,000 above the request. Changes to the request includes increases of $1,000,000 for 

the Leetown Science Center (Byrd), which restores $800,000 for ongoing molecular biology research and provides $200,000 to conduct 

endocrine disruption research in the Potomac watershed; $825,000 

to restore base funding for the wildlife, terrestrial and endangered 

resources program; $200,000 to restore base funds for the Fish and 

Wildlife Service Science Excellence program; $1,000,000 to partially 

restore the proposed budget reduction of $2,000,000 to the National 

Biological Information Infrastructure program; and $1,000,000 

(Feinstein, Boxer) for the San Francisco Salt Ponds restoration effort. A reduction of $3,000,000 has been taken to the proposed 

Healthy Lands Initiative to fund that project at $2,000,000. 

Enterprise Information.—The Committee recommends 

$112,120,000 for Enterprise Information activities, as proposed in 

the budget request. 

Science Support.—The Committee recommends $68,231,000 for 

Science Support activities, as proposed in the budget request. 

Facilities.—The Committee recommends $101,553,000 for Facilities, as proposed in the budget request. 

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

The Minerals Management Service oversees 1.76 billion acres of 

the Outer Continental Shelf [OCS], managing offshore energy and 

minerals while protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments through advanced science and technology research. The OCS 

provides 30 percent of oil and 20 percent of natural gas produced 

domestically, and sand used for coastal restoration. Also within 

MMS, the Minerals Revenue Management [MRM] program collects, 

accounts for, and disburses revenues from mineral leases on OCS, 

Federal, and American Indian lands. Through the work of MRM, 

MMS processes over 500,000 mineral revenue transactions per 

month from more then 26,000 producing leases, and it manages 

over $7,000,000,000 of mineral revenues collected annually. 

Since its inception in 1982, MMS has collected and distributed 

more than $164,900,000,000 in revenues from onshore and offshore 

lands. In fiscal year 2005 alone, disbursements totaled nearly 

$12,600,000,000. The MMS distribution of mineral revenues to the 

U.S. Treasury is one of the Federal Government’s greatest sources 

of non-tax income. 

ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $152,612,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 155,048,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 159,948,000 

The Committee recommends $159,948,000 for royalty and off- shore minerals management, which is an increase of $7,336,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $4,900,000 above the 

budget request. This includes an estimated $135,730,000 in offsetting collections, which is an increase of $7,000,000 above the pre-
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vious year. The funding amounts set out below are at the activity 

level. Additional details on funding for sub-activities for the Service 

are set out in a table in the back of this report. 

Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change 

Outer Continental Shelf lands ................................................. $159,956,000 $164,856,000 ∂$4,900,000 

Royalty management ............................................................... 82,371,000 82,371,000 ..............................

General administration ............................................................ 48,451,000 48,451,000 ..............................

Use of receipts ......................................................................... ¥135,730,000 ¥135,730,000 ..............................

Total, royalty and offshore minerals management .... 155,048,000 159,948,000 ∂4,900,000 

Changes to the budget request include an increase of $4,000,000 

for the costs to the Service for noncompetitive alternate energy 

lease sales. The budget request did not account for the increased 

pre-sale workload related to studies, environmental impact statements, and technical reviews prior to alternate energy lease sales. 

This increase is distributed in the amounts of $3,500,000 for leasing and environmental programs and $500,000 for regulatory programs. The Committee also recommends an increase of $900,000 

above the request to the Center for Marine Resources and Environmental Technology to support exploration and sustainable development of seabed minerals including gas hydrates (Cochran, Lott). 

OIL SPILL RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $6,903,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 6,403,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,403,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,403,000 for 

oil spill research, which is equal to the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and the budget request. 

Bill Language.—The Committee recommends adoption of a general provision in this bill which will provide authority for the Minerals Management Service to accept contributions to conduct work 

in support of the orderly development of OCS resources. 

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 

[OSM] was established in 1977 to oversee and carry out the requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 

[SMCRA] in concert with States and Indian tribes. OSM’s primary 

objectives are to ensure coal mining activities are conducted in a 

manner that protects citizens and the environment during mining, 

ensure the land is properly reclaimed, and mitigate effects of past 

mining by reclaiming abandoned coal mines. OSM addresses its 

mission with a mix of grants to States and Tribes to carry out their 

own regulatory and reclamation programs, and the administration 

of OSM’s own regulatory and reclamation programs. 

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments 

of 2006 (Public Law 109–432) revised the mine reclamation fee distribution mechanism beginning in fiscal year 2008. State and Tribal reclamation grants are now provided under mandatory appropriations instead of this bill. 
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REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $109,100,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 115,460,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 121,360,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 

$121,360,000 for the Regulation and Technology account. This 

amount is $12,260,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and 

$6,000,000 above the budget request. 

Environmental Protection.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $89,810,000 for environmental protection. This 

amount is $11,110,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and 

$6,000,000 above the budget request. The change to the budget request is a $6,000,000 increase in State and tribal funding. This increase will enable OSM to provide the full 50 percent match for 

State costs in conducting regulatory operations to minimize the impact of coal extraction operations on people and the environment. 

The Committee has also included the $6,262,000 increase in the request for State and Federal fixed costs. 

A comparison of the Committee recommendation and the budget 

estimate follows: 

Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change 

Environmental restoration .................................................................... $160,000 $160,000 ..........................

Environmental protection ..................................................................... 83,810,000 89,810,000 ∂$6,000,000 

Technology development and transfer ................................................. 15,416,000 15,416,000 ..........................

Financial management ........................................................................ 491,000 491,000 ..........................

Executive direction ............................................................................... 15,483,000 15,483,000 ..........................

Subtotal, regulation and technology ...................................... 115,360,000 121,360,000 ∂6,000,000 

Civil penalties ...................................................................................... 100,000 100,000 ..........................

Total, regulation and technology ........................................... 115,460,000 121,460,000 ∂6,000,000 

ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

(Definite, Trust Fund) 

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $185,393,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 52,835,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 52,835,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $52,835,000 

for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. This amount is 

$132,558,000 below the fiscal year 2007 level, but it is the same as 

the budget request. The decrease from 2007 results from Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments which provide 

that State and Tribal reclamation grants are now mandatory appropriations. 

Budget estimate Committee 

recommendation Change 

Environmental restoration .................................................................... $34,483,000 $34,483,000 ..........................

Technology development and transfer ................................................. 3,983,000 3,983,000 ..........................

Financial management ........................................................................ 6,408,000 6,408,000 ..........................

Executive direction ............................................................................... 7,961,000 7,961,000 ..........................
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Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change 

Total ........................................................................................ 52,835,000 52,835,000 ..........................

INDIAN AFFAIRS 

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

The Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] was founded in 1824 to uphold a government-to-government relationship between the Federal 

Government and tribal entities. The Federal Government retained 

trust responsibility for individual Indians and tribes as a result of 

formal treaties and agreements with Native Americans. 

The Bureau provides services directly or through contracts, 

grants, or compacts to a population of 1.5 million American Indians 

and Alaska Natives who are members of 562 federally recognized 

Indian tribes in the lower 48 States and Alaska. Programs administered by the BIA and Tribes include an education system for almost 48,000 elementary and secondary students; 28 tribal colleges, 

universities and post secondary schools; social services; natural resource management on 56 million acres of trust land; economic development; law enforcement; administration of tribal courts; implementation of land and water claim settlements; replacement and 

repair of schools; repair and maintenance of roads and bridges; and 

repair of structural deficiencies on high hazard dams. 

OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,988,223,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,990,918,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,046,341,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $2,046,341,000 for the Operations of Indian Programs account. This 

amount is $58,118,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and 

$55,423,000 above the budget request. The following table provides 

a comparison of the budget estimate and the Committee’s recommendations in the major programmatic areas. 

Budget estimate Committee 

recommendation Change 

TRIBAL BUDGET SYSTEM 

Tribal Government ................................................................................ $397,698,000 $406,398,000 ∂$8,700,000 

Human Services ................................................................................... 120,703,000 134,128,000 ∂13,425,000 

Natural Resources Management .......................................................... 141,684,000 147,489,000 ∂5,805,000 

Real Estate Services ............................................................................ 150,722,000 151,722,000 ∂1,000,000 

Education ............................................................................................. 660,540,000 685,540,000 ∂25,000,000 

Public Safety and Justice .................................................................... 233,818,000 237,818,000 ∂4,000,000 

Community and Economic Development ............................................. 39,061,000 39,061,000 ..........................

Executive Direction and Administrative Services ................................ 246,692,000 244,185,000 ¥2,507,000 

Total, Operation of Indian Programs ..................................... 1,990,918,000 2,046,341,000 ∂55,423,000 

Tribal Government.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $406,398,000 for tribal government support. This amount is 

$8,700,000 above the budget request. Changes to the budget request include increases of $1,011,000 in consolidated tribal government and $6,689,000 in self governance compacts to restore the 
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proposed cuts in Johnson-O’Malley education assistance grants, 

and an increase of $1,000,000 in program oversight to restore the 

proposed cuts to regional office oversight and continued activities 

under the Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act (Reid). The 

Committee notes that, within the amount provided, the funding for 

contract support costs is $6,000,000 above the current enacted level 

and $17,000,000, or 12 percent, above the fiscal year 2006 level. 

Human Services.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $134,128,000 for human services. This amount is $13,425,000 

above the budget request. Changes to the budget request include 

an increase of $3,000,000 in welfare assistance to restore half of 

the proposed cut, an increase of $1,000,000 for the intervention and 

support activities under the Indian Child Welfare Act, and an increase of $9,425,000 to restore half of the proposed cut in the housing improvement program. 

Natural Resources Management.—The Committee recommends 

an appropriation of $147,489,000 for resources management. This 

amount is $5,805,000 above the budget request. Changes to the 

budget request include a total increase of $3,540,000 in rights protection implementation to restore $1,740,000 in proposed cuts to 

the Washington Timber-Fish-Wildlife program (Murray, Cantwell) 

and $1,800,000 in proposed cuts to the U.S.-Canada Pacific Salmon 

Treaty program (Crapo). Both of these programs were funded in fiscal year 2007 at the sole discretion of the Bureau, yet no explanation has been offered as to why this important work would not 

continue in the upcoming fiscal year. Additional changes to the 

budget request include a total increase of $2,265,000 in tribal management and development to restore $350,000 in proposed law enforcement cuts to the Lake Roosevelt program (Murray, Cantwell), 

$315,000 in proposed rights protection cuts to the Upper Columbia 

United Tribes program (Murray, Cantwell), and $600,000 in proposed conservation cuts to the Circle of Flight program (Kohl). The 

Committee again notes that all three of these programs were funded by the Bureau in fiscal year 2007, yet no explanation has been 

offered for why these reductions should be adopted. Also included 

in the tribal management and development increase is $1,000,000 

for the inter-tribal bison restoration and protection program. In an 

effort to reduce the amount allocated to overhead, the Committee 

directs the Bureau to disperse the bison funding among the various 

participating Tribes rather than providing them to a cooperative 

association. 

Real Estate Services.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $151,722,000 for real estate services. This amount is 

$1,000,000 above the budget request. The change to the budget request is an increase of $1,000,000 to restore half of the cut in real 

estates services for cadastral surveys in an effort to improve ownership information on the 56 million acres of trust and restricted 

land the Bureau oversees. 

Education.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of 

$685,540,000 for education programs. This amount is $25,000,000 

above the budget request. Changes to the budget request include 

an increase of $8,000,000 in elementary and secondary programs to 

partially restore the reductions in Johnson-O’Malley education assistance grants, and an increase of $17,000,000 in post secondary 
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programs. Within the post secondary increase, $5,000,000 is for operating grants for tribally controlled colleges and universities, 

$4,000,000 is to restore the cut to United Tribes Technical College 

(Dorgan, Conrad), $2,000,000 is to restore the cut to Navajo Technical College (Domenici, Bingaman), and $6,000,000 is to restore 

the cuts in scholarships and adult education. 

The Committee is concerned about the need for additional law 

enforcement officers in Indian country and to that end supports an 

articulation agreement between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 

United Tribes Technical College that would establish reciprocity 

between UTTC and the Bureau for training and certification of BIA 

law enforcement officers. 

Public Safety and Justice.—The Committee recommends an ap- propriation of $237,818,000 for public safety and justice programs. 

This amount is $4,000,000 above the budget request. Changes to 

the budget request include a total increase of $4,000,000 for law 

enforcement, of which $2,000,000 is for criminal investigation and 

police services for additional staffing and training, and $2,000,000 

is for detention and corrections centers for additional staffing. 

The Committee is aware that, at the current time, the Bureau 

only provides funding for Bureau-operated detention centers while 

costs associated with tribally-operated centers are borne by the 

Tribes themselves. Not later than 60 days after enactment of this 

act, the Bureau shall provide a report providing a cost estimate for 

staffing, operations and maintenance, facility improvement and repair needs at both BIA-operated and tribally-operated detention facilities. 

Community and Economic Development.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $39,061,000 for community and economic development programs. This amount is equal to the budget 

request. 

Executive Direction and Administrative Services.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $244,185,000 for executive 

direction and administrative services. This amount is $2,507,000 

below the budget request. The change to the budget request is a 

decrease of $2,507,000 in intra-governmental payments, which represents the Bureau’s portion of the department-wide financial business and management system [FBMS]. These funds are being consolidated in the Department’s Working Capital Fund. 

The Committee strongly encourages the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

to work with the Close-Up Foundation to provide resources to allow 

Native American and Alaskan native students to participate in the 

Close-Up program. 

CONSTRUCTION

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUND)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $271,823,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 197,627,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 179,012,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 

$179,012,000 for the Construction account, including the rescission 

of $3,800,000 in unobligated, prior year balances. This amount is 

$92,811,000 below the fiscal year 2007 level and $18,615,000 below 
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the budget request. The following table provides a comparison of 

the budget estimate and the Committee’s recommendations in the 

major programmatic areas. 

Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change 

Education ............................................................................................. $139,844,000 $125,029,000 ¥$14,815,000 

Public Safety and Justice .................................................................... 11,621,000 11,621,000 ..........................

Resources Management ....................................................................... 37,916,000 37,916,000 ..........................

General Administration ........................................................................ 2,114,000 2,114,000 ..........................

Construction Program Management .................................................... 6,132,000 6,132,000 ..........................

Rescission of unobligated balances .................................................... .......................... ¥3,800,000 ¥3,800,000 

Total, Construction ................................................................. 197,627,000 179,012,000 ¥18,615,000 

Education.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of 

$125,029,000 for education construction. This amount is 

$14,815,000 below the budget request. The change to the budget request is a decrease of $14,815,000 in the replacement school activity. The Committee has recently been advised by the Bureau that 

of the 18 replacement school projects currently under construction, 

3 are running funding surpluses totaling $3,000,000, while 15 are 

experiencing funding shortfalls totaling $146,000,000, leaving an 

overall shortfall in the replacement school construction program of 

$143,000,000. Given this situation, the Committee does not believe 

it is prudent to begin new projects until such time as the Bureau 

presents a plan for addressing the shortfall. In the meantime, the 

Committee directs the Bureau to apply to the funding shortfall the 

$51,000,000 made available through the fiscal year 2007 joint funding resolution that was in excess of the Bureau’s fiscal year 2007 

request. The Committee also directs the Bureau to present a plan 

as soon as possible that will address the remaining $92,000,000 

deficit. 

Public Safety and Justice.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,621,000 for public safety and justice construction. This amount is equal to the budget request. 

Resources Management.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $37,916,000 for resource management construction. This 

amount is equal to the budget request. 

General Administration.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,114,000 for general administration. This amount is 

equal to the budget request. 

Construction Program Management.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,132,000 for construction program 

management. This amount is equal to the budget request. 

Rescission of Prior Year Balances.—The Committee has included 

bill language rescinding $3,800,000 in prior year, unobligated balances that were originally made available through the tribal school 

demonstration program in Public Law 108–447, the fiscal year 

2005 Interior and Related Agencies appropriations bill. 

INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS

PAYMENTS TO INDIANS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $42,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 34,069,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 34,069,000 
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The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $34,069,000 

for the Indian Land and Water Claims Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians account. This amount is $7,931,000 

below the fiscal year 2007 level and equal to the budget request. 

The following table provides a comparison of the budget estimate 

and the Committee’s recommendations. 

Budget estimate Committee 

recommendation Change 

Land Settlements: 

White Earth Land Settlement Act ............................................... $625,000 $625,000 ..........................

Hoopa-Yurok Settlement ............................................................. 250,000 250,000 ..........................

Water Settlements: 

Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement ...................................... 142,000 142,000 ..........................

Nez Perce/Snake River ................................................................ 16,152,000 16,152,000 ..........................

Miscellaneous Payments: 

Rocky Boys O&M Trust Fund ...................................................... 7,500,000 7,500,000 ..........................

Puget Sound Regional Shellfish Settlement ............................... 7,000,000 7,000,000 ..........................

Pueblo of Isleta Settlement ........................................................ 2,400,000 2,400,000 ..........................

Total ........................................................................................ 34,069,000 34,069,000 ..........................

Additional funding for the Nez Perce/Snake River settlement in 

the amount of $5,067,000 is provided for in the Fish and Wildlife 

Service account. 

INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $6,258,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 6,276,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,276,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,276,000 for 

the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program account. This amount is 

$18,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and equal to the budget 

request. 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $116,265,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 106,445,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 102,151,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $102,151,000 for 

the Office of the Secretary. This amount is $14,114,000 below the 

fiscal year 2007 level, and $4,294,000 below the budget request. 

Changes to the request include a reduction of $294,000, which is 

the Office’s portion of the department-wide financial business and 

management system [FBMS]. These funds are being consolidated 

in the Department’s Working Capital Fund. The Committee has 

also included $1,000,000 for the activities of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission. This amount is $4,000,000 below the budget request. 

The Committee notes that the General Accountability Office 

[GAO] recently identified a number of shortcomings associated with 

the Department’s Appraisal Services Directorate [ASD] ability to 

support the agency’s land conservation missions. In its September 

2006 report, GAO reported that 132 of 324 land acquisition ap-
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praisals failed to meet Federal standards; ASD appraisers lacked 

the specialized skills needed to perform appraisals of lands involving minerals, timber, and water rights; ASD has no process for establishing realistic deadlines for completing appraisals; and ASD’s 

relationships with its client agencies are hampered by inefficient 

operations. GAO also found that ASD’s appraisal contracting and 

billing practices added unnecessary delays and costs to the process. 

Interior’s partner organizations have commented repeatedly to 

the Committee about significant and chronic delays on the part of 

ASD to initiate, contract, and review appraisals. These reports indicate it might be more efficient if responsibility for appraisals 

were returned to the land management bureaus that conducted 

them in the past. 

Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary to report on the 

actions taken by the Department to improve the timeliness and accountability of the ASD appraisal process within 90 days of enactment of this bill. The Committee requests that the report also discuss the merits of transferring the appraisal contract management 

functions back to the bureaus. 

INSULAR AFFAIRS

The Office of Insular Affairs [OIA] was established on August 4, 

1995 through Secretarial Order No. 3191, which also abolished the 

former Office of Territorial and International Affairs. OIA has administrative responsibility for coordinating Federal policy in the 

territories of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], and 

oversight of Federal programs and funds in the freely associated 

states of the Federated States of Micronesia [FSM], the Republic 

of the Marshall Islands [RMI], and the Republic of Palau. 

Following the expiration of the first Compact of Free Association 

in 2003, a new Compact of Free Association was negotiated between the United States and the states of FSM and RMI. Under 

the Compact, the status of free association recognizes each Freely 

Associated State as a sovereign state with the capacity to conduct 

foreign affairs consistent with the terms of the Compact. The Compact places full responsibility for defense with the United States. 

The Compact also provides grant funds and Federal program assistance, principally through the Department of the Interior. 

ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $76,197,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 74,921,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 77,821,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $77,821,000 

for assistance to territories. This amount is $1,624,000 above the 

fiscal year 2007 level and $2,900,000 above the budget request. 

Changes to the budget request consist of increases totaling 

$2,900,000 in territorial assistance. 

The amounts recommended by the Committee for assistance to 

territories compared to the request are shown in the following 

table: 
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Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change 

Territorial assistance: 

Office of Insular Affairs ............................................ $8,184,000 $8,184,000 ................................

Technical assistance ................................................ 8,226,000 11,126,000 ∂$2,900,000 

Maintenance assistance fund .................................. 2,277,000 2,277,000 ................................

Brown tree snake ...................................................... 2,673,000 2,673,000 ................................

Insular management controls ................................... 1,476,000 1,476,000 ................................

Coral reef initiative ................................................... 495,000 495,000 ................................

Waste and wastewater projects ............................... 990,000 990,000 ................................

Subtotal, territorial assistance ............................ 24,321,000 27,221,000 ∂2,900,000 

American Samoa: Operations grants ................................. 22,880,000 22,880,000 ................................

Northern Mariana Islands: Covenant grants ..................... 27,720,000 27,720,000 ................................

Total, assistance to territories ............................. 74,921,000 77,821,000 ∂2,900,000 

Territorial Assistance.—The Committee recommends a 

$1,000,000 increase above the request to continue health care support to the four atoll communities that were affected by the nuclear 

testing program conducted in the Marshall Islands (Domenici, 

Akaka, Bingaman). These funds shall continue to be used for capital and operational support of the Marshall Islands, Ministry of 

Health, Outer Island Primary Healthcare Initiative in the communities on Enewetak, Kili (Bikini), Majetto, Rongelap, and Utrik. 

Support shall consist of a clinic with at least one doctor and an assistant, and necessary supplies and logistical support. If excess 

funds are available, they may be used to augment primary health 

care for members of these communities who receive such care from 

facilities in Ebeye and Majuro. 

The Committee supports the agreement between the pension systems of the Republic of Palau, the CNMI, the RMI, and the FSM 

that provides for assuming the responsibility for enrollees of the 

Prior Services Trust Fund. The Committee recommends an increase of $850,000 for distribution among the pension systems for 

payments to the enrollees as anticipated under the agreement 

(Domenici, Akaka, Bingaman). 

The Committee has provided $300,000 to restore funding for the 

Continuing Judicial, Court Education, and Court Administration 

Improvement Project that is conducted in cooperation with the Pacific Islands Committee of the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit. 

The Committee notes that this program was funded at the sole discretion of the Department under the 2007 joint resolution. 

The Committee is concerned about the possibility of an economic 

downturn in the CNMI garment industry. The Committee includes 

an increase of $750,000 to fund the population and workforce surveys necessary to quantify and evaluate the degree and prevalence 

of labor, immigration, and law enforcement problems, and to 

strengthen United States and CNMI government responses to 

those problems in the CNMI, especially those involving excess 

workers, overstaying tourists, and illegal residents. The Committee 

further directs the Office of Insular Affairs to fully describe the use 

of CNMI Initiative funding in future budget justifications; coordinate regular interagency meetings between Federal and local immigration, labor, and law enforcement officials; and report annually 
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to Congress on immigration, labor, and law enforcement conditions, 

issues, and trends in the CNMI (Domenici, Akaka, Bingaman). 

The Committee strongly encourages the Office to provide funds 

to the Close-Up Foundation to allow children from the insular 

areas to participate in the Close-Up program. The Committee supports this work and encourages the Office to work with the Foundation to expand the program to allow for additional students to 

participate. 

American Samoa Operations Grants/American Samoa Construction.—The Committee recommends $22,880,000 for operations 

grants to American Samoa, which is equal to the 2007 level and 

the budget request. 

CNMI/Covenant Grants.—The Committee recommends 

$27,720,000 for covenant grants, which is equal to the 2007 level 

and the request. 

COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $5,313,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 4,862,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,362,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,362,000 for 

the Compact of Free Association account. This amount is $49,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 level and $500,000 above the budget request. 

The amounts recommended by the Committee for the Compact of 

Free Association compared to the request are shown in the following table: 

Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change 

Compact of free association—Federal services ................................. $2,862,000 $2,862,000 ..........................

Mandatory payments—Program grant assistance .................... 2,000,000 2,000,000 ..........................

Enewetak Support ................................................................................ .......................... 500,000 ∂$500,000 

Total, compact of free association ........................................ 4,862,000 5,362,000 ∂500,000 

Federal Services Assistance.—The Committee recommends 

$2,862,000 for covenant grants, which is $42,000 above the 2007 

level and the same as the request. 

Program Grant Assistance.—The Committee recommends 

$2,000,000 for covenant grants, which is the same as the 2007 level 

and the request. 

Enewetak Support.—The Committee recommends an increase of 

$500,000 to continue to supplement the Enewetak food and agriculture program. This is $7,000 above the enacted level and 

$500,000 above the request. The people of Enewetak continue their 

efforts at soil restoration and raising adequate food on islands that 

lost much of their soil during the radiation cleanup. The Committee urges the Secretary to conduct an independent evaluation of 

the Program’s effectiveness, and on future needs and costs. 

Bill Language.—The Committee has also inserted a general provision to correct an error in the compacts of free association with 

the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of 

Micronesia regarding Palau’s separate compact. The clause to be 
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corrected erroneously states that assistance to Palau will terminate 

in 2007 instead of 2009 as its compact provides. 

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $55,018,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 58,949,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 59,449,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $59,449,000 for the Office of the Solicitor. This amount is $4,431,000 above the 

fiscal year 2007 level and $500,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee expects the Office of the Solicitor to provide high 

quality legal services to the Department and the bureaus. The 

Committee is concerned that the Solicitor’s Office has not invested 

in contemporary, automated tools commonly used to manage work 

in the legal profession that could help to ensure accountability and 

to increase employees’ capacities and productivity. The Committee 

is also concerned that this failure has been exacerbated by the inability of the Office to utilize widely available internet-based research and training tools that foster integration and enhance capacities. Therefore, within 100 days of enactment, the Solicitor 

shall deliver to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report explaining the management challenges the Office 

currently faces and a plan for the use of automated tools to ensure 

that the Office of the Solicitor becomes more functionally integrated and results oriented. The plan shall include the cost of implementation and future savings and cost avoidance for solutions to 

those challenges. This plan shall also address other means for improving efficiencies in the Office such as organizational alignment. 

The Committee recognizes that any responsible plan for modernizing the Office of the Solicitor will require financial support, therefore, an increase of $500,000 is provided. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $38,823,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 42,322,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 45,572,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $45,572,000 for the Office of the Inspector General. This amount is $6,749,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 level and $3,250,000 above the budget 

request. The change from the request is an increase of $3,250,000 

to enable the Office to respond more effectively to the extraordinary demand for audits and investigations in the Department of 

the Interior. Recent investigations by the Inspector General have 

revealed cases of unsatisfactory program performance, malfeasance, 

and possible criminal activity within the Department. Several investigations require extraordinary resource levels and will continue 

for a number of years. Chief among these are cases related to 

Outer Continental Shelf royalty programs. Therefore, the Committee directs the Inspector General to develop a permanent capability for auditing and investigating OCS royalty and royalty-in- 
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kind programs. The increase of $3,250,000 consists of $2,000,000 

for audits, $1,000,000 for investigations, and $250,000 for administrative services and information management. 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS

The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians holds responsibility for approximately 56 million acres of land, with over 10 

million acres belonging to individual Indians and 46 millions acres 

held in trust for Indian Tribes. On these lands the Department of 

the Interior manages over 100,000 leases for individual Indians 

and tribes. Leasing, use permits, land sale revenue, and interest totaling approximately $330,000,000 per year are collected for 

277,000 individual Indian money accounts. $460,000,000 per year 

is collected in 1,450 tribal accounts serving 300 tribes. Additionally, 

the trust manages approximately $2,900,000,000 in tribal funds 

and $400,000,000 in individual Indian funds. 

FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $189,251,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 186,158,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 185,947,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $185,947,000 for 

the Federal Trust Programs account. This amount is $3,304,000 

below the fiscal year 2007 level and $211,000 below the budget request. The change to the budget request is a decrease of $211,000, 

which represents the Office’s portion of the department-wide financial business and management system [FBMS]. These funds are 

being consolidated in the Department’s Working Capital Fund. The 

Committee notes that the recommendation includes at total appropriation of $60,000,000 for historical accounting activities. 

INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION PROJECT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $34,006,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 10,000,000 

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

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

the Indian Land Consolidation account. This amount is $24,006,000 

below the fiscal year 2007 level and equal to the budget request. 

DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS

PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $232,528,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 190,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 232,528,000 

The Committee recommends $232,528,000 for Payments in Lieu 

of Taxes, the same as the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

$42,528,000 over the budget request. 

CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $9,715,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 9,954,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,954,000 
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,954,000 for 

the central hazardous materials fund, which is $239,000 above the 

fiscal year 2007 enacted level, and equal to the budget request. 

Language has been included in the bill providing permanent authority for the expenditure of certain sums recovered by the Department for remedial action or response activities. 

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION

The mission of the natural resource damage assessment and restoration program is to restore natural resources injured as a result 

of oil spills or hazardous substance releases into the environment. 

As authorized in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation and Liability Act [CERCLA], the Clean Water Act, 

and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, injuries to natural resources that 

the Department of the Interior manages or controls are assessed 

and appropriate restoration projects are identified. Recoveries from 

potentially responsible parties, either through negotiated settlements or legal actions, are used to finance restoration of the injured resources. The Restoration Program Office coordinates the 

various technical, scientific, legal, and economic aspects of this 

work, as well as the various departmental bureaus and offices involved. 

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $6,043,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 6,224,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,300,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $6,300,000 

for the natural resource damage assessment fund. This amount is 

$257,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and $76,000 above the 

budget request. 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... $22,240,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 37,069,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $37,069,000 

for the Working Capital Fund. This amount is $37,069,000 above 

the fiscal year 2007 level and $14,829,000 above the budget request. These differences are attributable to how funding for the Department’s financial business and management system [FBMS] has 

been displayed. In fiscal year 2007, the Congress provided 

$22,236,000 under the Office of the Secretary account, not the 

Working Capital Fund, for FBMS activities. For fiscal year 2008, 

the budget request proposed a total of $22,240,000 for FBMS activities in the Working Capital Fund, and another $16,618,000 distributed throughout the individual bureau accounts for a total FBMS 

request of $38,858,000. The Committee has chosen to consolidate 

the individual bureau allowances in the Working Capital Fund, 

and therefore recommends a total appropriation of $37,069,000 for 

the FBMS project. 
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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 by the Secretary 

for contracts, rental cars and aircraft, certain library memberships, 

and certain telephone expenses. 

SECS. 104–105. Prohibit the use of funds provided in the act for 

certain offshore leasing and related activities pursuant to the revised 5-year plan for Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing. 

SEC. 106. Provides for the transfer of unobligated balances from 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Office of Special Trustee for 

American Indians for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management activities. It has been modified to prohibit transfers for 

the payment of litigation costs. 

SEC. 107. Permits the redistribution of tribal priority allocation 

and tribal base funds to alleviate funding inequities. 

SEC. 108. Continues a provision permitting the conveyance of the 

Twin Cities Research Center for the benefit of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System in Minnesota. 

SEC. 109. 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. 110. Continues a limitation on compensation for the Special 

Master and Court Monitor appointed in the Cobell v. Kempthorne 

litigation. 

SEC. 111. 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. Kempthorne. 

SEC. 112. Continues a prohibition on the use of funds to study 

or implement drainage of Lake Powell or reduce water levels below 

the range necessary to operate Glen Canyon Dam. 

SEC. 113. Continues the Tribal Trust Reform Demonstration 

Project in fiscal year 2008, which will allow the continuation of a 

successful model between tribes and the Department of the Interior 

with respect to compacting and management of trust resources. 

SEC. 114. Modifies language in Public Law 109–54 with regard 

to grazing permits authorized by the Jarbidge field office of the Bureau of Land Management. 

SEC. 115. Authorizes the acquisition of lands for the purpose of 

operating and maintaining facilities that support visitors to Ellis, 

Governors and Liberty Islands. 
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SEC. 116. Modifies language carried in previous years regarding 

final winter use rules for Yellowstone National Park. 

SEC. 117. Allows for certain mining claims in Alaska to be maintained by their current owner. 

SEC. 118. Authorizes the Secretary to establish an oil and gas 

leasing internet pilot program, allowing lease sales through methods other than oral bidding. 

SEC. 119. Allows historical operator right of entry for certain permit holders in Glacier Bay, Alaska. 

SEC. 120. Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act with respect to polar bears. 

SEC. 121. Prohibits the use of funds, in relation to any proposal 

to store water for the purpose of export, for any activities associated with approval of rights-of-way on the Mojave National Preserve or lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau 

of Land Management. 

SEC. 122. Allows appropriated funds to be used to acquire lands 

owned by the State of Nevada or a political subdivision within the 

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. 

SEC. 123. Allows the Minerals Management Service to accept 

contributions to complete environmental clearances prior to energy 

exploration and production. 

SEC. 124. Repeals prior language prohibiting the National Park 

Service from implementing an approved settlement on Santa Rosa 

Island. 

SEC. 125. Corrects an incorrect map date referenced in the transfer of Bureau of Land Management land to the Veterans Administration in North Las Vegas, Nevada. 

SEC. 126. Corrects an incorrect date in Public Law 108–188 in 

order to prevent the premature expiration of health, education, and 

labor aid programs for the Republic of Palau. 

SEC. 127. Directs that the Secretary of the Interior should seek 

to carry out the Upper Snake River Basin Biological Opinions of 

March 31, 2005. 

SEC. 128. The Committee recognizes the importance of cooperative agreements to support partnership activities, and has provided 

language to assist the Department in working cooperatively to 

achieve Interior mission goals. The Committee directs the Department to provide a plan for improved oversight and management of 

cooperative agreements, including the issuance of standard policies, 

procedures, and guidelines; periodic reviews and sampling to ensure accountability for goods and services and appropriate costing; 

training for all personnel that are involved in the issuance and 

management of cooperative agreements; and periodic reporting. 

SEC. 129. The Committee intends that the benefits accrued via 

the purchase of the Barnes Ranch and the consolidation of the 

Barnes and Agency Lake Ranches into the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge are provided promptly, and that the appropriate Federal agencies consider these benefits in future consultations regarding the operation of the Klamath Project (Project). 

These benefits include increased surety of irrigation flows provided 

by the Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) to the Project, increases in 

storage capacity, water quality and wetland habitats in Upper 

Klamath Lake, and the ability of the Bureau to contribute to le-
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gally-mandated flows downstream of Link River Dam and to maintain lake levels for Upper Klamath Lake. Furthermore, to ensure 

compliance under Oregon water law and clarify Bureau responsibilities, only the amount of water legally entitled under the Barnes 

Ranch existing consumptive use water right, and the amount of 

water that is passively stored on the Barnes and Agency Lake 

Ranches in any given year is made available to the Bureau for purposes of compliance with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. 

SEC. 130. Language to expand the boundary of the Corinth Unit 

of the Shiloh National Military Park so that a land transfer may 

occur. 

SEC. 131. Language to provide the National Park Service with 

the authority to acquire land at the Flight 93 crash site for the 

purposes of a memorial. 

SEC. 132. Clarifies concessionaire historic rights at Denali National Park. 
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TITLE II 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] was created 

through Executive Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, designed to 

consolidate certain Federal Government environmental activities 

into a single agency. The plan was submitted by the President to 

the Congress on July 8, 1970, and the Agency was established as 

an independent agency in the executive branch on December 2, 

1970, by consolidating 15 components from 5 departments and 

independent agencies. 

A description of EPA’s pollution control programs by media 

follows: 

Air.—The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 authorize a national program of air pollution research, regulation, prevention, 

and enforcement activities. 

Water Quality.—The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 

amended, provides the framework for protection of the Nation’s 

surface waters. The law recognizes that it is the primary responsibility of the States to prevent, reduce, and eliminate water pollution. The States determine the desired uses for their waters, set 

standards, identify current uses and, where uses are being impaired or threatened, develop plans for the protection or restoration 

of the designated use. They implement the plans through control 

programs such as permitting and enforcement, construction of municipal waste water treatment works, and nonpoint source control 

practices. The CWA also regulates discharge of dredge or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands. 

Drinking Water.—The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as 

amended in 1996, charges EPA with the responsibility of implementing a program to assure that the Nation’s public drinking 

water supplies are free of contamination that may pose a human 

health risk, and to protect and prevent the endangerment of 

ground water resources which serve as drinking water supplies. 

Hazardous Waste.—The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

of 1976 mandated EPA to develop a regulatory program to protect 

human health and the environment from improper hazardous 

waste disposal practices. The RCRA Program manages hazardous 

wastes from generation through disposal. 

EPA’s responsibilities and authorities to manage hazardous 

waste were greatly expanded under the Hazardous and Solid 

Waste Amendments of 1984. Not only did the regulated universe 

of wastes and facilities dealing with hazardous waste increase significantly, but past mismanagement practices, in particular prior 

releases at inactive hazardous and solid waste management units, 
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were to be identified and corrective action taken. The 1984 amendments also authorized a regulatory and implementation program 

directed to owners and operators of underground storage tanks. 

Pesticides.—The objective of the Pesticide Program is to protect 

the public health and the environment from unreasonable risks 

while permitting the use of necessary pest control approaches. This 

objective is pursued by EPA under the Food Quality Protection Act, 

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 through three principal means: (1) 

review of existing and new pesticide products; (2) enforcement of 

pesticide use rules; and (3) research and development to reinforce 

the ability to evaluate the risks and benefits of pesticides. 

Radiation.—The radiation program’s major emphasis is to minimize the exposure of persons to ionizing radiation, whether from 

naturally occurring sources, from medical or industrial applications, nuclear power sources, or weapons development. 

Toxic Substances.—The Toxic Substances Control Act establishes 

a program to stimulate the development of adequate data on the 

effects of chemical substances on health and the environment, and 

institute control action for those chemicals which present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. The act’s coverage affects more than 60,000 chemicals currently in commerce, 

and all new chemicals. 

Multimedia.—Multimedia activities are designed to support programs where the problems, tools, and results are cross media and 

must be integrated to effect results. This integrated program encompasses the Agency’s research, enforcement, and abatement activities. 

Superfund.—The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 established a national program 

to protect public health and the environment from the threats 

posed by inactive hazardous waste sites and uncontrolled spills of 

hazardous substances. The original statute was amended by the 

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. Under 

these authorities, EPA manages a hazardous waste site cleanup 

program including emergency response and long-term remediation. 

Brownfields.—The Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 as amended by the Small 

Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 

2002 establishes a national program to assess, cleanup, and provide support to States, Tribes, local communities and other stakeholders to work together to reuse Brownfields. 

Leaking Underground Storage Tanks.—The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 established the leaking underground storage tank [LUST] trust fund to conduct corrective actions for releases from leaking underground storage tanks that contain petroleum or other hazardous substances. EPA implements 

the LUST response program primarily through cooperative agreements with the States. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee has provided $7,772,928,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency, a $573,528,000 increase above the budg-
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et request and $47,798,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level. 

Changes to the EPA budget, by appropriation, are listed below. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $733,387,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 754,506,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 772,530,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

EPA’s ‘‘Science and technology’’ account provides funding for the 

scientific knowledge and tools necessary to support decisions on 

preventing, regulating, and abating environmental pollution and to 

advance the base of understanding on environmental sciences. 

These efforts are conducted through contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with universities, industries, other private commercial firms, nonprofit organizations, State and local governments, and Federal agencies, as well as through work performed at 

EPA’s laboratories and various field stations and field offices. In 

addition, Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund resources 

are transferred to this account directly from the Hazardous Substance Superfund. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $772,530,000 for science and technology programs, which is $18,024,000 above the request and 

$39,143,000 above the enacted level. In addition, the Committee 

recommends the budget request to transfer $26,126,000 from the 

Superfund appropriation, for a total of $798,650,000 for science and 

technology activities. Transferred funds are for ongoing research 

activities consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as 

amended. 

Changes to the budget request are detailed below: 

Air Toxics and Quality.—The Committee recommends 

$95,333,000, which is $2,373,000 above the request. Of the increase, $1,400,000 shall be provided to the San Joaquin Valley Air 

Pollution Control District to complete the Central California Ozone 

Study (Feinstein/Boxer) and $973,000 shall be used to fund fixed 

costs. 

The Committee notes the unique scientific value of the second 

generation atmospheric chamber at the University of California, 

Riverside and the valuable air quality research conducted at the facility. The Committee encourages EPA to consider options for contracting work with the University should funding become available. 

Climate Protection.—The Committee recommends $13,198,000, 

including $94,000 above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Enforcement.—The Committee recommends $15,311,000 including $236,000 above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Homeland Security.—The Committee recommends $55,105,000 

for homeland security programs, a $11,843,000 net decrease from 

the request. Within funds, the Committee directs a $10,000,000 decrease for the WaterSecurity initiative, a $2,000,000 decrease for 
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the Safe Buildings program and an $157,000 increase for fixed 

costs. 

The Committee notes that the administration plans to carry forward a large balance of unobligated WaterSecurity funds into fiscal 

year 2008 to fund two new pilot projects. Therefore, the Committee 

has reduced the request for additional pilot projects until EPA 

moves forward with the projects already funded. EPA should be 

prepared to report back to the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations by December 31, 2007 on the status and accomplishments of the current WaterSecurity pilots before requests for 

additional pilots will be considered. As noted previously, $2,000,000 

has been reduced from the Safe Buildings initiative. The Committee notes that no justification has been provided for this program in the budget request. 

Indoor Air.—The Committee recommends $1,228,000, including $12,000 above the request to fund fixed costs. 

IT/Data Management/Security.—The Committee recommends 

$3,548,000, including $49,000 above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Pesticide Licensing.—The Committee recommends, $5,959,000 including $78,000 above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Research: Clean Air.—The Committee recommends a total of 

$100,237,000 including an increase of $2,275,000 above the request. Of that amount, $600,000 shall be used to fund fixed costs 

and $1,675,000 shall be used to restore core research activities. The 

Committee directs EPA to use these funds to fund research activities in support of future rulemaking activities on greenhouse gas 

regulation. 

Research: Clean Water.—The Committee recommends 

$106,107,000, including a $1,105,000 increase above the request to 

fund fixed costs. 

Research: Congressional Priorities.—The Committee has included 

$7,000,000 above the request to fund high priority national research programs run by EPA partners. The increase above the request shall be allocated as follows: 

—$3,000,000 for the Water Environment Research Foundation to 

fund water quality research grants (Feinstein, Inouye, Lautenberg, Boxer, Cardin, Clinton, Collins, Graham, Kerry, Menendez, Schumer, Snowe); 

—$1,750,000 for the American Water Works Research Foundation to fund drinking water reseach grants (Feinstein, Allard, 

Bingaman, Reid, Salazar); 

—$1,500,000 for the Southwest Consortium for Environmental 

Research and Policy to fund university environmental reseach 

projects related to the U.S.-Mexico border (Feinstein, Domenici, 

Bingaman, Boxer); and 

—$750,000 for the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research 

for research and technology transfer on plant biotechnology 

issues (Inouye, Bond, McConnell, Kohl, Bayh, Brown, Bunning, 

Chambliss, Klobouchar, Levin, Lugar, Stabenow). 

Research: Extramural Research Grants.—The Committee has included $14,000,000 for extramural research grants on a competitive 

basis to fund high-priority research by universities and other EPA 

partners on air and water quality issues. Of the funds provided, 

EPA shall provide $10,000,000 on a competitive basis for air qual-
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ity research grants to study the health and environmental effects 

of air pollution, develop innovative emissions reduction strategies, 

and develop strategies to mitigate climate change. EPA shall also 

provide $4,000,000 in grants on a competitive basis to partners to 

fund research to meet regional or national water quality, security, 

availability, or watershed management needs. 

Research: Human Health and Ecosystems.—The Committee recommends $219,531,000, a $1,957,000 increase above the request to 

fund fixed cost increases. 

Research: Land Protection.—The Committee recommends 

$10,853,000, an increase of $116,000 above the request to fund 

fixed costs. 

Research: Pesticides and Toxics.—The Committee recommends 

$25,089,000, including $294,000 above the request to fund fixed 

costs. 

Research: Sustainability.—The Committee provides $22,692,000, including $214,000 above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Water: Human Health Protection.—The Committee provides $3,480,000, including $64,000 above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Other.—The Committee notes that Mississippi State University 

[MSU] has nationally recognized water resource development and 

management extension and research efforts. The Committee encourages EPA and the region IV office to consider options for 

partnering with MSU to establish a watershed center of excellence. 

The Committee notes that EPA continues to increase its support 

for nanotechnology research within its base budget, including a 

$1,600,000 increase for nanoscale research in its fiscal year 2008 

budget. The Committee is committed to ensuring that all Federal 

environmental, health and safety research is prioritized and coordinated so that nanotechnology’s potential benefits to the economy 

and environment are realized at the same time that human health 

and the environment are protected. To further these goals, the 

Committee urges EPA to contract or enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Academy of Sciences’ Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology within 90 days of enactment to develop and monitor implementation of a comprehensive, prioritized 

research roadmap for all Federal agencies on environmental, health 

and safety issues for nanotechnology. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $2,358,370,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,298,188,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,384,121,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Agency’s ‘‘Environmental programs and management’’ account includes the development of environmental standards; monitoring and surveillance of pollution conditions; direct Federal pollution control planning; technical assistance to pollution control agencies and organizations; preparation of environmental impact statements; enforcement and compliance assurance; and assistance to 

Federal agencies in complying with environmental standards and 

ensuring that their activities have minimal environmental impact. 

It provides personnel compensation, benefits, and travel and other 
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administrative expenses for all agency programs except Hazardous 

Substance Superfund, LUST, Science and Technology, Oil Spill Response, and OIG. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $2,384,121,000 for environmental 

programs and management activities, an $85,933,000 increase 

above the request and a $25,751,000 increase above the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level. 

Changes to the budget request are detailed below. 

Air Toxics and Quality.—The Committee recommends 

$192,957,000, a $4,396,000 increase above the budget request. Of 

that increase $2,396,000 shall be used to fully fund fixed costs. An 

additional $2,000,000 above the request is provided for the EPA to 

use its existing authority under the Clean Air Act to develop and 

publish a rule requiring mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas 

emissions above appropriate thresholds in all sectors of the economy. The Committee has provided bill language to this effect in the 

administrative provisions section. The Committee directs EPA to 

publish a draft rule no later than April 30, 2008, and a final rule 

no later than December 31, 2008. The Committee further directs 

EPA to include in its rule reporting of emissions resulting from upstream production and downstream sources. The Administrator 

shall determine appropriate thresholds of emissions above which 

reporting is required, and shall have discretion to use existing reporting requirements for utilities under the Clean Air Act. 

Brownfields.—The Committee provides $23,713,000, including $263,000 above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Climate Protection Program.—The Committee provides $85,881,000, including a $2,046,000 net decrease from the request 

for climate protection activities. Within funds, the Committee has 

included the administration’s request of $4,436,000 for the Methane-to-Markets initiative and has decreased the President’s request 

for the Asia-Pacific Partnership by $2,500,000. The Committee 

notes that EPA should use approximately $454,000 from this reduction to fund fixed costs in other climate protection program 

areas. 

Compliance.—The Committee has provided $124,607,000, which includes a general program reduction of $8,154,000 from the request for compliance activities. The Committee notes that EPA’s 

role in providing compliance assistance to regulated entities is important but should not supersede its enforcement role. 

Enforcement.—The Committee provides $196,628,000, including 

an $8,962,000 increase for enforcement activities above the request. 

Within that increase, $2,178,000 is provided to restore base environmental justice programs, for a total of $6,000,000. 

Environmental Protection: Demonstration Project Competitive 

Grants.—The Committee has provided $31,500,000 above the request to fund high priority regional or national demonstration 

project grants on a competitive basis that showcase innovative efforts to control or remediate pollution. Priority should be given to 

grantees that can provide matching funds from partners. Of this 

amount, $11,500,000 shall be provided for air quality grants, 

$10,000,000 shall be provided for water quality and availability 
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grants, and $10,000,000 shall be provided for drinking water program grants. 

Environmental Protection: Other Congressional Priorities.—The 

Committee has included $19,500,000 above the request to fund 

high priority national research programs run by EPA partners. The 

increase above the request shall be allocated as follows: —$11,000,000 for the National Rural Water Association for rural 

and small water system technical assistance programs (Leahy, 

Murray, Dorgan, Durbin, Stevens, Specter, Domenici, Bond, 

Shelby, Biden, Bingaman, Brown, Bunning, Cantwell, Cardin, 

Casey, Clinton, Coleman, Collins, Conrad, Cornyn, Dodd, Dole, 

Enzi, Feingold, Grassley, Hagel, Inhofe, Kennedy, Kerry, 

Klobouchar, Lieberman, Levin, Lincoln, Lugar, McCaskill, 

Menendez, Murkowski, Obama, Pryor, Roberts, Salazar, Sanders, Schumer, Smith, Snowe, Stabenow, Thomas, Thune, 

Vitter, Voinovich, Warner, Webb, and Wyden); —$4,000,000 for the Small Public Water System Technology Assistance Centers Program (Durbin, Stevens, Bond, Specter, 

McConnell). This program funds centers at Montana State 

University, Western Kentucky University, the University of 

Missouri—Columbia, the University of Alaska—Sitka, Mississippi State University, the University of New Hampshire, 

Pennsylvania State University and the University of Illinois 

that assist communities on water quality issues; —$3,500,000 for the Rural Community Assistance Partnership to 

fund rural and small water system technical assistance (Leahy, 

Harkin, Mikulski, Landrieu, Bingaman, Brown, Coleman, 

Conrad, Crapo, Feingold, Grassley, Klobouchar, Kerry, Levin, 

Lincoln, Pryor, Salazar, Sanders, Smith, Tester, Voinovich, and 

Wyden); —$1,000,000 for the Water Systems Council WellCare water well 

owner technical assistance program (Harkin, Reed, Baucus, 

Bayh, Cardin, Casey, Clinton, Crapo, Dole, Grassley, Kohl, 

Lincoln, Pryor, Lugar, Schumer, Smith, Tester, Whitehouse 

and Wyden). 

Geographic Programs.—The Committee recommends a total of 

$82,800,000, including an increase of $8,289,000 above the request, 

for Geographic Programs. Within this increase, $212,000 is provided to fund fixed costs, including $114,000 for the Great Lakes 

program and $33,000 for the Gulf of Mexico program. Other 

changes to the request are detailed below: 

—a $4,000,000 increase above the request, for a total of 

$32,812,000, to fund the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Committee notes that $8,000,000 has been provided in the budget 

request to retain Chesapeake Bay targeted watershed grants. 

The Committee provides an additional $2,000,000 to increase 

targeted watershed grant funding, and $2,000,000 to restore 

partnership grants for the Chesapeake Bay small watersheds 

(Mikulski, Cardin). 

—a $5,000,000 increase above the request is provided to fund 

new partnership grants for protection and restoration of San 

Francisco Bay watersheds (Feinstein). These competitive 

grants shall be used to support efforts by partner organizations 

and State and local governments to improve water quality and 
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restore Bay watersheds. Matching funds of no less than 25 percent shall be required, and priority shall be given to organizations that emphasize the ability to leverage additional public 

and private funds; —a $2,566,000 increase above the request, for a total of $3,500,000, to fund the Lake Champlain water quality program 

(President, Leahy); —a $1,533,000 increase above the request, for a total of $2,000,000, to fund Long Island Sound cleanup and water 

quality activities (President, Schumer, Clinton); —a $448,000 general program reduction for the Community Action for a Renewed Environment [CARE] program; and —a $4,953,000 reduction for Regional Administrators’ Geographic Initiatives, for a total of $5,000,000. The Committee notes that 

the justification contains very little detail on how the administration proposes to spend these funds and has reduced the 

budget accordingly. 

Homeland Security.—The Committee recommends $24,563,000, 

including a $144,000 increase above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Indoor Air.—The Committee recommends $27,105,000, including a $236,000 increase above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Information Exchange/Outreach.—The Committee recommends 

$127,542,000, including a $10,336,000 increase above the budget 

request. Of this increase, $1,336,000 shall be used to fund fixed 

costs. The Committee does not agree to the budget request to consolidate children’s health and environmental education programs 

and has provided $9,000,000 to restore environmental education 

programs and $6,241,000 to fund programs for children’s health 

and other sensitive populations. 

International Programs.—The Committee has provided $19,283,000 for international programs, which is an increase of 

$1,528,000 above the request. Of the increase provided, $1,329,000 

shall be used to restore Mexico Border programs to the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level and $199,000 shall be used to fund fixed costs. 

IT/Data Management/Security.—The Committee recommends 

$99,426,000, including a $2,824,000 increase above the request, for 

IT/Data Management/Security activities. Of that increase, $824,000 

shall be used to fund fixed costs and $2,000,000 shall be used to 

restore the network of EPA libraries recently closed or consolidated 

by the administration. While the Committee approves of efforts to 

make environmental data collections available electronically, the 

Committee does not agree to further library closures or consolidations without evidence of how the public would be served by these 

changes. Therefore, the Committee expects the EPA to restore publicly available library facilities in each region. EPA is directed to 

submit a plan on how it will use this funding increase to reopen 

facilities and maintain a robust collection of environmental data 

and resources in each region by December 31, 2007. 

Legal/Science/Regulatory/Economic Review.—The Committee 

recommends $117,246,000, including a $6,115,000 decrease from 

the request. This includes a $2,355,000 decrease for regulatory innovation programs and a $3,593,000 decrease for regulatory economic management and analysis. The Committee notes that these 

two program-projects were increased significantly by the adminis-
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tration under the continuing resolution. The Committee has appropriated funding consistent with the fiscal year 2006 enacted levels. 

The Committee also directs EPA to continue its Smart Growth 

technical assistance program at no less than 2006 levels and determine the appropriate funding mix from within accounts. 

Operations and Administration.—The Committee recommends 

$474,210,000, a $1,916,000 net increase above the request. The Committee has not agreed to the request to fund $1,260,000 

for extramural audit support without additional information supporting why this transfer of functions from the Office of the Inspector General is necessary. The Committee expects EPA to use these 

savings along with the increase provided to fund fixed costs. 

Pesticide Licensing.—The Committee recommends $119,882,000, 

including a $1,724,000 increase above the request to fund fixed 

costs. 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act [RCRA].—The Committee recommends $119,999,000, a $2,398,000 net decrease in 

RCRA programs. The Committee has not included the $4,000,000 

requested by the President for the e-manifest system because Congress has not authorized EPA to collect fees for this program. The 

Committee directs the administration to direct $1,602,000 in savings to fund fixed costs. 

Toxics Risk Review and Prevention.—The Committee has included $91,826,000 for these activities, which is a $1,755,000 increase above the request. Changes to the request include: a 

$1,197,000 increase to cover fixed costs; a $1,225,000 increase to restore funding for the High Production Volume [HPV] and Voluntary Children’s Chemical Evaluation Program [VCCEP]; a 

$2,876,000 increase for the endocrine disruptor program, for a total 

of $8,800,000; and a $3,543,000 decrease to the pollution prevention program, for a total of $16,621,000. The Committee notes that 

this brings funding levels for the endocrine disruptor and pollution 

prevention programs in line with their fiscal year 2006 levels. Of 

the $1,225,000 increase provided for the HPV and VCCEP programs, the Committee directs that $700,000 shall be allocated to 

the review and assessment of information submitted under HPV 

and $525,000 of the increase be used to support the VCCEP pilot 

through to completion. The Committee urges EPA to use the increase provided for endocrine disruptor programs to focus on validation of specific screening assays and tests focused on human 

health. 

Underground Storage Tanks.—The Committee recommends 

$11,864,000, a $145,000 increase over the budget request, to fund 

fixed costs. 

Water: Ecosystems.—The Committee includes $81,309,000, a 

$7,588,000 increase over the budget request. Within the increase 

provided, $7,297,000 shall be used to restore base operations of the 

National Estuary Program, including restoring base estuary grants 

offered by the program under section 320 of the Clean Water Act. 

Water: Human Health Protection.—The Committee recommends 

$100,975,000, a $1,178,000 increase over the request to fund fixed 

costs. 

The Committee was informed that EPA included $7,600,000 in 

its fiscal year 2007 operating plan to fund competitive grants for 
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rural water technical assistance activities. The Committee is perplexed why the agency has not moved forward with competing 

these grants when there is a clearly demonstrated need by small 

and rural water systems for third-party technical assistance. The 

Committee directs the agency to expedite efforts to process and 

award these grants by no later than December 1, 2007. 

Water Quality Protection.—The Committee recommends 

$211,305,000, an increase of $2,362,000, to fund fixed costs. 

Chesapeake Bay Program.—The Committee directs EPA to implement immediately all of the recommendations contained in the October 2005 Government Accountability Office [GAO] report. Of the 

funds provided to the Bay Program, $5,000,000 shall not become 

available until GAO certifies that EPA has implemented all recommendations. The Committee further directs EPA to develop a 

Chesapeake Bay action plan for the remaining years of the Chesapeake 2000 agreement. This plan must: (1) Clearly articulate realistic targets the Chesapeake Bay Program expects to achieve in 

each of the remaining years; (2) describe the actual activities the 

Chesapeake Bay Program will implement in each year to achieve 

these annual targets; (3) identify the amount and source of funding 

that will be used to accomplish each of these activities; and (4) describe the process the Chesapeake Bay Program will use to track 

and measure the progress of these actions. Finally, the Committee 

directs GAO to conduct an annual performance assessment of 

progress made on this action plan. 

Other.—The Committee provides the budget request of 

$2,000,000 for the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center 

[WaterISAC], and directs that WaterISAC shall be implemented 

through a grant to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies 

(Bennett). 

The Committee notes that EPA has discontinued its collection by 

helicopter of water samples analyzed for dissolved oxygen and nutrients in the New York Bight, including the coastal shorelines of 

New Jersey and New York, which EPA has conducted since 1977. 

The Committee notes that Congress was not consulted prior to this 

program change and directs EPA to immediately resume the helicopter sampling program. 

The recycling of agricultural and specialty pesticide containers is 

a significant component of the human health and environmental 

protection goals of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 

Rodenticide Act. The Committee continues to support EPA’s efforts 

on recycling but is concerned with the delay in establishing regulations to make recycling a part of the comprehensive effort to ensure 

the safe use and disposal of pesticide containers. The Committee 

strongly encourages EPA to adopt pesticide container recycling regulations within 180 days of enactment. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $37,172,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 38,008,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 40,000,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of Inspector General [OIG] provides audit, evaluation, 

and investigation products and advisory services to improve the 

performance and integrity of EPA programs and operations. The IG 

also holds the position of Inspector General for the Chemical Safety 

and Hazard Investigation Board. 

Trust fund resources are transferred to this account directly from 

the Hazardous Substance Superfund. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $40,000,000 for the Office of the Inspector General, a $1,992,000 increase above the request. In addition, the Committee recommends that $13,337,000 be transferred 

to this account from Hazardous Substances Superfund, an increase 

of $3,699,000 increase above the request, to bring the total resources available for the Office of the Inspector General to 

$53,337,000. 

The Committee does not agree to the administration’s proposal 

to reduce program oversight of EPA functions by further decreasing 

staff available for audit and compliance activities. The Committee 

is dismayed that personnel reductions appear to have been prematurely taken in anticipation of decreases proposed in the fiscal 

year 2008 budget or to further restructuring efforts that were not 

presented to the Committee. The Committee has not agreed to the 

proposed decreases and directs the Acting Inspector General to use 

the funding increase provided by the Committee to restore and 

maintain staffing comparable to prior year enacted levels. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $39,626,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 34,801,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 34,801,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The appropriation for buildings and facilities at EPA provides for 

the design and construction of EPA-owned facilities as well as for 

the repair, extension, alteration, and improvement of facilities utilized by the Agency. These funds correct unsafe conditions, protect 

health and safety of employees and Agency visitors, and prevent 

deterioration of structures and equipment. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee has provided $34,801,000 for buildings and facilities, equal to the budget request. 

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,255,097,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,244,706,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,274,643,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

On October 17, 1986, Congress amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 

[CERCLA] through the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 [SARA]. SARA reauthorized and expanded the 

Hazardous Substance Superfund to address the problems of uncontrolled hazardous waste sites and spills. Specifically, the legislation 

mandates that EPA: (1) provide emergency response to hazardous 

waste spills; (2) take emergency action at hazardous waste sites 

that pose an imminent hazard to public health or environmentally 

sensitive ecosystems; (3) engage in long-term planning, remedial 

design, and construction to clean up hazardous waste sites where 

no financially viable responsible party can be found; (4) take enforcement actions to require responsible private and Federal parties to clean up hazardous waste sites; and (5) take enforcement actions to recover costs where the fund has been used for cleanup. 

Due to the site-specific nature of the Agency’s Superfund program, 

site-specific travel is not considered part of the overall travel ceiling set for the Superfund account. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee provides $1,274,643,000 for Superfund cleanup 

and related activities, a $29,937,000 increase over the budget request and a $19,546,000 increase above enacted levels. 

Changes to the budget request are detailed below. 

Air Toxics and Quality.—The Committee has provided 

$2,407,000, including a $34,000 increase to fund fixed costs. 

Audits, Evaluations and Investigations.—The Committee does 

not endorse a decrease in Superfund-related oversight activities by 

the Office of Inspector General and has provided a $6,188,000 increase for Superfund audits and related activities to restore the 

program to prior year levels. 

Compliance.—The Committee has provided $1,356,000, including 

an $8,000 increase over the request to fund fixed costs. 

Enforcement.—The Committee has provided $189,110,000, including a $3,699,000 increase for Superfund enforcement. Of this 

increase, $2,245,000 shall be used to fund fixed costs and 

$1,454,000 shall be used to restore forensics support activities to 

the prior year enacted level, for a total of $3,802,000. 

Homeland Security.—The Committee has provided $48,006,000, 

including a $275,000 increase above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Information Exchange/Outreach.—The Committee has provided 

$1,591,000, including $3,000 above the request to fund fixed costs. 

IT/Data Management/Security.—The Committee has provided 

$17,192,000, including $62,000 above the request to fund fixed 

costs. 

Legal/Science/Regulatory/Economic Review.—The Committee 

has provided $1,456,000, including $13,000 above the request to 

fund fixed costs. 

Operations and Administration.—The Committee has provided 

$132,710,000, a $718,000 increase above the request to fund fixed 

costs. 
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Research: Human Health and Ecosystems.—The Committee has 

provided $4,013,000, including a $41,000 increase above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Research: Land Protection.—The Committee has provided a 

$221,000 increase above the request to fund fixed costs. 

Superfund Cleanup.—The Committee has provided $843,163,000, 

$18,675,000 above the request, to fund Superfund cleanup activities. Of this increase, $2,381,000 is provided to fund fixed costs; an 

additional $1,294,000 is provided to restore emergency response 

and removal activities, for a total of $193,749,000; and $15,000,000 

is provided to fund remedial activities at additional Superfund national priority list sites. The Committee is dismayed that EPA recently reduced its targeted number of expected construction completions and the Committee expects EPA to use this funding to 

pursue a more aggressive clean-up schedule that includes additional site remediations. 

Bill Language.—The Committee notes that it has provided authority for EPA to transfer $13,337,000 noted previously to the Office of Inspector General for audit and compliance work and 

$26,126,000 to the Science and Technology appropriation to fund 

research activities related to Superfund. 

Other.—The Committee is concerned about EPA’s handling of 

Superfund sites the agency has determined pose a threat to humans or require additional information to be gathered to properly 

determine human health risk. The Committee is aware that in 

2006, EPA listed 144 Superfund sites where EPA determined the 

threat to humans from dangerous carcinogenic substances was not 

under control. However, the Committee understands that EPA has 

recently revised that list to reduce the number to 114 sites without 

providing sufficient explanation as to why these sites have been reclassified. The Committee further notes that EPA has also been reluctant to release information about the potential human health 

risks posed by these sites, plans for cleaning up these sites or steps 

to investigate 200 additional sites where there is insufficient data 

to determine whether they pose uncontrolled risks for humans. 

Therefore, the Committee directs EPA to submit a report to the 

Committee by no later than December 1, 2007, to include (1) a listing of sites where carcinogens are known not to be under control 

and a ranking of which sites are most dangerous to the public’s 

health; (2) EPA’s plan to protect human exposure and public health 

at those sites; (3) an explanation of what EPA actions were taken 

between 2006 and 2007 that led to the significant decrease in the 

number of sites listed as potentially hazardous to humans; and (4) 

what steps EPA is taking to learn more about other Superfund 

sites where there are insufficient data to determine human health 

risk. 

The Committee is encouraged that the EPA is reevaluating 

whether the Santa Susana Field Laboratory should be included on 

the National Priority List as a Superfund site. The Committee directs the EPA to collect and utilize new data in making this determination, including a comprehensive radioactive site characterization conducted by EPA’s Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory. 
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LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $72,035,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 72,461,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 72,493,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorizations Act of 1986 

[SARA] established the leaking underground storage tank [LUST] 

trust fund to conduct corrective actions for releases from leaking 

underground storage tanks containing petroleum and other hazardous substances. EPA implements the LUST program through 

State cooperative agreement grants which enable States to conduct 

corrective actions to protect human health and the environment, 

and through non-State entities including Indian tribes under section 8001 of RCRA. The trust fund is also used to enforce responsible parties to finance corrective actions and to recover expended 

funds used to clean up abandoned tanks. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee has provided $72,493,000 for the Leaking Underground Storage Tanks program, a $32,000 increase above the request. The increase shall be used to cover fixed costs. 

OIL SPILL RESPONSE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $15,734,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 17,280,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 17,487,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation, authorized by the Federal Water Pollution 

Control Act of 1987 and amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 

provides funds to prepare for and prevent releases of oil and other 

petroleum products into navigable waterways. EPA is also reimbursed for incident specific response costs through the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which pursuant to law is managed by the 

United States Coast Guard. EPA is responsible for: directing all 

cleanup and removal activities posing a threat to public health and 

the environment; conducting site inspections, including compelling 

responsible parties to undertake cleanup actions; reviewing containment plans at facilities; reviewing area contingency plans; pursuing cost recovery of fund-financed cleanups; and conducting research of oil cleanup techniques. Funds for this appropriation are 

provided through the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund which is composed of fees and collections made through provisions of the Oil 

Pollution Act of 1990, the Comprehensive Oil Pollution Liability 

and Compensation Act, the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, the Outer 

Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, and the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act as amended. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee has provided $17,487,000 for the oil spill response program, $207,000 above the request. The increase shall be 

used to cover fixed costs. 

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $3,213,709,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,744,450,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,181,853,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘State and tribal assistance grants’’ account funds grants to 

support the State revolving fund programs; State, tribal, regional, 

and local environmental programs; and special projects to address 

critical water and waste water treatment needs. 

Included in this account are funds for the following infrastructure grant programs: Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds; United States-Mexico Border Program; Alaska Native villages; and Brownfield State and Tribal Response program 

grants authorized by CERCLA section 128(a). 

It also contains the following categorical environmental grants, 

State/tribal program grants, and assistance and capacity building 

grants: (1) air resource assistance to State, regional, local, and tribal governments (secs. 105 and 103 of the Clean Air Act); (2) radon 

State and Tribal grants; (3) water pollution control agency resource 

supplementation (sec. 106 of the FWPCA); (4) BEACHS Protection 

grants (sec. 406 of FWPCA as amended); (5) nonpoint source (sec. 

319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act); (6) wetlands State 

program development; (7) water quality cooperative agreements 

(sec. 104(b)(3) of FWPCA); (8) targeted watershed grants; (9) wastewater operator training grants; (10) public water system supervision; (11) underground injection control; (12) drinking water program State homeland security coordination grants; (13) hazardous 

waste financial assistance; (14) Brownfields activities authorized by 

CERCLA section 104(k); (15) underground storage tanks; (16) pesticides program implementation; (17) lead grants; (18) toxic substances compliance; (19) pesticides enforcement; (20) the Environmental Information Exchange Network; (21) pollution prevention; 

(22) sector program; and (23) Indians general assistance grants. 

As in past fiscal years, reprogrammings associated with Performance Partnership Grants need not be submitted to the Committee 

for approval should such grants exceed the normal reprogramming 

limitations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,181,853,000 

for State and Tribal Assistance Grants, an increase of $437,403,000 

above the request and a decrease of $31,856,000 from the enacted 

level. 

Changes to the request are detailed below. 
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Infrastructure Assistance.—The Committee recommends the following increases above the budget request: a $199,446,000 increase 

for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, for a total of 

$887,000,000; a $14,500,000 increase for the Alaska native villages 

program, for a total of $30,000,000 (President, Stevens, Murkowski); and a $15,000,000 increase for Diesel Emissions Reduction 

Act grants, for a total of $50,000,000. The Committee has also provided $842,167,000 for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 

and $89,258,000 for Brownfields programs, equal to the request. 

The Committee continues to be very supportive of water quality 

improvements to improve the health and environment of communities along the United States-Mexico border. However, the Committee is very concerned that EPA’s Mexico border program is carrying forward nearly $300,000,000 in unliquidated or unobligated 

balances for priority projects. Therefore, the Committee has agreed 

with the President’s request to reduce funding for the program for 

this fiscal year and cannot consider further increases until progress 

is made in reducing these unspent balances. The Committee directs 

EPA to continue working with program partners to implement reforms. Further, EPA shall submit a report to the Committee on the 

status of these reform efforts, including current unliquidated and 

unobligated balances, by December 31, 2007. The Committee has provided a $15,000,000 increase above the 

request for new cost-effective emissions reduction project grants. 

The Committee expects this funding to be divided equally between 

the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control and South Coast Air 

Quality Management Districts, the two most severely polluted air 

quality management districts in the Nation (Feinstein). The Committee directs EPA to award these grants to the local air quality 

management districts for innovative or cost-effective retrofits, engine replacement, equipment replacement and technology development in the transportation, agriculture, and port sectors. The Committee expects these funds to be matched by these local districts at 

the program level on a 1-to-1 basis. The Committee notes that this 

funding is available to fund emissions reduction activities deemed 

necessary for compliance with a national ambient air quality standard and included in a State Implementation Plan submitted to the 

EPA. 

The Committee recommends a $140,000,000 increase for targeted 

project grants to fund water system improvements which require a 

local match of 45 percent per grant unless a hardship waiver is 

granted by EPA. This funding shall be distributed as follows: 

State Description Amount Requested by 

AK Water treatment project for the City of Kenai, AK ............................... $300,000 Murkowski 

AK Water and sewer improvements project for the City of Kodiak, AK .... 500,000 Stevens 

AK Water and sewer upgrade project for the City of Wrangell, AK .......... 550,000 Stevens 

AK Water and sewer upgrade project for the City of Ketchikan, AK ......... 550,000 Stevens 

AL Wastewater treatment facility upgrade project for the Town of Eva, 

AL.

300,000 Sessions 

AL Wastewater construction project for the Town of Somerville, AL ........ 384,000 Shelby 

AL Water treatment plant upgrade project for the City of Clanton, AL ... 1,084,000 Shelby 

AL Wastewater and drinking water infrastructure project for Jackson 

County, AL.

132,000 Shelby 

AR Water system improvement project for the Ozark Mountain Regional 

Public Water Authority.

300,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

AR Water system improvements for the City of Fayetteville ..................... 300,000 Lincoln, Pryor 
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State Description Amount Requested by 

AZ Wastewater treatment plant expansion project for Bullhead City, 

AZ.

300,000 Kyl 

CA Sewer system upgrades for El Rio Forebay, Ventura County ............... 1,000,000 Feinstein 

CA Martin Slough inteceptor project for the City of Eureka ...................... 1,000,000 Feinstein, Boxer 

CA Perchlorate remediation and drinking water system improvements for 

the City of Pasadena.

1,175,000 Feinstein, Boxer 

CA Water supply improvements for the City of East Palo Alto ................. 825,000 Feinstein, Boxer 

CA Water system improvements for the City of Big Bear Lake ................ 1,000,000 Feinstein, Boxer 

CO Drinking water project for the Arkansas Valley Conduit, CO ............... 600,000 Allard, Salazar 

CO Wastewater and drinking water project for Idaho Springs, CO ........... 500,000 Allard 

CO Wastewater facility upgrade project for the Town of Bayfield, CO ..... 400,000 Allard, Salazar 

CO Drinking water system improvement project for the City of Manitou 

Springs, CO.

100,000 Allard 

CO Water system improvements for the South Platte River Basin, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District.300,000 Allard, Salazar 

CT Sanitary sewer inflow elimination project for the Town of Enfield ..... 300,000 Dodd, Lieberman 

CT Wellhead cleanup for the City of Southington ..................................... 300,000 Lieberman 

DE Filter membrane plant improvents for the City of Wilmington ............ 300,000 Biden, Carper 

DE Old Shellpot interceptor improvements for New Castle County ........... 300,000 Biden, Carper 

FL Wastewater infrastructure improvement project for the City of Jacksonville, FL.300,000 Martinez 

FL Water system improvements for the Emerald Coast Utility 

Authority.

300,000 Nelson, Martinez 

GA Wastewater and stormwater rehabilitation project for the City of Atlanta, GA.300,000 Chambliss, Isakson 

GA Water and wastewater improvements project for the Metro North 

Georgia Water Planning District, GA.

300,000 Chambliss, Isakson 

IA Wastewater treatment plant construction project for the City of Clinton, IA.300,000 Harkin, Grassley 

IA Water system improvements for the City of Davenport ....................... 500,000 Harkin 

IA Combined sewer overflow improvements for the City of Ottumwa ...... 400,000 Harkin 

ID Drinking water system reconstruction project for the City of Marsing, 

ID.

432,000 Craig 

ID Wastewater system improvements project for the City of Hazelton, 

ID.

469,000 Craig/Crapo 

ID Wastewater system improvements project for the City of St. Anthony, 

ID.

562,000 Craig/Crapo 

ID Wastewater and stormwater facilities project for the City of Rexburg, 

ID.

137,000 Craig/Crapo 

ID Drinking water project for the City of Buhl, ID .................................... 300,000 Craig/Crapo 

IL Water supply infrastructure improvements for the Village of Chatham.300,000 Durbin 

IL Wastewater system improvements for the City of Monmouth ............. 300,000 Durbin 

IL Wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Northeastern Illinois 

Sewer Consortium.

350,000 Obama 

IL Water system improvements for the Village of Riverdale .................... 300,000 Durbin 

IN Wastewater treatment plant upgrade project for the City of 

Centerville, IN.

300,000 Lugar 

IN Wastewater system upgrades for the City of Fort Wayne .................... 150,000 Bayh 

IN Sanitary sewer improvements for the City of Evansville, IN ............... 150,000 Lugar, Bayh 

KS 10th Street sewer line repairs in Great Bend, KS ............................... 500,000 Brownback 

KS Wastewater treatment project for the City of Ellsworth, KS ................ 300,000 Brownback 

KS Wastewater treatment plant construction project for the City of 

Larned, KS.

300,000 Brownback 

KS Wastewater treatment project for the City of Iola, KS ......................... 200,000 Brownback 

KS Stormwater improvement project for the City of Lenexa, KS ............... 300,000 Brownback, Roberts 

KS Wastewater treatment plant construction project for the City of Prescott, KS.300,000 Roberts 

KY Wastewater construction project for the City of Ewing in Fleming 

County, KY.

300,000 Bunning 

KY Drinking water project for the Green River Valley Water District in 

Hart County, KY.

1,000,000 McConnell 

KY Drinking water and construction project for the Monroe County Water 

District in Tompkinsville, KY.

600,000 McConnell 

LA Water system upgrades for the City of Hammond ............................... 400,000 Landrieu 

LA Wastewater treatment expansion for the City of St. Gabriel ............... 300,000 Landrieu 
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State Description Amount Requested by 

LA Wastewater treatment facility improvements for the City of 

Bastrop.

200,000 Landrieu 

LA Wastewater treatment facility construction project for Ascension Parish, LA.300,000 Vitter 

MA Wastewater system improvements for the City of Brockton ................ 300,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

MA Wastewater treatment plant upgrades for the City of Marlborough ... 300,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

MD Sanitary and combined sewer infrastructure improvements for the 

City of Baltimore.

700,000 Mikulski, Cardin 

MD Combined sewer overflow improvements for the City of Frostburg ..... 300,000 Mikulski, Cardin 

MD Combined sewer overflow improvements for the Town of Westernport.200,000 Mikulski, Cardin 

MD Combined sewer overflow improvements for the City of Cumberland.200,000 Mikulski, Cardin 

ME Wastewater treatment plant relocation project for the City of 

Presque Isle, ME.

300,000 Snowe, Collins 

ME Wastewater treatment relocation project for the City of Ellsworth, ME 300,000 Snowe, Collins 

MI Water supply improvements for the City of Saint Louis ...................... 300,000 Levin, Stabenow 

MI Sewer line construction for the Genessee County Drain Commission.300,000 Levin, Stabenow 

MN Drinking water facility construction project for the City of New Auburn, MN.300,000 Coleman 

MN Combined sewer overflow improvements fo the City of Minneapolis .. 300,000 Klobouchar 

MO Wastewater treatment plant expansion project and line extension for 

the City of Linn, MO.

1,600,000 Bond 

MS Drinking water and wastewater construction project for the Town of 

Flora, MS.

800,000 Cochran 

MS Wastewater construction project for the City of Oxford, MS ................ 200,000 Cochran 

MS Wastewater rehabilitation project for the West Rankin Utility Authority, MS.200,000 Cochran 

MS Wastewater and water quality protection project for the City of 

Ridgeland, MS.

200,000 Cochran 

MS Water and sewer line extension project for the Town of Boyle, MS .... 100,000 Cochran 

MS Wastewater improvements project for the City of Fulton, MS ............. 100,000 Cochran 

MS Water and wastewater improvements project for the City of 

Brookhaven, MS.

300,000 Lott 

MT Wastewater lagoon replacement for the Crow Tribe ............................ 600,000 Baucus, Tester 

MT Missouri River wastewater treatment plant improvements for the 

City of Helena.

300,000 Baucus, Tester 

NC Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority project, NC .................... 300,000 Burr 

NC Water treatment system project for the Neuse Regional Water and 

Sewer Authority, NC.

300,000 Dole, Burr 

ND Water treatment plant improvements for the City of Washburn ......... 200,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

ND Wasterwater treatment plant upgrades for the City of Riverdale ....... 300,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

ND Upgrades for the Ludden rural water system, Southeast Water Users 

District.

300,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

ND Water system improvements and expansion to the Cities of Fortuna, 

Noonan and Columbus for the BDW Water Systems Association.

200,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

ND Water treatment plant upgrades for the City of Lakota ...................... 200,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

ND Rural water system expansion for the City of Esmond ....................... 100,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

ND Water system improvements for Walsh County .................................... 100,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

NE Wastewater treatment facilities upgrade project for the City of Lincoln, NE.600,000 Nelson, Hagel 

NE Wastewater system improvements for the City of South Sioux City .... 500,000 Nelson 

NE Combined sewer separation project for the City of Omaha ................ 400,000 Nelson 

NH Stormwater facilities construction project for the City of Manchester, 

NH.

500,000 Gregg 

NH Danis/Lynchville Water and Sewer Project in Goffstown, NH ............... 300,000 Gregg 

NH Drinking water improvements project in Lancaster, NH ...................... 225,000 Gregg 

NH Wastewater and water quality protection project for the Town of 

Jaffrey, NH.

300,000 Gregg, Sununu 

NH Wastewater treatment project for the City of Greenfield, NH .............. 300,000 Sununu 

NJ Combined sewer overflow improvments for the Bayonne Municipal 

Utilities Authority.

400,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

NJ Wastewater treatment plant upgrades for the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission.300,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

NJ Combined sewer study for Pennsauken Township ............................... 200,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 
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State Description Amount Requested by 

NJ Wastewater pumping station improvements for the Karney Municipal 

Utilities Authority.

300,000 Menendez, Lautenberg 

NM Water system upgrades for the City of Rio Rancho ............................ 300,000 Bingaman 

NM Valley Utilities Project for Albuquerque/Bernalillo County, NM ............ 400,000 Domenici, Bingaman 

NM Wastewater facility improvement project for the City of Belen, NM ... 400,000 Domenici, Bingaman 

NM Wastewater treatment plant construction project for the City of 

Aztec, NM.

400,000 Domenici, Bingaman 

NM Water and wastewater system improvements project for West Mesa 

and the City of Las Cruces, NM.

400,000 Domenici, Bingaman 

NV Wastewater infrastructure upgrade project for the City of Fallon, 

NV.

300,000 Reid, Ensign 

NV Sewer extension project for the City of Reno ....................................... 400,000 Reid 

NV Water system improvements for the City of Carson City ..................... 300,000 Reid 

NV Aseptic treatments for Noapa Valley water district ............................. 300,000 Reid 

NV Water system improvements for Esreralda County, NV ........................ 100,000 Reid 

NY Wastewater treatment facilty improvements for the Village of Owego 300,000 Schumer, Clinton 

NY Water system improvements for the Village of Sydney ........................ 300,000 Schumer, Clinton 

OH Organic system detection system improvements for the Ohio River 

Valley Water Sanitation Commission.

300,000 Brown 

OH Drinking water plant construction project for Burr Oak, OH ............... 300,000 Voinovich 

OK Wastewater and water quality protection project for the City of Ardmore, OK.300,000 Inhofe 

OR Wastewater system project for the City of Coburg, OR ....................... 300,000 Smith, Wyden 

OR Decentralized stormwater management system improvements for the 

City of Portland.

550,000 Wyden 

PA Sewer system upgrades for the Monogahela Township, Greene County.300,000 Casey 

PA 3 Rivers Wet Weather wastewater rehabilitation project, PA .............. 800,000 Specter 

PA Wastewater upgrade and water quality protection project for Franklin 

Township, PA.

200,000 Specter 

PA Wastewater collection and treatment facilities construction project 

for the Borough of Cochranton, PA.

200,000 Specter 

PA Waterline construction project for Somerset County, PA ...................... 200,000 Specter, Casey 

PA Waterline replacement project for the Borough of Bellefonte, PA ....... 100,000 Specter, Casey 

PA Wastewater and stormwater infrastructure project for the City of 

Scranton, PA.

100,000 Specter 

RI Biological nutrient removal improvements for the City of East Providence.700,000 Reed, Whitehouse 

RI Water transmission system improvements for the City of Warwick .... 500,000 Reed, Whitehouse 

RI Water pollution control management, City of Newport ........................ 300,000 Reed, Whitehouse 

SC Wastewater line replacement project for the City of West Columbia, 

SC.

150,000 Graham 

SC Stormwater drainage system project for the City of Charleston, SC .. 150,000 Graham 

SD Water infrastructure improvements for the City of Box Elder ............. 500,000 Johnson 

SD Source water protection improvements for the City of Rapid City ...... 600,000 Johnson, Thune 

TN Wastewater treatment project for the City of Harrogate, TN ............... 1,000,000 Alexander 

TN Sutherland Water Line Extension project in Johnson County, TN ........ 300,000 Alexander 

TN Gobey Community water system improvement project in Morgan 

County, TN.

300,000 Alexander 

TX Wastewater treatment upgrade project for the City of Austin Water 

Utility, TX.

300,000 Hutchison, Cornyn 

TX Stormwater project for Lanana Creek, TX ............................................ 800,000 Hutchison 

TX Sewer line replacement and rehabilitation project for the City of San 

Antonio, TX.

800,000 Hutchison 

UT Drinking water improvement project for Syracuse City, UT ................. 500,000 Bennett 

UT Drinking water improvement project for Centerfield, UT ..................... 1,100,000 Bennett 

UT Water quality protection project for Salt Lake City, UT ....................... 300,000 Hatch 

VA Wastewater treatment plant project for the Town of Onancock, VA ... 300,000 Warner, Webb 

VA Sewer infrastructure improvements for the City of Lynchburg ............ 300,000 Warner, Webb 

VT Wastewater upgrades for the Town of Pownal ..................................... 750,000 Leahy, Sanders 

VT Water system upgrades for the Town of Hardwick .............................. 500,000 Leahy, Sanders 

WA Drinking water upgrades for the City of Monitor, Chelan County Public Utilities District.600,000 Murray, Cantwell 

WA Wastewater treatment plant upgrades for the City of Winlock ........... 400,000 Murray, Cantwell 

WA Water treatment system upgrades for the City of West Richland ....... 300,000 Murray, Cantwell 

WI Drinking water improvements for the City of Waukesha ..................... 600,000 Kohl 
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State Description Amount Requested by 

WI Storm water facilities improvements for the City of Green Bay .......... 400,000 Kohl 

WV Wastewater treatment plant improvements for the City of Moorefield.3,000,000 Byrd 

WV Water and sewer improvements for the Mingo County Redevelopment 

Authority.

3,000,000 Byrd 

WY Wastewater treatment plant upgrade project for the City of Cheyenne, WY.300,000 Enzi 

TOTAL ....................................................................................... 64,775,000 

Categorical Grants.—The Committee recommends an increase of 

$53,457,000 for categorical grants above the request including a reduction of $2,850,000 for environmental information, for a total of 

$10,000,000; a $10,000,000 increase for non-point source pollution 

assistance as authorized by section 319 of the Clean Water Act for 

a total of $204,040,000; a $1,000,000 reduction for pollution prevention grants for a total of $4,940,000; and a $226,000 increase to the 

underground storage tank program, for a total of $22,500,000. 

The Committee strongly disagrees with the programmatic 

changes proposed by the administration to State and local air quality management grants and has provided a $35,081,000 increase, 

for a total of $220,261,000, to restore these grants to their fiscal 

year 2006 level. 

An additional $12,000,000 is provided for one-time project grants 

to fund targeted environmental remediation activities. Of these 

funds, $8,000,000 shall be used by EPA to fund efforts to monitor 

and remediate groundwater contamination and other pollution 

sources at Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco (Feinstein) and $4,000,000 shall be transferred to the State of Oklahoma 

to fund high-priority remediation and relocation programs for the 

Tar Creek and Spring River watersheds in Oklahoma (Inhofe). 

Other.—The Committee has continued bill language from prior 

years, as requested by the administration, to: (1) extend for 1 year 

the authority for States to transfer funds between the Clean Water 

State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund; 

(2) waive the one-third of 1 percent cap on the tribal set-aside from 

non-point source grants; (3) increase to 11⁄2 percent the cap on the 

tribal set-aside for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund; (4) require that any funds provided to address the water infrastructure 

needs of colonias within the United States and along the United 

States-Mexico border be spent only in areas where the local government entity has established an enforceable ordinance or rule which 

prevents additional development within colonias that lack water, 

wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure; and (5) change the 

limitation on the amounts of the State Revolving Funds a State can 

use for administration. 

The Committee has agreed to the administration’s request to rescind $5,000,000 of prior year unobligated balances. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The Committee has retained language, as requested by the administration, included in prior year appropriations acts regarding 

tribal cooperative agreements and pesticide registration fees. 
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As noted previously, the Committee has included $2,000,000 

within the environmental programs and management appropriation that shall be used by EPA to use its existing authority under 

the Clean Air Act to develop and publish a rule requiring mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions above appropriate 

thresholds in all sectors of the economy. 

The Committee concurs with the budget request and has included language to target Diesel Emission Reduction Act grants to 

areas not currently in attainment with national ambient air quality 

standards. 

The Committee has not agreed to the administration’s proposal 

to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to change State requirements for underground storage tank inspection. 

No later than 180 days after enactment of this act, the EPA 

should submit a report to the Committee outlining what steps the 

Agency has taken to implement the recommendations included in 

the 2004 and 2005 Inspector General and 2005 Government Accountability Office reports on environmental justice. The report 

should also outline EPA’s efforts to incorporate environmental justice into their emergency management procedures and their incident command structure. 
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TITLE III 

RELATED AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $280,488,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 263,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 291,807,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Forest and rangeland research and development carries out basic 

and applied scientific research to provide information and solutions 

to sustain the Nation’s forests and rangelands. Research scientists 

collaborate with industry, non-governmental organizations, colleges 

and universities, State foresters, and other governmental agencies. 

The research program works on a number of issues that are critical 

to the mission of the Forest Service including fire and fuels; 

invasive species; forest inventory and analysis; vegetation and protection; wildlife and fish habitat; soil, water, and air resources; 

valuation of forests and grasslands; urban forests and the urbanwildland interface. Research is conducted at six research stations, 

the Forest Products Laboratory, and the International Institute of 

Tropical Forestry located in Puerto Rico, with approximately 500 

scientists and 67 sites located throughout the United States. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $291,807,000 for forest and rangeland research, an increase of $28,807,000 over the 

request and $11,319,000 over the enacted level. Increases to the 

budget request include $5,458,000 to fully fund fixed costs. Funding provided for the FIA program is equal to the budget request of 

$62,329,000. 

The increase over the budget request provided by the Committee 

should be used to restore and expand the base program for the Forest Service research and development mission area. The Committee 

directs the agency to maintain the base programs at individual research stations to the maximum extent possible. Within the increase, $800,000 shall be provided to the Center for Bottomlands 

Hardwood Research in Mississippi, of which $400,000 is for hydrology studies in cooperation with the Southern Research Station in 

Starkville (Cochran); and $2,700,000, an increase of $1,150,000 

over the budget request, is provided for competitive research grants 

for the Northeastern States Research Cooperative [NRSC]. Funds 

provided for the NRSC shall be allocated as follows; $1,000,000 for 
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programs in the State of Vermont, $1,000,000 for programs in the 

State of New Hampshire, and $350,000 each for programs in the 

States of Maine and New York (Leahy, Collins, Snowe, Schumer, 

Clinton). 

The Committee believes that a robust climate change management research program will be essential for the Forest Service to 

sustain forest health and biodiversity and protect a wide range of 

natural resources. Within the increase, the Committee has provided an additional $2,500,000 to expand to the agency’s climate 

science research program. The Committee directs the Forest Service to use this increase to develop forest management techniques 

that adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change, particularly in those geographic regions of the United States where forest 

lands are most at risk. Within 60 days of enactment, the Committee directs the Forest Service to submit a proposed work plan 

that details the planned work and accomplishments with this increased funding and the other base climate change resources. 

STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $279,761,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 202,458,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 272,542,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

State and private forestry programs provide technical and financial assistance to landowners and resource managers to help sustain the Nation’s urban and rural forests and protect communities 

and the environment from wildland fires. Through a coordinated effort in management, protection, conservation education, and resource use, State and private forestry programs facilitate sound 

stewardship across lands of all ownerships on a landscape scale, 

while maintaining the flexibility for individual forest landowners to 

pursue their own objectives. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee has provided $272,542,000 for State and private 

forestry activities, $70,084,000 above the request and $7,219,000 

below the enacted level. Except where indicated, increases to the 

request should be used to fully fund fixed costs. 

Budget estimate Committee 

recommendation Change 

Forest health management .................................................................. $91,089,000 $102,215,000 ∂$11,126,000 

Cooperative fire protection .................................................................. 42,122,000 39,034,000 ¥3,088,000 

Cooperative forestry ............................................................................. 66,747,000 124,340,000 ∂57,593,000 

International forestry ........................................................................... 2,500,000 6,953,000 ∂4,453,000 

Total, State and private forestry ............................................ 202,458,000 272,542,000 ∂70,084,000 

Forest Health Management.—The Committee recommends 

$102,125,000 for forest health management activities. 

The Committee has provided $54,967,000 for Federal lands forest 

health management, an increase of $2,008,000 over the budget request. The Committee has provided $47,248,000 for Cooperative 
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lands forest health management, an increase of $9,118,000 above 

the request. 

Cooperative Fire Protection.—The Committee recommends 

$39,034,000 for cooperative fire protection activities, which is 

$3,088,000 below the request. The Committee has provided 

$33,122,000 for State Fire Assistance, equal to the budget request. The Committee has provided $5,912,000 for volunteer fire assist- ance, a $3,088,000 reduction from the request. The Committee does 

not agree with the budget request to consolidate rural and volunteer fire assistance programs within the Forest Service and notes 

that it has also provided an additional $8,000,000 through the Bureau of Land Management to restore funding for rural fire assistance grants. 

Cooperative Forestry.—The Committee recommends $124,340,000 

for cooperative forestry, a $57,593,000 increase above the request. The Committee has provided $48,095,000 for the forest legacy program. This allocation also includes the use of $6,500,000 from 

prior year funds for projects which have failed or received funding 

from other sources. The Committee recommends the following distribution of funds: 

FOREST SERVICE FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM 

State Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

TN Big Forks ........................................................................................... $1,000,000 President 

VT Brushwood/West Fairlee Community Forest ...................................... 1,500,000 Leahy, Sanders 

UT Chalk Creek South Fork #2 ............................................................... 1,400,000 President, Bennett 

CA Chalk Mountain Ranch-Six Rivers to the Sea .................................. 1,000,000 Feinstein 

NC Clarendon Plantation ........................................................................ 2,500,000 Dole 

ID Gold Creek Ranch ............................................................................. 3,168,000 Craig 

HI Kealakekua Ranch ............................................................................. 1,989,000 President, Inouye 

MN Koochiching ....................................................................................... 1,750,000 President, Coleman, 

Klobuchar 

ME Lower Penobscot Forest ..................................................................... 3,300,000 President, Snowe, Collins 

KY Marrowbone Creek ............................................................................. 661,000 McConnell 

AL Mobile Tensaw Delta ......................................................................... 2,132,000 President, Shelby 

AR Moro Big Pine .................................................................................... 2,450,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

MT North Swan River Valley ................................................................... 3,920,000 President, Baucus, 

Tester 

MI Northern Great Lakes Forest (Kamehameha) Project ....................... 2,000,000 President, Levin, 

Stabenow 

WI Northern Wild Rivers ......................................................................... 3,000,000 Kohl 

VA Nottoway River .................................................................................. 2,300,000 President, Warner,

Webb 

NH Ossipee Pine Barrens ........................................................................ 2,380,000 President, Gregg, 

Sununu 

GA Paulding County Land Area .............................................................. 3,500,000 President, Chambliss, 

Isakson 

SC Piedmont of South Carolina .............................................................. 3,000,000 Graham 

CT Skiff Mountain phase II .................................................................... 770,000 President, Dodd, 

Lieberman 

WV Potomac Watershed River South Branch Project .............................. 750,000 President, Byrd 

NJ Sparta Mountain South ..................................................................... 600,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

TX Turkey Creek ...................................................................................... 1,500,000 President 

NM Vallecitos High Country ..................................................................... 2,025,000 Domenici, Bingaman 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects ................................................ 48,595,000 

President ............................................................................................ 6,000,000 
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FOREST SERVICE FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM—Continued 

State Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Less offset from unobligated balances ............................................ (6,500,000 ) 

TOTAL, FS FOREST LEGACY .................................................. 48,095,000 

The Committee provides $34,288,000 for forest stewardship, a 

$14,288,000 increase above the request. The increase to the request 

should be used to restore base program operations to prior year enacted levels and fund fixed costs. Within the increase, the Committee has provided $950,000 to restore funding for the Chesapeake Bay forestry program to prior year enacted levels (Mikulski, 

Warner, Casey, Cardin, Webb). 

The Committee provides $30,846,000 for urban and community 

forestry programs, a $13,410,000 increase above the request. The 

increase over the request should restore base program operations, 

fund fixed costs, and provide $350,000 for the city of Chicago urban 

tree planting program (Durbin) and $200,000 to the city of Indianapolis to fund a tree planting program (Lugar, Bayh). 

The Committee does not agree to the budget request to terminate 

the Economic Action Program and has provided $6,523,000 for 

projects to that provide social, economic and environmental assistance to rural and timber-dependent communities. The increase 

shall be distributed as follows: $1,000,000 to the Washington Family Forest Foundation to complete a State private landowner management database (Murray), $350,000 to the Northern Forest Center to continue sustainable forestry grants (Gregg); $1,000,000 to 

Purdue University to fund wood products technology development 

at the Hardwood Scanning Technology Center (Lugar), $500,000 to 

the State of Vermont to fund grants and technical assistance to 

wood products businesses through the Vermont Wood Products Collaborative (Leahy); and $2,000,000 to Forest Service Region 5 for 

infrastructure assistance grants to help sustain the region’s small 

forest products businesses (Feinstein). 

Within the Economic Action Program appropriation, Committee 

has provided an increase of $1,673,000 above the request to restore 

funding for the Wood Education and Resource Center to last year’s 

enacted level, for a total of $2,673,000 (Byrd). 

Forest Resource Information and Analysis.—The Committee does 

not agree with the budget request to terminate the Forest Resource 

Information and Analysis program and has provided $4,588,000 

above the budget request to restore the program. 

International Program.—The Committee has included $6,953,000 

for international forestry programs, $4,453,000 above the request. 

Increases to the request should be used to restore base program operations and fund fixed costs. 
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NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,452,729,000 

(Emergency appropriations) ........................................................... 12,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,344,377,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,500,234,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The National Forest System [NFS] provides for the planning, assessment, and conservation of ecosystems while delivering multiple 

public services and uses. Within the NFS, there are 155 national 

forests and 20 national grasslands located in 43 States, as well as 

Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, managed under multiple-use 

and sustained yield principles. The natural resources of timber, 

minerals, range, wildlife, outdoor recreation, watershed, and soil 

are managed to best meet the needs of the Nation without impairing the productivity of the land or damaging the environment. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee has provided $1,500,234,000 for the National Forest System, a $155,857,000 increase over the request and 

$47,505,000 over the enacted level (excluding emergency appropriations). 

The distribution of the Committee’s recommendations are as follows: 

Budget estimate Committee 

recommendation Change 

Land management planning ............................................................... $52,607,000 $58,729,000 ∂$6,122,000 

Inventory and monitoring ..................................................................... 146,462,000 169,520,000 ∂23,058,000 

Recreation, heritage and wilderness ................................................... 231,400,000 264,929,000 ∂33,529,000 

Wildlife and fish habitat management ............................................... 117,633,000 134,483,000 ∂16,850,000 

Grazing management ........................................................................... 47,025,000 48,926,000 ∂1,901,000 

Forest products .................................................................................... 318,562,000 326,176,000 ∂7,614,000 

Vegetation and watershed management ............................................. 154,322,000 180,249,000 ∂25,927,000 

Minerals and geology management .................................................... 70,835,000 85,476,000 ∂14,641,000 

Land ownership management ............................................................. 80,840,000 92,746,000 ∂11,906,000 

Law enforcement operations ................................................................ 123,841,000 135,000,000 ∂11,159,000 

Valles Caldera National Preserve ........................................................ 850,000 4,000,000 ∂3,150,000 

Total, National Forest System ................................................ 1,344,377,000 1,500,234,000 ∂155,857,000 

Land Management Planning.—The Committee recommends 

$58,729,000 for land management planning, a $6,122,000 increase 

over the request. The increase should be used to restore base program operations and fully fund fixed costs. 

Within the funds for land management planning, the Committee 

encourages the Department to continue the agency’s comprehensive 

NEPA environmental training, review, and compliance program. 

The Committee encourages the Department to continue and expand 

its existing partnership with Utah State University and its partners to implement this training and review program. 

Inventory and Monitoring.—The Committee has included 

$169,520,000 for Inventory and Monitoring programs, a 

$23,058,000 increase over the request. The Committee directs that 

out of funds requested for the Forest Service Threat Assessment 
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Centers, a total of $1,000,000 shall be provided to the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to acquire remote sensing data to 

inventory and monitor Federal and non-Federal lands pursuant to 

title IV of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act (Cochran). 

Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness.—The Committee has pro- vided $264,929,000 for recreation, heritage and wilderness programs, a $33,529,000 increase above the request. The Committee’s 

recommendation provides $5,882,000 to fully fund fixed costs and 

$250,000 to demarcate wilderness boundaries in Nevada (Reid). 

The Committee is aware that the Forest Service is implementing 

a recreation site master facilities planning process to determine 

whether existing recreation sites align with visitor needs. The 

Committee directs the Forest Service to ensure robust public participation in the decisionmaking process before proposing site closures. 

Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management.—The Committee has 

provided $134,483,000 for wildlife and fish habitat management 

programs, a $16,850,000 increase above the request. Increases 

should be used to restore base operations and fully fund fixed costs. 

Grazing Management.—The Committee has provided $48,926,000 for grazing management, a $1,901,000 increase above the request. 

Increases should be used to restore base programs and cover fixed 

costs. The Committee notes that it has complied with the administration’s request and included bill language to extend the Forest 

Service’s authority to use up to 900 categorical exclusions to complete environmental review of grazing allotments. The Committee 

expects the agency to continue expediting its efforts to comply with 

the allotment review schedule established by the Rescissions Act of 

1995 (Public Law 104–19). 

The Committee notes the changing moisture conditions in most 

western States and expects the Forest Service to adjust grazing 

permitted stocking levels to reflect the range conditions on the allotments or subunits of the allotments. Due to renewed drought 

conditions in some areas, it is critical that stocking level adjustments reflect local conditions and are based on the most recent 

monitoring data available from all sources. The Committee directs 

the Forest Service to ensure that stocking levels are not changed 

unless local monitoring has been completed, as is required by current Forest Service policy. In the event that the Forest Service does 

not have up-to-date monitoring information needed to document 

the changes to the range conditions, the Secretary shall accept upto-date credible range condition reports provided by professional 

range conservationists employed by States, county governments, or 

universities. 

Forest Products.—The Committee provides $326,176,000 for forest products management, a $7,614,000 increase over the budget 

request. Increases to the budget request should be used to fully 

fund fixed costs. The Committee has agreed to the budget request 

to maintain timber increases for the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. 

The Committee has retained bill language included in prior years 

that provides $4,000,000 in additional forest products funding 

above the regional allocation for the Tongass National Forest in 

Alaska (Stevens). This funding may be allocated between National 
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Forest System and Capital Improvement and Maintenance accounts as needed. 

The Committee expects the Forest Service to provide the Committee a report on the Mescalero Stewardship Contract funding in 

fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2007, including the types of management and acres of management accomplished, as well as the 

value of the goods and services exchanged in the contract. The 

Committee directs the Forest Service to provide the report no later 

than October 15, 2008. 

Vegetation and Watershed Management.—The Committee has 

provided $180,249,000 for vegetation and watershed management 

programs, a $25,927,000 increase above the request. Of the funds 

provided, $3,400,000 is to fully fund fixed costs and $350,000 is 

provided for cooperative work with county weed boards and grazing 

associations for leafy spurge eradication on the Dakota Prairie 

Grasslands (Dorgan/Conrad). 

Minerals and Geology Management.—The Committee has pro- vided $85,476,000 for minerals and geology management, a 

$14,641,000 increase over the request. The increase includes funding to restore base operations and $1,312,000 to fund fixed costs. 

The Committee is extremely concerned about the public safety and 

environmental hazards posed by abandoned mine lands [AML] on 

national forests. The Committee directs the Forest Service to report 

to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by December 31, 2007 detailing the approximate number AML sites on national forests that require remediation by region, the methodology 

that the agency is using to prioritize the projects it selects to fund 

each year, and list of projects it plans to fund in fiscal year 2008 

by region. 

Landownership Management.—The Committee has provided $92,746,000 for landownership management programs, a 

$11,906,000 increase over the budget request. 

Law Enforcement Operations.—The Committee includes 

$135,000,000 for law enforcement operations, an $11,159,000 increase over the budget request. 

The Committee remains extremely concerned about the rapid 

growth of marijuana cultivation by foreign drug-trafficking organizations on national forest lands, particularly in California. These 

increase above budget request should be used continue law enforcement operations funded through Public Law 110–28 to significantly 

increase counterdrug operations on national forest lands. Largescale drug operations are creating unacceptable public safety and 

natural resource problems on national forests. 

The Committee expects the Service to pursue an aggressive enforcement strategy with these resources and establish benchmarks 

to show progress toward meeting eradication goals. The Committee 

is pleased that the Service is moving ahead with efforts to develop 

a comprehensive national strategy to eradicate drugs on national 

forest lands in concert with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. In particular, the Committee expects the Forest Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration to coordinate 

on these efforts. The Committee also encourages the Forest Service 

to pursue technological solutions in order to effectively eradicate 

the drug trade on national forests. 
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Within funds provided for law enforcement, the Committee directs the Forest Service to maintain law enforcement funding for 

the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky at no less than 

$900,000. The Committee also strongly encourages the agency to 

allocate additional resources to the Forest as part of its counterdrug strategy (President, McConnell). 

Valles Caldera.—The Committee has provided $4,000,000 for the 

Valles Caldera Trust for management activities at the Valles 

Caldera National Preserve, Baca Ranch, New Mexico, a $3,150,000 

increase above the budget request (President, Domenici). No more 

than 75 percent of these funds may be spent on salaries and operations–the remainder shall be spent on infrastructure. The Committee directs the Forest Service to work with the Valles Caldera 

Trust and provide a report to House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriation by no later than December 31, 2008 on the planned 

actions that the Trust will take to achieve economic self-sufficiency 

for the preserve and timeline to accomplish those actions. 

Other.—The Committee notes that the budget request includes 

$8,100,000 to fund activities at the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Kentucky. The Forest Service shall determine the mix from among accounts. 

The Committee is aware of the agency’s proposal to reduce operating costs by approximately 25 percent through fiscal year 2009 

by reducing the national and regional office operations. While the 

Committee supports efforts to reduce overhead and return more 

dollars to the field, the Committee is concerned about the impacts 

of such a reduction on the agency’s ability to perform its core functions. Prior to moving forward with any restructuring of Forest 

Service personnel, the Committee directs the Forest Service to provide a plan on how the agency plans to systematically identify efficiencies, capture cost savings, reinvest those savings into programs, 

and maintain a high level of performance throughout this restructuring process. 

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,823,603,000 

(Emergency appropriations) ........................................................... 370,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,868,627,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,982,482,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Wildland Fire Management provides funding for fire management including preparedness and fire suppression operations on 

National Forest System and adjacent lands, and also supports the 

National Fire Plan. The program seeks to protect life, property, and 

natural resources on the 192 million acres of National Forest System lands, as well as on an additional 20 million acres of adjacent 

State and private lands. The program recognizes that wildfire is a 

critical natural process that must be integrated into land and resource management plans and activities on a landscape scale 

across agency boundaries. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 

$1,982,482,000 for wildland fire management activities, which is 

$113,855,000 over the budget request and $158,879,000 above the 

enacted level, excluding emergencies. 

Preparedness.—The Committee has provided $676,370,000 for 

wildland fire preparedness, which is a total of $107,578,000 above 

the request for all preparedness programs. 

The Committee notes that the administration proposed two appropriations to fund traditional preparedness activities, including a 

new appropriation of $219,710,000 for wildland firefighter salaries 

and $349,082,000 for other preparedness programs. As no adequate 

justification has been offered for this restructuring, the Committee 

has rejected this proposal and has reintegrated all preparedness activities within the wildland fire appropriation. 

Further, the Committee is extremely dismayed that the budget 

request attempts to reduce preparedness resources by a total of 

$96,590,000 below the current year’s enacted level as part of a 

suite of management reforms aimed at reducing the costs of fighting catastrophic wildfires. While the Committee endorses efforts by 

the Forest Service to reduce costs and improve accountability 

through management and policy reforms, it is simply irresponsible 

to reduce the Service’s core firefighting capacity to the levels envisioned by the budget request. 

As the Committee has noted in previous fiscal years, it believes 

that maintaining a robust initial attack capacity reduces the overall cost of firefighting by containing fires before they escalate. The 

Committee directs the Forest Service to analyze current preparedness levels and determine whether maintaining preparedness resources in the field at a level not less than fiscal year 2006 levels 

will, based on the best estimates available, lower overall firefighting costs. If the Forest Service makes such a determination, 

the Committee directs the Forest Service to adjust spending levels 

for preparedness and suppression accordingly and report these adjustments to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

in writing prior to the adjustments. 

The Committee is disturbed that the proportion of the Forest 

Service budget that is devoted to fire activities is growing rapidly 

while the overall budget declines. In 2000, fire programs accounted 

for 21 percent of the agency’s budget; in the proposed fiscal year 

2008 budget request, fire programs account for 45 percent of the 

budget. The Committee rejects the administration’s proposal to reduce other discretionary accounts to offset these suppression increases. Forcing the Forest Service to absorb rapid increases in 

firefighting costs within discretionary funds shortchanges vital fire 

preparedness and natural resource programs and undermines the 

agency’s multiple-use mission. The Committee has restored many 

other program cuts proposed by the administration to offset these 

suppression increases. 

The Committee continues to be disappointed that the Forest 

Service and Department of the Interior have failed to produce and 

deploy a fire preparedness planning tool to replace the systems 

that were in place until 2004. The Fire Program Analysis [FPA] 
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system has been promoted repeatedly by both agencies as the key 

to determining optimal staffing and budget levels for the past 3 

years, yet the agencies have yet to produce a working system. It 

is imperative that both agencies expedite development of the system in order to justify further investment beyond the current fiscal 

year. The Committee notes that total funding for FPA in 2008 is 

$7,500,000, to be divided between the agencies. 

Emergency Fire Suppression.—The Committee has provided $859,021,000 for fire suppression operations, an increase of 

$117,544,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and $52,011,000 

below the budget request. The Committee recognizes this amount 

as the true 10-year average for fire suppression expenditures and 

rejects the administration’s proposal to re-base the average. 

Because it is so difficult to budget for emergency fire suppression 

needs, the Committee has agreed on a mutual strategy with the administration in previous fiscal years to fund fire suppression activities at a level that is equal to the average of the past 10 years of 

actual firefighting expenditures. The Committee is displeased that 

the Office of Management and Budget unilaterally changed the formula used to calculate the 10-year average in this year’s budget request without conferring with Congress. 

The Committee notes that OMB re-based its estimated based on 

a policy change approved by Congress starting in fiscal year 2006 

to allow the agency to charge overhead expenses against the suppression appropriation consistent with other programs. The Committee understands that due to this policy change, OMB added estimated overhead charges to 9 additional years of past suppression 

expenditures, even though these charges were never assessed 

against the program. The effect of adding in these estimated 

charges was to artificially inflate the average by an additional 

$52,011,000 compared to actual expenditures. As noted previously, 

the Committee has not agreed to this formula change and instead 

has provided $859,021,000 for suppression, which is the 10-year average calculated on the basis of actual expenditures, adjusted for 

inflation. To eliminate future attempts to re-base the 10-year average, the Committee has discontinued language allowing the agency 

to assess the suppression account for indirect costs. The Committee 

notes that the agency does retain flexibility to adjust preparedness 

and suppression funding levels as needed to account for this 

change. 

Other Operations.—The Committee has provided $447,091,000 

for other fire operations, which is $58,288,000 above the request. 

The Committee agrees that increasing hazardous fuel reduction 

treatments, particularly those in the wildland-urban interface, 

should continue to be a priority for the Forest Service. The Committee has provided $325,000,000 for hazardous fuel reduction activities, $33,467,000 above the request. The Committee directs the 

Forest Service to use the increase to cover fixed costs and increase 

high-priority hazardous fuel treatments, particularly in the 

wildland-urban interface. 

The Committee directs the Forest Service to maintain fiscal year 

2007 regional fuel allocations to the extent possible and allocate 

budget increases provided according to a model that gives greater 

weight to areas of high fuel loads, high population densities, and 
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higher relative values at risk. The Committee also directs the agency to continue its efforts to refine its current fuel allocation model 

to prioritize values at risk in the wildland-urban interface, including population and structure density data in affected areas. The 

Committee directs the agency to provide the recommended allocation within 30 days of signing of this bill and at least 14 days prior 

to releasing funds to the field. 

The fuel allocation system should also appropriately address the 

diversity of ecosystems at risk for fire, including chaparral, and ensure that the system is operating with the most timely datasets 

available for its allocation process. 

The recommendation for hazardous fuel reduction includes 

$5,000,000 for biomass utilization grants, a $1,000,000 increase 

above the request. These funds are available for biomass utilization, community capacity building, technical assistance and marketing assistance. Within funds available, $5,000,000 is provided 

within the account for competitive grants in New Mexico under the 

Community Forest Restoration Act (Public Law 106–293) (Bingaman) and $2,600,000 is provided to fund fire risk reduction activities by the Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes. Of the 

$2,600,000, the funding shall be allocated as follows: $2,000,000 for 

institute at Northern Arizona University (Kyl); $350,000 for the institute at New Mexico Highlands University (Domenici, Bingaman) 

and $250,000 for the institute at Colorado State University (Allard, 

Salazar). 

The Committee encourages the Forest Service to assess and expedite access to and removal of biomass resources within the Humboldt-Toyaibe National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management 

Unit. These resources could be removed sustainably for use in local 

electricity generation, and thereby reduce fire hazards caused by 

bark beetle and other pest infestations. 

The Committee is disappointed with the Forest Service’s low 

level of accomplishment during fiscal year 2006 of the program of 

work under the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Act. The 

Forest Service only treated 8,500 acres under the program in fiscal 

year 2006, a mere 20 percent of the program’s minimum acreage 

targets. The Committee expects the Forest Service to use all appropriate means, including collaboration with all interested parties 

and authorities provided under the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, 

to achieve the targets in the Quincy Library Group Act’s program 

of work for fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2008 while maintaining 

compliance with the environmental laws. The Committee notes 

that the request includes $26,200,000 for Quincy Library Group 

pilot project activities. 

The remaining funds within the other fire appropriations account 

are allocated as follows: $24,542,000 for fire plan research and development, a $2,542,000 increase over the request; $8,000,000 for 

the joint fire science program, which is equal to the request; 

$15,119,000 for forest health activities on Federal lands, which is 

$867,000 above the request; $10,014,000 for cooperative forest 

health activities, which is equal to the request; $50,227,000 for 

State fire assistance grants, which is $15,223,000 above the request; and $8,000,000 for volunteer fire assistance, which is equal 

to the request. 
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Of the increases provided for fire plan research and development, $1,300,000 is for the University of Idaho’s FRAMES fire research 

portal project (Craig) and $1,242,000 is to restore base operations 

and fund fixed costs. The Committee directs the Forest Service and 

the Department of the Interior to work with the University of 

Idaho and other partners to develop an internet-based, centralized, 

national portal for access to and exchange of science-based publications, analysis tools, training materials, and other information related to interagency wildland fire management. The Committee 

further directs that the Forest Service work with these partners to 

ensure relevance to management needs, oversight, and accountability, including annual goals and reports on progress; and to develop a plan for nationwide implementation, which will result in 

transfer of management and support of this system to the Forest 

Service and the Department of the Interior by 2010. 

The Committee does not agree to the request’s proposal to elimi- nate the Rehabilitation account and has provided $6,189,000 to restore the funding to the fiscal year 2007 enacted level. 

Within the increase for State fire assistance programs, the Com- mittee has included $1,000,000 for the South Lake Tahoe Public 

Utility District for improvements to increase water system pressure 

in case of fire (Feinstein/Boxer) and $3,000,000 to fund fire risk reduction activities by the California Fire Safe Councils (Feinstein). 

Funding for the California Fire Safe Councils shall be used for 

grants and technical assistance for wildland fire planning and protection activities. 

Within State fire assistance, $5,000,000 has also been included 

to address spruce bark beetle infestation in Alaska (Stevens). The 

$5,000,000 shall be allocated as follows: $1,000,000 to the Kenai 

Borough to be used to address the spruce bark beetle infestation, 

$300,000 for the Cook Inlet Tribal Council for their reforestation 

program for spruce bark beetle kill, $1,000,000 to Fairbanks North 

Star Borough, $1,300,000 to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, $300,000 

for the city of Skagway and $1,100,000 to the municipality of Anchorage to remove dead and dying timber and reforestation. These 

funds may not be used to acquire equipment. 

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $436,400,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 422,565,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 444,090,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $444,090,000 for capital improve- ments and maintenance, which is $21,525,000 above the request 

and $7,690,000 above the enacted level. 

The Committee agrees to the following distribution of funds: 

Budget estimate Committee 

recommendation Change 

Facilities ......................................................................................... $119,647,000 $127,253,000 ∂$7,606,000 

Roads ............................................................................................. 227,431,000 231,536,000 ∂4,105,000 

Trails .............................................................................................. 66,387,000 76,201,000 ∂9,814,000 

Infrastructure improvement ........................................................... 9,100,000 9,100,000 ............................
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Budget estimate Committee recommendation Change 

Total, capital improvement and maintenance ................. 422,565,000 444,090,000 ∂21,525,000 

Facilities.—The Committee recommends $127,253,000 for facilities capital improvement and maintenance, a $7,606,000 increase 

above the request. Of the funds provided, $64,310,000 is for facilities maintenance and $62,943,000 is for capital improvements. 

The Committee concurs with the administration’s request to earmark 49 discrete construction projects totaling $71,890,000 which 

are located on various national forests across the country. This includes $15,000,000 to complete phase II of the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin. 

Within the increase provided, $1,321,000 should be used to fund 

fixed costs. Increases above the request are also provided for the 

following projects: $1,500,000 to complete phase III construction of 

the Chattanooga Air Tanker Base (Alexander); $2,000,000 is provided to continue planning and development of the Smith County 

Lake recreation project in Mississippi (Cochran); $600,000 is provided for campground improvements on the Monongahela National 

Forest (Byrd); $1,000,000 is provided to complete construction on 

Okhissa Lake recreation improvements in Mississippi (Cochran); 

$500,000 is provided to restore the historic Cloud Cap Inn rescue 

base in Oregon (Wyden/Smith); and $685,000 is provided for planning and design of research facilities for the Hawaii Experimental 

Forest (Inouye/Akaka). 

The Committee has included bill language transferring 

$1,197,000 in previously appropriated funding to West Virginia 

University to help fund construction of a research greenhouse that 

will be shared by the Forest Service and the University. The Committee is pleased that the agency and University have developed 

this cost-effective partnership to co-locate research efforts. 

Roads.—The Committee recommends $231,536,000 for road 

maintenance and capital improvement, which is $4,105,000 above 

the request. The Committee’s recommendation includes 

$116,224,000 for road maintenance and $115,312,000 for road construction. Increases should be used to fund fixed costs. Within the 

amount provided for road construction, the agency shall allocate 

$2,210,000 to fund road improvements on the Monongahela National Forest (Byrd), and $3,500,000 shall be used to fund road improvements on the Tongass National Forest (Stevens). 

Trails.—The Committee recommends $76,201,000 for trail maintenance and capital improvements, $9,814,000 above the request. 

The increase provided should be used to restore base operations 

and fully fund fixed costs. The Committee directs the Forest Service to use the increases provided by the Committee restore funding 

for National Historic Trails and provide $450,000 for trail improvements on the Monongahela National Forest (Byrd.) 

Deferred Maintenance.—The Committee recommends $9,100,000 

for infrastructure improvement and deferred maintenance projects, 

which is equal to the request. 
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LAND ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $41,936,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 15,703,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 48,245,000 

The Committee recommends $48,245,000 for land acquisition, 

which is $6,309,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

$32,542,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommends the following distribution of funds: 

FOREST SERVICE LAND ACQUISITION 

State Project Committee 

recommendation Requested by 

AL Alabama National Forests ....................................................................... $1,000,000 Shelby 

CO Arapaho National Forest—Beaver Brook ................................................ 1,000,000 Allard, Salazar 

MT Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest—Sun Ranch easement ............ 4,500,000 President, Baucus, 

Tester 

SD Black Hills National Forest ..................................................................... 1,400,000 Johnson, Thune 

GA Chattahoochee-Oconee—Georgia Mountains ......................................... 1,000,000 Chambliss, Isakson 

WI Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest—Wisconsin Wild Waterways ..... 2,300,000 Kohl 

TN Cherokee National Forest—Tenessee Mountains tract—Rocky Fork ..... 3,100,000 Alexander 

OR/WA Columbia River Gorge NSA—Bridal Veil ................................................ 1,000,000 Murray, Wyden, Smith 

AK Craig Recreation Land transfer .............................................................. 500,000 Stevens, Murkowski 

KY Daniel Boone National Forest ................................................................. 350,000 McConnell 

VT Green Mountain National Forest ............................................................. 1,350,000 Leahy 

IN Hoosier National Forest Unique Areas .................................................... 900,000 Lugar, Bayh 

OR/WA Multiple NW National Forests—Pacific Northwest Streams .................. 1,000,000 President 

MI Ottawa National Forest—Great Lakes/Great Lands ............................... 1,500,000 Levin, Stabenow 

CA Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail—Agua Dulce project area ............. 2,500,000 Feinstein 

ID Payette National Forest—Thunder Mountain phase III .......................... 900,000 President, Craig 

CA San Bernardino National Forest—Garner Ranch ................................... 1,100,000 President 

IL Shawnee National Forest ........................................................................ 850,000 Durbin 

MN Superior National Forest—Long Island .................................................. 1,250,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

CA Tahoe and El Dorado National Forests—Sierra Nevada Checkerboard 2,000,000 Feinstein, Boxer 

AZ Tonto National Forest—Cartwright Ranch ............................................. 850,000 President 

UT Uinta & Wasatch National Forests (Bonneville Shoreline Trail) ............ 1,345,000 Bennett, Hatch 

CO Uncompahgre National Forest—Ophir Valley ......................................... 1,000,000 Allard, Salazar 

UT Wasatch-Cache National Forests—High Uintas .................................... 1,500,000 Bennett 

NH White Mountain National Forest—Kancamangus Gateway .................... 1,000,000 Gregg 

ME White Mountain National Forest—Maine Access (Haystack Notch 

Trailhead).

550,000 President, Snowe, Collins 

Subtotal, Line Item Projects ...................................................... 35,745,000 

Acquisition Management ......................................................................... 10,000,000 

Equalization ............................................................................................. 1,000,000 

Inholdings ................................................................................................ 1,500,000 

TOTAL, FS LAND ACQUISITION .................................................... 48,245,000 

ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS, SPECIAL ACTS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,053,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,053,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,053,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,053,000, 

which is equal to the budget request. These funds are derived from 

receipts at certain forests. 
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ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $231,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 231,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 231,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $231,000, 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, 2007 ............................................................................. $2,876,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 3,750,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,750,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,750,000, 

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, 2007 ............................................................................. $63,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 56,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 56,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $56,000, which 

is equal to the budget request. 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, 2007 ............................................................................. $5,009,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 5,053,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,053,000 

The Committee recommends $5,053,000 for subsistence management of forest lands in the State of Alaska, equal to the budget request. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE

The Committee has continued many of the same administrative 

provisions included in prior year appropriations acts. 

The Committee has included the administration’s request to include language which authorizes the Forest Service to provide 

funds to the National Forest Foundation to match up to $2,500,000 

in private contributions for a 1-to-1 basis for projects on National 

Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs (President). 

The Committee has included the administration’s request to provide funds for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in the 

amount of $2,650,000 on a 1-for-1 matching basis with private con-
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tributions for projects on or benefiting Nation Forest System lands 

(President). 

The Committee has included $4,500,000 for youth conservation 

and service corps projects, including $2,000,000 to implement costeffective fuel and fire risk reduction efforts as authorized by the 

Public Lands Corps Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2005 (Public 

Law 109–154). 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

The Indian Health Service [IHS] is the agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that has responsibility for 

providing Federal health services to approximately 1.5 million 

American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health 

services to members of federally recognized tribes grew out of the 

special government-to-government relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. This relationship, established 

in 1787, is based on Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, and 

has been given form and substance by numerous treaties, laws, Supreme Court decisions, and Executive Orders. 

IHS services are provided directly and through tribally contracted and operated health programs in over 500 health care facilities located through the United States, primarily in rural and 

isolated areas. Health care is also purchased from more than 9,000 

private providers annually. The Federal system consists of 36 hospitals, 61 health centers, 49 health stations, and 5 residential 

treatment centers. In addition, 34 urban Indian health projects provide a variety of health and referral services. 

The IHS clinical staff consist of approximately 2,700 nurses, 900 

physicians, 350 engineers, 450 pharmacists, 300 dentists, 150 

sanitarians and 83 physician assistants. The IHS also employs various allied health professionals, such as nutritionists, health administrators, engineers, and medical records administrators. 

Through Public Law 93–638 self-determination contracts, American Indian tribes and Alaska Native corporations administer 13 

hospitals, 158 health centers, 28 residential treatment centers, 76 

health stations, and 170 Alaska village clinics. 

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $2,826,282,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,931,530,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,991,924,000 

The Committee recommends $2,991,924,000 for Indian health 

services, an increase of $165,642,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $60,394,000 above the fiscal year 2008 budget request. Increases above the request include $10,000,000 for the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund; $5,000,000 for expansion of 

two of the Director’s behavioral health initiatives; $300,000 for the 

Indian Health Board of Nevada (Reid); $10,000,000 for Contract 

Health Care; and $35,094,000 to restore the Urban Indian Health 

program. 
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The additional funds provided for the Director’s behavioral 

health initiatives include $2,500,000 for methamphetamine abuse 

reduction and $2,500,000 for suicide prevention. The Committee 

understands that telehealth technology will be used to support coordination of the national effort with particular attention paid to 

remote or isolated communities that would otherwise have difficulty obtaining services. The increase in Contract Health Care is 

provided specifically for the Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund 

[CHEF] to raise the current level of funding from $18,000,000 to 

$28,000,000. The $300,000 increase for the Indian Health Board of 

Nevada is intended to help the organization with its start-up costs 

of operation. The Committee understand that the InMed, RAIN, 

and InPsych programs will continue to be funded at no less than 

the current levels and managed in the same manner as prior years 

(Dorgan, Conrad). 

INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $353,926,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 339,196,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 375,475,000 

The Committee recommends $375,475,000 for Indian health facilities, an increase of $21,549,000 above the current year enacted 

level and $36,279,000 above the budget request. An amount of 

$20,000,000 above the $12,664,000 budget proposal has been included for construction of the Barrow, Alaska hospital (Stevens). 

The total cost of this facility is more than $140,000,000 and the 

funding level recommended by the Committee is the minimum required in order for the Service to proceed with its work. Other increases include $7,931,000 in fixed costs that were omitted from 

the budget request, $1,000,000 to expand injury prevention efforts, 

and $7,348,000 to restore base programs. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

The National Institute of Health Sciences, an agency within the 

National Institutes of Health, was authorized in section 311(a) of 

the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

Liability Act of 1980, as amended, to conduct multidisciplinary research and training activities associated with the Nation’s Hazardous Substance Superfund program, and in section 126(g) of the 

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1968, to conduct training and education of workers who are or may be engaged 

in activities related to hazardous waste removal or containment or 

emergency response. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $79, 117,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 78,434,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 78,434,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $78,434,000 

for the operations of the National Institute of Health Environmental Health Sciences account. This amount is $683,000 below 

the fiscal year 2007 level, and equal to the budget request. 
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AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [ATSDR], 

and agency of the Public Health Service, was created in section 

104(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. The ATSDR’s primary mission is to 

conduct surveys and screening programs to determine relationships 

between exposure to toxic substances and illness. Other activities 

include the maintenance and annual update of a list of hazardous 

substances most commonly found at Superfund sites, the preparation of toxicological profiles on each such hazardous substances, 

consultations on health issues relating to exposure to hazardous or 

toxic substances, and the development and implementation of certain research activities related to ATSDR’s mission. 

TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $75,212,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 75,004,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 75,004,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $75,004,000 

for the operations of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 

Registry account. This amount is $208 below the fiscal year 2007 

level, and equal to the budget request. 

OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $2,698,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,703,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,703,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Council on Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental 

Quality was established by the National Environmental Policy Act 

and the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970. The 

Council serves as a source of environmental expertise and policy 

analysis for the White House, Executive Office of the President, 

and other Federal agencies. CEQ promulgates regulations binding 

on all Federal agencies to implement the procedural provisions of 

the National Environmental Policy Act and resolves interagency 

environmental disputes informally and through issuance of finding 

and recommendations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $2,703,000 

for the operations of Council on Environmental Quality and Office 

of Environmental Quality account. This amount is $5,000 above the 

fiscal year 2007 level, and equal to the budget request. 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARDOUS INVESTIGATION BOARD

The Chemical Safety and Hazardous Investigation Board was authorized by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to investigate 

accidental releases of certain chemicals substances resulting in, or 
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that may cause, serious injury, death, substantial property damage, 

or serious adverse effects on human health. It became operational 

in fiscal year 1998. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $9,113,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 9,049,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,049,000 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $9,049,000 

for the operations of the Chemical Safety and Hazardous Investigation Board account. This amount is $64,000 below the fiscal year 

2007 level, and equal to the budget request. 

OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation was established 

by Public law 93–531, and is authorized for appropriation through 

fiscal year 2008 following the enactment of Public Law 108–204. 

The Office is charged with planning and conducting relocation activities associated with the settlement of land disputes between the 

Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $8,509,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 9,000,000 

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

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

which is $491,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

equal to the budget request. 

INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND

ARTS DEVELOPMENT

The Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and 

Arts Development [IAIA] was founded in 1962 as a Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] high school. The Institute was moved out of the 

BIA in 1988 to become a federally chartered 4-year college governed by a board of trustees appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Its mission is to serve as the national center 

of research, training, language and scholarship for Native Americans and Alaska Natives through the dedicated study, creative application, preservation and care of Native cultures and arts. Today, 

IAIA is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by the National Association of Schools of 

Arts and Design, the only national professional accrediting agency 

in higher education covering the entire field of art and design that 

is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. In addition to 

its academic programs, IAIA houses the National Collection of Contemporary Indian Art and carries the designation as the National 

Repository for Native Languages. IAIA’s operations are funded by 

direct Federal support and a diversified private sector approach to 

foundations, corporations, tribes and individual donors. 
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PAYMENTS TO THE INSTITUTE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $6,207,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 7,297,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,297,000 

The Committee recommends $7,297,000 for the Institute of 

American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, an increase of $1,090,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and the same amount as the budget request. The additional 

funding will assist the Institute in meeting its fixed cost increases. 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Congress established the Smithsonian Institution in 1846 to administer a large bequest left to the United States by James 

Smithson, an English scientist, for the purpose of establishing in 

Washington, DC, an institution ‘‘. . . for the increase and diffusion 

of knowledge among men.’’ The act establishing the Smithsonian 

provided for the administration of the trust, independent of the 

Government itself, by a Board of Regents and a Secretary, who 

were given broad discretion in the use of these funds. The board 

was to be composed of both private citizens and members of all 

three branches of the Federal Government in order to ensure ‘‘the 

wise and faithful use’’ of the Institution’s funds. The trust funds 

were permanently loaned to the U.S. Treasury to be maintained in 

a separate account, with the interest from that money used for the 

operation of the Institution. Construction of the Smithsonian Castle was completed in 1855 and collections that the Government had 

accepted on behalf of the Institution were moved into the building. 

Today, the Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum 

and research complex, housing approximately 144 million objects 

and specimens, and receiving an estimated 25 million visitors annually. 

Its facilities include 19 museums and galleries, including the National Zoo, 10 science centers, and other facilities—most located in 

or near Washington, DC, with others in Massachusetts, New York, 

Florida, Arizona, Hawaii, and the Republic of Panama. The 

Smithsonian’s growth will continue for the foreseeable future with 

the construction of an aircraft restoration area at the Udvar-Hazy 

Center, which should be completed in 2008, and the design and 

construction of a National Museum of African American History 

and Culture, authorized by Congress in 2003. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $536,295,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 571,347,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 571,705,000 

The Committee recommends $571,705,000 for salaries and expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, an amount that is 

$35,410,000 over the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $358,000 

above the budget request. 

Within the overall amount requested by the Smithsonian and 

agreed to by the Committee, $21,779,000 is provided to meet mandatory fixed costs increases such as pay, rent, and utilities; a program increase of $9,893,000 is provided for the National Museum 
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of African American History and Culture to strengthen and expand 

the new museum’s capabilities for fundraising, exhibition development, outreach and education; $1,381,000 will cover the costs of security check and badging system improvements; $600,000 is provided to the National Zoo for animal welfare improvements; 

$100,000 is designated for an additional auditor for the Inspector 

General’s office, and $200,000 will be used by the Human Resources office for workforce restructuring requirements. An amount of $107,000 above the budget request is provided to 

the Inspector General’s office for the purpose of hiring a second 

auditor. An amount of $251,000 above the request is included 

under the administration activity to fund two additional accountant 

positions in the Chief Financial Officer’s division. Events of the 

past year have significantly increased the workload of both offices 

and the additional staff will enable each to meet its responsibilities 

more effectively and efficiently. 

The Committee remains deeply concerned by the information 

that has come to light over the past 6 months documenting the 

gross mismanagement of public trust funds by the previous Smithsonian leadership. Issues of governance, accountability and transparency must be addressed and changes made to assure that the 

Institution meets the highest ethical standards in the conduct of its 

operations. The Committee is encouraged that the Board of Regents has moved swiftly to begin this process with both the establishment of a Governance Committee and the appointment of an 

Independent Review Committee. These two committees are expected to issue reports in the days ahead that will provide additional detail regarding past abuses, but will also offer the first recommendations for corrective action. The Committee supports the 

Board in its efforts and intends to work closely with all involved 

to ensure that the Institution reclaims its reputation as wholly deserving of the public trust. 

FACILITIES CAPITAL

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $98,555,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 107,100,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 125,000,000 

The Committee recommends $125,000,000 for the Smithsonian 

Institution’s facilities capital program, an increase of $26,445,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $17,900,000 above the 

budget request. The Committee is aware that the Smithsonian has 

identified a facilities base budget requirement of at least 

$150,000,000 annually over the next decade if it is to make 

progress in its effort to revive deteriorating buildings and failing 

systems. The increase provided by the Committee is intended to 

bring support for the facilities capital program closer in line with 

its demonstrated need for funds. 

It has been brought to the Committee’s attention that the National Zoo continues to have a critical need for the repair or replacement of seriously compromised structural, mechanical, electrical and fire-life safety systems. These issues should be addressed 

in the immediate future in order to adequately protect both the visiting public and the animals housed at the Zoo. The Committee expects that as funds are allocated for various projects, the Zoo’s ur-
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gent needs for repair and replacement of failed systems be given 

priority consideration. 

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 by a joint resolution of Congress accepting Andrew W. Mellon’s gift to the Nation 

of his art collection. The generosity of the Mellon family also provided the funds to construct the Gallery’s two landmark buildings, 

the West Building, designed by Alexander Pope and completed in 

1941, and the East Building, completed in 1978 and designed by 

I.M. Pei. In 1999, an outdoor sculpture garden was created with 

funding from the Cafritz Foundation. Today, these two buildings 

and the Sculpture Garden form a museum complex that houses one 

of the world’s premier art collections. Since its founding, Federal 

funds have been appropriated to ensure the operation, maintenance, protection, and care of this collection, enabling the Gallery 

to remain open 363 days a year at no charge to visitors. Private 

contributions are used by the Gallery for art acquisition and conservation, scholarly and scientific research, exhibitions, and educational outreach programs. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $95,767,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 97,983,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 101,718,000 

The Committee recommends $101,718,000 for salaries and expenses of the National Gallery of Art, an increase of $5,951,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $3,735,000 above the 

budget request. 

The Committee does not agree with a number of proposed reductions that are included without justification in the budget request 

and has attempted to restore those funds to the extent possible 

within current budget constraints. Of particular note, an amount of 

$1,750,000 is provided to restore the Special Exhibitions program 

to $3,350,000. This Federal funding is critical to the Gallery’s ability to plan and develop exhibitions of major works of art from 

around the world. The Committee has also restored funds for art 

conservation services and supplies, as well as repair and maintenance of fixed equipment. The table at the back of the report displays the distribution of funds among the Gallery’s various activities. 

REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $15,962,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 18,017,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 18,017,000 

The Committee recommends $18,017,000 for the repair, restoration and renovation of facilities at the National Gallery of Art, an 

increase of $2,055,000 over the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

the same amount as the budget request. 
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JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Originally established in 1958 as the National Cultural Center, 

an independently administered bureau of the Smithsonian Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was designated as a living memorial to President Kennedy in 1964. The 

Kennedy Center building was constructed with a combination of 

private contributions, Federal matching funds and long-term revenue bonds held by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Since 

1972, Congress has provided funds for the operations and repair of 

the presidential monument, initially through the National Park 

Service and since 1995 to the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees. 

Approximately 87 percent of the Center’s total annual operating 

budget is derived from non-appropriated funds such as ticket sales, 

auxiliary income, investment income and private contributions to 

support performing arts programming and administrative activities. 

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $17,575,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 20,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 20,200,000 

The Committee recommends $20,200,000 for operations and 

maintenance of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 

Arts, an increase of $2,625,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $200,000 above the budget request. Additional funding is 

provided to assist the Kennedy Center in meeting its fixed cost increases for pay, benefits, utilities and facilities maintenance contracts. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $12,814,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 19,350,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 23,150,000 

The Committee recommends $23,150,000 for the Kennedy Center’s construction program, an increase of $10,336,000 above the 

fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $3,800,000 above the budget request. The amount above the budget request has been provided to 

allow the Center to move forward with replacement of the glass 

wall in the Grand Foyer. This project was proposed to be postponed 

until fiscal year 2009 because of the need to redirect funds to the 

scheduled renovation of the Eisenhower Theater. The additional 

amount will allow the Center to begin its work in fiscal year 2008, 

as previously planned. 

WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the living national memorial to President Wilson established by Congress 

in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, DC. Its mission is to 

commemorate the ideals and concerns of the former president by 

providing a link between the world of ideas and the world of policy; 

and by fostering research, study, discussion and collaboration 

among a full spectrum of individuals concerned with policy and 
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scholarship in national and world affairs. The Woodrow Wilson 

Center is a nonpartisan institution that is supported by a combination of public and private funds. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $9,100,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 8,857,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,718,000 

The Committee recommends $9,718,000 for salaries and expenses 

of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, an increase of $618,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

$861,000 above the budget request. The Committee does not agree 

to the reductions that are included in the budget request inasmuch 

as no information is provided to justify the administration’s proposals. The Wilson Center uses its Federal support to attract private sector funds that provide more than half of its annual operating budget. The Committee sees no reason to hinder the Center’s 

success by reducing its budget to a level below its fiscal year 2005 

apppropriation. 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

Established in 1965 as an independent agency of the Federal 

Government, the National Endowment for the Arts is the official 

arts organization of the United States Government. The Endowment is the largest annual funder of the arts in the United States, 

helping to create regional theater, opera, ballet, symphony orchestras, museums and other arts organizations that Americans now 

enjoy. In its 42-year history, the National Endowment for the Arts 

has awarded more than 120,000 grants that have brought the arts 

to Americans in communities both large and small. The Arts Endowment, through its competitive, peer-reviewed grants process, 

uses the majority of its annual operating funds to awards grants 

to non-profit organizations for arts education, arts outreach, artistic excellence and partnership agreements. In addition to those activities, State and jurisdictional arts agencies are awarded 40 percent of the Endowment’s funds. 

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $124,562,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 128,412,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 133,412,000 

The Committee recommends $133,412,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts, an increase of $8,850,000 over the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level and $5,000,000 above the budget request. The 

increase has been provided in an effort to bolster the agency’s core 

programs. The table at the back of the report displays the proposed 

distribution of funds among the Endowment’s activities. As proposed in the budget request, the Committee has included language 

in the bill to establish a National Opera Fellowship. In addition, 

the Committee has included language in title IV, General Provisions, of the bill amending the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act 
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(Public Law 94–158) to provide for the establishment of a domestic 

indemnity program. The NEA, which administers the international 

indemnity program, has estimated that one additional position and 

an increase of $100,000 would be required to fund the expanded 

program. The NEA has further indicated that the agency could absorb that cost within its fiscal year 2008 appropriation. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

The National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH] was established by the 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act as an independent Federal agency of the United States 

Government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Today, it is the largest funder of humanities programs in the Nation. NEH’s longstanding tradition of a peer-reviewed competitive grant process is 

designed to ensure that the most meritorious projects are funded. 

Typically, NEH grants are used to support cultural institutions, 

such as museums, archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public 

television and radio stations, and individual scholars. The NEH, 

through its State-Federal partnership, also provides grants to State 

humanities councils in all 50 States and the 6 territories. 

GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $125,884,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 126,845,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 131,845,000 

The Committee recommends $131,845,000 for grants and administration of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an increase of $5,961,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

$5,000,000 above the budget request. The increase has been provided to support the core programs of the NEH. The table at the 

back of the report displays the proposed distribution of funds 

among the Endowment’s activities. 

MATCHING GRANTS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $15,221,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 14,510,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 14,510,000 

The Committee recommends $14,510,000 for the Matching 

Grants account of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a 

reduction of $711,000 from the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

the same amount as the budget request. 

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

The Commission of Fine Arts was established in 1910 to fill the 

need for a permanent agency whose members would be qualified to 

make available to the Government expert opinion on questions of 

art and architecture. The Commission’s mission, as design proposals are brought before it, is to safeguard and improve the appearance and symbolic significance of the City as a capital. The 

Commission provides knowledgeable advice on matters pertaining 

to architecture, landscape architecture, sculpture, painting and the 
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decorative arts to all branches and departments of the Federal and 

District of Columbia governments when such matters affect the National Capital. The Commission also must approve of the site and 

design of all commemorative works and memorials erected in the 

District. The Commission advises on the design of circulating and 

commemorative coinage and must approve the siting and design for 

national memorials, both in the United States and on foreign soil, 

in accordance with the American Battle Monuments Act and the 

Commemorative Works Act. The Commission also administers the 

National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program, which was 

created by Congress to benefit nonprofit local cultural entities. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,873,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,092,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,192,000 

The Committee recommends $2,192,000 for the Commission of 

Fine Arts, an increase of $319,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and and $100,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommendation will allow the Commission to move forward 

with its plan to hire an historian in conjunction with the Commission’s centennial in 2010. This additional temporary position will 

provide the support the Commission requires to develop and execute a major public information program, including publications 

and exhibitions, to acknowledge and observe the past century of its 

history and work. 

NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $7,143,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,200,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program was established by Public Law 99–190 to provide grants for general operating support to District of Columbia nonprofit arts and other cultural organizations. In fiscal year 1988, administrative responsibility for the program was transferred from the National Endowment for the Humanities to the Commission of Fine Arts. Currently, this program helps support 21 nationally renowned organizations in the Nation’s Capital, providing funding for operating expenses, jobs, exhibits, and performances that might not have been 

possible otherwise. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $7,200,000 for the National Capital 

Arts and Cultural Affairs program, an increase of $57,000 over the 

current year enacted level and $7,200,000 over the budget request. 

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $4,828,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 5,348,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,348,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 established the 

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as an independent Federal agency. The Council’s mission is to promote the preservation, 

enhancement, and productive use of our Nation’s historic resources, 

and advise the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy. It also provides a forum for discussion of Federal activities, programs, and policies that affect historic properties. One 

of the principal responsibilities of the Council is to implement Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, which requires 

that the Council be given an opportunity to comment on the impacts of projects or actions undertaken by other Federal agencies 

on sites or structures eligible for inclusion in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $5,348,000 for the Advisory Council 

on Historic Preservation, which is an increase of $520,000 over the 

fiscal year 2007 enacted level, and the same as the budget request. 

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

The National Capital Planning Commission [NCPC] was established in 1924 as a park planning agency. Two years later, the 

Agency’s role was expanded to included comprehensive planning. 

The National Capital Planning Act of 1952 designated the NCPC 

as the central planning agency for the Federal Government in the 

National Capital Region. Major functions of the Commission include preparation and adoption of the Federal Elements of the 

Comprehensive Plan of the National Capital and review of D.C. elements for the Federal interest; preparation and adoption of an annual 6-year Federal Capital Improvements Program report for the 

region containing land acquisition and development proposals from 

all Federal agencies; review of plans and proposals submitted to 

the Commission; and development of specialized plans for longrange development in the National Capital Region. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $8,168,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 8,265,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,265,000 

The Committee recommends $8,265,000 for salaries and expenses 

of the National Capital Planning Commission, an increase of 

$97,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same 

amount as the budget request. 

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was created by 

Congress in 1980 through Public Law 96–388 with the mandate to 

operate and maintain a permanent living memorial museum to the 

victims of the Holocaust; provide appropriate ways for the Nation 

to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust through the annual 

national civic observances known as the Days of Remembrance; 
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and carry out the recommendations of the President’s Commission 

on the Holocaust. The building that houses the museum was constructed with private funds and opened to the public in 1993. Since 

that time, the museum has attracted 4–5 times the number of expected visitors and has been highly successful in its fundraising efforts. In fiscal year 2006, little more than a decade since the museum first opened its doors, non-appropriated sources of funding 

comprise nearly 50 percent of the museum’s annual operating 

budget. 

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $42,349,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 44,996,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 45,496,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $45,496,000 for the U.S. Holocaust 

Memorial Museum for fiscal year 2008. This amount is $3,147,000 

above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $500,000 above the 

budget request. The additional amount provided by the Committee 

is intended to assist the museum in meeting fixed cost increases 

that are identified but not supported within the 2008 budget estimate. 

PRESIDIO TRUST

Upon deciding that the U.S. Army would end its 148 year presence at the Presidio, Congress created the Presidio Trust as part 

of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996. 

The Trust’s mission is to preserve and enhance the natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources of the Presidio for public 

use in perpetuity, and to achieve long-term financial sustainability 

through rental, lease and other revenues derived from the use of 

Presidio buildings and spaces. The Trust manages the interior 80 

percent of Presidio lands (known as Area B), including most buildings and infrastructure. The National Park Service manages coastal areas (known as Area A) as part of the Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area. Appropriations for the Trust are expected to decline from year to year, and to cease entirely at or before the end 

of fiscal year 2012. 

PRESIDIO TRUST FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $19,706,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 18,450,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 18,450,000 

The Committee recommends $18,450,000 for the Presidio Trust, 

a decrease of $1,256,000 from the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and the same as the budget request. 

WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL MOMENT OF

REMEMBRANCE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $247,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 200,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 200,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance was established by Congress through Public Law 106– 

579 to honor America’s fallen, her veterans, and the men and 

women who continue to serve our country. The Commission has a 

10-year mission to sustain the American spirit through acts of 

rememberance throughout the year; institutionalize the National 

Moment of Remembrance; enhance the commemoration and understanding of Memorial Day; and to educate and give the younger 

generation a sense of their country’s history and what it means to 

be an American. The Commission is dedicated to educating this 

and future generations of Americans to remember the sacrifices 

and costs in human life made to preserve this Nation’s freedom. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $200,000 for the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance, the same 

amount as the budget request and $47,000 below the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level. 
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TITLE IV 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The Committee has recommended inclusion of several general 

provisions in the bill including the following: 

SEC. 401. Provides that contracts which provide consulting services be a matter of public record and available for public review, 

except where otherwise provided by law. 

SEC. 402. Provides that appropriations available in the bill shall 

not be used to produce literature or otherwise promote public support of a legislative proposal on which legislative action is not complete. The provision has been modified to make clear that it does 

not restrict authorized communications with Congress. 

SEC. 403. Provides that appropriations made available in this bill 

cannot be used to provide a cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants. 

SEC. 404. Retains language carried in prior years with regard to 

assessments for government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau 

functions. 

SEC. 405. Limits the actions of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management with regard to the sale of giant sequoia 

trees to a manner consistent with such sales as were conducted in 

fiscal year 2005. 

SEC. 406. Retains mining patent moratorium carried in previous 

years. 

SEC. 407. 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. 408. 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. 409. 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. 410. Prohibits oil, natural gas and mining related activities 

within current national monument boundaries, except where such 
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activities are allowed under the presidential proclamation establishing the monument. 

SEC. 411. 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. 412. Allows the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 

of the Interior to consider local contractors when awarding contracts for certain activities on public lands. 

SEC. 413. Continues and makes permanent a long standing requirement in Alaska that IHS funds be made available only to regional Alaska Native health organizations and those Native entities with contracts or compacts with the Service entered into prior 

to May 1, 2006, in order to make the most cost effective use possible of scarce IHS funds for provision of health services. 

SEC. 414. Restricts funding appropriated for acquisition of land 

or interests in land from being used for declarations of taking or 

complaints in condemnation. 

SEC. 415. Continues language restricting the amount of funds 

available to the Department of the Interior for competitive sourcing 

activities and prohibits from the Forest Service from spending any 

funds available to the agency for competitive sourcing and related 

activities. This restriction shall apply not only to competitions conducted under OMB Circular A–76, but also to associated pre-planning activities, including feasibility studies. The Committee notes 

that the Forest Service’s lack of demonstrated savings and lack of 

compliance with congressional directives regarding the program led 

Congress to request an investigation by the Government Accountability Office. As this investigation is ongoing, the Committee believes it would be imprudent to allow the agency to continue its 

outsourcing program until GAO’s findings are known. 

SEC. 416. Extends for 1 year a pilot program to enhance Forest 

Service administration of rights-of-way. 

SEC. 417. Extends authority for the State of Utah to work cooperatively on Forest Service lands. 

SEC. 418. Extends the Forest Service’s ability to enter into certain cooperative agreements with third parties that are of mutually 

significant benefit. 

SEC. 419. Extends the Forest Service’s ability to use categorical 

exclusions to process grazing allotments as originally authorized in 

Public Law 108–447. 

SEC. 420. Provides the Shasta-Trinity National Forest with authority to retain receipts from marina facilities, consistent with 

other recreation sites managed under the Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act. 

SEC. 421. Provides the Forest Service authority to use 

$40,000,000 of existing receipts for vegetative treatments, fuels reduction and road programs. These funds shall be used to reduce 

fire risk and maintain local infrastructure in Forest Service Regions with a high dependence on forest products from Federal 

lands. 

SEC. 422. Authorizes the sale of assorted parcels in the Dakota 

Prairie National Grasslands. The lands to be conveyed from Federal ownership are to be conveyed through fiscal year 2009, and are 

to be at least equal in acreage to the Eberts ranch land which was 
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acquired by the Forest Service. There will be no net gain in federally owned land in North Dakota as a result of these land conveyances. The section also authorizes receipts from the sale of the Federal parcels to be deposited into a Sisk Act fund for acquisitions of 

National Forest System lands in North Dakota, and sets certain 

other land management conditions related to the transfer. 

SEC. 423. Prohibits the Forest Service from changing eligibility 

requirements for base property including leasing, shared cattle or 

livestock ownership for grazing permits on the Dakota Prairie 

Grasslands. The Committee is concerned by the Forest Service’s recent efforts to implement grazing policy changes that would have 

eliminated the ability of ranchers to lease land or share cattle to 

qualify for a Federal grazing permit on the Dakota Prairie Grasslands. North Dakota is unique in its ranchers’ widespread use of 

leased land and shared livestock, and the proposed policy changes 

would have had serious consequences for the State’s livestock industry. The Committee is encouraged that the Forest Service has 

rescinded the interim handbook direction which proposed these 

changes. The Committee also recognizes the unique role grazing associations play under North Dakota State law and directs the Forest Service to work closely with grazing associations and all other 

stakeholders to implement grazing and land management policies 

for the Dakota Prairie Grasslands. 

SEC. 424. Requires the Minerals Management Service to withhold 2 percent of the States’ share of receipts from Federal mineral 

leasing activities for the States’ portion of the administrative costs 

incurred by the Federal Government. 

SEC. 425. Amends the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (Public 

Law 94–158) to establish a domestic indemnity program with an 

overall limit of $5,000,000,000 at any one time and a per exhibition 

limit of $750,000,000. The Committee has taken this action in response to the numerous reports it has received from museums 

across the country regarding the prohibitive insurance costs that 

are now being imposed on many traveling exhibitions in the United 

States. The Committee understands that the Federal Council on 

the Arts and the Humanities has the authority to establish such 

a program and expects that in doing so it will adhere to the same 

rigorous standards and review process that has made the international indemnity program so successful. The Committee requests 

that once the Council has established its guidelines for a domestic 

indemnity program, it share those with the appropriate committees 

of jurisdiction. Additionally, the Committee expects the Council to 

provide a report to these same committees evaluating the program 

following the first year of operation. 

SEC 426. Directs the National Park Service to transfer operations 

of three Jobs Corps centers to the Forest Service as mutually 

agreed upon by both agencies. 

SEC. 427. Directs the Forest Service to seek to enter into alternative dispute resolution or mediation with parties to litigation on 

a number of timber and hazardous fuel reduction projects on the 

Sequoia and Sierra National Forests. The Committee believes that 

mediation on these projects is important to try to find a way to address environmental concerns, particularly in regard to the Pacific 

fisher, while providing sufficient timber harvest volume to preserve 
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the local forest products infrastructure, which is essential for economical hazardous fuel removal in the area. 

SEC. 428. Provides the Forest Service and Department of the Interior additional authority to pay for up to one-half of the cost of 

personal liability insurance for all agency wildland firefighters. 
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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 2008: Subcommittee on Interior: 

Mandatory ............................................................................ 54 54 55 1 53 

Discretionary ........................................................................ 27,150 27.150 28.574 1 28,323 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2008 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2 17,169 

2009 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 5,524 

2010 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2,443 

2011 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 1,277 

2012 and future years ........................................................ .................... .................... .................... 576 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 

2008 ......................................................................................... NA 5,645 NA 2,298 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NA: Not applicable. 
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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. 

—$235,544,000 for the endangered species program, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

—Sums provided for the Yukon River Restoration and Enhancement Fund, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, pursuant to the 

Fisheries Act of 1995. 

—Sums provided to the Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation and protection of marine mammals pursuant to Public Law 103–238, the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994. 

—$500,000 for Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration grants. 

—$2,000,000 for Great Ape conservation. 

—$4,000,000 for neotropical migratory bird conservation. 

—Sums provided to the Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to the 

Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration Act; Fisheries Restoration Irrigation Mitigation Act; and the National 

Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. 

—Sums provided to the U.S. Geological Survey pursuant to the 

National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1999. 

—Sums provided to the Bureau of Indian Affairs pursuant to The 

Tribal Colleges or Universities Assistance Act of 1978; The Indian Tribal Justice Act; Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act; and The No Child Left Behind Act. 

—$1,274,263,000 for the hazardous substances Superfund. 

—$30,000,000 for State and tribal assistance grants: Alaska Native Villages. —$887,000,000 for State and tribal assistance grants: Clean 

Water SRF. 

—$842,167,000 for State and tribal assistance grants: Drinking 

Water SRF. 

—Sums provided pursuant to the Clean Air Act, Radon Abatement Act, Clean Water Act, BEACH Act, Safe Drinking Water 

Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act [RCRA], Toxic Substances Control Act, Pollution Prevention Act, and the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act. 
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—$6,983,000 for the International Program, U.S. Forest Service. 

—$2,500,000 for matching funds for projects of the National Forest Foundation, U.S. Forest Service. 

—$133,412,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts. 

—$146,355,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI, OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 21, 2007, the 

Committee ordered reported en bloc: an original bill (S. 1696) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment 

and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 

and authorized the chairman of the Committee or the chairman of 

the subcommittee to offer the text of the Senate bill as a Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House companion measure; and an original bill (S. 1686) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, and authorized the chairman of the Committee or the chairman of the Legislative Branch 

subcommittee to offer the substance of the original bill, plus House 

items as passed by the House, as a Committee amendment in the 

nature of a substitute to the House companion measure; with each 

bill subject to amendment and subject to the budget allocations, by 

a recorded vote of 29–0, a quorum being present. The vote was as 

follows: 

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Byrd 

Mr. Inouye 

Mr. Leahy 

Mr. Harkin 

Ms. Mikulski 

Mr. Kohl 

Mrs. Murray 

Mr. Dorgan 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Johnson 

Ms. Landrieu 

Mr. Reed 

Mr. Lautenberg 

Mr. Nelson 

Mr. Cochran 

Mr. Stevens 

Mr. Specter 

Mr. Domenici 

Mr. Bond 

Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Shelby 

Mr. Gregg 

Mr. Bennett 

Mr. Craig 

Mrs. Hutchison 

Mr. Brownback 
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Mr. Allard 

Mr. Alexander 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on 

a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part 

of any statute include ‘‘(a) the text of the statute or part thereof 

which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of 

that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and 

of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by 

stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which 

would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 

recommended by the committee.’’ 

In compliance with this rule, the following changes in existing 

law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing 

law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is 

printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is proposed 

is shown in roman. 

TITLE 16—CONSERVATION 

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CHAPTER 1—NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, 

MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES 

* * * * * * * 

SUBCHAPTER LX—NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS 

§ 430f–7. Definitions 

In sections 430f–6 to 430f–12 of this title: 

(1) Map 

The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Park BoundaryCorinth Unit’’, numbered ø304/80,007, and dated October 

1998¿ 304A/80,009, and dated April 2007. 

* * * * * * * 

§ 430f–8. Establishment of Unit 

(a) * * * 

ø(b) Composition of Unit 

øThe Unit shall be comprised of— 

ø(1) the tract consisting of approximately 20 acres generally depicted as ‘‘Battery Robinett Boundary’’ on the Map; 

and 

ø(2) any additional land that the Secretary determines to 

be suitable for inclusion in the Unit that— 

ø(A) is under the ownership of a public entity or 

nonprofit organization; and 
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ø(B) has been identified by the Siege and Battle of 

Corinth National Historic Landmark Study, dated 

January 8, 1991.¿ 

(b) COMPOSITION OF UNIT.—The Unit shall be comprised of approximately 810 acres of land, as generally depicted on the Map. 

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SUBCHAPTER CXIV—RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL 

CONSERVATION AREA 

* * * * * * * 

§ 460ccc–4. Acquisitions 

(a) In general 

(1) Within the conservation area, and subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary is authorized to acquire 

lands, interests in lands, and associated water rights, by donation, purchase øwith donated or appropriated funds¿, exchange 

for Federal lands outside the conservation area, or transfer 

from another Federal agency with the concurrence of the head 

of the appropriate agency thereof. 

ø(2) Lands or interests therein owned by the State of Nevada or a political subdivision thereof may be acquired by donation or exchange only.¿ 

ø(3)¿ (2) No privately owned lands, interests in lands, or 

associated water rights, may be acquired without the consent 

of the owner thereof unless the Secretary determines that, in 

his judgment, the property is subject to, or threatened with, 

uses which are having, or would have, an adverse impact on 

the resource values for which the conservation area was established. 

ø(4)¿ (3) Any lands, waters, or interests therein within the 

boundaries of the conservation area which after November 16, 

1990, may be acquired by the United States shall be incorporated into the conservation area and be managed accordingly, and all provisions of this subchapter and other laws applicable to conservation areas shall apply to such incorporated 

lands. 

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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING 

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CHAPTER 2—MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN 

GENERAL 

§ 28. Mining district regulations by miners: location, recordation, and amount of work; marking of location 

on ground; records; annual labor or improvements 

on claims pending issue of patent; co-owner’s succession in interest upon delinquency in contributing proportion of expenditures; tunnel as lode 

expenditure 

The miners of each mining district may make regulations not 

in conflict with the laws of the United States, or with the laws of 

the State or Territory in which the district is situated, governing 

the location, manner of recording, amount of work necessary to 

hold possession of a mining claim, subject to the following requirements: The location must be distinctly marked on the ground so 

that its boundaries can be readily traced. All records of mining 

claims made after May 10, 1872, shall contain the name or names 

of the locators, the date of the location, and such a description of 

the claim or claims located by reference to some natural object or 

permanent monument as will identify the claim. On each claim located after the 10th day of May 1872, that is granted a waiver 

under section 28f of this title, and until a patent has been issued 

therefor, not less than $100 worth of labor shall be performed or 

improvements made during each year. On all claims located prior 

to the 10th day of May 1872, $10 worth of labor shall be performed 

or improvements made each year, for each one hundred feet in 

length along the vein until a patent has been issued therefor; but 

where such claims are held in common, such expenditure may be 

made upon any one claim; and upon a failure to comply with these 

conditions, the claim or mine upon which such failure occurred 

shall be open to relocation in the same manner as if no location of 

the same had ever been made, provided that the original locators, 

their heirs, assigns, or legal representatives, have not resumed 

work upon the claim after failure and before such location. Upon 

the failure of any one of several coowners to contribute his proportion of the expenditures required hereby, the coowners who have 

performed the labor or made the improvements may, at the expiration of the year, give such delinquent co-owner personal notice in 

writing or notice by publication in the newspaper published nearest 

the claim, for at least once a week for ninety days, and if at the 

expiration of ninety days after such notice in writing or by publication such delinquent should fail or refuse to contribute his proportion of the expenditure required by this section, his interest in the 

claim shall become the property of his co-owners who have made 

the required expenditures. The period within which the work required to be done annually on all unpatented mineral claims located since May 10, 1872, including such claims in the Territory of 

Alaska, øshall commence at 12 o’clock meridian on the 1st day of 

September¿ shall commence at 12:01 ante meridian on the first day 

of September succeeding the date of location of such claim. 

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1So in original. Probably should be followed by a period. 

§ 28f. Fee 

(a) Claim maintenance fee 

The holder of each unpatented mining claim, mill, or tunnel 

site, located pursuant to the mining laws of the United States, 

whether located before, on or after August 10, 1993, shall pay to 

the Secretary of the Interior, on or before September 1 of each year 

øfor years 2004 through 2008¿, a claim maintenance fee of $100 

per claim or site 1 Such claim maintenance fee shall be in lieu of 

the assessment work requirement contained in the Mining Law of 

1872 (30 U.S.C. 28–28e) and the related filing requirements contained in section 1744(a) and (c) of title 43. 

* * * * * * * 

§ 28g. Location fee 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for every 

unpatented mining claim, mill or tunnel site located after August 

10, 1993, øand before September 30, 2008,¿ pursuant to the Mining 

Laws of the United States, the locator shall, at the time the location notice is recorded with the Bureau of Land Management, pay 

to the Secretary of the Interior a location fee, in addition to the 

claim maintenance fee required by section 28f of this title, of 

$25.00 per claim. 

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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 31—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* * * * * * * 

§ 1473. Acceptance of contributions from private and public 

sources by Mineral Management Service 

In fiscal year 1987 and thereafter, the Minerals Management 

Service is authorized to accept land, buildings, equipment and 

other contributions, from public and private sources, which shall be 

available for the purposes provided for in this account, including 

contributions of money and services to conduct work in support of 

the orderly exploration and development of Outer Continental Shelf 

resources, including but not limited to, preparation of environmental documents such as impact statements and assessments, 

studies, and related research. 

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TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS 

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CHAPTER 18—MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND 

PALAU 

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SUBCHAPTER I—MICRONESIA AND MARSHALL ISLANDS 

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Part B—Approval and Implementation of Compacts, As 

Amended 

§ 1921d. Supplemental provisions 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(f) Continuing programs and laws 

(1) Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of the 

Marshall Islands 

In addition to the programs and services set forth in section 221 of the Compact, and pursuant to section 222 of the 

Compact, the programs and services of the following agencies 

shall be made available to the Federated States of Micronesia 

and to the Republic of the Marshall Islands: 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(B) Treatment of additional programs 

(i) * * * 

(ix) Applicability 

The øRepublic¿ government, institutions, and people of Palau shall remain eligible for appropriations 

and to receive grants under the provisions of law specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) until the end of fiscal year 

ø2007¿ 2009, to the extent the øRepublic¿ government, 

institutions, and people of Palau øwas¿ were so eligible 

under such provisions in fiscal year 2003. 

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ARTS AND ARTIFACTS INDEMNITY ACT, PUBLIC LAW 94– 

158 

SEC. 1 * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 3. (a) * * * 

(1) * * * 

which are (A) of educational, cultural, historical, or scientific value, 

and ø(B) the exhibition of which is¿ (B) in the case of international 

exhibitions, certified by the Secretary of State or his designee as 

being in the national interest. 

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SEC. 5. * * * 
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(b) The aggregate of loss or damage covered by indemnity agreements made under this Act shall not exceed $10,000,000,000 

at any one time for international exhibitions, and $5,000,000,000 at 

any one time for domestic exhibitions. (c) No indemnity agreement for a single exhibition shall cover loss or damage in excess of $1,200,000,000 for international exhibi- tions, or $750,000,000 for domestic exhibitions. 

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OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997, 

PUBLIC LAW 104–208 

DIVISION A 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 636. REIMBURSEMENTS RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LI- ABILITY INSURANCE.—(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, amounts appropriated by this Act (or any other 

Act for fiscal year 1997 or any fiscal year thereafter) for salaries 

and expenses may be used to reimburse any qualified employee for 

not to exceed one-half the costs incurred by such employee for professional liability insurance. A payment under this section shall be 

contingent upon the submission of such information or documentation as the employing agency may require. 

(b) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of this section, the 

term ‘‘qualified employee’’ means an agency employee whose position is that of— 

(1) a law enforcement officer; øor¿ 

(2) a supervisor or management officialø.¿; or 

(3) a temporary fire line supervisor. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(3) the terms ‘‘supervisor’’ and ‘‘management official’’ have 

the respective meanings given them by section 7103(a) of such 

title 5ø, and¿; 

(4) the term ‘‘professional liability insurance’’ means insurance which provides coverage for— 

(A) legal liability for damages due to injuries to other 

persons, damage to their property, or other damage or loss 

to such other persons (including the expenses of litigation 

and settlement) resulting from or arising out of any 

tortious act, error, or omission of the covered individual 

(whether common law, statutory, or constitutional) while 

in the performance of such individual’s official duties as a 

qualified employee; and 

(B) the cost of legal representation for the covered individual in connection with any administrative or judicial 
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proceeding (including any investigation or disciplinary proceeding) relating to any act, error, or omission of the covered individual while in the performance of such individual’s official duties as a qualified employee, and other legal 

costs and fees relating to any such administrative or judicial proceedingø.¿; and 

(5) the term ‘‘temporary fire line supervisor’’ means an employee of the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, 

the duties of which include temporary supervision to manage a 

wildland or managed fire, including an employee that is— 

(A) a type 1, 2, or 3 incident commander; 

(B) an operations section chief; 

(C) a division group supervisor; 

(D) a fire use manager; or 

(E) a prescribed fire manager or burn boss. 

(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 

apply thereafter. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000, PUBLIC LAW 106–113 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 331. ENHANCING FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRATION OF

RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND LAND USES. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture 

shall develop and implement a pilot program for the purpose of enhancing forest service administration of rights-of-way and other 

land uses. The authority for this program shall be for fiscal years 

2000 through ø2006¿ 2008. Prior to the expiration of the authority 

for this pilot program, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 

Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives that evaluates whether the use of funds under this section resulted in more 

expeditious approval of rights-of-way and special use authorizations. This report shall include the Secretary’s recommendation for 

statutory or regulatory changes to reduce the average processing 

time for rights-of-way and special use permit applications. 

(b) DEPOSIT OF FEES.—Subject to subsections (a) and (f ), during 

fiscal years 2000 through ø2006¿ 2008, the Secretary of Agriculture 

shall deposit into a special account established in the Treasury all 

fees collected by the Secretary to recover the costs of processing applications for, and monitoring compliance with, authorizations to 

use and occupy National Forest System lands pursuant to section 

28(l) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(l)), section 504(g) 

of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1764(g)), section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, and section 
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110(g) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470h– 

2(g)). 

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FLIGHT 93 NATIONAL MEMORIAL ACT, PUBLIC LAW 107– 

226 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 

The Secretary is authorized to— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(8) øacquire¿ acquire the land or interests in land for the 

memorial by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 

funds, exchange or condemnation with donated or appropriated 

funds; and from willing sellers the land or interests in land for 

the memorial site by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange; and 

* * * * * * * 

CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2003, 

PUBLIC LAW 108–7 

* * * * * * * 

DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE III 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 321. Until øSeptember 30, 2007¿ September 30, 2009, the 

authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into an agreement under the first section of Public Law 94–148 (16 U.S.C. 565a– 

1) for a purpose described in such section includes the authority to 

use that legal instrument when the principal purpose of the resulting relationship is to the mutually significant benefit of the Forest 

Service and the other party or parties to the agreement, including 

nonprofit entities. An agreement entered into under this section 

shall not be subject to Public Law 95–224, Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act (1977). 

* * * * * * * 

CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005, PUBLIC 

LAW 108–447 

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DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND 

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE

ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT

For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and environmental 

studies, regulation of industry operations, and collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other minerals leases, permits, licenses and 

operating contracts; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements; including the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger 

motor vehicles for replacement only, $169,175,000, of which 

$76,106,000 shall be available for royalty management activities; 

and an amount not to exceed $103,730,000, to be credited to this 

appropriation and to remain available until expended, from additions to receipts resulting from increases to rates in effect on August 5, 1993, from rate increases to fee collections for Outer Continental Shelf administrative activities performed by the Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) over and above the rates in effect on 

September 30, 1993, and from additional fees for Outer Continental 

Shelf administrative activities established after September 30, 

1993: Provided, That to the extent $103,730,000 in additions to receipts are not realized from the sources of receipts stated above, 

the amount needed to reach $103,730,000 shall be credited to this 

appropriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for Outer 

Continental Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 1993: Provided 

further, That $3,000,000 for computer acquisitions shall remain 

available until September 30, 2006: Provided further, That funds 

appropriated under this Act shall be available for the payment of 

interest in accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1721(b) and (d): Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup 

activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi- sion of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in 

which the Director of MMS concurred with the claimed refund due, 

to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct 

prior unrecoverable erroneous payments: Provided further, That 

MMS may under the royalty-in-kind program, or under its authority to transfer oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, use a portion 

of the revenues from royalty-in-kind sales, without regard to fiscal 

year limitation, to pay for transportation to wholesale market centers or upstream pooling points, to process or otherwise dispose of 

royalty production taken in kind, and to recover MMS transportation costs, salaries, and other administrative costs directly related to the royalty-in-kind program: Provided further, That MMS 

shall analyze and document the expected return in advance of any 

royalty-in-kind sales to assure to the maximum extent practicable 

that royalty income under the pilot program is equal to or greater 

than royalty income recognized under a comparable royalty-in- 
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value program: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2005 and 

thereafter, notwithstanding 30 U.S.C. 191(a) and 43 U.S.C. 1338, 

the Secretary shall pay amounts owed to States and Indian Tribes 

under the provision of 30 U.S.C. 1721(b) and (d) from amounts received as current receipts from bonuses, royalties, interest collected 

from lessees and designees, and rentals of the public lands and the 

outer continental shelf under provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act 

(30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), which are not payable to a State or the 

Reclamation Fund. 

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GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 144. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

‘‘Foundation for Nevada’s Veterans Land Transfer Act of 2004’’. 

(b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, BUREAU OF

LAND MANAGEMENT LAND, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the land 

described in paragraph (2) is transferred from the Secretary of 

the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of land referred to 

in paragraph (1) is the approximately 150 acres of Bureau of 

Land Management land in Clark County, Nevada, as generally 

depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Veterans Administration Conveyance’’ and dated øNovember 12, 2004¿ May 4, 2005. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 309. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment 

for the Arts: 

(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, National 

Opera Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellowship. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 337. FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATIVE FOREST, RANGELAND, AND WATERSHED RESTORATION IN UTAH. (a) AUTHORITY.— 

Until øSeptember 30, 2006¿ September 30, 2008, the Secretary of 

Agriculture, via cooperative agreement or contract (including sole 

source contract) as appropriate, may permit the State Forester of 

the State of Utah to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on National Forest System lands in the State of 

Utah. Restoration services provided are to be on a project to project 

basis as planned or made ready for implementation under existing 

authorities of the Forest Service. The types of restoration services 

that may be contracted under this authority include treatment of 

insect infected trees, reduction of hazardous fuels, and other activi-
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ties to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health 

including fish and wildlife habitat. 

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SEC. 339. For fiscal years ø2005 through 2007¿ 2005 through 

2010, a decision made by the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize 

grazing on an allotment shall be categorically excluded from documentation in an environmental assessment or an environmental 

impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) if: (1) the decision continues current 

grazing management of the allotment; (2) monitoring indicates that 

current grazing management is meeting, or satisfactorily moving 

toward, objectives in the land and resource management plan, as 

determined by the Secretary; and (3) the decision is consistent with 

agency policy concerning extraordinary circumstances. The total 

number of allotments that may be categorically excluded under this 

section may not exceed 900. 

* * * * * * * 

JOHN WARNER NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007, PUBLIC LAW 109–364 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 1077. INCREASED HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, RETIRED MEMBERS, 

AND DISABLED VETERANS. 

(a) * * * 

(b) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(c) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON SANTA ROSA ISLAND.—The 

Secretary of the Interior shall immediately cease the plan, approved in the settlement agreement for case number 96–7412 WJR 

and case number 97–4098 WJR, to exterminate the deer and elk 

on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands, California, by helicopter 

and shall not exterminate or nearly exterminate the deer and elk.¿ 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

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 ................................................................................................................................ 32,294 32,636 35,956 ∂3,662 ∂3,320 Range management .................................................................................................................................................... 68,263 70,393 73,503 ∂5,240 ∂3,110 Forestry management .................................................................................................................................................. 10,458 10,651 11,841 ∂1,383 ∂1,190 Riparian management ................................................................................................................................................. 21,573 22,150 23,455 ∂1,882 ∂1,305 Cultural resources management ................................................................................................................................. 16,614 15,525 16,075 ¥539 ∂550 Wild horse and burro management ............................................................................................................................ 36,354 32,077 36,787 ∂433 ∂4,710 

Subtotal, Land Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 185,556 183,432 197,617 ∂12,061 ∂14,185 

Wildlife and Fisheries: 

Wildlife management .................................................................................................................................................. 28,369 28,286 30,316 ∂1,947 ∂2,030 Fisheries management ................................................................................................................................................ 12,411 12,636 13,841 ∂1,430 ∂1,205 

Subtotal, Wildlife and Fisheries ............................................................................................................................. 40,780 40,922 44,157 ∂3,377 ∂3,235 

Threatened and endangered species ................................................................................................................................... 21,407 21,930 22,270 ∂863 ∂340 Recreation Management: 

Wilderness management ............................................................................................................................................. 16,182 16,641 18,096 ∂1,914 ∂1,455 Recreation resources management ............................................................................................................................. 47,515 48,494 52,144 ∂4,629 ∂3,650 

Subtotal, Recreation Management ......................................................................................................................... 63,697 65,135 70,240 ∂6,543 ∂5,105 

Energy and Minerals: 

Oil and gas ................................................................................................................................................................. 117,129 121,548 119,318 ∂2,189 ¥2,230 Coal management ....................................................................................................................................................... 9,251 9,521 9,521 ∂270 ..........................
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Other mineral resources .............................................................................................................................................. 10,157 10,464 10,479 ∂322 ∂15 

Subtotal, Energy and Minerals ............................................................................................................................... 136,537 141,533 139,318 ∂2,781 ¥2,215 

Alaska minerals .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,600 .......................... .......................... ¥1,600 ..........................Realty and Ownership Management: 

Alaska conveyance ...................................................................................................................................................... 35,165 33,922 39,972 ∂4,807 ∂6,050 Cadastral survey ......................................................................................................................................................... 13,757 11,119 14,284 ∂527 ∂3,165 Land and realty management ..................................................................................................................................... 33,716 33,688 35,288 ∂1,572 ∂1,600 

Subtotal, Realty and Ownership Management ....................................................................................................... 82,638 78,729 89,544 ∂6,906 ∂10,815 

Resource Protection and Maintenance 

Resource management planning ................................................................................................................................ 49,153 47,014 50,344 ∂1,191 ∂3,330 Resource protection and law enforcement ................................................................................................................. 20,062 18,842 19,027 ¥1,035 ∂185 Hazardous materials management ............................................................................................................................. 15,939 16,110 16,155 ∂216 ∂45 

Subtotal, Resource Protection and Maintenance ................................................................................................... 85,154 81,966 85,526 ∂372 ∂3,560 

Transportation and Facilities Maintenance: 

Operations ................................................................................................................................................................... 6,242 6,393 6,563 ∂321 ∂170 Annual maintenance ................................................................................................................................................... 30,969 31,569 32,059 ∂1,090 ∂490 Deferred maintenance ................................................................................................................................................. 33,157 33,795 38,905 ∂5,748 ∂5,110 

Subtotal, Transportation/Facilities Maintenance .................................................................................................... 70,368 71,757 77,527 ∂7,159 ∂5,770 

Land and resources information systems ............................................................................................................................ 17,084 16,708 16,723 ¥361 ∂15 Mining Law Administration: 

Administration ............................................................................................................................................................. 32,696 34,696 34,696 ∂2,000 ..........................Offsetting fees ............................................................................................................................................................. ¥32,696 ¥34,696 ¥34,696 ¥2,000 ..........................

Workforce and Organizational Support: 

Information systems operations .................................................................................................................................. 18,731 15,285 15,300 ¥3,431 ∂15 Administrative support ................................................................................................................................................ 53,107 50,799 50,839 ¥2,268 ∂40 Bureauwide fixed costs ............................................................................................................................................... 77,895 83,862 84,390 ∂6,495 ∂528 Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ............................................................................................... .......................... 3,023 .......................... .......................... ¥3,023 

Subtotal, Workforce and Organizational Support ................................................................................................... 149,733 152,969 150,529 ∂796 ¥2,440 

Challenge cost share ........................................................................................................................................................... 9,357 9,357 9,432 ∂75 ∂75 Healthy Lands Initiative ....................................................................................................................................................... 3,000 15,000 .......................... ¥3,000 ¥15,000 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

Total, Management of Lands and Resources ......................................................................................................... 866,911 879,438 902,883 ∂35,972 ∂23,445 

Construction 

Construction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11,751 6,476 11,476 ¥275 ∂5,000 

Land Acquisition 

Land Acquisition: 

Acquisitions ................................................................................................................................................................. 6,065 4,056 9,006 ∂2,941 ∂4,950 Emergencies and hardships ........................................................................................................................................ 1,000 944 1,500 ∂500 ∂556 Subsurface mineral estate receipts ............................................................................................................................ .......................... ¥5,000 .......................... .......................... ∂5,000 Acquisition management ............................................................................................................................................. 1,569 1,619 1,700 ∂131 ∂81 

Total, Land Acquisition ........................................................................................................................................... 8,634 1,619 12,206 ∂3,572 ∂10,587 

Oregon and California Grant Lands 

Western Oregon resources management .............................................................................................................................. 95,752 96,648 96,648 ∂896 ..........................Western Oregon information and resource data systems ................................................................................................... 2,155 2,186 2,186 ∂31 ..........................Western Oregon transportation & facilities maintenance ................................................................................................... 10,782 11,092 11,092 ∂310 ..........................Western Oregon construction and acquisition ..................................................................................................................... 302 316 316 ∂14 ..........................

Total, Oregon and California Grant Lands ............................................................................................................. 108,991 110,242 110,242 ∂1,251 ..........................

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 .......................... ..........................
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Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures 

Rights-of-way processing ..................................................................................................................................................... 12,150 13,150 13,150 ∂1,000 ..........................Energy and minerals cost recovery ...................................................................................................................................... 3,760 24,760 24,760 ∂21,000 ..........................Recreation cost recovery ...................................................................................................................................................... 54 54 54 .......................... ..........................Adopt-a-horse program ........................................................................................................................................................ 703 703 703 .......................... ..........................Repair of damaged lands .................................................................................................................................................... 4,000 4,000 4,000 .......................... ..........................Cost recoverable realty cases .............................................................................................................................................. 857 857 857 .......................... ..........................Timber purchaser expenses .................................................................................................................................................. 50 50 50 .......................... ..........................Commercial film and photography fees .............................................................................................................................. 231 231 231 .......................... ..........................Copy fees .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3,100 3,100 3,100 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal (gross) ...................................................................................................................................................... 24,905 46,905 46,905 ∂22,000 ..........................

Offsetting fees ...................................................................................................................................................................... ¥24,905 ¥46,905 ¥46,905 ¥22,000 ..........................

Total, Service Charges, Deposits & Forfeitures ...................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Miscellaneous Trust Funds 

Current appropriations ......................................................................................................................................................... 12,405 12,405 12,405 .......................... ..........................

Wildland Fire Management 

Preparedness ........................................................................................................................................................................ 274,863 268,334 286,009 ∂11,146 ∂17,675 Fire suppression operations ................................................................................................................................................. 249,185 294,398 294,398 ∂45,213 ..........................Other operations: 

Hazardous fuels reduction .......................................................................................................................................... 199,787 202,792 202,792 ∂3,005 ..........................Burned area rehabilitation .......................................................................................................................................... 22,786 24,591 24,591 ∂1,805 ..........................Fire facilities ............................................................................................................................................................... 7,734 7,734 7,734 .......................... ..........................Joint fire science ......................................................................................................................................................... 4,000 4,000 6,000 ∂2,000 ∂2,000 Rural fire assistance ................................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 8,000 ∂8,000 ∂8,000 

Subtotal, Other operations ...................................................................................................................................... 234,307 239,117 249,117 ∂14,810 ∂10,000 

Emergency appropriations ............................................................................................................................. 95,000 .......................... .......................... ¥95,000 ..........................

Total, Wildland Fire Management ........................................................................................................................... 853,355 801,849 829,524 ¥23,831 ∂27,675 Total, BLM without Wildland Fire Management ..................................................................................................... 1,018,692 1,020,180 1,059,212 ∂40,520 ∂39,032 TOTAL, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 1,872,047 1,822,029 1,888,736 ∂16,689 ∂66,707 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 

Resource Management 

Ecological Services: 

Endangered species: 

Candidate conservation ...................................................................................................................................... 8,425 8,635 10,135 ∂1,710 ∂1,500 Listing ................................................................................................................................................................. 17,824 18,263 18,763 ∂939 ∂500 Consultation ....................................................................................................................................................... 49,179 51,578 53,578 ∂4,399 ∂2,000 Recovery .............................................................................................................................................................. 69,244 68,067 73,067 ∂3,823 ∂5,000 

Subtotal, Endangered species ....................................................................................................................... 144,672 146,543 155,543 ∂10,871 ∂9,000 

Habitat conservation ................................................................................................................................................... 93,654 97,655 103,155 ∂9,501 ∂5,500 Environmental contaminants ...................................................................................................................................... 11,046 11,172 12,172 ∂1,126 ∂1,000 

Subtotal, Ecological Services .................................................................................................................................. 249,372 255,370 270,870 ∂21,498 ∂15,500 

National Wildlife Refuge System: 

Refuge operations ....................................................................................................................................................... 261,148 261,135 277,135 ∂15,987 ∂16,000 Refuge maintenance ................................................................................................................................................... 134,185 133,669 136,669 ∂2,484 ∂3,000 

Subtotal, National Wildlife Refuge System ............................................................................................................ 395,333 394,804 413,804 ∂18,471 ∂19,000 

Migratory Birds and Law Enforcement: 

Migratory Birds Management and Law Enforcement ................................................................................................. 40,352 40,582 41,082 ∂730 ∂500 Law enforcement operations and maintenance .......................................................................................................... 57,299 57,585 61,085 ∂3,786 ∂3,500 

Subtotal, Migratory Birds and Law Enforcement ................................................................................................... 97,651 98,167 102,167 ∂4,516 ∂4,000 

Fisheries: 

Hatchery operations and maintenance ....................................................................................................................... 60,563 .......................... .......................... ¥60,563 ..........................Fish and wildlife management ................................................................................................................................... 56,615 .......................... .......................... ¥56,615 ..........................
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National fish hatchery system operations .................................................................................................................. .......................... 45,147 47,397 ∂47,397 ∂2,250 Maintenance and equipment ...................................................................................................................................... .......................... 18,105 19,105 ∂19,105 ∂1,000 Aquatic habitat and species conservation ................................................................................................................. .......................... 53,572 55,072 ∂55,072 ∂1,500 Aquatic invasive species ............................................................................................................................................. .......................... 5,407 5,407 ∂5,407 ..........................Marine mammals ........................................................................................................................................................ .......................... 2,523 3,023 ∂3,023 ∂500 

Subtotal, Fisheries .................................................................................................................................................. 117,178 124,754 130,004 ∂12,826 ∂5,250 

General Administration: 

Science excellence ....................................................................................................................................................... 493 .......................... .......................... ¥493 ..........................Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu Strategy ......................................................................................................................... 5,000 7,398 7,398 ∂2,398 ..........................Central office administration ...................................................................................................................................... 39,293 39,595 40,345 ∂1,052 ∂750 Regional office administration .................................................................................................................................... 41,331 42,137 43,137 ∂1,806 ∂1,000 Servicewide administrative support ............................................................................................................................ 32,390 33,463 33,463 ∂1,073 ..........................Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ............................................................................................... .......................... 2,148 .......................... .......................... ¥2,148 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ....................................................................................................................... 7,656 7,656 7,656 .......................... ..........................National Conservation Training Center ....................................................................................................................... 18,282 19,040 19,040 ∂758 ..........................International affairs .................................................................................................................................................... 9,990 9,988 11,888 ∂1,898 ∂1,900 

Subtotal, General Administration ........................................................................................................................... 154,435 161,425 162,927 ∂8,492 ∂1,502 

Emergency appropriations (Avian Flu) .......................................................................................................... 7,398 .......................... .......................... ¥7,398 ..........................

Total, Resource Management ................................................................................................................................. 1,021,367 1,034,520 1,079,772 ∂58,405 ∂45,252 

Construction 

Construction and rehabilitation: 

Line item construction ................................................................................................................................................ 34,448 13,170 26,799 ¥7,649 ∂13,629 Nationwide engineering services ................................................................................................................................. 10,852 9,901 9,901 ¥951 ..........................

Total, Construction .................................................................................................................................................. 45,300 23,071 36,700 ¥8,600 ∂13,629 

Land Acquisition 

Fish and Wildlife Service: 

Acquisitions—Federal refuge lands ........................................................................................................................... 13,650 5,544 28,904 ∂15,254 ∂23,360 Inholdings .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,500 1,500 1,500 .......................... ..........................Emergencies and hardships ........................................................................................................................................ 1,478 1,500 1,500 ∂22 ..........................Exchanges .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,485 1,537 1,500 ∂15 ¥37 Acquisition management ............................................................................................................................................. 8,140 6,436 8,140 .......................... ∂1,704 Cost allocation methodology ....................................................................................................................................... 1,793 1,494 1,500 ¥293 ∂6 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

Total, Land Acquisition ........................................................................................................................................... 28,046 18,011 43,044 ∂14,998 ∂25,033 

Landowner Incentive Program 

Grants to States ................................................................................................................................................................... 23,667 .......................... .......................... ¥23,667 ..........................

Private Stewardship Grants Program 

Stewardship grants .............................................................................................................................................................. 7,277 .......................... .......................... ¥7,277 ..........................

Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund 

Grants to States ................................................................................................................................................................... 9,852 10,001 10,001 ∂149 ..........................HCP planning grants ............................................................................................................................................................ 7,531 7,642 7,642 ∂111 ..........................Species recovery land acquisition ........................................................................................................................................ 13,977 14,186 14,186 ∂209 ..........................HCP land acquisition ........................................................................................................................................................... 47,160 40,587 40,587 ¥6,573 ..........................Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004 ................................................................................................................................ .......................... 5,067 5,067 ∂5,067 ..........................Administration ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2,481 2,518 2,518 ∂37 ..........................

Total, Cooperative Endangered Species Fund ........................................................................................................ 81,001 80,001 80,001 ¥1,000 ..........................

National Wildlife Refuge Fund 

Payments in lieu of taxes .................................................................................................................................................... 14,202 10,811 14,202 .......................... ∂3,391 

North American Wetlands Conservation Fund 

Wetlands conservation ......................................................................................................................................................... 37,836 40,980 40,940 ∂3,104 ¥40 Administration ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1,576 1,666 1,706 ∂130 ∂40 

Total, North American Wetlands Conservation Fund .............................................................................................. 39,412 42,646 42,646 ∂3,234 ..........................

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund 

Migratory bird grants ........................................................................................................................................................... 3,941 3,960 4,000 ∂59 ∂40 
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Multinational Species Conservation Fund 

African elephant conservation ............................................................................................................................................. 1,379 990 1,500 ∂121 ∂510 Rhinoceros and tiger conservation ...................................................................................................................................... 1,576 990 2,000 ∂424 ∂1,010 Asian elephant conservation ................................................................................................................................................ 1,379 990 1,500 ∂121 ∂510 Great ape conservation ........................................................................................................................................................ 1,379 990 2,000 ∂621 ∂1,010 Marine turtles ....................................................................................................................................................................... 691 297 1,000 ∂309 ∂703 

Total, Multinational Species Conservation Fund .................................................................................................... 6,404 4,257 8,000 ∂1,596 ∂3,743 

State and Tribal Wildlife Grants 

State and tribal wildlife grants ........................................................................................................................................... 67,492 69,492 72,492 ∂5,000 ∂3,000 

TOTAL, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE .............................................................................................................. 1,338,109 1,286,769 1,380,857 ∂42,748 ∂94,088 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 

Operation of the National Park System 

Park Management: 

Resource stewardship ................................................................................................................................................. 363,416 397,434 397,434 ∂34,018 ..........................Visitor services ............................................................................................................................................................ 349,331 405,531 405,531 ∂56,200 ..........................Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................................ 603,693 698,571 691,571 ∂87,878 ¥7,000 Park support ................................................................................................................................................................ 311,178 320,776 322,561 ∂11,383 ∂1,785 

Subtotal, Park Management ................................................................................................................................... 1,627,618 1,822,312 1,817,097 ∂189,479 ¥5,215 

External administrative costs .............................................................................................................................................. 135,066 141,590 141,590 ∂6,524 ..........................Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ........................................................................................................ .......................... 5,108 .......................... .......................... ¥5,108 Emergency appropriations .................................................................................................................................................... 525 .......................... .......................... ¥525 ..........................

Total, Operation of the National Park System ....................................................................................................... 1,763,209 1,969,010 1,958,687 ∂195,478 ¥10,323 

U.S. Park Police 

U.S. Park Police .................................................................................................................................................................... 85,213 88,122 88,122 ∂2,909 ..........................

National Recreation and Preservation 

Recreation programs ............................................................................................................................................................ 556 574 574 ∂18 ..........................Natural programs ................................................................................................................................................................. 10,378 10,467 10,467 ∂89 ..........................Cultural programs ................................................................................................................................................................ 22,665 22,742 21,742 ¥923 ¥1,000 International park affairs ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,861 1,618 1,618 ¥243 ..........................Environmental and compliance review ................................................................................................................................ 403 421 421 ∂18 ..........................Grant administration ............................................................................................................................................................ 1,948 3,059 3,059 ∂1,111 ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

Heritage Partnership Programs ............................................................................................................................................ 13,335 10,004 15,000 ∂1,665 ∂4,996 Preserve America .................................................................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... 5,000 ∂5,000 ∂5,000 Statutory or Contractual Aid ................................................................................................................................................ 3,223 .......................... 5,875 ∂2,652 ∂5,875 

Total, National Recreation and Preservation .......................................................................................................... 54,369 48,885 63,756 ∂9,387 ∂14,871 

Historic Preservation Fund 

State historic preservation offices ....................................................................................................................................... 37,217 35,717 39,000 ∂1,783 ∂3,283 Grants—National Inventory of Historic Properties .............................................................................................................. .......................... 4,000 .......................... .......................... ¥4,000 Tribal grants ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5,446 3,941 6,000 ∂554 ∂2,059 HBCUs ................................................................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................Save America’s Treasures .................................................................................................................................................... 8,074 10,000 30,000 ∂21,926 ∂20,000 Preserve America .................................................................................................................................................................. 4,926 10,000 .......................... ¥4,926 ¥10,000 Emergency appropriations .................................................................................................................................................... 10,000 .......................... .......................... ¥10,000 ..........................

Total, Historic Preservation Fund ........................................................................................................................... 65,663 63,658 75,000 ∂9,337 ∂11,342 

Construction 

Line item construction and maintenance ............................................................................................................................ 180,621 105,086 129,650 ¥50,971 ∂24,564 Emergency and unscheduled ............................................................................................................................................... 3,290 3,290 3,290 .......................... ..........................Housing ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6,897 5,075 5,075 ¥1,822 ..........................Dam safety ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2,626 2,626 2,626 .......................... ..........................Equipment replacement ....................................................................................................................................................... 31,083 14,815 14,815 ¥16,268 ..........................Planning, construction ......................................................................................................................................................... 19,632 17,355 17,355 ¥2,277 ..........................Construction program management .................................................................................................................................... 39,842 39,842 40,852 ∂1,010 ∂1,010 General management plans ................................................................................................................................................. 13,491 13,491 13,491 .......................... ..........................

Total, Construction .................................................................................................................................................. 297,482 201,580 227,154 ¥70,328 ∂25,574 
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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 ........................................................................................................................................... 27,995 .......................... 28,325 ∂330 ∂28,325 Administrative expenses .............................................................................................................................................. 1,627 .......................... 1,675 ∂48 ∂1,675 

Total, Assistance to States ..................................................................................................................................... 29,622 .......................... 30,000 ∂378 ∂30,000 

National Park Service: 

Acquisitions ................................................................................................................................................................. 19,535 9,000 34,000 ∂14,465 ∂25,000 Emergencies and hardships ........................................................................................................................................ 2,541 2,348 2,500 ¥41 ∂152 Acquisition management ............................................................................................................................................. 9,786 8,832 9,700 ¥86 ∂868 Inholdings .................................................................................................................................................................... 2,540 2,349 2,500 ¥40 ∂151 

Total, National Park Service ................................................................................................................................... 34,402 22,529 48,700 ∂14,298 ∂26,171 Total, Land Acquisition and State Assistance ....................................................................................................... 64,024 22,529 78,700 ∂14,676 ∂56,171 TOTAL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ............................................................................................................................ 2,299,960 2,363,784 2,461,419 ∂161,459 ∂97,635 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Surveys, Investigations, and Research 

Geographic Research, Investigations, & Remote Sensing: 

Land remote sensing ................................................................................................................................................... 63,264 61,431 61,431 ¥1,833 ..........................Geographic analysis and monitoring .......................................................................................................................... 16,926 13,524 17,024 ∂98 ∂3,500 

Subtotal, Geographic Research & Remote Sensing ............................................................................................... 80,190 74,955 78,455 ¥1,735 ∂3,500 

Geologic Hazards, Resource and Processes: 

Geologic hazards assessments ................................................................................................................................... 81,890 84,008 84,008 ∂2,118 ..........................Geologic landscape and coastal assessments ........................................................................................................... 78,327 81,391 80,891 ∂2,564 ¥500 Geologic resource assessments .................................................................................................................................. 76,786 56,686 78,435 ∂1,649 ∂21,749 

Subtotal, Geologic Hazards, Resource & Processes ............................................................................................... 237,003 222,085 243,334 ∂6,331 ∂21,249 

Water Resources Investigations: 

Hydrologic monitoring, assessments and research: 

Ground water resources program ....................................................................................................................... 8,098 7,628 8,128 ∂30 ∂500 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

National water quality assessment ................................................................................................................... 62,818 64,925 64,925 ∂2,107 ..........................Toxic substances hydrology ................................................................................................................................ 13,293 13,730 13,730 ∂437 ..........................Hydrologic research and development ............................................................................................................... 14,754 14,167 16,067 ∂1,313 ∂1,900 National streamflow information program ......................................................................................................... 16,612 18,945 18,945 ∂2,333 ..........................Hydrologic networks and analysis ...................................................................................................................... 29,572 30,678 31,521 ∂1,949 ∂843 

Subtotal, Hydrologic monitoring, assessments and research ....................................................................... 145,147 150,073 153,316 ∂8,169 ∂3,243 

Federal-State program ................................................................................................................................................ 64,345 62,381 64,381 ∂36 ∂2,000 Water resources research institutes ........................................................................................................................... 5,404 .......................... 6,404 ∂1,000 ∂6,404 

Subtotal, Water Resources Investigations .............................................................................................................. 214,896 212,454 224,101 ∂9,205 ∂11,647 

Biological Research: 

Biological research and monitoring ............................................................................................................................ 138,072 143,406 143,431 ∂5,359 ∂25 Biological information management and delivery ...................................................................................................... 22,856 22,278 23,278 ∂422 ∂1,000 Cooperative research units ......................................................................................................................................... 14,764 15,430 15,430 ∂666 ..........................

Subtotal, Biological Research ................................................................................................................................. 175,692 181,114 182,139 ∂6,447 ∂1,025 

Enterprise Information: 

Enterprise information security and technology ......................................................................................................... 26,061 24,902 24,902 ¥1,159 ..........................Enterprise information resources ................................................................................................................................ 17,030 17,041 17,041 ∂11 ..........................National geospatial program ...................................................................................................................................... 68,691 70,177 70,177 ∂1,486 ..........................

Subtotal, Enterprise Information ............................................................................................................................ 111,782 112,120 112,120 ∂338 ..........................

Science support .................................................................................................................................................................... 67,782 68,231 68,231 ∂449 ..........................Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ........................................................................................................ .......................... 2,440 .......................... .......................... ¥2,440 Facilities ............................................................................................................................................................................... 95,435 101,553 101,553 ∂6,118 ..........................Emergency appropriations (Avian Flu) ................................................................................................................................. 5,270 .......................... .......................... ¥5,270 ..........................
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TOTAL, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ........................................................................................................ 988,050 974,952 1,009,933 ∂21,883 ∂34,981 

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 

Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management 

OCS Lands: 

Leasing and environmental program .......................................................................................................................... 41,529 45,201 48,701 ∂7,172 ∂3,500 Resource evaluation .................................................................................................................................................... 28,633 29,799 30,699 ∂2,066 ∂900 Regulatory program ..................................................................................................................................................... 52,629 56,069 56,569 ∂3,940 ∂500 Information management program ............................................................................................................................. 29,998 28,887 28,887 ¥1,111 ..........................

Subtotal, OCS Lands ............................................................................................................................................... 152,789 159,956 164,856 ∂12,067 ∂4,900 

Royalty Management: 

Compliance and asset management .......................................................................................................................... 43,034 45,464 45,464 ∂2,430 ..........................Revenue and operations .............................................................................................................................................. 37,069 36,907 36,907 ¥162 ..........................

Subtotal, Royalty Management ............................................................................................................................... 80,103 82,371 82,371 ∂2,268 ..........................

General Administration: 

Executive direction ...................................................................................................................................................... 2,691 2,615 2,615 ¥76 ..........................Policy and management improvement ........................................................................................................................ 4,374 4,215 4,215 ¥159 ..........................Administrative operations ........................................................................................................................................... 17,987 17,560 17,560 ¥427 ..........................General support services ............................................................................................................................................. 23,398 23,565 24,061 ∂663 ∂496 Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ............................................................................................... .......................... 496 .......................... .......................... ¥496 

Subtotal, General Administration ........................................................................................................................... 48,450 48,451 48,451 ∂1 ..........................Subtotal (gross) ...................................................................................................................................................... 281,342 290,778 295,678 ∂14,336 ∂4,900 

Use of receipts ..................................................................................................................................................................... ¥128,730 ¥135,730 ¥135,730 ¥7,000 ..........................

Total, Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management ............................................................................................... 152,612 155,048 159,948 ∂7,336 ∂4,900 

Oil Spill Research 

Oil spill research .................................................................................................................................................................. 6,903 6,403 6,403 ¥500 ..........................

TOTAL, MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE ............................................................................................................. 159,515 161,451 166,351 ∂6,836 ∂4,900 
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[In thousands of dollars] 

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Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT 

Regulation and Technology 

Environmental restoration .................................................................................................................................................... 158 160 160 ∂2 ..........................Environmental protection ..................................................................................................................................................... 78,700 83,810 89,810 ∂11,110 ∂6,000 Technology development and transfer ................................................................................................................................. 14,976 15,416 15,416 ∂440 ..........................Financial management ......................................................................................................................................................... 483 491 491 ∂8 ..........................Executive direction ............................................................................................................................................................... 14,783 15,360 15,483 ∂700 ∂123 Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ........................................................................................................ .......................... 123 .......................... .......................... ¥123 

Subtotal, Regulation and Technology ..................................................................................................................... 109,100 115,360 121,360 ∂12,260 ∂6,000 

Civil penalties ...................................................................................................................................................................... 98 100 100 ∂2 ..........................

Total, Regulation and Technology .......................................................................................................................... 109,198 115,460 121,460 ∂12,262 ∂6,000 

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 

Environmental restoration .................................................................................................................................................... 167,730 34,483 34,483 ¥133,247 ..........................Technology development and transfer ................................................................................................................................. 3,881 3,983 3,983 ∂102 ..........................Financial management ......................................................................................................................................................... 6,197 6,408 6,408 ∂211 ..........................Executive direction ............................................................................................................................................................... 7,585 7,900 7,961 ∂376 ∂61 Financial and Business Management system (FBMS) ........................................................................................................ .......................... 61 .......................... .......................... ¥61 

Total, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund ............................................................................................................. 185,393 52,835 52,835 ¥132,558 ..........................TOTAL, OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT .............................................................. 294,591 168,295 174,295 ¥120,296 ∂6,000 
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 

Operation of Indian Programs 

Tribal Budget System 

Tribal Government: 

Aid to tribal government ............................................................................................................................................. 35,954 33,671 33,671 ¥2,283 ..........................Consolidated tribal government program ................................................................................................................... 63,185 68,229 69,240 ∂6,055 ∂1,011 Self governance compacts .......................................................................................................................................... 141,849 139,036 145,725 ∂3,876 ∂6,689 Contract support ......................................................................................................................................................... 143,628 149,628 149,628 ∂6,000 ..........................New tribes ................................................................................................................................................................... 316 316 316 .......................... ..........................Tribal government program oversight ......................................................................................................................... 7,329 6,818 7,818 ∂489 ∂1,000 

Subtotal, Tribal Government ................................................................................................................................... 392,261 397,698 406,398 ∂14,137 ∂8,700 

Human Services: 

Social services ............................................................................................................................................................. 31,421 32,414 32,414 ∂993 ..........................Welfare assistance ...................................................................................................................................................... 80,179 74,164 77,164 ¥3,015 ∂3,000 Indian Child Welfare Act ............................................................................................................................................. 10,063 9,974 10,974 ∂911 ∂1,000 Housing improvement program ................................................................................................................................... 18,824 .......................... 9,425 ¥9,399 ∂9,425 Human services tribal design ..................................................................................................................................... 446 449 449 ∂3 ..........................Human services program oversight ............................................................................................................................ 3,891 3,702 3,702 ¥189 ..........................

Subtotal, Human Services ...................................................................................................................................... 144,824 120,703 134,128 ¥10,696 ∂13,425 

Trust—Natural Resources Management: 

Natural resources, general .......................................................................................................................................... 8,104 4,335 4,335 ¥3,769 ..........................Irrigation operations and maintenance ...................................................................................................................... 12,074 11,062 11,062 ¥1,012 ..........................Rights protection implementation ............................................................................................................................... 18,076 16,615 20,155 ∂2,079 ∂3,540 Tribal management/development program ................................................................................................................. 4,278 4,373 6,638 ∂2,360 ∂2,265 Endangered species .................................................................................................................................................... 219 247 247 ∂28 ..........................Integrated resource information program ................................................................................................................... 1,250 1,250 1,250 .......................... ..........................Agriculture and range ................................................................................................................................................. 23,236 24,395 24,395 ∂1,159 ..........................Forestry ........................................................................................................................................................................ 42,459 43,405 43,405 ∂946 ..........................Water resources ........................................................................................................................................................... 11,159 9,913 9,913 ¥1,246 ..........................Fish, wildlife and parks .............................................................................................................................................. 6,669 6,591 6,591 ¥78 ..........................Minerals and mining ................................................................................................................................................... 10,207 11,678 11,678 ∂1,471 ..........................Resource management program oversight ................................................................................................................. 7,507 7,820 7,820 ∂313 ..........................

Subtotal, Trust—Natural Resources Management ................................................................................................ 145,238 141,684 147,489 ∂2,251 ∂5,805 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

Trust—Real Estate Services: 

Trust services, general ................................................................................................................................................ 9,724 10,642 10,642 ∂918 ..........................Navajo-Hopi settlement program ................................................................................................................................ 1,148 1,196 1,196 ∂48 ..........................Probate ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15,884 19,883 19,883 ∂3,999 ..........................Land title and records offices .................................................................................................................................... 13,552 14,654 14,654 ∂1,102 ..........................Real estate services .................................................................................................................................................... 43,510 47,964 48,964 ∂5,454 ∂1,000 Land records improvement .......................................................................................................................................... 7,897 16,065 16,065 ∂8,168 ..........................Environmental quality ................................................................................................................................................. 11,923 11,230 11,230 ¥693 ..........................Alaskan native programs ............................................................................................................................................ 995 1,022 1,022 ∂27 ..........................Rights protection ......................................................................................................................................................... 14,291 12,468 12,468 ¥1,823 ..........................Real estate services oversight .................................................................................................................................... 25,149 15,598 15,598 ¥9,551 ..........................

Subtotal, Trust—Real Estate Services ................................................................................................................... 144,073 150,722 151,722 ∂7,649 ∂1,000 

Education: 

Elementary and secondary programs (forward funded) ............................................................................................. 458,310 476,500 476,500 ∂18,190 ..........................Elementary and secondary programs .......................................................................................................................... 72,390 61,803 69,803 ¥2,587 ∂8,000 Post secondary programs ............................................................................................................................................ 108,619 98,520 115,520 ∂6,901 ∂17,000 Education management .............................................................................................................................................. 18,593 23,717 23,717 ∂5,124 ..........................

Subtotal, Education ................................................................................................................................................ 657,912 660,540 685,540 ∂27,628 ∂25,000 

Public Safety and Justice: 

Law enforcement ......................................................................................................................................................... 204,454 221,753 225,753 ∂21,299 ∂4,000 Tribal courts ................................................................................................................................................................ 12,013 12,065 12,065 ∂52 ..........................Fire protection ............................................................................................................................................................. 1,144 .......................... .......................... ¥1,144 ..........................

Subtotal, Public Safety and Justice ....................................................................................................................... 217,611 233,818 237,818 ∂20,207 ∂4,000 

Community and Economic Development: 

Job placement and training ........................................................................................................................................ 8,444 8,051 8,051 ¥393 ..........................Economic development ................................................................................................................................................ 4,733 3,603 3,603 ¥1,130 ..........................
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Road maintenance ...................................................................................................................................................... 27,565 25,981 25,981 ¥1,584 ..........................Community development ............................................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................Community development oversight ............................................................................................................................. 1,492 1,426 1,426 ¥66 ..........................

Subtotal, Community and Economic Development ................................................................................................. 42,234 39,061 39,061 ¥3,173 ..........................

Executive Direction and Administrative Services ................................................................................................................. 244,070 244,185 244,185 ∂115 ..........................Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ........................................................................................................ .......................... 2,507 .......................... .......................... ¥2,507 

Total, Operation of Indian Programs ...................................................................................................................... 1,988,223 1,990,918 2,046,341 ∂58,118 ∂55,423 

Construction 

Education .............................................................................................................................................................................. 204,956 139,844 125,029 ¥79,927 ¥14,815 Public safety and justice ..................................................................................................................................................... 11,605 11,621 11,621 ∂16 ..........................Resources management ....................................................................................................................................................... 45,125 37,916 37,916 ¥7,209 ..........................General administration ......................................................................................................................................................... 4,108 2,114 2,114 ¥1,994 ..........................Construction management ................................................................................................................................................... 6,029 6,132 6,132 ∂103 ..........................Rescission of prior year balances ........................................................................................................................................ .......................... .......................... ¥3,800 ¥3,800 ¥3,800 

Total, Construction .................................................................................................................................................. 271,823 197,627 179,012 ¥92,811 ¥18,615 

Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians 

White Earth Land Settlement Act (Admin) .......................................................................................................................... 625 625 625 .......................... ..........................Hoopa-Yurok settlement fund .............................................................................................................................................. 250 250 250 .......................... ..........................Pyramid Lake water rights settlement ................................................................................................................................. 142 142 142 .......................... ..........................Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw settlement .................................................................................................................. 10,339 .......................... .......................... ¥10,339 ..........................Quinault Settlement ............................................................................................................................................................. 316 .......................... .......................... ¥316 ..........................Nez Perce/Snake River .......................................................................................................................................................... 20,730 16,152 16,152 ¥4,578 ..........................Puget Sound regional shellfish settlement .......................................................................................................................... 2,000 7,000 7,000 ∂5,000 ..........................Pueblo of Isleta settlement .................................................................................................................................................. .......................... 2,400 2,400 ∂2,400 ..........................Rocky Boy operation and maintenance trust fund .............................................................................................................. 7,500 7,500 7,500 .......................... ..........................Settlement round adjustment .............................................................................................................................................. 98 .......................... .......................... ¥98 ..........................

Total, Miscellaneous Payments to Indians ............................................................................................................. 42,000 34,069 34,069 ¥7,931 ..........................

Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account 

Indian guaranteed loan program account ........................................................................................................................... 6,258 6,276 6,276 ∂18 ..........................

TOTAL, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ....................................................................................................................... 2,308,304 2,228,890 2,265,698 ¥42,606 ∂36,808 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Departmental direction ......................................................................................................................................................... 13,448 14,104 14,104 ∂656 ..........................Management and coordination ............................................................................................................................................ 29,802 31,492 31,492 ∂1,690 ..........................Hearings and appeals .......................................................................................................................................................... 7,407 7,612 7,612 ∂205 ..........................Central services .................................................................................................................................................................... 33,703 37,801 37,801 ∂4,098 ..........................Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ........................................................................................................ 22,236 294 .......................... ¥22,236 ¥294 Bureau of Mines workers compensation/unemployment ...................................................................................................... 627 647 647 ∂20 ..........................Take Pride in America .......................................................................................................................................................... 495 513 513 ∂18 ..........................Indian Arts and Crafts Board .............................................................................................................................................. 1,150 1,190 1,190 ∂40 ..........................Appraisal services ................................................................................................................................................................ 7,397 7,792 7,792 ∂395 ..........................Eisenhower Memorial Commission ....................................................................................................................................... .......................... 5,000 1,000 ∂1,000 ¥4,000 

Total, Office of the Secretary ................................................................................................................................. 116,265 106,445 102,151 ¥14,114 ¥4,294 

Insular Affairs 

Assistance to Territories 

Territorial Assistance: 

Office of Insular Affairs .............................................................................................................................................. 7,381 8,176 8,184 ∂803 ∂8 Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ............................................................................................... .......................... 8 .......................... .......................... ¥8 Technical assistance ................................................................................................................................................... 10,305 8,226 11,126 ∂821 ∂2,900 Maintenance assistance fund ..................................................................................................................................... 2,277 2,277 2,277 .......................... ..........................Brown tree snake ........................................................................................................................................................ 2,673 2,673 2,673 .......................... ..........................Insular management controls ..................................................................................................................................... 1,476 1,476 1,476 .......................... ..........................Coral reef initiative ..................................................................................................................................................... 495 495 495 .......................... ..........................Water and wastewater projects .................................................................................................................................. 990 990 990 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Territorial Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 25,597 24,321 27,221 ∂1,624 ∂2,900 
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American Samoa: 

Operations grants ........................................................................................................................................................ 22,880 22,880 22,880 .......................... ..........................

Northern Marianas: 

Covenant grants .......................................................................................................................................................... 27,720 27,720 27,720 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, discretionary ............................................................................................................................................ 22,880 22,880 22,880 .......................... ..........................

(mandatory) .................................................................................................................................................... (27,720 ) (27,720 ) (27,720 ) .......................... ..........................

Total, Assistance to Territories ............................................................................................................................... 76,197 74,921 77,821 ∂1,624 ∂2,900 

Compact of Free Association 

Compact of Free Association—Federal services ................................................................................................................. 2,820 2,862 2,862 ∂42 ..........................

Mandatory payments—program grant assistance ..................................................................................................... 2,000 2,000 2,000 .......................... ..........................

Enewetak support ................................................................................................................................................................. 493 .......................... 500 ∂7 ∂500 

Total, Compact of Free Association ........................................................................................................................ 5,313 4,862 5,362 ∂49 ∂500 Total, Insular Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 81,510 79,783 83,183 ∂1,673 ∂3,400 

Office of the Solicitor 

Legal services ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42,152 45,054 45,054 ∂2,902 ..........................General administration ......................................................................................................................................................... 11,809 12,567 13,266 ∂1,457 ∂699 Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ........................................................................................................ .......................... 199 .......................... .......................... ¥199 Ethics .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,057 1,129 1,129 ∂72 ..........................

Total, Office of the Solicitor ................................................................................................................................... 55,018 58,949 59,449 ∂4,431 ∂500 

Office of Inspector General 

Audit ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 16,800 18,348 20,348 ∂3,548 ∂2,000 Investigations ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14,278 15,381 16,381 ∂2,103 ∂1,000 Administrative services and information management ....................................................................................................... 7,745 8,593 8,843 ∂1,098 ∂250 

Total, Office of Inspector General .......................................................................................................................... 38,823 42,322 45,572 ∂6,749 ∂3,250 

Office of Special Trustee for American Indians 

Federal Trust Programs 

Program operations, support, and improvements ............................................................................................................... 187,119 183,757 183,757 ¥3,362 ..........................Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) ........................................................................................................ .......................... 211 .......................... .......................... ¥211 Executive direction ............................................................................................................................................................... 2,132 2,190 2,190 ∂58 ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

Total, Federal Trust programs ................................................................................................................................ 189,251 186,158 185,947 ¥3,304 ¥211 

Indian Land Consolidation Program 

Indian land consolidation .................................................................................................................................................... 34,006 10,000 10,000 ¥24,006 ..........................

Total, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians ........................................................................................... 223,257 196,158 195,947 ¥27,310 ¥211 TOTAL, DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES ............................................................................................................................. 514,873 483,657 486,302 ¥28,571 ∂2,645 

DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 

Payments in Lieu of Taxes 

Payments to local governments ........................................................................................................................................... 232,528 190,000 232,528 .......................... ∂42,528 

Central Hazardous Materials Fund 

Central hazardous materials fund ....................................................................................................................................... 9,715 9,954 9,954 ∂239 ..........................

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund 

Damage assessments .......................................................................................................................................................... 3,873 3,953 4,000 ∂127 ∂47 Program management .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,594 1,685 1,700 ∂106 ∂15 Restoration support .............................................................................................................................................................. 576 586 600 ∂24 ∂14 

Total, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund .............................................................................................. 6,043 6,224 6,300 ∂257 ∂76 

Working Capital Fund 

Working capital fund ............................................................................................................................................................ .......................... 22,240 37,069 ∂37,069 ∂14,829 

TOTAL, DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS .................................................................................................................. 248,286 228,418 285,851 ∂37,565 ∂57,433 
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TOTAL, TITLE I, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR .................................................................................................... 10,023,735 9,718,245 10,119,442 ∂95,707 ∂401,197 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (9,935,542 ) (9,748,245 ) (10,153,242 ) (∂217,700 ) (∂404,997 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................................................................................. (118,193 ) .......................... .......................... (¥118,193 ) ..........................Rescission ...................................................................................................................................................... (¥30,000 ) (¥30,000 ) (¥33,800 ) (¥3,800 ) (¥3,800 ) 

TITLE II—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

Science and Technology 

Air toxics and quality ........................................................................................................................................................... 95,038 92,960 95,333 ∂295 ∂2,373 Climate protection program ................................................................................................................................................. 12,877 13,104 13,198 ∂321 ∂94 Enforcement .......................................................................................................................................................................... 13,568 15,075 15,311 ∂1,743 ∂236 Homeland security ................................................................................................................................................................ 73,357 66,948 55,105 ¥18,252 ¥11,843 

(Water sentinel and related training) ......................................................................................................................... (27,008 ) (21,884 ) (11,884 ) (¥15,124 ) (¥10,000 ) (Decontamination) ....................................................................................................................................................... (20,891 ) (20,738 ) (20,738 ) (¥153 ) ..........................(Laboratory preparedness & response) ....................................................................................................................... (600 ) (600 ) (600 ) .......................... ..........................(Safe buildings) ........................................................................................................................................................... (4,000 ) (4,000 ) (2,000 ) (¥2,000 ) (¥2,000 ) 

Indoor air .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1,192 1,216 1,228 ∂36 ∂12 IT/Data management/Security .............................................................................................................................................. 4,260 3,499 3,548 ¥712 ∂49 Operations and administration ............................................................................................................................................ 32,983 73,859 73,859 ∂40,876 ..........................Pesticide licensing ............................................................................................................................................................... 5,737 5,881 5,959 ∂222 ∂78 Research: Congressional priorities ....................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 7,000 ∂7,000 ∂7,000 Research: Extramural Research grants ............................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 14,000 ∂14,000 ∂14,000 Research: Clean air .............................................................................................................................................................. 94,278 97,962 100,237 ∂5,959 ∂2,275 

(Research: Global change) .......................................................................................................................................... (16,224 ) (16,908 ) (18,619 ) (∂2,395 ) (∂1,711 ) 

Research: Clean water ......................................................................................................................................................... 105,351 105,002 106,107 ∂756 ∂1,105 Research: Human health and ecosystems ........................................................................................................................... 229,321 217,574 219,531 ¥9,790 ∂1,957 

(Research: Computational toxicology) ......................................................................................................................... (14,746 ) (15,103 ) (15,197 ) (∂451 ) (∂94 ) (Research: Endocrine disruptor) .................................................................................................................................. (10,481 ) (10,131 ) (10,481 ) .......................... (∂350 ) (Research: Fellowship) ................................................................................................................................................ (10,091 ) (8,438 ) (8,445 ) (¥1,646 ) (∂7 ) 

Research: Land protection ................................................................................................................................................... 10,409 10,737 10,853 ∂444 ∂116 Research: Sustainability ....................................................................................................................................................... 25,931 22,478 22,692 ¥3,239 ∂214 Research: Pesticides and toxics .......................................................................................................................................... 25,958 24,795 25,089 ¥869 ∂294 Water: Human health protection .......................................................................................................................................... 3,127 3,416 3,480 ∂353 ∂64 (Transfer from Superfund) ................................................................................................................................................... (30,156 ) (26,126 ) (26,126 ) (¥4,030 ) ..........................

Total, Science and Technology ............................................................................................................................... 733,387 754,506 772,530 ∂39,143 ∂18,024 

Environmental Programs and Management 

Air toxics and quality ........................................................................................................................................................... 191,806 188,561 192,957 ∂1,151 ∂4,396 Brownfields ........................................................................................................................................................................... 25,019 23,450 23,713 ¥1,306 ∂263 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

Climate protection program ................................................................................................................................................. 92,202 87,927 85,881 ¥6,321 ¥2,046 

(Energy star) ................................................................................................................................................................ (45,888 ) (43,926 ) (43,926 ) (¥1,962 ) ..........................(Methane to markets) .................................................................................................................................................. (4,419 ) (4,436 ) (4,436 ) (∂17 ) ..........................(Asia-Pacific Partnership) ........................................................................................................................................... (5,000 ) (5,000 ) (2,500 ) (¥2,500 ) (¥2,500 ) 

Compliance ........................................................................................................................................................................... 131,869 132,761 124,607 ¥7,262 ¥8,154 Enforcement .......................................................................................................................................................................... 186,016 187,666 196,628 ∂10,612 ∂8,962 

(Environmental justice) ............................................................................................................................................... (4,725 ) (3,822 ) (6,000 ) (∂1,275 ) (∂2,178 ) 

Environmental protection/Congressional priorities .............................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... 19,500 ∂19,500 ∂19,500 Environmental Protection: Demonstration Project grants .................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 31,500 ∂31,500 ∂31,500 Geographic programs: 

Chesapeake Bay .......................................................................................................................................................... 26,751 28,768 32,812 ∂6,061 ∂4,044 Great Lakes ................................................................................................................................................................. 21,875 21,757 21,871 ¥4 ∂114 San Francisco Bay ....................................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 5,000 ∂5,000 ∂5,000 Gulf of Mexico ............................................................................................................................................................. 4,404 4,457 4,490 ∂86 ∂33 Lake Champlain .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,434 934 3,500 ∂2,066 ∂2,566 Long Island Sound ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,354 467 2,000 ∂646 ∂1,533 Puget Sound ................................................................................................................................................................ 1,000 1,000 1,000 .......................... ..........................Lake Pontchartrain ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,528 978 978 ¥550 ..........................CARE (Community action for a renewed environment) .............................................................................................. 4,448 3,448 3,000 ¥1,448 ¥448 Other geographic activities ......................................................................................................................................... 3,651 3,149 3,149 ¥502 ..........................Regional geographic initiatives .................................................................................................................................. 9,225 9,553 5,000 ¥4,225 ¥4,553 

Subtotal, Geographic programs .............................................................................................................................. 75,670 74,511 82,800 ∂7,130 ∂8,289 

Homeland security ................................................................................................................................................................ 24,449 24,419 24,563 ∂114 ∂144 

(Laboratory preparedness and response) .................................................................................................................... (1,200 ) (500 ) (500 ) (¥700 ) ..........................(Decontamination) ....................................................................................................................................................... (3,464 ) (3,479 ) (3,479 ) (∂15 ) ..........................

Indoor air .............................................................................................................................................................................. 29,114 26,869 27,105 ¥2,009 ∂236 Information exchange/Outreach ........................................................................................................................................... 121,668 117,206 127,542 ∂5,874 ∂10,336 

(Children and other sensitive populations: (Agency coordination) ............................................................................ (6,008 ) (6,203 ) (6,241 ) (∂233 ) (∂38 ) (Environmental education) .......................................................................................................................................... (5,614 ) .......................... (9,000 ) (∂3,386 ) (∂9,000 ) 
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International programs ......................................................................................................................................................... 20,694 17,755 19,283 ¥1,411 ∂1,528 

(Mexico Border) ............................................................................................................................................................ .......................... .......................... (6,020 ) (∂6,020 ) (∂6,020 ) 

IT/Data management/Security .............................................................................................................................................. 102,255 96,602 99,426 ¥2,829 ∂2,824 Legal/Science/Regulatory/Economic review .......................................................................................................................... 121,764 123,361 117,246 ¥4,518 ¥6,115 Operations and administration ............................................................................................................................................ 501,296 472,294 474,210 ¥27,086 ∂1,916 Pesticide licensing ............................................................................................................................................................... 119,503 118,158 119,882 ∂379 ∂1,724 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) ............................................................................................................... 120,563 122,397 119,999 ¥564 ¥2,398 

(E-manifest) ................................................................................................................................................................ .......................... (4,000 ) .......................... .......................... (¥4,000 ) 

Toxics risk review and prevention ........................................................................................................................................ 94,300 90,071 91,826 ¥2,474 ∂1,755 

(Endocrine disruptors) ................................................................................................................................................. (8,250 ) (5,890 ) (8,800 ) (∂550 ) (∂2,910 ) (HPV/VCCEP) ................................................................................................................................................................ (12,240 ) (11,015 ) (12,240 ) .......................... (∂1,225 ) 

Underground storage tanks (LUST/UST) (also LUST) ........................................................................................................... 11,331 11,719 11,864 ∂533 ∂145 Water: Ecosystems 

Great Lakes Legacy Act ............................................................................................................................................... 30,080 35,000 35,000 ∂4,920 ..........................National estuary program/Coastal waterways ............................................................................................................ 21,462 17,203 24,500 ∂3,038 ∂7,297 Wetlands ...................................................................................................................................................................... 20,954 21,518 21,809 ∂855 ∂291 

Subtotal, Water: Ecosystems .................................................................................................................................. 72,496 73,721 81,309 ∂8,813 ∂7,588 

Water: Human health protection .......................................................................................................................................... 110,269 99,797 100,975 ¥9,294 ∂1,178 Water quality protection ....................................................................................................................................................... 206,086 208,943 211,305 ∂5,219 ∂2,362 

Total, Environmental Programs and Management ................................................................................................. 2,358,370 2,298,188 2,384,121 ∂25,751 ∂85,933 

Office of Inspector General 

Audits, evaluations, and investigations .............................................................................................................................. 37,172 38,008 40,000 ∂2,828 ∂1,992 (Transfer from Superfund) ................................................................................................................................................... (13,337 ) (7,149 ) (13,337 ) .......................... (∂6,188 ) 

Total, Office of Inspector General .......................................................................................................................... 37,172 38,008 40,000 ∂2,828 ∂1,992 

Buildings and Facilities 

Homeland security: Protection of EPA personnel and infrastructure .................................................................................. 11,331 7,870 7,870 ¥3,461 ..........................Operations and administration ............................................................................................................................................ 28,295 26,931 26,931 ¥1,364 ..........................

Total, Buildings and Facilities ............................................................................................................................... 39,626 34,801 34,801 ¥4,825 ..........................

Hazardous Substance Superfund 

Air toxics and quality ........................................................................................................................................................... 2,298 2,373 2,407 ∂109 ∂34 Audits, evaluations, and investigations .............................................................................................................................. 13,337 7,149 13,337 .......................... ∂6,188 Compliance ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1,345 1,348 1,356 ∂11 ∂8 Enforcement .......................................................................................................................................................................... 189,695 185,411 189,110 ¥585 ∂3,699 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

(Environmental justice) ............................................................................................................................................... (757 ) (757 ) (757 ) .......................... ..........................(Superfund: Enforcement) ........................................................................................................................................... (164,236 ) (161,610 ) (163,502 ) (¥734 ) (∂1,892 ) (Superfund: Federal facilities enforcement) ............................................................................................................... (10,361 ) (9,843 ) (9,991 ) (¥370 ) (∂148 ) 

Homeland security ................................................................................................................................................................ 52,266 47,731 48,006 ¥4,260 ∂275 

(Laboratory preparedness and response) .................................................................................................................... (9,813 ) (6,064 ) (6,064 ) (¥3,749 ) ..........................(Decontamination) ....................................................................................................................................................... (12,442 ) (10,527 ) (10,827 ) (¥1,615 ) (∂300 ) 

Information exchange/Outreach ........................................................................................................................................... 1,584 1,588 1,591 ∂7 ∂3 IT/Data management/Security .............................................................................................................................................. 17,964 17,130 17,192 ¥772 ∂62 Legal/Science/Regulatory/Economic review .......................................................................................................................... 1,517 1,443 1,456 ¥61 ∂13 Operations and administration ............................................................................................................................................ 130,072 131,992 132,710 ∂2,638 ∂718 Research: Human health and ecosystems ........................................................................................................................... 6,329 3,972 4,013 ¥2,316 ∂41 Research: Land protection ................................................................................................................................................... 21,489 20,081 20,302 ¥1,187 ∂221 Research: Sustainability ....................................................................................................................................................... 312 .......................... .......................... ¥312 ..........................Superfund cleanup: 

Superfund: Emergency response and removal ............................................................................................................ 193,749 191,880 193,749 .......................... ∂1,869 Superfund: EPA emergency preparedness ................................................................................................................... 9,115 9,318 9,418 ∂303 ∂100 Superfund: Federal facilities ....................................................................................................................................... 31,612 31,879 32,148 ∂536 ∂269 Superfund: Remedial ................................................................................................................................................... 573,837 584,836 601,273 ∂27,436 ∂16,437 Superfund: Support to other Federal agencies ........................................................................................................... 8,576 6,575 6,575 ¥2,001 ..........................

Subtotal, Superfund cleanup .................................................................................................................................. 816,889 824,488 843,163 ∂26,274 ∂18,675 

(Transfer to Inspector General) ............................................................................................................................................ (¥13,337 ) (¥7,149 ) (¥13,337 ) .......................... (¥6,188 ) (Transfer to Science and Technology) .................................................................................................................................. (¥30,156 ) (¥26,126 ) (¥26,126 ) (∂4,030 ) ..........................

Total, Hazardous Substance Superfund ................................................................................................................. 1,255,097 1,244,706 1,274,643 ∂19,546 ∂29,937 

Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST) 

Compliance ........................................................................................................................................................................... 724 688 698 ¥26 ∂10 IT/Data management/Security .............................................................................................................................................. 175 177 177 ∂2 ..........................
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Operations and administration ............................................................................................................................................ 2,244 2,171 2,189 ¥55 ∂18 Research: Land protection ................................................................................................................................................... 641 660 664 ∂23 ∂4 Underground storage tanks (LUST/UST) ............................................................................................................................... 68,251 68,765 68,765 ∂514 ..........................

(LUST/UST) ................................................................................................................................................................... .......................... (10,558 ) (10,558 ) (∂10,558 ) ..........................(LUST Cooperative agreements) .................................................................................................................................. (57,661 ) (58,207 ) (58,207 ) (∂546 ) ..........................

Total, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program .............................................................................................. 72,035 72,461 72,493 ∂458 ∂32 

Oil Spill Response 

Compliance ........................................................................................................................................................................... 277 291 296 ∂19 ∂5 Enforcement .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1,730 2,065 2,096 ∂366 ∂31 IT/Data management/Security .............................................................................................................................................. 34 34 34 .......................... ..........................Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response ............................................................................................................... 12,348 13,499 13,668 ∂1,320 ∂169 Operations and administration ............................................................................................................................................ 501 490 490 ¥11 ..........................

(Rent) ........................................................................................................................................................................... (447 ) (438 ) (438 ) (¥9 ) ..........................

Research: Land protection ................................................................................................................................................... 844 901 903 ∂59 ∂2 

Total, Oil Spill Response ........................................................................................................................................ 15,734 17,280 17,487 ∂1,753 ∂207 

Pesticide registration fund (current law) ............................................................................................................................ 10,000 10,000 10,000 .......................... ..........................Pesticide registration fees (current law) ............................................................................................................................. ¥10,000 ¥10,000 ¥10,000 .......................... ..........................

State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) 

Clean water state revolving fund (SRF) .............................................................................................................................. 1,083,817 687,554 887,000 ¥196,817 ∂199,446 Drinking water state revolving fund (SRF) .......................................................................................................................... 837,495 842,167 842,167 ∂4,672 ..........................STAG infrastructure grants/Congressional priorities ........................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 140,000 ∂140,000 ∂140,000 Alaska Native villages .......................................................................................................................................................... 34,485 15,500 30,000 ¥4,485 ∂14,500 Brownfields projects ............................................................................................................................................................. 88,676 89,258 89,258 ∂582 ..........................Clean school bus initiative .................................................................................................................................................. 6,897 .......................... .......................... ¥6,897 ..........................Diesel emissions reduction grants (Energy Policy Act) ....................................................................................................... .......................... 35,000 50,000 ∂50,000 ∂15,000 Emission reduction project grants ....................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 15,000 ∂15,000 ∂15,000 Mexico border ....................................................................................................................................................................... 49,264 10,000 10,000 ¥39,264 ..........................

Subtotal, State and Tribal Assistance Grants ....................................................................................................... 2,100,634 1,679,479 2,063,425 ¥37,209 ∂383,946 

Categorical grants: 

Beaches protection ...................................................................................................................................................... 9,853 9,900 9,900 ∂47 ..........................Brownfields .................................................................................................................................................................. 49,264 49,495 49,495 ∂231 ..........................Environmental information .......................................................................................................................................... 19,706 12,850 10,000 ¥9,706 ¥2,850 Hazardous waste financial assistance ....................................................................................................................... 101,944 103,346 103,346 ∂1,402 ..........................Homeland security ....................................................................................................................................................... 4,926 4,950 4,950 ∂24 ..........................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

Lead ............................................................................................................................................................................. 13,499 13,564 13,564 ∂65 ..........................Nonpoint source (Sec. 319) ......................................................................................................................................... 199,278 194,040 204,040 ∂4,762 ∂10,000 Pesticides enforcement ............................................................................................................................................... 18,622 18,711 18,711 ∂89 ..........................Pesticides program implementation ........................................................................................................................... 12,907 12,970 12,970 ∂63 ..........................Pollution control (Sec. 106) ........................................................................................................................................ 221,664 221,664 221,664 .......................... ..........................(Water quality monitoring) .......................................................................................................................................... (18,500 ) (18,500 ) (18,500 ) .......................... ..........................Pollution prevention ..................................................................................................................................................... 4,926 5,940 4,940 ∂14 ¥1,000 Public water system supervision ................................................................................................................................ 98,279 99,100 99,100 ∂821 ..........................Radon .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7,439 8,074 8,074 ∂635 ..........................Sector program ............................................................................................................................................................ 2,217 2,228 2,228 ∂11 ..........................State and local air quality management ................................................................................................................... 199,761 185,180 220,261 ∂20,500 ∂35,081 Targeted remediation project grants .......................................................................................................................... 16,608 .......................... 12,000 ¥4,608 ∂12,000 Toxics substances compliance .................................................................................................................................... 5,074 5,099 5,099 ∂25 ..........................Tribal air quality management ................................................................................................................................... 10,887 10,940 10,940 ∂53 ..........................Tribal general assistance program ............................................................................................................................. 56,654 56,925 56,925 ∂271 ..........................Underground injection control (UIC) ........................................................................................................................... 10,838 10,891 10,891 ∂53 ..........................Underground storage tanks ......................................................................................................................................... 30,717 22,274 22,500 ¥8,217 ∂226 Wastewater operator training ...................................................................................................................................... 1,182 .......................... .......................... ¥1,182 ..........................Wetlands program development .................................................................................................................................. 16,830 16,830 16,830 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Categorical grants .................................................................................................................................. 1,113,075 1,064,971 1,118,428 ∂5,353 ∂53,457 Total, State and Tribal Assistance Grants ............................................................................................................. 3,213,709 2,744,450 3,181,853 ¥31,856 ∂437,403 

Rescission (various EPA accounts) ...................................................................................................................................... .......................... ¥5,000 ¥5,000 ¥5,000 ..........................

TOTAL, TITLE II, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ........................................................................................ 7,725,130 7,199,400 7,772,928 ∂47,798 ∂573,528 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (7,725,130 ) (7,204,400 ) (7,777,928 ) (∂52,798 ) (∂573,528 ) Rescissions .................................................................................................................................................... .......................... (¥5,000 ) (¥5,000 ) (¥5,000 ) ..........................
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TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE 

Forest and Rangeland Research 

Forest inventory and analysis .............................................................................................................................................. 59,380 62,329 62,329 ∂2,949 ..........................Research and development programs ................................................................................................................................. 221,108 200,671 229,478 ∂8,370 ∂28,807 

Total, Forest and rangeland research .................................................................................................................... 280,488 263,000 291,807 ∂11,319 ∂28,807 

State and Private Forestry 

Forest Health Management: 

Federal lands forest health management .................................................................................................................. 53,963 52,959 54,967 ∂1,004 ∂2,008 Cooperative lands forest health management ........................................................................................................... 47,104 38,130 47,248 ∂144 ∂9,118 

Subtotal, Forest Health Management ..................................................................................................................... 101,067 91,089 102,215 ∂1,148 ∂11,126 

Cooperative Fire Protection: 

State fire assistance ................................................................................................................................................... 32,895 33,122 33,122 ∂227 ..........................Volunteer fire assistance ............................................................................................................................................ 5,912 9,000 5,912 .......................... ¥3,088 

Subtotal, Cooperative Fire Protection ..................................................................................................................... 38,807 42,122 39,034 ∂227 ¥3,088 

Cooperative Forestry: 

Forest stewardship ...................................................................................................................................................... 41,947 20,000 34,288 ¥7,659 ∂14,288 Forest Legacy ............................................................................................................................................................... 56,336 29,311 48,095 ¥8,241 ∂18,784 Urban and Community Forestry .................................................................................................................................. 30,130 17,436 30,846 ∂716 ∂13,410 Economic action programs .......................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 6,523 ∂6,523 ∂6,523 Forest resource information and analysis .................................................................................................................. 4,588 .......................... 4,588 .......................... ∂4,588 

Subtotal, Cooperative Forestry ................................................................................................................................ 133,001 66,747 124,340 ¥8,661 ∂57,593 

International program .......................................................................................................................................................... 6,886 2,500 6,953 ∂67 ∂4,453 

Total, State and Private Forestry ....................................................................................................................... 279,761 202,458 272,542 ¥7,219 ∂70,084 

National Forest System 

Land management planning ................................................................................................................................................ 57,675 52,607 58,729 ∂1,054 ∂6,122 Inventory and monitoring ..................................................................................................................................................... 166,638 146,462 169,520 ∂2,882 ∂23,058 Recreation, heritage and wilderness ................................................................................................................................... 258,797 231,400 264,929 ∂6,132 ∂33,529 Wildlife and fish habitat management ............................................................................................................................... 131,734 117,633 134,483 ∂2,749 ∂16,850 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

Grazing management ........................................................................................................................................................... 47,826 47,025 48,926 ∂1,100 ∂1,901 Forest products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 319,614 318,562 326,176 ∂6,562 ∂7,614 Vegetation and watershed management ............................................................................................................................. 176,849 154,322 180,249 ∂3,400 ∂25,927 Minerals and geology management ..................................................................................................................................... 84,164 70,835 85,476 ∂1,312 ∂14,641 Landownership management ............................................................................................................................................... 90,932 80,840 92,746 ∂1,814 ∂11,906 Law enforcement operations ................................................................................................................................................ 115,000 123,841 135,000 ∂20,000 ∂11,159 Valles Caldera National Preserve ......................................................................................................................................... 3,500 850 4,000 ∂500 ∂3,150 Emergency appropriations .................................................................................................................................................... 12,000 .......................... .......................... ¥12,000 ..........................

Total, National Forest System ................................................................................................................................. 1,464,729 1,344,377 1,500,234 ∂35,505 ∂155,857 

Capital Improvement and Maintenance 

Facilities: 

Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................................ 69,466 63,608 64,310 ¥5,156 ∂702 Construction ................................................................................................................................................................ 60,674 56,039 62,943 ∂2,269 ∂6,904 

Subtotal, Facilities .................................................................................................................................................. 130,140 119,647 127,253 ¥2,887 ∂7,606 

Roads: 

Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................................ 133,238 114,503 116,224 ¥17,014 ∂1,721 Construction ................................................................................................................................................................ 90,560 112,928 115,312 ∂24,752 ∂2,384 

Subtotal, Roads ...................................................................................................................................................... 223,798 227,431 231,536 ∂7,738 ∂4,105 

Trails: 

Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................................ 49,800 39,067 41,830 ¥7,970 ∂2,763 Construction ................................................................................................................................................................ 23,562 27,320 34,371 ∂10,809 ∂7,051 

Subtotal, Trails ....................................................................................................................................................... 73,362 66,387 76,201 ∂2,839 ∂9,814 

Infrastructure improvement .................................................................................................................................................. 9,100 9,100 9,100 .......................... ..........................
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Total, Capital Improvement and Maintenance ....................................................................................................... 436,400 422,565 444,090 ∂7,690 ∂21,525 

Land Acquisition 

Forest Service: 

Acquisitions ................................................................................................................................................................. 29,000 8,000 35,745 ∂6,745 ∂27,745 Acquisition management ............................................................................................................................................. 12,087 7,703 10,000 ¥2,087 ∂2,297 Cash equalization ........................................................................................................................................................ 500 .......................... 1,000 ∂500 ∂1,000 Critical inholdings/wilderness protection .................................................................................................................... 349 .......................... 1,500 ∂1,151 ∂1,500 

Total, Land Acquisition ........................................................................................................................................... 41,936 15,703 48,245 ∂6,309 ∂32,542 

Acquisition of lands for national forests, special acts ....................................................................................................... 1,053 1,053 1,053 .......................... ..........................Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges .............................................................................................................. 231 231 231 .......................... ..........................Range betterment fund ........................................................................................................................................................ 2,876 3,750 3,750 ∂874 ..........................Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research .................................................................................... 63 56 56 ¥7 ..........................Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses .............................................................................................. 5,009 5,053 5,053 ∂44 ..........................

Wildland Fire Management 

Preparedness: 

Preparedness ............................................................................................................................................................... 665,382 349,082 676,370 ∂10,988 ∂327,288 Wildland Firefighters ................................................................................................................................................... .......................... 219,710 .......................... .......................... ¥219,710 

Subtotal, Preparedness ........................................................................................................................................... 665,382 568,792 676,370 ∂10,988 ∂107,578 

Fire suppression operations ................................................................................................................................................. 741,477 911,032 859,021 ∂117,544 ¥52,011 Other operations: 

Hazardous fuels ........................................................................................................................................................... 301,258 291,533 325,000 ∂23,742 ∂33,467 Rehabilitation .............................................................................................................................................................. 6,189 .......................... 6,189 .......................... ∂6,189 Fire plan research and development .......................................................................................................................... 22,789 22,000 24,542 ∂1,753 ∂2,542 Joint fire sciences program ......................................................................................................................................... 7,882 8,000 8,000 ∂118 ..........................Forest health management (federal lands) ................................................................................................................ 14,779 14,252 15,119 ∂340 ∂867 Forest health management (co-op lands) .................................................................................................................. 9,853 10,014 10,014 ∂161 ..........................State fire assistance ................................................................................................................................................... 46,221 35,004 50,227 ∂4,006 ∂15,223 Volunteer fire assistance ............................................................................................................................................ 7,773 8,000 8,000 ∂227 ..........................

Subtotal, Other operations ...................................................................................................................................... 416,744 388,803 447,091 ∂30,347 ∂58,288 

Emergency appropriations .................................................................................................................................................... 370,000 .......................... .......................... ¥370,000 ..........................

Total, Wildland Fire Management ........................................................................................................................... 2,193,603 1,868,627 1,982,482 ¥211,121 ∂113,855 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

Subtotal, Forest Service w/out Wildlnd Fire Mgmt ................................................................................................. 2,512,546 2,258,246 2,567,061 ∂54,515 ∂308,815 TOTAL, FOREST SERVICE ......................................................................................................................................... 4,706,149 4,126,873 4,549,543 ¥156,606 ∂422,670 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 

Indian Health Services 

Clinical Services: 

IHS and tribal health delivery: 

Hospital and health clinic programs ................................................................................................................. 1,442,455 1,493,534 1,503,834 ∂61,379 ∂10,300 Dental health program ....................................................................................................................................... 126,882 135,755 135,755 ∂8,873 ..........................Mental health program ...................................................................................................................................... 61,656 64,538 67,038 ∂5,382 ∂2,500 Alcohol and substance abuse program ............................................................................................................. 150,571 161,988 164,488 ∂13,917 ∂2,500 

Contract care ............................................................................................................................................................... 499,562 551,515 551,515 ∂51,953 ..........................Catastrophic health emergency fund .......................................................................................................................... 17,735 18,000 28,000 ∂10,265 ∂10,000 

Subtotal, Clinical Services ...................................................................................................................................... 2,298,861 2,425,330 2,450,630 ∂151,769 ∂25,300 

Preventive Health: 

Public health nursing .................................................................................................................................................. 53,015 56,825 56,825 ∂3,810 ..........................Health education ......................................................................................................................................................... 14,479 15,229 15,229 ∂750 ..........................Community health representatives program ............................................................................................................... 55,744 55,795 55,795 ∂51 ..........................Immunization (Alaska) ................................................................................................................................................ 1,706 1,760 1,760 ∂54 ..........................

Subtotal, Preventive Health .................................................................................................................................... 124,944 129,609 129,609 ∂4,665 ..........................

Urban health projects .......................................................................................................................................................... 33,951 .......................... 35,094 ∂1,143 ∂35,094 Indian health professions .................................................................................................................................................... 31,676 31,866 31,866 ∂190 ..........................Tribal management .............................................................................................................................................................. 2,485 2,529 2,529 ∂44 ..........................
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Direct operations .................................................................................................................................................................. 63,793 64,632 64,632 ∂839 ..........................Self-governance .................................................................................................................................................................... 5,842 5,928 5,928 ∂86 ..........................Contract support costs ......................................................................................................................................................... 264,730 271,636 271,636 ∂6,906 ..........................Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursements: 

Hospital and clinic accreditation (Est. collecting) ..................................................................................................... (648,208 ) (700,294 ) (700,294 ) (∂52,086 ) ..........................

Total, Indian Health Services ................................................................................................................................. 2,826,282 2,931,530 2,991,924 ∂165,642 ∂60,394 

(Non-contract services) .................................................................................................................................. (2,308,985 ) (2,362,015 ) (2,412,409 ) (∂103,424 ) (∂50,394 ) (Contract care) ............................................................................................................................................... (499,562 ) (551,515 ) (551,515 ) (∂51,953 ) ..........................(Catastrophic health emergency fund) .......................................................................................................... (17,735 ) (18,000 ) (28,000 ) (∂10,265 ) (∂10,000 ) 

Indian Health Facilities 

Maintenance and improvement ............................................................................................................................................ 52,668 51,936 53,727 ∂1,059 ∂1,791 Sanitation facilities .............................................................................................................................................................. 94,003 88,500 95,747 ∂1,744 ∂7,247 Construction facilities .......................................................................................................................................................... 24,303 12,664 33,039 ∂8,736 ∂20,375 Facilities and environmental health support ....................................................................................................................... 161,333 164,826 170,567 ∂9,234 ∂5,741 Equipment ............................................................................................................................................................................ 21,619 21,270 22,395 ∂776 ∂1,125 

Total, Indian Health Facilities ................................................................................................................................ 353,926 339,196 375,475 ∂21,549 ∂36,279 TOTAL, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE ............................................................................................................................. 3,180,208 3,270,726 3,367,399 ∂187,191 ∂96,673 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences .......................................................................................................... 79,117 78,434 78,434 ¥683 ..........................

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY 

Toxic substances and environmental public health ............................................................................................................ 75,212 75,004 75,004 ¥208 ..........................

TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ...................................................................................... 3,334,537 3,424,164 3,520,837 ∂186,300 ∂96,673 

OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality ............................................................................ 2,698 2,703 2,703 ∂5 ..........................

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 9,113 9,049 9,049 ¥64 ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 8,509 9,000 9,000 ∂491 ..........................

INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT 

Payment to the Institute ...................................................................................................................................................... 6,207 7,297 7,297 ∂1,090 ..........................

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 

Salaries and Expenses 

Museum and Research Institutes, base program ............................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Anacostia Community Museum ................................................................................................................................... 1,952 1,993 1,993 ∂41 ..........................Archives of American Art ............................................................................................................................................ 1,710 1,762 1,762 ∂52 ..........................Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer Gallery of Art ............................................................................................................ 5,722 5,867 5,867 ∂145 ..........................Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage ................................................................................................................... 2,168 2,218 2,218 ∂50 ..........................Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum ................................................................................................................... 3,078 3,383 3,383 ∂305 ..........................Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden .................................................................................................................. 4,146 4,254 4,254 ∂108 ..........................National Air and Space Museum ................................................................................................................................ 16,860 17,337 17,337 ∂477 ..........................National Museum of African American History and Culture ...................................................................................... 2,894 12,932 12,932 ∂10,038 ..........................National Museum of African Art ................................................................................................................................. 4,301 4,400 4,400 ∂99 ..........................Smithsonian American Art Museum ............................................................................................................................ 8,362 8,601 8,601 ∂239 ..........................National Museum of American History ....................................................................................................................... 20,708 21,282 21,282 ∂574 ..........................National Museum of the American Indian .................................................................................................................. 31,213 32,000 32,000 ∂787 ..........................National Museum of Natural History .......................................................................................................................... 44,919 46,052 46,052 ∂1,133 ..........................National Portrait Gallery .............................................................................................................................................. 5,453 5,599 5,599 ∂146 ..........................National Zoological Park ............................................................................................................................................. 20,737 21,842 21,842 ∂1,105 ..........................Astrophysical Observatory ........................................................................................................................................... 22,844 23,330 23,330 ∂486 ..........................Museum Conservation Institute .................................................................................................................................. 2,936 3,029 3,029 ∂93 ..........................Environmental Research Center .................................................................................................................................. 3,128 3,222 3,222 ∂94 ..........................Tropical Research Institute ......................................................................................................................................... 12,064 12,438 12,438 ∂374 ..........................
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Subtotal, Museums and Research Institutes ......................................................................................................... 215,195 231,541 231,541 ∂16,346 ..........................

Program Support and Outreach, base program .................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Outreach ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9,505 9,669 9,669 ∂164 ..........................Communications .......................................................................................................................................................... 2,083 2,143 2,143 ∂60 ..........................Institution-wide programs ........................................................................................................................................... 6,953 6,953 6,953 .......................... ..........................Office of Exhibits Central ............................................................................................................................................ 2,749 2,832 2,832 ∂83 ..........................Major scientific instrumentation ................................................................................................................................. 3,886 3,886 3,886 .......................... ..........................Museum Support Center .............................................................................................................................................. 1,743 1,784 1,784 ∂41 ..........................Smithsonian Institution Archives ................................................................................................................................ 1,322 1,387 1,387 ∂65 ..........................Smithsonian Institution Libraries ................................................................................................................................ 9,326 9,551 9,551 ∂225 ..........................

Subtotal, Program Support and Outreach .............................................................................................................. 37,567 38,205 38,205 ∂638 ..........................

Administration ...................................................................................................................................................................... 64,110 66,740 66,991 ∂2,881 ∂251 Facilities Services, base program ........................................................................................................................................ .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Facilities maintenance ................................................................................................................................................ 51,277 52,273 52,273 ∂996 ..........................Facilities operations, security and support ................................................................................................................ 166,312 180,611 180,611 ∂14,299 ..........................

Subtotal, Facilities Services ................................................................................................................................... 217,589 232,884 232,884 ∂15,295 ..........................

Inspector General ................................................................................................................................................................. 1,834 1,977 2,084 ∂250 ∂107 

Total, Salaries and Expenses ................................................................................................................................. 536,295 571,347 571,705 ∂35,410 ∂358 

Facilities Capital 

Revitalization ........................................................................................................................................................................ 82,620 92,600 109,000 ∂26,380 ∂16,400 Construction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5,435 .......................... .......................... ¥5,435 ..........................Facilities planning and design ............................................................................................................................................ 10,500 14,500 16,000 ∂5,500 ∂1,500 

Total, Facilities capital ........................................................................................................................................... 98,555 107,100 125,000 ∂26,445 ∂17,900 TOTAL, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION .......................................................................................................................... 634,850 678,447 696,705 ∂61,855 ∂18,258 

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 

Salaries and Expenses 

Care and utilization of art collections ................................................................................................................................. 33,392 31,765 35,000 ∂1,608 ∂3,235 Operation and maintenance of buildings and grounds ...................................................................................................... 22,964 26,211 26,711 ∂3,747 ∂500 Protection of buildings, grounds and contents ................................................................................................................... 20,175 20,807 20,807 ∂632 ..........................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

General administration ......................................................................................................................................................... 19,236 19,200 19,200 ¥36 ..........................

Total, Salaries and Expenses ................................................................................................................................. 95,767 97,983 101,718 ∂5,951 ∂3,735 

Repair, Restoration and Renovation of Buildings 

Base program ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15,962 18,017 18,017 ∂2,055 ..........................

TOTAL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART ........................................................................................................................ 111,729 116,000 119,735 ∂8,006 ∂3,735 

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 

Operations and maintenance ............................................................................................................................................... 17,575 20,000 20,200 ∂2,625 ∂200 Capital Repair and Restoration ........................................................................................................................................... 12,814 19,350 23,150 ∂10,336 ∂3,800 

TOTAL, JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ...................................................................... 30,389 39,350 43,350 ∂12,961 ∂4,000 

WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 9,100 8,857 9,718 ∂618 ∂861 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts 

Grants and Administration 

Grants: 

Direct grants ............................................................................................................................................................... 43,784 40,996 45,996 ∂2,212 ∂5,000 Challenge America grants ........................................................................................................................................... 10,496 8,458 8,458 ¥2,038 ..........................National Initiative: American Masterpieces ................................................................................................................ 5,911 12,311 12,311 ∂6,400 ..........................
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State partnerships: 

State and regional ............................................................................................................................................. 22,973 32,406 32,406 ∂9,433 ..........................Underserved set-aside ........................................................................................................................................ 6,217 8,771 8,771 ∂2,554 ..........................Challenge America grants .................................................................................................................................. 6,997 .......................... .......................... ¥6,997 ..........................National Initiative: American Masterpieces ....................................................................................................... 3,941 .......................... .......................... ¥3,941 ..........................

Subtotal, State partnerships ......................................................................................................................... 40,128 41,177 41,177 ∂1,049 ..........................Subtotal, Grants ............................................................................................................................................. 100,319 102,942 107,942 ∂7,623 ∂5,000 

Program support ................................................................................................................................................................... 1,672 1,636 1,636 ¥36 ..........................Administration ...................................................................................................................................................................... 22,571 23,834 23,834 ∂1,263 ..........................

Total, Arts ............................................................................................................................................................... 124,562 128,412 133,412 ∂8,850 ∂5,000 

National Endowment for the Humanities 

Grants and Administration 

Grants: 

Federal/State partnership ............................................................................................................................................ 30,926 31,215 32,215 ∂1,289 ∂1,000 Preservation and access ............................................................................................................................................. 18,368 17,671 18,671 ∂303 ∂1,000 Public programs .......................................................................................................................................................... 12,381 11,910 12,910 ∂529 ∂1,000 Research programs ..................................................................................................................................................... 12,692 12,209 13,209 ∂517 ∂1,000 Education programs .................................................................................................................................................... 12,266 11,801 12,801 ∂535 ∂1,000 Program development .................................................................................................................................................. 375 362 362 ¥13 ..........................We The People Initiative grants .................................................................................................................................. 15,239 15,239 15,239 .......................... ..........................Digital Humanities Initiatives ..................................................................................................................................... .......................... 1,400 1,400 ∂1,400 ..........................

Subtotal, Grants ...................................................................................................................................................... 102,247 101,807 106,807 ∂4,560 ∂5,000 

Administrative Areas: 

Administration ............................................................................................................................................................. 23,637 25,038 25,038 ∂1,401 ..........................

Total, Grants and Administration ........................................................................................................................... 125,884 126,845 131,845 ∂5,961 ∂5,000 

Matching Grants 

Treasury funds ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5,369 5,031 5,031 ¥338 ..........................Challenge grants .................................................................................................................................................................. 9,852 9,479 9,479 ¥373 ..........................

Total, Matching Grants ........................................................................................................................................... 15,221 14,510 14,510 ¥711 ..........................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2008 

appropriation 

Budget 

estimate 

Total, Humanities .................................................................................................................................................... 141,105 141,355 146,355 ∂5,250 ∂5,000 TOTAL, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES .................................................................... 265,667 269,767 279,767 ∂14,100 ∂10,000 

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,873 2,092 2,192 ∂319 ∂100 

NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 

Grants ................................................................................................................................................................................... 7,143 .......................... 7,200 ∂57 ∂7,200 

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 4,828 5,348 5,348 ∂520 ..........................

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 8,168 8,265 8,265 ∂97 ..........................

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 

Holocaust Memorial Museum ............................................................................................................................................... 42,349 44,996 45,496 ∂3,147 ∂500 

PRESIDIO TRUST 

Operations ............................................................................................................................................................................ 19,706 18,450 18,450 ¥1,256 ..........................

WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE 

Operations ............................................................................................................................................................................ 247 200 200 ¥47 ..........................

TOTAL, TITLE III, RELATED AGENCIES ..................................................................................................................... 9,203,262 8,770,858 9,334,855 ∂131,593 ∂563,997 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (8,821,262 ) (8,770,858 ) (9,334,855 ) (∂513,593 ) (∂563,997 ) 
153 

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISION 

Sec. 4xx MMS. State Royalty Cost reduction ....................................................................................................................... .......................... ¥43,000 ¥43,000 ¥43,000 ..........................Sec. 4xx Forest Service Marina fees .................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 900 ∂900 ∂900 Sec. 4xx Forest Service Rights-of-way ................................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... 1,000 ∂1,000 ∂1,000 

TOTAL, TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISION .................................................................................................................. .......................... ¥43,000 ¥41,100 ¥41,100 ∂1,900 GRAND TOTAL .......................................................................................................................................................... 26,952,127 25,645,503 27,186,125 ∂233,998 ∂1,540,622 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (26,481,934 ) (25,680,503 ) (27,224,925 ) (∂742,991 ) (∂1,544,422 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................................................................................. (500,193 ) .......................... .......................... (¥500,193 ) ..........................Rescissions .................................................................................................................................................... (¥30,000 ) (¥35,000 ) (¥38,800 ) (¥8,800 ) (¥3,800 ) 

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