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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1905 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 69
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1905

                          [Report No. 104-149]

 Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 1995

Mr. Myers, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
 bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL

 
 Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, for energy 
and water development, and for other purposes, namely:
                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

    The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction 
of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of 
Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army 
pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and 
related purposes.
                         general investigations

    For expenses necessary for the collection and study of basic 
information pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore 
protection, and related projects, restudy of authorized projects, 
miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by laws, surveys and 
detailed studies and plans and specifications of projects prior to 
construction, $129,906,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which funds are provided for the following projects in the amounts 
specified:
            Norco Bluffs, California, $375,000;
            Indianapolis Central Waterfront, Indiana, $2,000,000;
            Ohio River Greenway, Indiana, $1,000,000; and
            Mussers Dam, Middle Creek, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, 
        $300,000.
                         construction, general

    For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, shore 
protection, and related projects authorized by laws; and detailed 
studies, and plans and specifications, of projects (including those for 
development with participation or under consideration for participation 
by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made 
eligible for selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute a 
commitment of the Government to construction), $807,846,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary pursuant 
to Public Law 99-662 shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust 
Fund, for one-half of the costs of construction and rehabilitation of 
inland waterways projects, including rehabilitation costs for the Lock 
and Dam 25, Mississippi River, Illinois and Missouri, Lock and Dam 14, 
Mississippi River, Iowa, Lock and Dam 24, Mississippi River, Illinois 
and Missouri, and GIWW-Brazos River Floodgates, Texas, projects, and of 
which funds are provided for the following projects in the amounts 
specified:
            Red River Emergency Bank Protection, Arkansas and 
        Louisiana, $6,600,000;
            Sacramento River Flood Control Project (Glenn-Colusa 
        Irrigation District), California, $300,000;
            San Timoteo Creek (Santa Ana River Mainstem), California, 
        $5,000,000;
            Indiana Shoreline Erosion, Indiana, $1,500,000;
            Harlan (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and 
        Upper Cumberland River), Kentucky, $12,000,000;
            Williamsburg (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River 
        and Upper Cumberland River), Kentucky, $4,100,000;
            Middlesboro (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River 
        and Upper Cumberland River), Kentucky, $1,600,000;
            Salyersville, Kentucky, $500,000;
            Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity (Hurricane Protection), 
        Louisiana, $11,848,000;
            Red River below Denison Dam Levee and Bank Stabilization, 
        Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas, $3,800,000;
            Broad Top Region, Pennsylvania, $4,100,000;
            Glen Foerd, Pennsylvania, $200,000; and
            Wallisville Lake, Texas, $5,000,000.

 flood control, mississippi river and tributaries, arkansas, illinois, 
       kentucky, louisiana, mississippi, missouri, and tennessee

    For expenses necessary for prosecuting work of flood control, and 
rescue work, repair, restoration, or maintenance of flood control 
projects threatened or destroyed by flood, as authorized by law (33 
U.S.C. 702a, 702g-1), $307,885,000, to remain available until expended.
                   operation and maintenance, general

    For expenses necessary for the preservation, operation, 
maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood control, and 
related works, including such sums as may be necessary for the 
maintenance of harbor channels provided by a State, municipality or 
other public agency, outside of harbor lines, and serving essential 
needs of general commerce and navigation; surveys and charting of 
northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and 
straightening channels; and removal of obstructions to navigation, 
$1,712,123,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums 
as become available in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to 
Public Law 99-662, may be derived from that fund, and of which such 
sums as become available from the special account established by the 
Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l), 
may be derived from that fund for construction, operation, and 
maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities: Provided, That not to 
exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for obligation for national 
emergency preparedness programs: Provided further, That $5,926,000 of 
the funds appropriated herein are provided for the Raystown Lake, 
Pennsylvania, project: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army 
is authorized to transfer an appropriate amount of land at the Cooper 
Lake and Channels, Texas, project, not to exceed 300 acres, from 
mitigation or low-density recreation to high-density recreation, and is 
further authorized to take whatever actions are necessary, including 
the acquisition of additional mitigation lands, to accomplish such 
transfer.
                           regulatory program

    For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to 
regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $101,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.
                 flood control and coastal emergencies

    For expenses necessary for emergency flood control, hurricane, and 
shore protection activities, as authorized by section 5 of the Flood 
Control Act approved August 18, 1941, as amended, $10,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.
                           oil spill research

    For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Oil Spill 
Liability Trust Fund, pursuant to Title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990, $850,000, to be derived from the Fund and to remain available 
until expended.
                            general expenses

    For expenses necessary for general administration and related 
functions in the Office of the Chief of Engineers and offices of the 
Division Engineers; activities of the Coastal Engineering Research 
Board, the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Engineering 
Strategic Studies Center, and the Water Resources Support Center, 
$150,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $60,000,000 of the funds 
provided in this Act shall be available for general administration and 
related functions in the Office of the Chief of Engineers: Provided 
further, That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I of 
this Act shall be available to fund the activities of the Office of the 
Chief of Engineers or the executive direction and management activities 
of the Division Offices: Provided further, That with funds provided 
herein and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
the Army shall develop and submit to the Congress within 60 days of 
enactment of this Act, a plan which reduces the number of division 
offices within the United States Army Corps of Engineers to no less 
than 6 and no more than 8, with each division responsible for at least 
4 district offices, but does not close or change the function of any 
district office: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of the Army is directed to begin 
implementing the division office plan on May 1, 1996, and such plan 
shall be implemented prior to October 1, 1997.
                       administrative provisions

    Appropriations in this title shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $5,000); and 
during the current fiscal year the revolving fund, Corps of Engineers, 
shall be available for purchase (not to exceed 100 for replacement 
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.

                           GENERAL PROVISION

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

    Sec. 101. (a) In fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of the Army shall 
advertise for competitive bid at least 7,500,000 cubic yards of the 
hopper dredge volume accomplished with government-owned dredges in 
fiscal year 1992.
    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Secretary 
is authorized to use the dredge fleet of the Corps of Engineers to 
undertake projects when industry does not perform as required by the 
contract specifications or when the bids are more than 25 percent in 
excess of what the Secretary determines to be a fair and reasonable 
estimated cost of a well equipped contractor doing the work or to 
respond to emergency requirements.
    (c) None of the funds appropriated herein or otherwise made 
available to the Army Corps of Engineers, including amounts contained 
in the Revolving Fund of the Army Corps of Engineers, may be used to 
study, design or undertake improvement or major repair of the Federal 
vessel, McFARLAND, or for any use of the McFARLAND to perform work 
other than emergency dredging work.

                                TITLE II

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project

                central utah project completion account

    For the purpose of carrying out provisions of the Central Utah 
Project Completion Act, Public Law 102-575 (106 Stat. 4605), and for 
feasibility studies of alternatives to the Uintah and Upalco Units, 
$42,893,000, to remain available until expended, of which $23,503,000 
shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and 
Conservation Account: Provided, That of the amounts deposited into the 
Account, $5,000,000 shall be considered the Federal Contribution 
authorized by paragraph 402(b)(2) of the Act and $18,503,000 shall be 
available to the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
Commission to carry out activities authorized under the Act.
    In addition, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out 
responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior under the Act, 
$1,246,000, to remain available until expended.
                         Bureau of Reclamation

    For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation as 
provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 
Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) and 
other Acts applicable to that Bureau as follows:

                         general investigations

    For engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal 
reclamation projects and studies of water conservation and development 
plans and activities preliminary to the reconstruction, rehabilitation 
and betterment, financial adjustment, or extension of existing 
projects, to remain available until expended, $13,114,000: Provided, 
That, of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities 
which can be financed by the reclamation fund shall be derived from 
that fund: Provided further, That funds contributed by non-Federal 
entities for purposes similar to this appropriation shall be available 
for expenditure for the purposes for which contributed as though 
specifically appropriated for said purposes, and such amounts shall 
remain available until expended.

                          construction program

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For construction and rehabilitation of projects and parts thereof 
(including power transmission facilities for Bureau of Reclamation use) 
and for other related activities as authorized by law, to remain 
available until expended, $417,301,000, of which $27,049,000 shall be 
available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund 
authorized by section 5 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (43 U.S.C. 620d), 
and $94,225,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado 
River Basin Development Fund authorized by section 403 of the Act of 
September 30, 1968 (43 U.S.C. 1543), and such amounts as may be 
necessary shall be considered as though advanced to the Colorado River 
Dam Fund for the Boulder Canyon Project as authorized by the Act of 
December 21, 1928, as amended: Provided, That of the total 
appropriated, the amount for program activities which can be financed 
by the reclamation fund shall be derived from that fund: Provided 
further, That transfers to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and 
Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund may be increased or 
decreased by transfers within the overall appropriation under this 
heading: Provided further, That funds contributed by non-Federal 
entities for purposes similar to this appropriation shall be available 
for expenditure for the purposes for which contributed as though 
specifically appropriated for said purposes, and such funds shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That all costs of 
the safety of dams modification work at Coolidge Dam, San Carlos 
Irrigation Project, Arizona, performed under the authority of the 
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 506), as amended, are 
in addition to the amount authorized in section 5 of said Act.
                       operation and maintenance

    For operation and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts 
thereof and other facilities, as authorized by law; and for a soil and 
moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Reclamation, pursuant to law, to remain available until 
expended, $278,759,000: Provided, That of the total appropriated, the 
amount for program activities which can be financed by the reclamation 
fund shall be derived from that fund, and the amount for program 
activities which can be derived from the special fee account 
established pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
6a, as amended), may be derived from that fund: Provided further, That 
funds advanced by water users for operation and maintenance of 
reclamation projects or parts thereof shall be deposited to the credit 
of this appropriation and may be expended for the same purpose and in 
the same manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended, and such 
advances shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
revenues in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund shall be available for 
performing examination of existing structures on participating projects 
of the Colorado River Storage Project.
               bureau of reclamation loan program account

    For the cost of direct loans and/or grants, $11,243,000, to remain 
available until expended, as authorized by the Small Reclamation 
Projects Act of August 6, 1956, as amended (43 U.S.C. 422a-422l): 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to 
exceed $37,000,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
program for direct loans and/or grants, $425,000: Provided, That of the 
total sums appropriated, the amount of program activities which can be 
financed by the reclamation fund shall be derived from the fund.
                central valley project restoration fund

    For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, and habitat 
restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central 
Valley Project Improvement Act, to remain available until expended, 
such sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration 
Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), 3405(f) and 3406(c)(1) 
of Public Law 102-575: Provided, That the Bureau of Reclamation is 
directed to levy additional mitigation and restoration payments 
totaling $30,000,000 (October 1992 price levels) on a three-year 
rolling average basis, as authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 
102-575.
                    general administrative expenses

    For necessary expenses of general administration and related 
functions in the office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and 
offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, $48,630,000, 
of which $1,400,000 shall remain available until expended, the total 
amount to be derived from the reclamation fund and to be 
nonreimbursable pursuant to the Act of April 19, 1945 (43 U.S.C. 377): 
Provided, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be 
available for activities or functions budgeted for the current fiscal 
year as general administrative expenses.
                             special funds

                          (transfer of funds)

    Sums herein referred to as being derived from the reclamation fund 
or special fee account are appropriated from the special funds in the 
Treasury created by the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391) or the Act 
of December 22, 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a, as amended), respectively. 
Such sums shall be transferred, upon request of the Secretary, to be 
merged with and expended under the heads herein specified; and the 
unexpended balances of sums transferred for expenditure under the head 
``General Administrative Expenses'' shall revert and be credited to the 
reclamation fund.
                        administrative provision

    Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for 
purchase of not to exceed 9 passenger motor vehicles for replacement 
only.
                               TITLE III

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

           Energy Supply, Research and Development Activities

    For expenses of the Department of Energy activities including the 
purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
and other expenses incidental thereto necessary for energy supply, 
research and development activities, and other activities in carrying 
out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 
real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, 
construction, or expansion; purchase of passenger motor vehicles (not 
to exceed 25, of which 19 are for replacement only), $2,596,700,000, to 
remain available until expended.
                Uranium Supply and Enrichment Activities

    For expenses of the Department of Energy in connection with 
operating expenses; the purchase, construction, and acquisition of 
plant and capital equipment and other expenses incidental thereto 
necessary for uranium supply and enrichment activities in carrying out 
the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7101, et seq.) and the Energy Policy Act (Public Law 102-486, section 
901), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or 
any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion; purchase of electricity as necessary; $64,197,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That revenues received by the 
Department for uranium programs and estimated to total $34,903,000 in 
fiscal year 1996 shall be retained and used for the specific purpose of 
offsetting costs incurred by the Department for such activities 
notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302(b) and 42 U.S.C. 
2296(b)(2): Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 1996 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 1996 appropriation estimated at not more 
than $29,294,000.
      Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

    For necessary expenses in carrying out uranium enrichment facility 
decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions and other 
activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and title X, 
subtitle A of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $278,807,000, to be 
derived from the fund, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That at least $42,000,000 of amounts derived from the fund for such 
expenses shall be expended in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
                General Science and Research Activities

    For expenses of the Department of Energy activities including the 
purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
and other expenses incidental thereto necessary for general science and 
research activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the 
acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility or for 
plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; purchase of 
passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 12 for replacement only), 
$991,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                      Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund

    For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of 
Public Law 97-425, as amended, including the acquisition of real 
property or facility construction or expansion, $226,600,000, to remain 
available until expended, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
                    Atomic Energy Defense Activities

                           weapons activities

    For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the acquisition 
or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or 
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; and the purchase of 
passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 79, of which 76 are for 
replacement only, including one police-type vehicle), $3,273,014,000, 
to remain available until expended.
         defense environmental restoration and waste management

    For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental 
restoration and waste management activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, 
et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, 
construction, or expansion; and the purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles (not to exceed 7 for replacement only), $5,265,478,000, to 
remain available until expended.
                        other defense activities

    For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other 
incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the acquisition 
or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or 
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion $1,323,841,000, to 
remain available until expended.
                     defense nuclear waste disposal

    For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of 
Public Law 97-425, as amended, including the acquisition of real 
property or facility construction or expansion, $198,400,000, to remain 
available until expended.
                      Departmental Administration

    For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for 
Departmental Administration and other activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, 
et seq.), including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official 
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $35,000), 
$362,250,000, to remain available until expended, plus such additional 
amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost 
of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-
Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511, et seq.): Provided, That such increases 
in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater 
amount, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated 
to total $122,306,000 in fiscal year 1996 may be retained and used for 
operating expenses within this account, and may remain available until 
expended, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238, 
notwithstanding the provisions of section 3302 of title 31, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall 
be reduced by the amount of miscellaneous revenues received during 
fiscal year 1996 so as to result in a final fiscal year 1996 
appropriation estimated at not more than $239,944,000.
                    Office of the Inspector General

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $26,000,000, to remain available until expended.
                    POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

         Operation and Maintenance, Alaska Power Administration

    For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of projects in 
Alaska and of marketing electric power and energy, $4,260,000, to 
remain available until expended.
                  Bonneville Power Administration Fund

    Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, 
established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for official 
reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed 
$3,000.
    During fiscal year 1996, no new direct loan obligations may be 
made.
      Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

    For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy 
pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 
1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, 
$19,843,000, to remain available until expended.
      Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

    For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, and 
for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and 
appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including 
official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to 
exceed $1,500 connected therewith, in carrying out the provisions of 
section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied 
to the southwestern power area, $29,778,000, to remain available until 
expended; in addition, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 
3302, not to exceed $4,272,000 in reimbursements, to remain available 
until expended.
 Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area 
                          Power Administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 
302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), 
and other related activities including conservation and renewable 
resources programs as authorized, including official reception and 
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, 
$257,652,000, to remain available until expended, of which $245,151,000 
shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Reclamation fund: 
Provided, That of the amount herein appropriated, $5,283,000 is for 
deposit into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account 
pursuant to title IV of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
Treasury is authorized to transfer from the Colorado River Dam Fund to 
the Western Area Power Administration $4,556,000 to carry out the power 
marketing and transmission activities of the Boulder Canyon project as 
provided in section 104(a)(4) of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984, to 
remain available until expended.
           Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund

    For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the 
hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $1,000,000, to 
remain available until expended and to be derived from the Falcon and 
Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power 
Administration, as provided in section 423 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995.
                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles; official 
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $3,000); 
$132,290,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $132,290,000 
of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and 
collections in fiscal year 1996, shall be retained and used for 
necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 1996 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 1996 appropriation estimated at not more 
than $0.
                                TITLE IV

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

    For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, 
notwithstanding section 405 of said Act, and for necessary expenses for 
the Federal Co-Chairman and the alternate on the Appalachian Regional 
Commission and for payment of the Federal share of the administrative 
expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, to remain available until expended, $142,000,000.
                DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, section 1441, $17,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.
                     NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the 
purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, including the employment of 
aliens; services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code; publication and dissemination of atomic information; purchase, 
repair, and cleaning of uniforms, official representation expenses (not 
to exceed $20,000); reimbursements to the General Services 
Administration for security guard services; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles and aircraft, $468,300,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $11,000,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste 
Fund: Provided, That from this appropriation, transfer of sums may be 
made to other agencies of the Government for the performance of the 
work for which this appropriation is made, and in such cases the sums 
so transferred may be merged with the appropriation to which 
transferred: Provided further, That moneys received by the Commission 
for the cooperative nuclear safety research program, services rendered 
to foreign governments and international organizations, and the 
material and information access authorization programs, including 
criminal history checks under section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended, may be retained and used for salaries and expenses 
associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That revenues 
from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 
collections estimated at $457,300,000 in fiscal year 1996 shall be 
retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 1996 from 
licensing fees, inspection services and other services and collections, 
excluding those moneys received for the cooperative nuclear safety 
research program, services rendered to foreign governments and 
international organizations, and the material and information access 
authorization programs, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1996 
appropriation estimated at not more than $11,000,000.
                      Office of Inspector General

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended; and 
in addition, an amount not to exceed 5 percent of this sum may be 
transferred from Salaries and Expenses, Nuclear Regulatory Commission: 
Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be given to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate: Provided further, 
That from this appropriation, transfers of sums may be made to other 
agencies of the Government for the performance of the work for which 
this appropriation is made, and in such cases the sums so transferred 
may be merged with the appropriation to which transferred: Provided 
further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and 
other services and collections shall be retained and used for necessary 
salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues 
received during fiscal year 1996 from licensing fees, inspection 
services, and other services and collections, so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 1996 appropriation estimated at not more than $0.
                  NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 
as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 5051, $2,531,000, to be 
transferred from the Nuclear Waste Fund and to remain available until 
expended.

                       TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

                    Tennessee Valley Authority Fund

    For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C. ch. 12A), including 
purchase, hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, and purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $103,339,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 501. Sec. 505 of Public Law 102-377, the Fiscal Year 1993 
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, and section 208 of 
Public Law 99-349, the Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1986, 
are repealed.
    Sec. 502. Sec. 510 of Public Law 101-514, the Fiscal Year 1991 
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, is repealed.
    Sec. 503. Without fiscal year limitation and notwithstanding 
section 502(b)(5) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, as amended, or any 
other provision of law, a member of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review 
Board whose term has expired may continue to serve as a member of the 
Board until such member's successor has taken office.
    Sec. 504. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the 
Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that 
the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any 
applicable Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of 
private property rights, or unfunded mandates.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act, 1996''.
HR 1905 RH----2
                                                  Union Calendar No. 69

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1905

                          [Report No. 104-149]

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                                 A BILL

 Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

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                             June 20, 1995

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed
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