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99–012 2002

107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–259

REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY FY 2002 SUPPLEMENTAL 

APPROPRIATIONS

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

HIS REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY FY 2002 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FOREST SERVICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2002.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 

ordered to be printed


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, August 28, 2002. 

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT,

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I ask the Congress to expeditiously consider 

the enclosed requests for emergency FY 2002 supplemental appropriations for the Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within the Department of the Interior. 

These supplemental requests would provide both the Forest Service and the BLM with the necessary resources for wildland fire 

suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities. 

I hereby designate these amounts totaling $825 million as emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 

amended. 

The details of these actions are set forth in the enclosed letter 

from the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

I concur with her comments and recommendations. 

Sincerely, 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

Enclosure.

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[Estimate No. 22, 107th Cong., 2d Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 

Washington, DC, August 27, 2002. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House. 

Submitted for your consideration are requests for emergency FY 

2002 supplemental appropriations for the Forest Service within the 

Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) within the Department of the Interior. 

This emergency funding is needed due to the extraordinary and 

unanticipated expense directly related to responding to fires on 

Federal public lands this year. The 2002 fire season has been one 

of the worst in modern history. Specifically, these supplemental requests would provide the Forest Service with an additional $636 

million and BLM with an additional $189 million for wildland fire 

suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities. The proposals 

also contain language that would allow the Forest Service and 

BLM to reimburse accounts from which funds have been transferred this year for use in firefighting. 

I recommend that you designate these amounts as emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 

I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied that 

they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the Secretary of 

Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior in recommending that 

you transmit the proposals to the Congress. 

Sincerely, 

NANCY P. DORN.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount to cover necessary expenses for wildfire 

suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities of the Forest 

Service, $636,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall also be available to reimburse accounts from which funds were transferred for such purposes in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985, as amended. 

This proposal would provide an emergency supplemental appropriation for the Forest Service for wildland fire suppression and 

emergency rehabilitation of burned areas. This proposal would also 

provide the Forest Service with the authority to reimburse accounts from which funds have been transferred this year for use in 

firefighting. 

The entire amount has been designated by the President as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 

amended. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount to cover necessary expenses for wildfire 

suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities of the Bureau of 

Land Management, $189,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided. That such funds shall also be available to reimburse accounts from which funds were transferred for such purposes 

in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

of 1985, as amended. 

This proposal would provide an emergency supplemental appropriation for the Bureau of Land Management for wildland fire suppression and emergency rehabilitation of burned areas. This proposal would also provide BLM with the authority to reimburse accounts from which funds have been transferred this year for use in 

firefighting. 

The entire amount has been designated by the President as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 

amended.

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