109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4957

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

poses. the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purFish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to the Tylersville division of the Lamar National 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4957

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 

Tylersville division of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery 

and Fish Technology Center to the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 TITLE I—TYLERSVILLE FISH 

2 HATCHERY CONVEYANCE 

3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Tylersville Fish 

5 Hatchery Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF TYLERSVILLE NATIONAL FISH 

7 HATCHERY TO THE STATE OF PENNSYL8 VANIA. 

9 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.—Within 180 days 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 of the Interior shall convey to the State of Pennsylvania 

12 without reimbursement all right, title, and interest of the 

13 United States in and to the property described in sub14 section (b) for use by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat 

15 Commission as part of the State of Pennsylvania fish cul16 ture program. 

17 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property referred 

18 to in subsection (a) consists of—

19 (1) the Tylersville division of the Lamar Na20 tional Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center 

21 comprised of approximately 40 acres leased to the 

22 State of Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, 

23 located on 43 Hatchery Lane in Loganton, Pennsyl24 vania, as described in the 1984 Cooperative Agree-
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1 ment between the United States Fish and Wildlife 

2 Service and the State of Pennsylvania; 

3 (2) all improvements and related personal prop4 erty under the control of the Secretary that is lo5 cated on that property, including buildings, struc6 tures, equipment, and all easements and leases relat7 ing to that property; and 

8 (3) all water rights relating to that property. 

9 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If any of the prop10 erty conveyed to the State of Pennsylvania under this sec11 tion is used for any purpose other than the use authorized 

12 under subsection (a), all right, title, and interest in and 

13 to all property conveyed under this section shall revert to 

14 the United States. The State of Pennsylvania shall ensure 

15 that all property reverting to the United States under this 

16 subsection is in substantially the same or better condition 

17 as at the time of transfer to the State. 

18 TITLE II—NATIONAL FISH AND 

19 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 

20 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Fish and 

22 Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2006’’. 

23 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 Section 10(a)(1) of the National Fish and Wildlife 

25 Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)(1)) is 
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1 amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 2010’’. 

3 SEC. 203. APPLICATION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT LIM4 ITED TO GRANTS MADE WITH FEDERAL 

5 FUNDS. 

6 Section 4(i) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foun7 dation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703(i)) is amended 

8 by striking ‘‘grant of funds’’ and inserting ‘‘grant of Fed9 eral funds in an amount greater than $10,000’’. 

10 SEC. 204. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE FEDERAL 

11 FUNDS TO MATCH CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO 

12 RECIPIENTS OF NATIONAL FISH AND WILD13 LIFE FOUNDATION GRANTS. 

14 Section 10(a)(3) of the National Fish and Wildlife 

15 Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)(3)) is 

16 amended by inserting ‘‘, or to a recipient of a grant pro17 vided by the Foundation,’’ after ‘‘made to the Founda18 tion’’. 

19 TITLE III—NEOTROPICAL MI20 GRATORY BIRD CONSERVA21 TION IMPROVEMENT 

22 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

23 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Neotropical Migratory 

24 Bird Conservation Improvement Act of 2006’’. 
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1 SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY 

2 BIRD CONSERVATION ACT. 

3 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 2(1) of the Neotropical Mi4 gratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101(1)) is 

5 amended by inserting ‘‘but breed in Canada and the 

6 United States’’ after ‘‘the Caribbean’’. 

7 (b) PURPOSES.—Section 3(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 6102(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Canada,’’ after 

9 ‘‘United States,’’. 

10 (c) DEFINITION OF CARIBBEAN.—Section 4 of such 

11 Act (16 U.S.C. 6103) is amended—

12 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

13 paragraphs (3) and (5), respectively; 

14 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(2) CARIBBEAN.—The term ‘Caribbean’ in17 cludes Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Is18 lands.’’; and 

19 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so re20 designated, the following: 

21 ‘‘(4) FUND.—The term ‘Fund’ means the 

22 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund es23 tablished by section 9(a).’’. 

24 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS TO ENHANCE

25 CONSERVATION IN CANADA.—Section 5(c)(2) of such Act 
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1 (16 U.S.C. 6104(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Can2 ada,’’ after ‘‘the United States,’’. 

3 (e) COST SHARING.—Section 5(e)(2)(B) of such Act 

4 (16 U.S.C. 6104(e)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(B) FORM OF PAYMENT.—

6 ‘‘(i) PROJECTS IN THE UNITED

7 STATES AND CANADA.—The non-Federal 

8 share required to be paid for a project car9 ried out in the United States or Canada 

10 shall be paid in cash. 

11 ‘‘(ii) PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA

12 AND THE CARIBBEAN.—The non-Federal 

13 share required to be paid for a project car14 ried out in Latin America or the Caribbean 

15 may be paid in cash or in kind.’’. 

16 (f) ADVISORY GROUP.—

17 (1) COMPOSITION.—Section 7(b)(1) of such Act 

18 (16 U.S.C. 6106(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 

19 end the following: ‘‘The advisory group as a whole 

20 shall have expertise in the methods and procedures 

21 set forth in section 4(2) in each country and region 

22 of the Western Hemisphere’’. 

23 (2) ENCOURAGEMENT TO CONVENE.—The Sec24 retary of the Interior is encouraged to convene an 

25 advisory group under section 7(b)(1) of such Act by 
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1 not later than 6 months after the effective date of 

2 this Act. This paragraph shall not be considered to 

3 authorize delay of the schedule previously estab4 lished by the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv5 ice for the submission, judging, and awarding of 

6 grants. 

7 (g) REPORT.—Section 8 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 6107) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2002,’’ and in9 serting ‘‘2 years after the date of the enactment of the 

10 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Improvement 

11 Act of 2006’’. 

12 (h) NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

13 FUND.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of such Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 6108) is amended by striking so much as 

16 precedes subsection (c) and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 9. NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 

18 FUND. 

19 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

20 Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the 

21 ‘Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund’. The 

22 Fund shall consist of amounts deposited into the Fund 

23 by the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (b). 

24 ‘‘(b) DEPOSITS INTO THE FUND.—The Secretary of 

25 the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund—
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1 ‘‘(1) all amounts received by the Secretary in 

2 the form of donations under subsection (d); and 

3 ‘‘(2) other amounts appropriated to the Fund.’’. 

4 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

5 9(c)(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6108(c)(2)) is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$100,000’’. 

8 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is 

9 amended further as follows: 

10 (A) In section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6103), by 

11 striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(1) FUND.—The term ‘Fund’ means the 

14 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund es15 tablished by section 9(a).’’. 

16 (B) In section 9(d) (16 U.S.C. 6108(d)), 

17 by striking ‘‘Account’’ and inserting ‘‘Fund’’. 

18 (4) TRANSFER.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

19 may transfer to the Neotropical Migratory Bird Con20 servation Fund amounts that were in the 

21 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Account 

22 immediately before the enactment of this Act. 

23 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 10 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6109) is amended to read as 

25 follows: 
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

2 the first sentence; 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of fiscal 

4 years 2001 through 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘for each 

5 of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 the amount speci6 fied for that fiscal year in subsection (b)’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT.—The amount referred 

9 to in subsection (a) is—

10 ‘‘(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 

11 and 2007; 

12 ‘‘(2) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

13 ‘‘(3) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 

14 ‘‘(4) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

15 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under 

16 this section may remain available until expended. 

17 ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION.—Of amounts appropriated under 

18 this section for each fiscal year, not less than 75 percent 

19 shall be expended for projects carried out outside the 

20 United States.’’. 

21 TITLE IV—ED FOUNTAIN PARK 

22 EXPANSION ACT 

23 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

24 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Ed Fountain Park 

25 Expansion Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this title: 

3 (1) ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.—The term ‘‘admin4 istrative site’’ means the parcel of real property 

5 identified as ‘‘Lands to be Conveyed to the City of 

6 Las Vegas; approximately, 7.89 acres’’ on the map 

7 entitled ‘‘Ed Fountain Park Expansion’’ and dated 

8 November 1, 2005. 

9 (2) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

10 Las Vegas, Nevada. 

11 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di13 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv14 ice. 

15 SEC. 403. CONVEYANCE OF UNITED STATES FISH AND 

16 WILDLIFE SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, 

17 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 

19 City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 

20 the United States in and to the administrative site for use 

21 by the City—

22 (1) as a park; or 

23 (2) for any other recreation or nonprofit-related 

24 purpose. 

25 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—As a condition of 

26 the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
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1 require that the City pay the administrative costs of the 

2 conveyance, including survey costs and any other costs as3 sociated with the conveyance. 

4 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 

6 that the City is not using the administrative site for 

7 a purpose described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub8 section (a), all right, title, and interest of the City 

9 in and to the administrative site (including any im10 provements to the administrative site) shall revert, 

11 at the option of the Secretary, to the United States. 

12 (2) HEARING.—Any determination of the Sec13 retary with respect to a reversion under paragraph 

14 (1) shall be made—

15 (A) on the record; and 

16 (B) after an opportunity for a hearing. 

17 TITLE V—CAHABA RIVER NA18 TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 

19 EXPANSION 

20 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Cahaba River National 

22 Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act’’. 

23 SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this title: 
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1 (1) REFUGE.—The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the 

2 Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge and the 

3 lands and waters in such refuge in Bibb County, 

4 Alabama, as established by the Cahaba River Na5 tional Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (Public 

6 Law 106–331). 

7 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of the Interior. 

9 SEC. 503. EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES. 

10 (a) EXPANSION.—The boundaries of the Refuge are 

11 expanded to include land and water in Bibb County, Ala12 bama, depicted as ‘‘Proposed National Wildlife Refuge Ex13 pansion Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Cahaba River 

14 NWR Expansion’’ and dated March 14, 2006. 

15 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Secretary shall 

16 make the map referred to in subsection (a) available for 

17 inspection in appropriate offices of the United States Fish 

18 and Wildlife Service. 

19 SEC. 504. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND WATER IN EXPANDED 

20 BOUNDARIES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec22 retary may acquire by donation, purchase with donated 

23 or appropriated funds, or exchange the land and water, 

24 and interests in land and water (including conservation 
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1 easements), within the boundaries of the Refuge as ex2 panded by this title. 

3 (b) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.—All acquisitions of 

4 land or waters under this section shall be made in a vol5 untary manner and shall not be the result of forced 

6 takings. 

7 (c) INCLUSION IN REFUGE; ADMINISTRATION.—Any 

8 land, water, or interest acquired by the Secretary under 

9 this section—

10 (1) shall be part of the Refuge; and 

11 (2) shall be administered by the Secretary in 

12 accordance with—

13 (A) the National Wildlife Refuge System 

14 Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd 

15 et seq.); 

16 (B) the Cahaba River National Wildlife 

17 Refuge Establishment Act; and 

18 (C) this Act. 

19 TITLE VI—CHERRY VALLEY 

20 NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 

21 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Cherry Valley Na23 tional Wildlife Refuge Study Act’’. 

24 SEC. 602. FINDINGS. 

25 The Congress finds the following: 
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1 (1) The scenic Cherry Valley area of North2 eastern Pennsylvania is blessed with more than 80 

3 special-concern animal and plant species and natural 

4 habitats. 

5 (2) In a preliminary assessment of Cherry Val6 ley, United States Fish and Wildlife Service biolo7 gists ranked Cherry Valley very high as a potential 

8 national wildlife refuge. 

9 (3) Six species that are listed as endangered 

10 species or threatened species under the Endangered 

11 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) have 

12 been documented within or near Cherry Valley: The 

13 bog turtle (possibly the most significant population 

14 of the listed subspecies), the dwarf wedge mussel, 

15 the northeastern bulrush, the small whorled pogonia, 

16 the bald eagle, and the Indiana bat (a historic resi17 dent, with efforts under way to re-establish favorable 

18 conditions). 

19 (4) Cherry Valley provides habitat for at least 

20 79 species of national or regional concern, which ei21 ther nest in Cherry Valley or migrate through the 

22 area during critical times in their life cycle, includ23 ing—

24 (A) neo-tropical migratory birds such as 

25 the Cerulean Warbler, the Worm-eating War-
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1 bler, and the Wood Thrush, all of which nest in 

2 Cherry Valley; 

3 (B) waterfowl such as the American Black 

4 Duck; 

5 (C) several globally rare plants, such as 

6 the spreading globeflower; and 

7 (D) anadromous fish species. 

8 (5) The Cherry Valley watershed encompasses a 

9 large segment of the Kittatinny Ridge, an important 

10 migration route for birds of prey throughout the 

11 Northeastern United States. Every migratory raptor 

12 species in the Northeast is regularly observed along 

13 the Kittatinny Ridge during the autumnal migra14 tion, including the bald eagle, the golden eagle, and 

15 the broad-winged hawk. 

16 (6) The Kittatinny Ridge also includes a long 

17 segment of the Appalachian Trail, a nationally sig18 nificant natural-cultural-recreational feature. 

19 (7) Many of the significant wildlife habitats 

20 found in the Cherry Valley, especially the rare cal21 careous wetlands, have disappeared from other local22 ities in their range. 

23 (8) Ongoing studies have documented the high 

24 water quality of Cherry Creek. 
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1 (9) Public meetings over several years have 

2 demonstrated strong, deep, and growing local sup3 port for a Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, 

4 as demonstrated by the following: 

5 (A) Area landowners, business and commu6 nity leaders, media, and elected officials have 

7 consistently voiced their enthusiasm for a Cher8 ry Valley National Wildlife Refuge. 

9 (B) Numerous local communities and pub10 lic and private conservation entities share com11 plementary goals for protecting Cherry Valley 

12 and are energetically conserving wildlife habitat 

13 and farmland. Along with State land-manage14 ment agencies and the National Park Service, 

15 these local entities represent potential strong 

16 partners for the United States Fish and Wild17 life Service, and view a Cherry Valley National 

18 Wildlife Refuge as a complement to existing 

19 private, county, municipal, and State efforts. 

20 (C) A number of local landowners have al21 ready put their land into conservation ease22 ments or other conservation arrangements. 

23 (D) A voter-approved Monroe County Open 

24 Space Fund and a voter-approved Stroud 
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1 Township municipal land conservation fund 

2 have contributed to many of these projects. 

3 (10) Two federally owned parcels of land are 

4 contiguous to the area to be studied under this title 

5 as for acquisition and inclusion in a future Cherry 

6 Valley National Wildlife Refuge: The Delaware 

7 Water Gap National Recreation Area and a 700-acre 

8 segment of the Appalachian Trail owned by the Na9 tional Park Service. 

10 SEC. 603. STUDY OF REFUGE POTENTIAL AND FUTURE REF11 UGE LAND ACQUISITION. 

12 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall initiate within 30 

13 days after the date of the enactment of this Act a study 

14 to evaluate the fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and 

15 terrestrial communities located in Northeastern Pennsyl16 vania and identified on the map entitled, ‘‘Proposed Cher17 ry Valley National Wildlife Refuge—Authorization Bound18 ary’’, dated February 24, 2005, for their potential acquisi19 tion by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

20 through donation, exchange, or willing seller purchase and 

21 subsequent inclusion in a future Cherry Valley National 

22 Wildlife Refuge. 

23 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary, while con24 ducting the study required under this section, shall consult 

25 appropriate State and local officials, private conservation 
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1 organizations, major landowners and other interested per2 sons, regarding the identification of eligible lands, waters, 

3 and interests therein that are appropriate for acquisition 

4 for a national wildlife refuge and the determination of 

5 boundaries within which such acquisitions should be made. 

6 (c) COMPONENTS OF STUDY.—As part of the study 

7 under this section the Secretary shall do the following: 

8 (1) Determine if the fish and wildlife habitat 

9 and aquatic and terrestrial communities to be evalu10 ated are suitable for inclusion in the National Wild11 life Refuge System and management under the poli12 cies of the National Wildlife Refuge System Admin13 istration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.). 

14 (2) Assess the conservation benefits to be 

15 gained from the establishment of a Cherry Valley 

16 National Wildlife Refuge including—

17 (A) preservation and maintenance of di18 verse populations of fish, wildlife, and plants, 

19 including species listed as threatened species or 

20 endangered species; 

21 (B) protection and enhancement of aquatic 

22 and wetland habitats; 

23 (C) opportunities for compatible wildlife24 dependent recreation, scientific research, and 
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1 environmental education and interpretation; 

2 and 

3 (D) fulfillment of international obligations 

4 of the United States with respect to fish, wild5 life, and their habitats. 

6 (3) Provide an opportunity for public participa7 tion and give special consideration to views ex8 pressed by local public and private entities regarding 

9 lands, waters, and interests therein for potential fu10 ture acquisition for refuge purposes. 

11 (4) The total area of lands, water, and interests 

12 therein that may be acquired shall not in the aggre13 gate exceed 30,000 acres. 

14 (d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall, within 12 months 

15 after date of the enactment of this Act, complete the study 

16 required by this section and submit a report containing 

17 the results thereof to the Committee on Resources of the 

18 House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ19 ment and Public Works of the Senate. The report shall 

20 include—

21 (1) a map that identifies and prioritizes specific 

22 lands, waters, and interests therein for future acqui23 sition, and that delineates an acquisition boundary, 

24 for a potential Cherry Valley National Wildlife Ref25 uge; 
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1 (2) a cost estimate for the acquisition of all 

2 lands, waters, and interests therein that are appro3 priate for refuge status; and 

4 (3) an estimate of potentially available acquisi5 tion and management funds from non-Federal 

6 sources. 

7 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

8 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $200,000 

9 to carry out the study. 

10 SEC. 604. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this title the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec12 retary of the Interior acting through the Director of the 

13 United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

14 TITLE VII—GREAT APE 

15 CONSERVATION 

16 SEC. 701. GREAT APE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE. 

17 Section 4 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 

18 (16 U.S.C. 6303) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (d)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

21 after the semicolon at the end; 

22 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe23 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(6) address root causes of threats to great 

2 apes in range states, including illegal bushmeat 

3 trade, diseases, lack of regional or local capacity for 

4 conservation, and habitat loss due to natural disas5 ters.’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (i)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘Every’’ and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Every’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (1) (as designated by 

11 subparagraph (A)), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and in12 serting ‘‘may’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal 

15 Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall not 

16 apply to a panel convened under paragraph (1).’’. 

17 SEC. 702. GREAT APE CONSERVATION FUND. 

18 Section 5(b)(2) of the Great Ape Conservation Act 

19 of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘expand’’ and inserting ‘‘ex21 pend’’; and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$100,000’’. 
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1 SEC. 703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 6 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 

3 (16 U.S.C. 6305) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

4 2001 through 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2006 

5 through 2010’’.

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 

2006. 

Attest:

Clerk.