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Union Calendar No. 51

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1157

[Report No. 107–95]

To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance to

the States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho for

salmon habitat restoration projects in coastal waters and upland drainages, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 21, 2001

Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mrs. BONO, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.

CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Ms. DUNN, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HORN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ISSA,

Mr. MCKEON, Mr. OSE, Mr. OTTER, Mr. POMBO, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr.

SIMPSON, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. BACA, Mr.

BAIRD, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. CAPPS,

Mr. CONDIT, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.

DOOLEY of California, Mr. ENGLISH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HONDA, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon,

Mr. INSLEE, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LARSEN of

Washington, Ms. LEE, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MCDERMOTT,

Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of

California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. REYES, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. SANCHEZ, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr.

STARK, Mr. STUPAK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr.

UDALL of New Mexico, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. WU) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

JUNE 12, 2001

Additional sponsor: Mr. SMITH of Washington

JUNE 12, 2001

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

To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial

assistance to the States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon,

California, and Idaho for salmon habitat restoration

projects in coastal waters and upland drainages, 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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pacific Salmon Recov5 ery Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. SALMON CONSERVATION AND SALMON HABITAT

7 RESTORATION ASSISTANCE.

8 (a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Sub9 ject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of

10 Commerce shall provide financial assistance in accordance

11 with this Act to qualified States and qualified tribal gov12 ernments for salmon conservation and salmon habitat res13 toration activities.

14 (b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts available to pro15 vide assistance under this section each fiscal year (after

16 the application of section 3(g)), the Secretary—

17 (1) shall allocate 85 percent among qualified

18 States, in equal amounts; and
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1 (2) shall allocate 15 percent among qualified

2 tribal governments, in amounts determined by the

3 Secretary.

4 (c) TRANSFER.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prompt6 ly transfer in a lump sum—

7 (A) to a qualified State that has submitted

8 a Conservation and Restoration Plan under sec9 tion 3(a) amounts allocated to the qualified

10 State under subsection (b)(1) of this section,

11 unless the Secretary determines, within 30 days

12 after the submittal of the plan to the Secretary,

13 that the plan is inconsistent with the require14 ments of this Act; and

15 (B) to a qualified tribal government that

16 has entered into a memorandum of under17 standing with the Secretary under section 3(b)

18 amounts allocated to the qualified tribal govern19 ment under subsection (b)(2) of this section.

20 (2) TRANSFERS TO QUALIFIED STATES.—The

21 Secretary shall make the transfer under paragraph

22 (1)(A)—

23 (A) to the Washington State Salmon Re24 covery Board, in the case of amounts allocated

25 to Washington;
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1 (B) to the Oregon State Watershed En2 hancement Board, in the case of amounts allo3 cated to Oregon;

4 (C) to the California Department of Fish

5 and Game for the California Coastal Salmon

6 Recovery Program, in the case of amounts allo7 cated to California;

8 (D) to the Governor of Alaska, in the case

9 of amounts allocated to Alaska; and

10 (E) to the Office of Species Conservation,

11 in the case of amounts allocated to Idaho.

12 (d) REALLOCATION.—

13 (1) AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO QUALIFIED

14 STATES.—Amounts that are allocated to a qualified

15 State for a fiscal year shall be reallocated under sub16 section (b)(1) among the other qualified States, if—

17 (A) the qualified State has not submitted

18 a plan in accordance with section 3(a) as of the

19 end of the fiscal year; or

20 (B) the amounts remain unobligated at the

21 end of the subsequent fiscal year.

22 (2) AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO QUALIFIED TRIB23 AL GOVERNMENTS.—Amounts that are allocated to a

24 qualified tribal government for a fiscal year shall be

25 reallocated under subsection (b)(2) among the other
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1 qualified tribal governments, if the qualified tribal

2 government has not entered into a memorandum of

3 understanding with the Secretary in accordance with

4 section 3(b) as of the end of the fiscal year.

5 SEC. 3. RECEIPT AND USE OF ASSISTANCE.

6 (a) QUALIFIED STATE SALMON CONSERVATION AND

7 RESTORATION PLAN.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—To receive assistance under

9 this Act, a qualified State shall develop and submit

10 to the Secretary a Salmon Conservation and Salmon

11 Habitat Restoration Plan.

12 (2) CONTENTS.—Each Salmon Conservation

13 and Salmon Restoration Plan shall, at a minimum—

14 (A) be consistent with other applicable

15 Federal laws;

16 (B) be consistent with the goal of salmon

17 recovery;

18 (C) except as provided in subparagraph

19 (D), give priority to use of assistance under this

20 section for projects that—

21 (i) provide a direct and demonstrable

22 benefit to salmon or their habitat;

23 (ii) provide the greatest benefit to

24 salmon conservation and salmon habitat
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1 restoration relative to the cost of the

2 projects; and

3 (iii) conserve, and restore habitat,

4 for—

5 (I) salmon that are listed as en6 dangered species or threatened spe7 cies, proposed for such listing, or can8 didates for such listing, under the En9 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16

10 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or

11 (II) salmon that are given special

12 protection under the laws or regula13 tions of the qualified State;

14 (D) in the case of a plan submitted by a

15 qualified State in which, as of the date of the

16 enactment of this Act, there is no area at which

17 a salmon species referred to in subparagraph

18 (C)(iii)(I) spawns—

19 (i) give priority to use of assistance

20 for projects referred to in subparagraph

21 (C)(i) and (ii) that contribute to proactive

22 programs to conserve and enhance species

23 of salmon that intermingle with, or are

24 otherwise related to, species referred to in
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1 subparagraph (C)(iii)(I), which may in2 clude (among other matters)—

3 (I) salmon-related research, data

4 collection, and monitoring;

5 (II) salmon supplementation and

6 enhancement;

7 (III) salmon habitat restoration;

8 (IV) increasing economic oppor9 tunities for salmon fishermen; and

10 (V) national and international co11 operative habitat programs; and

12 (ii) provide for revision of the plan

13 within one year after any date on which

14 any salmon species that spawns in the

15 qualified State is listed as an endangered

16 species or threatened species, proposed for

17 such listing, or a candidate for such list18 ing, under the Endangered Species Act of

19 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);

20 (E) establish specific goals and timelines

21 for activities funded with such assistance;

22 (F) include measurable criteria by which

23 such activities may be evaluated;

24 (G) require that activities carried out with

25 such assistance shall—
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1 (i) be scientifically based;

2 (ii) be cost effective;

3 (iii) not be conducted on private land

4 except with the consent of the owner of the

5 land; and

6 (iv) contribute to the conservation and

7 recovery of salmon;

8 (H) require that the qualified State main9 tain its aggregate expenditures of funds from

10 non-Federal sources for salmon habitat restora11 tion programs at or above the average level of

12 such expenditures in the 2 fiscal years pre13 ceding the date of the enactment of this Act;

14 and

15 (I) ensure that activities funded under this

16 Act are conducted in a manner in which, and

17 in areas where, the State has determined that

18 they will have long-term benefits.

19 (3) SOLICITATION OF COMMENTS.—In pre20 paring a plan under this subsection a qualified State

21 shall seek comments on the plan from local govern22 ments in the qualified State.

23 (b) TRIBAL MOU WITH SECRETARY.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—To receive assistance under

25 this Act, a qualified tribal government shall enter
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1 into a memorandum of understanding with the Sec2 retary regarding use of the assistance.

3 (2) CONTENTS.—Each memorandum of under4 standing shall, at a minimum—

5 (A) be consistent with other applicable

6 Federal laws;

7 (B) be consistent with the goal of salmon

8 recovery;

9 (C) give priority to use of assistance under

10 this Act for activities that—

11 (i) provide a direct and demonstrable

12 benefit to salmon or their habitat;

13 (ii) provide the greatest benefit to

14 salmon conservation and salmon habitat

15 restoration relative to the cost of the

16 projects; and

17 (iii) conserve, and restore habitat,

18 for—

19 (I) salmon that are listed as en20 dangered species or threatened spe21 cies, proposed for such listing, or can22 didates for such listing, under the En23 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16

24 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or
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1 (II) salmon that are given special

2 protection under the ordinances or

3 regulations of the qualified tribal gov4 ernment;

5 (D) in the case of a memorandum of un6 derstanding entered into by a qualified tribal

7 government for an area in which, as of the date

8 of the enactment of this Act, there is no area

9 at which a salmon species that is referred to in

10 subparagraph (C)(iii)(I) spawns—

11 (i) give priority to use of assistance

12 for projects referred to in subparagraph

13 (C)(i) and (ii) that contribute to proactive

14 programs described in subsection

15 (a)(2)(D)(i);

16 (ii) include a requirement that the

17 memorandum shall be revised within 1

18 year after any date on which any salmon

19 species that spawns in the area is listed as

20 an endangered species or threatened spe21 cies, proposed for such listing, or a can22 didate for such listing, under the Endan23 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.

24 1531 et seq.);
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1 (E) establish specific goals and timelines

2 for activities funded with such assistance;

3 (F) include measurable criteria by which

4 such activities may be evaluated;

5 (G) establish specific requirements for re6 porting to the Secretary by the qualified tribal

7 government;

8 (H) require that activities carried out with

9 such assistance shall—

10 (i) be scientifically based;

11 (ii) be cost effective;

12 (iii) not be conducted on private land

13 except with the consent of the owner of the

14 land; and

15 (iv) contribute to the conservation or

16 recovery of salmon; and

17 (I) require that the qualified tribal govern18 ment maintain its aggregate expenditures of

19 funds from non-Federal sources for salmon

20 habitat restoration programs at or above the

21 average level of such expenditures in the 2 fis22 cal years preceding the date of the enactment

23 of this Act.

24 (c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Assistance under this Act

2 may be used by a qualified State in accordance with

3 a plan submitted by the State under subsection (a),

4 or by a qualified tribal government in accordance

5 with a memorandum of understanding entered into

6 by the government under subsection (b), to carry out

7 or make grants to carry out, among other activities,

8 the following:

9 (A) Watershed evaluation, assessment, and

10 planning necessary to develop a site-specific and

11 clearly prioritized plan to implement watershed

12 improvements, including for making multi-year

13 grants.

14 (B) Salmon-related research, data collec15 tion, and monitoring, salmon supplementation

16 and enhancement, and salmon habitat restora17 tion.

18 (C) Maintenance and monitoring of

19 projects completed with such assistance.

20 (D) Technical training and education

21 projects, including teaching private landowners

22 about practical means of improving land and

23 water management practices to contribute to

24 the conservation and restoration of salmon

25 habitat.
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1 (E) Other activities related to salmon con2 servation and salmon habitat restoration.

3 (2) USE FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL

4 PROJECTS.—Funds allocated to qualified States

5 under this Act shall be used for local and regional

6 projects.

7 (d) USE OF ASSISTANCE FOR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE

8 OF JURISDICTION OF RECIPIENT.—Assistance under this

9 section provided to a qualified State or qualified tribal

10 government may be used for activities conducted outside

11 the areas under its jurisdiction if the activity will provide

12 conservation benefits to naturally produced salmon in

13 streams of concern to the qualified State or qualified tribal

14 government, respectively.

15 (e) COST SHARING BY QUALIFIED STATES.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—A qualified State shall

17 match, in the aggregate, the amount of any financial

18 assistance provided to the qualified State for a fiscal

19 year under this Act, in the form of monetary con20 tributions or in-kind contributions of services for

21 projects carried out with such assistance. For pur22 poses of this paragraph, monetary contributions by

23 the State shall not be considered to include funds re24 ceived from other Federal sources.
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1 (2) LIMITATION ON REQUIRING MATCHING FOR

2 EACH PROJECT.—The Secretary may not require a

3 qualified State to provide matching funds for each

4 project carried out with assistance under this Act.

5 (3) TREATMENT OF MONETARY CONTRIBU6 TIONS.—For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(H), the

7 amount of monetary contributions by a qualified

8 State under this subsection shall be treated as ex9 penditures from non-Federal sources for salmon con10 servation and salmon habitat restoration programs.

11 (f) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each qualified State and

13 each qualified tribal government receiving assistance

14 under this Act is encouraged to carefully coordinate

15 salmon conservation activities of its agencies to

16 eliminate duplicative and overlapping activities.

17 (2) CONSULTATION.—Each qualified State and

18 qualified tribal government receiving assistance

19 under this Act shall consult with the Secretary to

20 ensure there is no duplication in projects funded

21 under this Act.

22 (g) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—

23 (1) FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of

24 the amount made available under this Act each fiscal

25 year, not more than 1 percent may be used by the
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1 Secretary for administrative expenses incurred in

2 carrying out this Act.

3 (2) STATE AND TRIBAL ADMINISTRATIVE EX4 PENSES.—Of the amount allocated under this Act to

5 a qualified State or qualified tribal government each

6 fiscal year, not more than 3 percent may be used by

7 the qualified State or qualified tribal government,

8 respectively, for administrative expenses incurred in

9 carrying out this Act.

10 SEC. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

11 (a) QUALIFIED STATE GOVERNMENTS.—Each quali12 fied State seeking assistance under this Act shall establish

13 a citizens advisory committee or provide another similar

14 forum for local governments and the public to participate

15 in obtaining and using the assistance.

16 (b) QUALIFIED TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—Each

17 qualified tribal government receiving assistance under this

18 Act shall hold public meetings to receive recommendations

19 on the use of the assistance.

20 SEC. 5. CONSULTATION NOT REQUIRED.

21 Consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Spe22 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) shall not be

23 required based solely on the provision of financial assist24 ance under this Act.
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1 SEC. 6. REPORTS.

2 (a) QUALIFIED STATES.—Each qualified State shall,

3 by not later than December 31 of each year, submit to

4 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

5 of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the

6 House of Representatives an annual report on the use of

7 financial assistance received by the qualified State under

8 this Act. The report shall contain an evaluation of the suc9 cess of this Act in meeting the criteria listed in section

10 3(a)(2).

11 (b) SECRETARY.—

12 (1) ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING QUALIFIED

13 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—The Secretary shall, by not

14 later than December 31 of each year, submit to the

15 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor16 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Re17 sources of the House of Representatives an annual

18 report on the use of financial assistance received by

19 qualified tribal governments under this Act. The re20 port shall contain an evaluation of the success of

21 this Act in meeting the criteria listed in section

22 3(b)(2).

23 (2) BIANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall,

24 by not later than December 31 of the second year

25 in which amounts are available to carry out this Act,

26 and of every second year thereafter, submit to the
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1 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor2 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Re3 sources of the House of Representatives a biannual

4 report on the use of funds allocated to qualified

5 States under this Act. The report shall review pro6 grams funded by the States and evaluate the success

7 of this Act in meeting the criteria listed in section

8 3(a)(2).

9 SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

10 In this Act:

11 (1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’

12 has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of

13 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist14 ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).

15 (2) QUALIFIED STATE.—The term ‘‘qualified

16 State’’ means each of the States of Alaska, Wash17 ington, Oregon, California, and Idaho.

18 (3) QUALIFIED TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The

19 term ‘‘qualified tribal government’’ means—

20 (A) a tribal government of an Indian tribe

21 in Washington, Oregon, California, or Idaho

22 that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation

23 with the Secretary of the Interior, determines—

24 (i) is involved in salmon management

25 and recovery activities under the Endan-
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1 gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.

2 1531 et seq.); and

3 (ii) has the management and organi4 zational capability to maximize the benefits

5 of assistance provided under this Act; and

6 (B) an Alaska Native village or regional or

7 village corporation as defined in or established

8 pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settle9 ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that the

10 Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the

11 Secretary of the Interior, determines—

12 (i) is involved in salmon conservation

13 and management; and

14 (ii) has the management and organi15 zational capability to maximize the benefits

16 of assistance provided under this Act.

17 (4) SALMON.—The term ‘‘salmon’’ means any

18 naturally produced salmon or naturally produced

19 trout of the following species:

20 (A) Coho salmon (oncorhynchus kisutch).

21 (B) Chinook salmon (oncorhynchus

22 tshawytscha).

23 (C) Chum salmon (oncorhynchus keta).

24 (D) Pink salmon (oncorhynchus

25 gorbuscha).
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1 (E) Sockeye salmon (oncorhynchus nerka).

2 (F) Steelhead trout (oncorhynchus

3 mykiss).

4 (G) Sea-run cutthroat trout (oncorhynchus

5 clarki clarki).

6 (H) For purposes of application of this Act

7 in Oregon—

8 (i) Lahontan cutthroat trout

9 (oncorhnychus clarki henshawi); and

10 (ii) Bull trout (salvelinus confluentus).

11 (I) For purposes of application of this Act

12 in Washington and Idaho, Bull trout (salvelinus

13 confluentus).

14 (5) SECRETARY.—The term Secretary means

15 the Secretary of Commerce.

16 SEC. 8. PACIFIC SALMON TREATY.

17 (a) TRANSBOUNDARY PANEL REPRESENTATION.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Pacific

19 Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3632) is

20 amended by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and

21 (h) in order as subsections (g), (h), and (i), and by

22 inserting after subsection (e) the following:

23 ‘‘(f) TRANSBOUNDARY PANEL.—The United States

24 shall be represented on the transboundary Panel by seven

25 Panel members, of whom—
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1 ‘‘(1) one shall be an official of the United

2 States Government with salmon fishery management

3 responsibility and expertise;

4 ‘‘(2) one shall be an official of the State of

5 Alaska with salmon fishery management responsi6 bility and expertise; and

7 ‘‘(3) five shall be individuals knowledgeable and

8 experienced in the salmon fisheries for which the

9 transboundary Panel is responsible.’’.

10 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

11 (A) Subsection (g) of section 3 of the Pa12 cific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.

13 3632), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this

14 subsection, is amended—

15 (i) by striking ‘‘and (e)(2)’’ and in16 serting ‘‘(e)(2), and (f)(2)’’;

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘and (e)(4)’’ and in18 serting ‘‘(e)(4), and (f)(3)’’; and

19 (iii) by striking ‘‘The appointing au20 thorities listed above’’ and inserting ‘‘For

21 the southern, northern, and Frazier River

22 Panels, the appointing authorities listed

23 above’’.

24 (B) Subsection (h)(2) of section 3 the Pa25 cific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
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1 3632), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this

2 subsection, is amended by striking ‘‘and south3 ern’’ and inserting ‘‘, southern, and

4 transboundary’’.

5 (C) Section 9 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty

6 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3638) is amended by

7 striking ‘‘9(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘9(h)’’.

8 (b) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES FOR UNITED

9 STATES REPRESENTATIVES ON NORTHERN AND SOUTH10 ERN FUND COMMITTEES.—

11 (1) COMPENSATION.—Section 11 of the Pacific

12 Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3640) is

13 amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) in

14 order as subsections (d) and (e), and by inserting

15 after subsection (b) the following:

16 ‘‘(c) COMPENSATION FOR REPRESENTATIVES ON

17 NORTHERN FUND AND SOUTHERN FUND COMMIT18 TEES.—United States Representatives on the Pacific

19 Salmon Treaty Northern Fund Committee and Southern

20 Fund Committee who are not State or Federal employees

21 shall receive compensation at the minimum daily rate of

22 pay payable under section 5376 of title 5, United States

23 Code, when engaged in the actual performance of duties

24 for the United States Section or for the Commission.’’.
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1 (2) EXPENSES.—Subsection (d) of such section,

2 as so redesignated, is amended by inserting ‘‘mem3 bers of the Northern Fund Committee, members of

4 the Southern Fund Committee,’’ after ‘‘Joint Tech5 nical Committee,’’.

6 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Pa8 cific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.

9 5332) is amended—

10 (i) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘at

11 the daily rate of GS–18 of the General

12 Schedule’’ and inserting ‘‘at the maximum

13 daily rate of pay payable under section

14 5376 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and

15 (ii) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘at

16 the daily rate of GS–16 of the General

17 Schedule’’ and inserting ‘‘at the minimum

18 daily rate of pay payable under section

19 5376 of title 5, United States Code,’’.

20 (B) APPLICATION.—The amendments

21 made by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to

22 Commissioners, Alternate Commissioners, Panel

23 Members, and Alternate Panel Members (as

24 those terms are used in section 11 of the Pa-
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1 cific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985) appointed be2 fore the effective date of this subsection.

3 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

4 (1) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 623 of

5 the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,

6 the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations

7 Act, 2000, as enacted by section 1000(a)(1), Divi8 sion B of Public Law 106–113 (16 U.S.C. 3645) is

9 redesignated and moved so as to be section 16 of the

10 Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985.

11 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

12 Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as

13 follows:

14 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For

15 capitalizing the Northern Fund and Southern Fund estab16 lished under the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement

17 and related agreements, there are authorized to be appro18 priated a total of $75,000,000 for the Northern Fund and

19 a total of $65,000,000 for the Southern Fund for fiscal

20 years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, for the implementation

21 of those agreements.’’.

22 SEC. 9. TREATMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FISHERY COMMIS23 SION PENSIONERS.

24 For United States citizens who served as employees

25 of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission
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1 and the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission

2 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commissions’’) and

3 who worked in Canada in the course of employment with

4 those commissions, the President shall—

5 (1) calculate the difference in amount between

6 the valuation of the Commissions’ annuity for each

7 employee’s payment in United States currency and

8 in Canadian currency for past and future (as deter9 mined by an actuarial valuation) annuity payments;

10 and

11 (2) out of existing funds available for this pur12 pose, pay each employee a lump-sum payment in the

13 total amount determined under paragraph (1) to

14 compensate each employee for past and future bene15 fits resulting from the exchange rate inequity.

16 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

17 There are authorized to be appropriated

18 $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and

19 2004 to carry out this Act. Funds appropriated under this

20 section may remain until expended.

Union Calendar No. 51

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1157

[Report No. 107–95]

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide

financial assistance to the States of Alaska,Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho forsalmon habitat restoration projects in coastal waters and upland drainages, and for other purposes.

JUNE 12, 2001

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed