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tion: (1) for the benefit of the National Wildlife Refuge
System within the State of Minnesota; and (2) for all ac-
tivities authorized by Public Law 100–696; 16 U.S.C.
460zz.
SEC. 120. Section 412(b) of the National Parks Om-
nibus Management Act of 1998, as amended (16 U.S.C.
5961) is further amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2003’’.
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding other provisions of law,
the National Park Service may authorize, through cooper-
ative agreement, the Golden Gate National Parks Associa-
tion to provide fee-based education, interpretive and vis-
itor service functions within the Crissy Field and Fort
Point areas of the Presidio.
SEC. 122. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302(b), sums
received by the Bureau of Land Management for the sale
of seeds or seedlings including those collected in fiscal year
2002, may be credited to the appropriation from which
funds were expended to acquire or grow the seeds or seed-
lings and are available without fiscal year limitation.
WHITE RIVER OIL SHALE MINE, UTAH—SALE
SEC. 123. Subject to the terms and conditions of sec-
tion 126 of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Act, 2002, the Administrator of General Services
shall sell all right, title, and interest of the United States
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in and to the improvements and equipment of the White
River Oil Shale Mine.
SEC. 124. The Secretary of the Interior may use or
contract for the use of helicopters or motor vehicles on
the Sheldon and Hart National Wildlife Refuges for the
purpose of capturing and transporting horses and burros.
The provisions of subsection (a) of the Act of September
8, 1959 (73 Stat. 470; 18 U.S.C. 47(a)) shall not be appli-
cable to such use. Such use shall be in accordance with
humane procedures prescribed by the Secretary.
SEC. 125. Funds provided in this Act for Federal
land acquisition by the National Park Service for Shen-
andoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, and
Ice Age National Scenic Trail may be used for a grant
to a State, a local government, or any other governmental
land management entity for the acquisition of lands with-
out regard to any restriction on the use of Federal land
acquisition funds provided through the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 as amended.
SEC. 126. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be obligated or expended by the National Park
Service to enter into or implement a concession contract
which permits or requires the removal of the underground
lunchroom at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
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SEC. 127. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used: (1) to demolish the bridge between Jer-
sey City, New Jersey, and Ellis Island; or (2) to prevent
pedestrian use of such bridge, when such pedestrian use
is consistent with generally accepted safety standards.
SEC. 128. None of the funds made available in this
or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to des-
ignate, or to post any sign designating, any portion of Ca-
naveral National Seashore in Brevard County, Florida, as
a clothing-optional area or as an area in which public nu-
dity is permitted, if such designation would be contrary
to county ordinance.
SEC. 129. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may use
funds appropriated in this Act for incidental expenses re-
lated to promoting and celebrating the Centennial of the
National Wildlife Refuge System.
SEC. 130. The National Park Service may in fiscal
year 2003 and thereafter enter into a cooperative agree-
ment with and transfer funds to Capital Concerts, a non-
profit organization, for the purpose of carrying out pro-
grams pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 6305.
SEC. 131. No later than 30 days after enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the
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House Committee on Resources and the Senate Com-
mittee on Indian Affairs a summary of the Ernst and
Young report on the historical accounting for the five
named plaintiffs in Cobell v. Norton. The summary shall
not provide individually identifiable financial information,
but shall fully describe the aggregate results of the histor-
ical accounting.
SEC. 132. None of the funds in this or any other Act
for the Department of the Interior or the Department of
Justice can be used to compensate the Special Master and
the Court Monitor appointed by the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia in the Cobell v. Norton
litigation at an annual rate that exceeds 200 percent of
the highest Senior Executive Service rate of pay for the
Washington-Baltimore locality pay area.
SEC. 133. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act
the Special Trustee for American Indians, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Interior and the Tribes, shall
appoint new members to the Special Trustee Advisory
Board.
SEC. 134. The Secretary of the Interior may use dis-
cretionary funds to pay private attorneys fees and costs
for employees and former employees of the Department
of the Interior reasonably incurred in connection with
Cobell v. Norton to the extent that such fees and costs
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are not paid by the Department of Justice or by private
insurance. In no case shall the Secretary make payments
under this section that would result in payment of hourly
fees in excess of the highest hourly rate approved by the
District Court for the District of Columbia for counsel in
Cobell v. Norton.
SEC. 135. Section 124(a) of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1997
(16 U.S.C. 1011 (a)), as amended, is further amended by
inserting after the phrase ‘‘appropriations made for the
Bureau of Land Management’’ the phrase ‘‘including ap-
propriations for the Wildland Fire Management account
allocated to the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife
Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs’’.
SEC. 136. Public Law 107–106 is amended as fol-
lows: in section 5(a) strike ‘‘9 months after the date of
enactment of the Act’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2003’’.
SEC. 137. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the funds provided in the Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act of 2002, Public Law 107–116, for the National Mu-
seum of African American History and Culture Plan for
Action Presidential Commission shall remain available
until expended.
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SEC. 138. Activities of the Restoration, Coordination
and Verification team, as described in the final feasibility
report and programmatic environmental impact statement
for the comprehensive review of the Central and Southern
Florida project, shall be directed jointly by the Secretary
of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the South
Florida Water Management District.
SEC. 139. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall,
in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened
and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of
mass marking of salmonid stocks released from Federally
operated or Federally financed hatcheries including but
not limited to fish releases of the coho, chinook, and
steelhead species. The requirements of this section shall
not be applicable when the hatchery fish are produced for
conservation purposes.
SEC. 140. The visitor center at the Bitter Lake Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico shall be named for
Joseph R. Skeen and, hereafter, shall be referred to in
any law, document, or record of the United States as the
‘‘Joseph R. Skeen Visitor Center’’.
SEC. 141. COMMISSION ON NATIVE AMERICAN POLICY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Hereafter, there is estab-
lished a commission to be known as the ‘‘Commission on
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Native American Policy’’ (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Commission’’).
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 13 members appointed for the life of the Commis-
sion by the President as follows:
(1) A representative from the National Gov-
ernors’ Association.
(2) A representative from the National Associa-
tion of Attorneys General.
(3) The Attorney General, or a designee.
(4) The Secretary of the Treasury, or a des-
ignee.
(5) The Secretary of the Interior, or a designee.
(6) The Secretary of Commerce, or a designee.
(7) The Chairman of the National Indian Gam-
ing Commission, or a designee.
(8) 2 representatives from Indian tribes that
operate Indian gaming facilities.
(9) 2 representatives from Indian tribes that do
not operate Indian gaming facilities.
(10) 1 representative from a unit of local gov-
ernment that is located near an Indian gaming facil-
ity.
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(11) 1 representative from the chamber of com-
merce of a unit of local government that is located
near an Indian gaming facility.
(c) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall
be filled in the manner in which the original appointment
was made.
(d) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number
may hold hearings.
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Commis-
sion shall be elected by the members of the Commission.
The term of office of the Chairperson shall be for the life
of the Commission.
(f) BASIC PAY.—
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem-
ber of the Commission who is not an officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government, or whose com-
pensation is not precluded by a State, local, or Na-
tive American tribal government position, shall be
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for Level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of
title 5, United States Code, for each day (including
travel time) during which such member is engaged
in the performance of the duties of the Commission.
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All members of the Commission who are officers or
employees of the United States shall serve without
compensation in addition to that received for their
services as officers or employees of the United
States.
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while
away from their homes or regular places of business
in the performance of service for the Commission.
(g) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may, for
the purpose of carrying out its duties, hold hearings,
sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and
receive evidence as the Commission considers appro-
priate. The Commission may administer oaths or af-
firmations to witnesses appearing before it.
(2) WITNESS EXPENSES.—Witnesses requested
to appear before the Commission shall be paid the
same fees as are paid to witnesses under section
1821 of title 28, United States Code. The per diem
and mileage allowances for witnesses shall be paid
from funds appropriated to the Commission.
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(h) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the
Commission, take any action which the Commission is au-
thorized to take by this section.
(i) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission
may secure directly from any department or agency of the
United States information necessary to enable it to carry
out its duties. Upon request of the Chairperson of the
Commission, the head of that department or agency shall
furnish that information to the Commission.
(j) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United
States.
(k) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon
the request of the Commission, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reim-
bursable basis, the administrative support services nec-
essary for the Commission to carry out its duties.
(l) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—To the extent or in the
amounts provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the
Commission may contract with and compensate govern-
ment and private agencies or persons for services, without
regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C.
5).
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(m) STUDY; REPORT.—
(1) STUDY.—Not later than 18 months after
funds are first made available for this section, the
Commission shall complete a study on the following:
(A) Living standards in Indian country, in-
cluding health, infrastructure, economic devel-
opment, educational opportunities, and housing.
(B) The effectiveness of current Federal
programs designed to improve living standards
in Indian country, including health, infrastruc-
ture, economic development, educational oppor-
tunities, and housing.
(C) Crime control on Indian reservations.
(D) The influence of non-Native American
private investors on the Indian Federal recogni-
tion process.
(E) The influence of non-Native American
private investors on the establishment and oper-
ation Indian gaming facilities.
(F) The influence of organized crime on
Indian gaming.
(G) The impact of Indian gaming facilities
on local communities, including the impact on
economic, environmental, and social issues.
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after
completion of the study required by paragraph (1),
the Commission shall submit to Congress a report
containing a detailed statement of the findings and
conclusions of the Commission, together with its leg-
islative recommendations for improving—
(A) the welfare of Native Americans, in-
cluding health infrastructure, economic develop-
ment, educational opportunities, and housing;
(B) the relationship between tribal entities
and nontribal communities that live in the same
area as tribal entities or Indian gaming facili-
ties; and
(C) regulations that govern tribal gaming
to reduce the potential for crime and exploi-
tation of Indians and Indian tribes.
(n) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate
30 days after submitting its final report pursuant to this
section.
(o) FUNDING.—Of the amount appropriated in this
Act for ‘‘BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS—OPERATION OF
INDIAN PROGRAMS’’, $200,000 shall be available to carry
out this section.
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TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $252,000,000 to remain
available until expended.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health man-
agement including treatments of pests, pathogens and
invasive or noxious plants, cooperative forestry, and edu-
cation and land conservation activities and conducting an
international program as authorized, $279,828,000, to re-
main available until expended, as authorized by law, of
which $60,000,000 is for the Forest Legacy Program, to
be derived from the land and water conservation fund;
$36,235,000 is for the Urban and Community Forestry
Program, defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, for the purposes of such Act: Provided, That
none of the funds provided under this heading for the ac-
quisition of lands or interests in lands shall be available
until the Forest Service notifies the House Committee on
Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Appropria-
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tions, in writing, of specific acquisition of lands or inter-
ests in lands to be undertaken with such funds: Provided
further, That each forest legacy grant shall be for a spe-
cific project: Provided further, That a grant shall not be
released to a State unless the Secretary determines that
the State has demonstrated that 25 percent of the total
value of the project is comprised of a non-Federal cost
share.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not
otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im-
provement, and utilization of the National Forest System,
$1,370,567,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall include 50 percent of all moneys received during
prior fiscal years as fees collected under the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, in
accordance with section 4 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–
6a(i)): Provided, That unobligated balances available at
the start of fiscal year 2003 shall be displayed by budget
line item in the fiscal year 2004 budget justification: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may authorize the ex-
penditure or transfer of such sums as necessary to the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild
horses and burros from National Forest System lands.
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WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency
fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other
lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuel re-
duction on or adjacent to such lands, and for emergency
rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System
lands and water, $1,513,449,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such funds including unobli-
gated balances under this head, are available for repay-
ment of advances from other appropriations accounts pre-
viously transferred for such purposes: Provided further,
That not less than 50 percent of any unobligated balances
remaining (exclusive of amounts for hazardous fuels re-
duction) at the end of fiscal year 2002 shall be trans-
ferred, as repayment for past advances that have not been
repaid, to the fund established pursuant to section 3 of
Public Law 71–319 (16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.): Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
$8,000,000 of funds appropriated under this appropria-
tion shall be used for Fire Science Research in support
of the Joint Fire Science Program: Provided further, That
all authorities for the use of funds, including the use of
contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to
execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropria-
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tion, are also available in the utilization of these funds
for the Joint Fire Science Program: Provided further,
That funds provided shall be available for emergency reha-
bilitation and restoration, hazard reduction activities in
the urban-wildland interface, support to Federal emer-
gency response, and wildfire suppression activities of the
Forest Service: Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided, $640,000,000 is for preparedness, $420,699,000 is
for wildfire suppression operations, $228,109,000 is for
hazardous fuel treatment, $63,000,000 is for rehabilita-
tion and restoration, $20,376,000 is for capital improve-
ment and maintenance of fire facilities, $27,265,000 is for
research activities and to make competitive research
grants pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Research Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1641 et
seq.), $58,000,000 is for state fire assistance, $8,500,000
is for volunteer fire assistance, $27,000,000 is for forest
health activities on State, private, and Federal lands, and
$12,500,000 is for economic action programs: Provided
further, That amounts in this paragraph may be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’, ‘‘National
Forest System’’, ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’, and
‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’ accounts to
fund state fire assistance, volunteer fire assistance, and
forest health management, vegetation and watershed man-
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agement, heritage site rehabilitation, wildlife and fish
habitat management, trails and facilities maintenance and
restoration: Provided further, That transfers of any
amounts in excess of those authorized in this paragraph,
shall require approval of the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations in compliance with reprogramming
procedures contained in House Report No. 105–163: Pro-
vided further, That the costs of implementing any coopera-
tive agreement between the Federal Government and any
non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on
by the affected parties: Provided further, That in entering
into such grants or cooperative agreements, the Secretary
may consider the enhancement of local and small business
employment opportunities for rural communities, and that
in entering into procurement contracts under this section
on a best value basis, the Secretary may take into account
the ability of an entity to enhance local and small business
employment opportunities in rural communities, and that
the Secretary may award procurement contracts, grants,
or cooperative agreements under this section to entities
that include local non-profit entities, Youth Conservation
Corps or related partnerships with State, local or non-
profit youth groups, or small or disadvantaged businesses:
Provided further, That in addition to funds provided for
State Fire Assistance programs, and subject to all au-
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thorities available to the Forest Service under the State
and Private Forestry Appropriations, up to $15,000,000
may be used on adjacent non-Federal lands for the pur-
pose of protecting communities when hazard reduction ac-
tivities are planned on national forest lands that have the
potential to place such communities at risk: Provided fur-
ther, That included in funding for hazardous fuel reduc-
tion is $5,000,000 for implementing the Community For-
est Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393, title VI, and
any portion of such funds shall be available for use on
non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities available
to the Forest Service under the State and Private Forestry
Appropriation: Provided further, That in expending the
funds provided with respect to this Act for hazardous fuels
reduction, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture may conduct fuel reduction treatments on
Federal lands using all contracting and hiring authorities
available to the Secretaries applicable to hazardous fuel
reduction activities under the wildland fire management
accounts: Provided further, That notwithstanding Federal
Government procurement and contracting laws, the Secre-
taries may conduct fuel reduction treatments, rehabilita-
tion and restoration, and other activities authorized under
this heading on and adjacent to Federal lands using
grants and cooperative agreements: Provided further, That
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notwithstanding Federal Government procurement and
contracting laws, in order to provide employment and
training opportunities to people in rural communities, the
Secretaries may award contracts, including contracts for
monitoring activities, to local private, nonprofit, or cooper-
ative entities; Youth Conservation Corps crews or related
partnerships, with State, local and non-profit youth
groups; small or micro-businesses; or other entities that
will hire or train a significant percentage of local people
to complete such contracts: Provided further, That the au-
thorities described above relating to contracts, grants, and
cooperative agreements are available until all funds pro-
vided in this title for hazardous fuels reduction activities
in the urban wildland interface are obligated: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer or
reimburse funds, not to exceed $7,000,000, to the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the
Interior, or the National Marine Fisheries Service of the
Department of Commerce, for the costs of carrying out
their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference
as required by section 7 of such Act in connection with
wildland fire management activities in fiscal years 2002
and 2003: Provided further, That the amount of the trans-
fer of reimbursement shall be as mutually agreed by the
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Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
or Secretary of Commerce, as applicable, or their des-
ignees. The amount shall in no case exceed the actual costs
of consultation and conferencing in connection with
wildland fire management activities affecting National
Forest System lands.
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $500,000,000, for the cost of fire suppression
activities carried out by the Forest Service and other Fed-
eral agencies related to the 2002 fire season, including re-
imbursement of funds borrowed from other Department
of Agriculture programs to fight such fires: Provided, That
the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an
official budget request, that includes designation of the en-
tire amount of the request as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That the en-
tire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
such Act.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not
otherwise provided for, $572,731,000, to remain available
until expended for construction, reconstruction, mainte-
nance, and acquisition of buildings and other facilities,
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and for construction, reconstruction, repair, and mainte-
nance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as
authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and
205, of which, $64,866,000 is for conservation activities
defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
for the purposes of such Act: Provided further, That up
to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein for road
maintenance shall be available for the decommissioning of
roads, including unauthorized roads not part of the trans-
portation system, which are no longer needed: Provided
further, That no funds shall be expended to decommission
any system road until notice and an opportunity for public
comment has been provided on each decommissioning
project.
LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including ad-
ministrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or wa-
ters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory au-
thority applicable to the Forest Service, $146,336,000, to
be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund,
to remain available until expended, and to be for the con-
servation activities defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the
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Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended, for the purposes of such Act.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL
ACTS
For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound-
aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests,
Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An-
geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National
Forests, California, as authorized by law, $1,069,000, to
be derived from forest receipts.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived
from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov-
ernments, public school districts, or other public school au-
thorities pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until ex-
pended.
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro-
tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re-
ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do-
mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16
Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public
Law 94–579, as amended, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available
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for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground
range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements.
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND
RANGELAND RESEARCH
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b),
$92,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived
from the fund established pursuant to the above Act.
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR
SUBSISTENCE USES
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man-
age federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title
VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (Public Law 96–487), $5,542,000, to remain available
until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of not to
exceed 113 passenger motor vehicles, of which 10 will be
used primarily for law enforcement purposes and of which
113 shall be for replacement; acquisition of 25 passenger
motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehi-
cles; operation and maintenance of aircraft, the purchase
of not to exceed seven for replacement only, and acquisi-
tion of sufficient aircraft from excess sources to maintain
the operable fleet at 195 aircraft for use in Forest Service
wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs;