IIA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2520
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 20 (legislative day, June 30), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1994, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
FIRE PROTECTION
For necessary expenses for fire management, emer-
gency rehabilitation, fire presuppression and prepared-
ness, and other related emergency actions by the Depart-
ment of the Interior, $117,143,000, to remain available
until expended.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FIREFIGHTING FUND
For 
emergency 
rehabilitation, 
severity 
presup-
pression, and wildfire suppression activities of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, $116,674,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That such funds also are avail-
able for repayment of advances to other appropriation ac-
counts from which funds were previously transferred for
such purposes: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, persons hired pursuant to 43
U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging
without cost from funds available from this appropriation:
Provided further, That only amounts for emergency reha-
bilitation and wildfire suppression activities that are in ex-
cess of the average of such costs for the previous ten years
shall be considered ‘‘emergency requirements’’ pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 20, 1976 (31 U.S.C. 6901–07), $104,108,000, of
which not to exceed $400,000 shall be available for admin-
istrative expenses.
LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579
including administrative expenses and acquisition of lands
or waters, or interests therein, $14,877,000, to be derived
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain
available until expended.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
For expenses necessary for management, protection,
and development of resources and for construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and
other improvements on the revested Oregon and California
Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Or-
egon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and
on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or in-
terests therein including existing connecting roads on or
adjacent to such grant lands; $83,052,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That 25 per centum
of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal
year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad
grant lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon
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and California landgrant fund and shall be transferred to
the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the
provisions of the second paragraph of subsection (b) of
title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876).
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
For expenses necessary for scientific and economic
studies, conservation, management, investigations, protec-
tion, and utilization of sport fishery and wildlife resources,
except whales, seals, and sea lions, and for the perform-
ance of other authorized functions related to such re-
sources; for the general administration of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service; and for maintenance of
the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains
Wildlife Refuge; and not less than $1,000,000 for high
priority projects within the scope of the approved budget
which shall be carried out by Youth Conservation Corps
as authorized by the Act of August 13, 1970, as amended
by Public Law 93–408, $492,229,000, of which
$11,799,000 shall be for operation and maintenance of
fishery mitigation facilities constructed by the Corps of
Engineers under the Lower Snake River Compensation
Plan, authorized by the Water Resources Development Act
of 1976 (90 Stat. 2921), to compensate for loss of fishery
resources from water development projects on the Lower
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Snake River, and which shall remain available until ex-
pended; and of which $2,500,000 shall be provided to the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for endangered
species activities: Provided, That such amount shall be
matched by at least an equal amount by the National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation.
CONSTRUCTION
For construction and acquisition of buildings and
other facilities required in the conservation, management,
investigation, protection, and utilization of sport fishery
and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and
interests therein; $53,209,000, to remain available until
expended of which $1,800,000 shall be available as a grant
from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to Ducks
Unlimited, Inc., for construction of the Federal portion
of the dike and pumping station at Metzger Marsh.
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND
RESTORATION FUND
To conduct natural resource damage assessments and
restoration activities by the Department of the Interior
necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.), Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251, et
seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–
380), and the Act of July 27, 1990 (Public Law 101–
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337); $7,260,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any amounts appropriated or credited in fiscal year 1992
and thereafter, may be transferred to any account to carry
out the provisions of negotiated legal settlements or other
legal actions for restoration activities and to carry out the
provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
9601, et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act
of 1990 (Public Law 101–380), and the Act of July 27,
1990 (Public Law 101–337) for damage assessment ac-
tivities: Provided further, That sums provided by any party
are not limited to monetary payments and may include
stocks, bonds or other personal or real property, which
may be retained, liquidated or otherwise disposed of by
the Secretary and such sums or properties shall be utilized
for the restoration of injured resources, and to conduct
new damage assessment activities.
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–4–11), including administra-
tive expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or in-
terest therein, in accordance with statutory authority ap-
plicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
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and for activities authorized under Public Law 98–244 to
be carried out by the National Fish and Wildlife Founda-
tion, $61,610,000, to be derived from the Land and Water
Conservation Fund, to remain available until expended.
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION
FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531–
1543), as amended by Public Law 100–478, $9,571,000
for Grants to States, to be derived from the Cooperative
Endangered Species Conservation Fund, and to remain
available until expended.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $11,748,000.
REWARDS AND OPERATIONS
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4201–4203, 4211–4213, 4221–4225, 4241–4245, and
1538), $1,169,000, to remain available until expended.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Public
Law 101–233, $11,257,000, and in fiscal year 1992 and
thereafter, amounts received during the immediately pre-
ceding fiscal year under section 6 of the Migratory Bird
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Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 707) as penalties or fines or from
forfeitures of property or collateral, to remain available
until expended.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND APPRECIATION FUND
For deposit to the Wildlife Conservation and Appre-
ciation Fund, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to be available for carrying out the Partnerships
for Wildlife Act only to the extent such funds are matched
as provided in section 7105 of said Act.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations and funds available to the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for pur-
chase of not to exceed 130 passenger motor vehicles, of
which 112 are for replacement only (including 43 for po-
lice-type use); not to exceed $400,000 for payment, at the
discretion of the Secretary, for information, rewards, or
evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and miscellane-
ous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, au-
thorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted
for solely on his certificate; repair of damage to public
roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by
operations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for
each option; facilities incident to such public recreational
uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their pri-
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mary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of
aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdic-
tion of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and
to which the United States has title, and which are utilized
pursuant to law in connection with management and in-
vestigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided, That
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may accept
donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft.
NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
RESEARCH, INVENTORIES, AND SURVEYS
For expenses necessary for scientific research relating
to species biology, population dynamics, and ecosystems;
inventory and monitoring activities; technology develop-
ment and transfer; the operation of Cooperative Research
Units; and for the general administration of the National
Biological Survey, $163,604,000, of which $162,177,000
shall remain available until September 30, 1995, and of
which $1,427,000 shall remain available until expended
for construction.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
For expenses necessary for the management, oper-
ation, and maintenance of areas and facilities adminis-
tered by the National Park Service (including special road
maintenance service to trucking permittees on a reimburs-