IIA
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1905
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 13 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
AN ACT
Making appropriations for energy and water development
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 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
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fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, for energy and
water development, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
The following appropriations shall be expended under
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func-
tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers
and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and related pur-
poses.
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses necessary for the collection and study
of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood
control, shore protection, and related projects, restudy of
authorized projects, miscellaneous investigations, and,
when authorized by laws, surveys and detailed studies and
plans and specifications of projects prior to construction,
$129,906,000, to remain available until expended, of
which funds are provided for the following projects in the
amounts specified:
Norco Bluffs, California, $375,000;
Indianapolis 
Central 
Waterfront, 
Indiana,
$2,000,000;
Ohio River Greenway, Indiana, $1,000,000; and
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Mussers Dam, Middle Creek, Snyder County,
Pennsylvania, $300,000.
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL
For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control,
shore protection, and related projects authorized by laws;
and detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of
projects (including those for development with participa-
tion or under consideration for participation by States,
local governments, or private groups) authorized or made
eligible for selection by law (but such studies shall not con-
stitute a commitment of the Government to construction),
$807,846,000, to remain available until expended, of
which such sums as are necessary pursuant to Public Law
99–662 shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust
Fund, for one-half of the costs of construction and reha-
bilitation of inland waterways projects, including rehabili-
tation costs for the Lock and Dam 25, Mississippi River,
Illinois and Missouri, Lock and Dam 14, Mississippi
River, Iowa, Lock and Dam 24, Mississippi River, Illinois
and Missouri, and GIWW-Brazos River Floodgates,
Texas, projects, and of which funds are provided for the
following projects in the amounts specified:
Red River Emergency Bank Protection, Arkan-
sas and Louisiana, $6,600,000;
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Sacramento 
River 
Flood 
Control 
Project
(Glenn-Colusa 
Irrigation 
District), 
California,
$300,000;
San 
Timoteo 
Creek 
(Santa 
Ana 
River
Mainstem), California, $5,000,000;
Indiana 
Shoreline 
Erosion, 
Indiana,
$1,500,000;
Harlan (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big
Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River), Ken-
tucky, $12,000,000;
Williamsburg (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big
Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River), Ken-
tucky, $4,100,000;
Middlesboro (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big
Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River), Ken-
tucky, $1,600,000;
Salyersville, Kentucky, $500,000;
Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity (Hurricane
Protection), Louisiana, $11,848,000;
Red River below Denison Dam Levee and Bank
Stabilization, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas,
$3,800,000;
Broad Top Region, Pennsylvania, $4,100,000;
Glen Foerd, Pennsylvania, $200,000; and
Wallisville Lake, Texas, $5,000,000.
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FLOOD
CONTROL,
MISSISSIPPI
RIVER
AND
TRIBU-
TARIES,
ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISI-
ANA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND TENNESSEE
For expenses necessary for prosecuting work of flood
control, and rescue work, repair, restoration, or mainte-
nance of flood control projects threatened or destroyed by
flood, as authorized by law (33 U.S.C. 702a, 702g–1),
$307,885,000, to remain available until expended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the preservation, oper-
ation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor,
flood control, and related works, including such sums as
may be necessary for the maintenance of harbor channels
provided by a State, municipality or other public agency,
outside of harbor lines, and serving essential needs of gen-
eral commerce and navigation; surveys and charting of
northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters;
clearing and straightening channels; and removal of ob-
structions to navigation, $1,712,123,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which such sums as become avail-
able in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to
Public Law 99–662, may be derived from that fund, and
of which such sums as become available from the special
account established by the Land and Water Conservation
Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l), may be derived
from that fund for construction, operation, and mainte-
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nance of outdoor recreation facilities: Provided, That not
to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for obligation for
national emergency preparedness programs: Provided fur-
ther, That $5,926,000 of the funds appropriated herein
are provided for the Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania,
project.
REGULATORY PROGRAM
For expenses necessary for administration of laws
pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands,
$101,000,000, to remain available until expended.
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES
For expenses necessary for emergency flood control,
hurricane, and shore protection activities, as authorized
by section 5 of the Flood Control Act approved August
18, 1941, as amended, $10,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
OIL SPILL RESEARCH
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, pursuant to Title VII
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $850,000, to be derived
from the Fund and to remain available until expended.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for general administration
and related functions in the Office of the Chief of Engi-
neers and offices of the Division Engineers; activities of
the Coastal Engineering Research Board, the Humphreys
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Engineer Center Support Activity, the Engineering Stra-
tegic Studies Center, and the Water Resources Support
Center, $150,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$60,000,000 of the funds provided in this Act shall be
available for general administration and related functions
in the Office of the Chief of Engineers: Provided further,
That no part of any other appropriation provided in title
I of this Act shall be available to fund the activities of
the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the executive direc-
tion and management activities of the Division Offices:
Provided further, That with funds provided herein and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
the Army shall develop and submit to the Congress within
60 days of enactment of this Act, a plan which reduces
the number of division offices within the United States
Army Corps of Engineers to no less than 6 and no more
than 8, with each division responsible for at least 4 district
offices, but does not close or change the function of any
district office: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary of the Army is di-
rected to begin implementing the division office plan on
August 15, 1996, and such plan shall be implemented
prior to October 1, 1997.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations in this title shall be available for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed
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$5,000); and during the current fiscal year the revolving
fund, Corps of Engineers, shall be available for purchase
(not to exceed 100 for replacement only) and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles.
GENERAL PROVISION
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
SEC. 101. (a) In fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of
the Army shall advertise for competitive bid at least
7,500,000 cubic yards of the hopper dredge volume accom-
plished with government-owned dredges in fiscal year
1992.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the
Secretary is authorized to use the dredge fleet of the Corps
of Engineers to undertake projects when industry does not
perform as required by the contract specifications or when
the bids are more than 25 percent in excess of what the
Secretary determines to be a fair and reasonable estimated
cost of a well equipped contractor doing the work or to
respond to emergency requirements.
(c) None of the funds appropriated herein or other-
wise made available to the Army Corps of Engineers, in-
cluding amounts contained in the Revolving Fund of the
Army Corps of Engineers, may be used to study, design
or undertake improvement or major repair of the Federal
vessel, MCFARLAND.
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SEC. 102. (a) SAND AND STONE CAP IN NAVIGATION
PROJECT
AT MANISTIQUE HARBOR, MICHIGAN.—The
project for navigation, Manistique Harbor, Schoolcraft
County, Michigan, authorized by the first section of the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for the con-
struction, repair, and preservation of certain public works
on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes’’, approved
March 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 1136), is modified to permit in-
stallation of a sand and stone cap over sediments affected
by polychlorinated biphenyls in accordance with an admin-
istrative order of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) PROJECT DEPTH.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the project described in subsection (a) is
modified to provide for an authorized depth of 18
feet.
(2) EXCEPTION.—The authorized depth shall be
12.5 feet in the areas where the sand and stone cap
described in subsection (a) will be placed within the
following coordinates: 4220N–2800E to 4220N–
3110E to 3980N–3260E to 3190N–3040E to
2960N–2560E to 3150N–2300E to 3680N–2510E
to 3820N–2690E and back to 4220N–2800E.
(c) HARBOR OF REFUGE.—The project described in
subsection (a), including the breakwalls, pier, and author-
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ized depth of the project (as modified by subsection (b)),
shall continue to be maintained as a harbor of refuge.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT
For the purpose of carrying out provisions of the
Central Utah Project Completion Act, Public Law 102–
575 (106 Stat. 4605), and for feasibility studies of alter-
natives to the Uintah and Upalco Units, $42,893,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $23,503,000
shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation
and Conservation Account: Provided, That of the amounts
deposited into the Account, $5,000,000 shall be considered
the Federal Contribution authorized by paragraph
402(b)(2) of the Act and $18,503,000 shall be available
to the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation
Commission to carry out activities authorized under the
Act.
In addition, for necessary expenses incurred in carry-
ing out responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior
under the Act, $1,246,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Rec-
lamation as provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act
of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory
thereof or supplementary thereto) and other Acts applica-
ble to that Bureau as follows:
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS
For engineering and economic investigations of pro-
posed Federal reclamation projects and studies of water
conservation and development plans and activities prelimi-
nary to the reconstruction, rehabilitation and betterment,
financial adjustment, or extension of existing projects, to
remain available until expended, $13,114,000: Provided,
That, of the total appropriated, the amount for program
activities which can be financed by the reclamation fund
shall be derived from that fund: Provided further, That
funds contributed by non-Federal entities for purposes
similar to this appropriation shall be available for expendi-
ture for the purposes for which contributed as though spe-
cifically appropriated for said purposes, and such amounts
shall remain available until expended.
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For construction and rehabilitation of projects and
parts thereof (including power transmission facilities for
Bureau of Reclamation use) and for other related activi-
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ties as authorized by law, to remain available until ex-
pended, $417,301,000, of which $27,049,000 shall be
available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin
Fund authorized by section 5 of the Act of April 11, 1956
(43 U.S.C. 620d), and $94,225,000 shall be available for
transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development
Fund authorized by section 403 of the Act of September
30, 1968 (43 U.S.C. 1543), and such amounts as may
be necessary shall be considered as though advanced to
the Colorado River Dam Fund for the Boulder Canyon
Project as authorized by the Act of December 21, 1928,
as amended: Provided, That of the total appropriated, the
amount for program activities which can be financed by
the reclamation fund shall be derived from that fund: Pro-
vided further, That transfers to the Upper Colorado River
Basin Fund and Lower Colorado River Basin Develop-
ment Fund may be increased or decreased by transfers
within the overall appropriation under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That funds contributed by non-Federal enti-
ties for purposes similar to this appropriation shall be
available for expenditure for the purposes for which con-
tributed as though specifically appropriated for said pur-
poses, and such funds shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That all costs of the safety of
dams modification work at Coolidge Dam, San Carlos Irri-
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gation Project, Arizona, performed under the authority of
the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C.
506), as amended, are in addition to the amount author-
ized in section 5 of said Act.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
For operation and maintenance of reclamation
projects or parts thereof and other facilities, as authorized
by law; and for a soil and moisture conservation program
on lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, pursuant to law, to remain available until expended,
$278,759,000: Provided, That of the total appropriated,
the amount for program activities which can be financed
by the reclamation fund shall be derived from that fund,
and the amount for program activities which can be de-
rived from the special fee account established pursuant to
the Act of December 22, 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a, as
amended), may be derived from that fund: Provided fur-
ther, That funds advanced by water users for operation
and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts thereof
shall be deposited to the credit of this appropriation and
may be expended for the same purpose and in the same
manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended,
and such advances shall remain available until expended:
Provided further, That revenues in the Upper Colorado
River Basin Fund shall be available for performing exam-
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ination of existing structures on participating projects of
the Colorado River Storage Project.
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans and/or grants,
$11,243,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
thorized by the Small Reclamation Projects Act of August
6, 1956, as amended (43 U.S.C. 422a–422l): Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
$37,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the program for direct loans and/or grants,
$425,000: Provided, That of the total sums appropriated,
the amount of program activities which can be financed
by the reclamation fund shall be derived from the fund.
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, and
habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provi-
sions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, to
remain available until expended, such sums as may be col-
lected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pur-
suant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), 3405(f) and
3406(c)(1) of Public Law 102–575: Provided, That the
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Bureau of Reclamation is directed to levy additional miti-
gation and restoration payments totaling $30,000,000
(October 1992 price levels) on a three-year rolling average
basis, as authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law
102–575.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of general administration and
related functions in the office of the Commissioner, the
Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau
of Reclamation, $48,150,000, of which $1,400,000 shall
remain available until expended, the total amount to be
derived 
from 
the 
reclamation 
fund 
and 
to 
be
nonreimbursable pursuant to the Act of April 19, 1945
(43 U.S.C. 377): Provided, That no part of any other ap-
propriation in this Act shall be available for activities or
functions budgeted for the current fiscal year as general
administrative expenses.
SPECIAL FUNDS
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Sums herein referred to as being derived from the
reclamation fund or special fee account are appropriated
from the special funds in the Treasury created by the Act
of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391) or the Act of December
22, 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a, as amended), respectively.
Such sums shall be transferred, upon request of the Sec-
retary, to be merged with and expended under the heads
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herein specified; and the unexpended balances of sums
transferred for expenditure under the head ‘‘General Ad-
ministrative Expenses’’ shall revert and be credited to the
reclamation fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall
be available for purchase of not to exceed 9 passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only.
TITLE III
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY SUPPLY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES
For expenses of the Department of Energy activities
including the purchase, construction and acquisition of
plant and capital equipment and other expenses incidental
thereto necessary for energy supply, research and develop-
ment activities, and other activities in carrying out the
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 25, of
which 19 are for replacement only), $2,576,700,000 (less
$1,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided,
That, of such amount, $44,772,000 shall be available to
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implement the provisions of section 1211 of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13316).
URANIUM SUPPLY AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
For expenses of the Department of Energy in connec-
tion with operating expenses; the purchase, construction,
and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
expenses incidental thereto necessary for uranium supply
and enrichment activities in carrying out the purposes of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7101, et seq.) and the Energy Policy Act (Public Law
102–486, section 901), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; pur-
chase of electricity as necessary; $64,197,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That revenues received
by the Department for uranium programs and estimated
to total $34,903,000 in fiscal year 1996 shall be retained
and used for the specific purpose of offsetting costs in-
curred by the Department for such activities notwith-
standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302(b) and 42
U.S.C. 2296(b)(2): Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated shall be reduced as revenues are received
during fiscal year 1996 so as to result in a final fiscal
year 1996 appropriation estimated at not more than
$29,294,000.
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URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND
DECOMMISSIONING FUND
For necessary expenses in carrying out uranium en-
richment facility decontamination and decommissioning,
remedial actions and other activities of title II of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and title X, subtitle A of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992, $278,807,000, to be derived
from the fund, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That at least $42,000,000 of amounts derived from
the fund for such expenses shall be expended in accord-
ance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act
of 1992.
GENERAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
For expenses of the Department of Energy activities
including the purchase, construction and acquisition of
plant and capital equipment and other expenses incidental
thereto necessary for general science and research activi-
ties in carrying out the purposes of the Department of
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), in-
cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construc-
tion, or expansion; purchase of passenger motor vehicles
(not to exceed 12 for replacement only), $991,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
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NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL FUND
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the
purposes of Public Law 97–425, as amended, including
the acquisition of real property or facility construction or
expansion, $226,600,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES
For Department of Energy expenses, including the
purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital
equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for
atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out
the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the acquisition
or condemnation of any real property or any facility or
for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion;
and the purchase of passenger motor vehicles (not to ex-
ceed 79, of which 76 are for replacement only, including
one police-type vehicle), $3,273,014,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE
MANAGEMENT
For Department of Energy expenses, including the
purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital
equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for
atomic energy defense environmental restoration and
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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
For salaries and expenses of the Department of En-
ergy necessary for Departmental Administration and other
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), in-
cluding the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed
$35,000), $362,250,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, plus such additional amounts as necessary to
cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work
for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Defi-
ciency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511, et seq.): Provided, That such
increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases
of the same or greater amount, to remain available until
expended: Provided further, That moneys received by the
Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total
$122,306,000 in fiscal year 1996 may be retained and
used for operating expenses within this account, and may
remain available until expended, as authorized by section
201 of Public Law 95–238, notwithstanding the provisions
of section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided
further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced
by the amount of miscellaneous revenues received during
fiscal year 1996 so as to result in a final fiscal year 1996
appropriation estimated at not more than $239,944,000.
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OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $26,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ALASKA POWER
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance
of projects in Alaska and of marketing electric power and
energy, $4,260,000, to remain available until expended.
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra-
tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454,
are approved for official reception and representation ex-
penses in an amount not to exceed $3,000.
During fiscal year 1996, no new direct loan obliga-
tions may be made.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance
of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric
power and energy pursuant to the provisions of section
5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as
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applied to the southeastern power area, $19,843,000, to
remain available until expended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN
POWER ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance
of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric
power and energy, and for construction and acquisition of
transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities,
and for administrative expenses, including official recep-
tion and representation expenses in an amount not to ex-
ceed $1,500 connected therewith, in carrying out the pro-
visions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16
U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area,
$29,778,000, to remain available until expended; in addi-
tion, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302,
not to exceed $4,272,000 in reimbursements, to remain
available until expended.
CONSTRUCTION, 
REHABILITATION, 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS-
TRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the functions authorized by title III,
section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), and other related activities includ-
ing conservation and renewable resources programs as au-
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thorized, including official reception and representation
expenses 
in 
an 
amount 
not 
to 
exceed 
$1,500,
$257,652,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $245,151,000 shall be derived from the Department
of the Interior Reclamation fund: Provided, That of the
amount herein appropriated, $5,283,000 is for deposit
into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation
Account pursuant to title IV of the Reclamation Projects
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to
transfer from the Colorado River Dam Fund to the West-
ern Area Power Administration $4,556,000 to carry out
the power marketing and transmission activities of the
Boulder Canyon project as provided in section 104(a)(4)
of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984, to remain avail-
able until expended.
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE
FUND
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad
Dams, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended and
to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and
Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Adminis-
tration, as provided in section 423 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995.
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De-
partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101,
et seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles; offi-
cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed
$3,000); $132,290,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not to exceed $132,290,000 of revenues from
fees and annual charges, and other services and collections
in fiscal year 1996, shall be retained and used for nec-
essary expenses in this account, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated shall be reduced as revenues are received dur-
ing fiscal year 1996 so as to result in a final fiscal year
1996 appropriation estimated at not more than $0.
TITLE IV
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au-
thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of
1965, as amended, notwithstanding section 405 of said
Act, and for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chair-
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man and the alternate on the Appalachian Regional Com-
mission and for payment of the Federal share of the ad-
ministrative expenses of the Commission, including serv-
ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, to remain
available until expended, $142,000,000.
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY
BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Fa-
cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized
by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public
Law 100–456, section 1441, $17,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Commission in carry-
ing out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act
of 1974, as amended, and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended, including the employment of aliens; services
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;
publication and dissemination of atomic information; pur-
chase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms, official represen-
tation expenses (not to exceed $20,000); reimbursements
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to the General Services Administration for security guard
services; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft,
$468,300,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $11,000,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear
Waste Fund: Provided, That from this appropriation,
transfer of sums may be made to other agencies of the
Government for the performance of the work for which
this appropriation is made, and in such cases the sums
so transferred may be merged with the appropriation to
which transferred: Provided further, That moneys received
by the Commission for the cooperative nuclear safety re-
search program, services rendered to foreign governments
and international organizations, and the material and in-
formation access authorization programs, including crimi-
nal history checks under section 149 of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, as amended, may be retained and used for
salaries and expenses associated with those activities, not-
withstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That revenues from li-
censing fees, inspection services, and other services and
collections estimated at $457,300,000 in fiscal year 1996
shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and ex-
penses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302,
and shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced
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by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year
1996 from licensing fees, inspection services and other
services and collections, excluding those moneys received
for the cooperative nuclear safety research program, serv-
ices rendered to foreign governments and international or-
ganizations, and the material and information access au-
thorization programs, so as to result in a final fiscal year
1996 
appropriation 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than
$11,000,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, including services au-
thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended; and in ad-
dition, an amount not to exceed 5 percent of this sum may
be transferred from Salaries and Expenses, Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission: Provided, That notice of such trans-
fers shall be given to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House and Senate: Provided further, That from this
appropriation, transfers of sums may be made to other
agencies of the Government for the performance of the
work for which this appropriation is made, and in such
cases the sums so transferred may be merged with the
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appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That
revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other
services and collections shall be retained and used for nec-
essary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstand-
ing 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues re-
ceived during fiscal year 1996 from licensing fees, inspec-
tion services, and other services and collections, so as to
result in a final fiscal year 1996 appropriation estimated
at not more than $0.
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Tech-
nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100–
203, section 5051, $2,531,000, to be transferred from the
Nuclear Waste Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended.
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FUND
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the
Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16
U.S.C. ch. 12A), including purchase, hire, maintenance,
and operation of aircraft, and purchase and hire of pas-
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senger motor vehicles, $103,339,000, to remain available
until expended.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. Sec. 505 of Public Law 102–377, the Fis-
cal Year 1993 Energy and Water Development Appropria-
tions Act, and section 208 of Public Law 99–349, the Ur-
gent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1986, are re-
pealed.
SEC. 502. Sec. 510 of Public Law 101–514, the Fis-
cal Year 1991 Energy and Water Development Appropria-
tions Act, is repealed.
SEC. 503. Without fiscal year limitation and notwith-
standing section 502(b)(5) of the Nuclear Waste Policy
Act, as amended, or any other provision of law, a member
of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board whose term
has expired may continue to serve as a member of the
Board until such member’s successor has taken office.
SEC. 504. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity,
when it is made known to the Federal entity or official
to which the funds are made available that the program,
project, or activity is not in compliance with any applicable
Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of
private property rights, or unfunded mandates.
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SEC. 505. (a) PURCHASE
OF
AMERICAN-MADE
EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equip-
ment and products purchased with funds made available
in this Act should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial
assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any en-
tity using funds made available in this Act, the head of
each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable,
shall provide to such entity a notice describing the state-
ment made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to revise the Missouri River Master
Water Control Manual when it is made known to the Fed-
eral entity or official to which the funds are made available
that such revision provides for an increase in the spring-
time water release program during the spring heavy rain-
fall and snow melt period in States that have rivers drain-
ing into the Missouri River below the Gavins Point Dam.
SEC. 507. The amount otherwise provided in this Act
for the following account is hereby reduced by the follow-
ing amount:
(1) ‘‘Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund’’, aggregate
amount, $1,000.