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(1) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL.—Members of the advisory
group who are not officers or employees of the United States,
while attending conferences or meetings of the group or other-
wise engaged in its business, or while serving away from their
homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as author-
ized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons
in the Government service employed intermittently.
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The NETL shall furnish to
the advisory group clerical and administrative support.
(3) PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out its
functions, the advisory group shall comply with the procedures
and requirements that apply to similar groups providing advice
and counsel to entities operating other Department of Energy
laboratories rather than the procedures and requirements that
apply to such a group providing advice directly to a Federal
entity.
SEC. 349. (a) In furtherance of the purposes of the Umpqua
Land Exchange Project (ULEP) and previous Congressional appro-
priations therefor, there is hereby appropriated the sum of
$4,300,000 to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund. Such amount shall be available to the Foundation for Vol-
untary Land Exchanges (‘‘Foundation’’) working in conjunction with
the Secretary of the Interior, and with the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management as the lead Federal agency, to complete a Final Land
Ownership Adjustment Plan (‘‘Plan’’) for the area (‘‘Basin’’), com-
prising approximately 675,000 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Coast Range-Umpqua River Basin,’’ dated August
2000. No more than 15 percent of this appropriation shall be used
by the agency for defraying administrative overhead.
(b) In preparing the Plan, the Secretary shall identify, no
later than March 31, 2001, those lands or interests in land with
willing sellers which merit emergency purchase by the United
States due to critical environmental values or possibility of
imminent development. For lands or interests in land so identified,
the Secretary and the Foundation shall arrange with landowners
to complete appraisals and purchase clearances required by law
so that the Secretary may thereafter consummate purchases as
soon as funds therefor are appropriated by the Congress.
(c) Pursuant to the funding and direction of subsection (a),
the Secretary shall, in cooperation with the Foundation, no later
than December 31, 2002, complete the Plan utilizing the Multi-
Resource Land Allocation Model (‘‘Model’’) developed for the ULEP.
The Plan shall identify: (1) non-Federal Lands or interests in land
in the Basin which, with the concurrence of willing non-Federal
landowners, are recommended for acquisition or exchange by the
United States; (2) Federal lands or interests in land in the Basin
recommended for disposal into non-Federal ownership in exchange
for the acquired lands of equal value; and (3) specific land exchanges
or purchases to implement the Plan. In addition, no later than
December 31, 2002, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Founda-
tion, shall complete a draft Habitat Conservation Plan (‘‘HCP’’)
covering the lands to be disposed of by the United States and
consistent with the Plan, a comprehensive Final Environmental
Impact Statement covering the Plan, and a comprehensive
Biological Opinion analyzing the net impacts of the Plan at Plan
scale over time in 5 year increments, taking into consideration
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all expected benefits to be achieved by the Plan and HCP, and
any consistency determinations or amendments to any applicable
Federal land management plans. The HCP shall cover all species
analyzed in the Model (including species under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary of Commerce).
(d) No later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary and the
Foundation shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the United States Senate, and the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations, a joint report summarizing the Plan
and the land exchanges or purchases identified to implement the
Plan, and outlining: (1) any Fiscal Year 2003 funding needed for
land purchases; (2) any recommendations for actions to expedite
or facilitate the specific land exchanges or purchases identified
to implement the Plan, or the HCP; and (3) an action Plan for
making the Model publicly available for additional land exchanges
or other purposes upon completion of the exchanges.
(e) No later than June 15, 2003: (1) the Secretary with the
Foundation and the financial participation and commitment of
willing private landowners shall complete appraisals and other
land purchase or exchange clearances required by law, including
those pertaining to cultural and historic resources and hazardous
materials; and (2) the Secretary shall consummate with willing
non-Federal landowners the specific land exchanges previously
identified in subsection (c) to implement the Plan, and together
with the Secretary of Commerce, shall issue the HCP.
SEC. 350. Notwithstanding section 351 of section 101(e) of divi-
sion A, Public Law 105–277, the Indian Health Service is authorized
to provide additional contract health service funds to Ketchikan
Indian Corporation’s recurring budget for hospital-related services
for patients of Ketchikan Indian Corporation and the Organized
Village of Saxman.
SEC. 351. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Boise Laboratory Replacement Act of 2000’’.
(b) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) the existing facilities of the Rocky Mountain
Research Station Boise laboratory are outdated and no
longer serve as a modern research facility;
(B) the Boise laboratory site is in the heart of a Boise
city redevelopment zone, and the existing laboratory facili-
ties detract from community improvement efforts;
(C) it is desirable to colocate the Boise laboratory with
1 of the State institutions of higher learning in the Boise
metropolitan area—
(i) to facilitate communications and sharing of
research data between the agency and the Idaho sci-
entific community;
(ii) to facilitate development and maintenance of
the Boise laboratory as a modern, high quality research
facility; and
(iii) to reduce costs, better use assets, and better
serve the public; and
(D) it is desirable to make the Boise laboratory site
available for inclusion in a planned facility that is being
developed on adjacent property by the University of Idaho
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or the University of Idaho Foundation, a not-for-profit cor-
poration acting on behalf of the University of Idaho, as
a multiagency research and education facility to serve var-
ious agencies and educational institutions of the United
States and the State.
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to authorize
the Secretary—
(A) to sell or exchange the land and improvements
currently occupied by the Boise laboratory site; and
(B) to acquire land, facilities, or interests in land and
facilities, including condominium interests, to colocate the
Rocky Mountain Research Station Boise laboratory with
1 of the State institutions of higher learning in the Boise
metropolitan area, using—
(i) funds derived from sale or exchange of the
existing Boise laboratory site; and
(ii) to the extent the funds received are insufficient
to carry out the acquisition of replacement research
facilities, funds subsequently made available by appro-
priation for the acquisition, construction, or improve-
ment of the Rocky Mountain Research Station Boise
laboratory.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) BOISE LABORATORY SITE.—The term ‘‘Boise laboratory
site’’ means the approximately 3.26 acres of land and all
improvements in section 10, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., Boise Meridian,
as depicted on that Plat of Park View Addition to Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, labeled ‘‘Boise Lab Site–May 22, 2000’’, located
at 316 East Myrtle Street, Boise, Idaho.
(2) CONDOMINIUM
INTEREST.—The term ‘‘condominium
interest’’ means an estate in land consisting of (in accordance
with law of the State)—
(A) an undivided interest in common of a portion of
a parcel of real property; and
(B) a separate fee simple interest in another portion
of the parcel.
(3) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The term ‘‘fair market value’’
means the cash value of land on a specific date, as determined
by an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary and prepared in
accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
Land Acquisitions.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Idaho.
(d) SALE OR EXCHANGE OF BOISE LABORATORY SITE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, under such terms
and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe and subject
to valid existing rights, sell or exchange any or all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to the Boise laboratory
site.
(2) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—After a determination of fair market
value of the Boise laboratory site is approved by the Sec-
retary, the University of Idaho or the University of Idaho
Foundation, a not-for-profit organization acting on behalf
of the University of Idaho, shall be allowed 210 days from
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the effective date of value to exercise a right of first refusal
to purchase the Boise laboratory site at fair market value.
(B) COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT.—If the University of
Idaho or the University of Idaho Foundation exercises the
right of first refusal under paragraph (A), to accomplish
the purpose described in section (b)(2)(B), the Secretary
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, cooperate with
the University of Idaho in the development of a multiagency
research and education facility on the Boise laboratory
site and adjacent property.
(3) SOLICITATION OF OFFERS.—If the right of first refusal
described in subsection (d)(2) is not exercised, the Secretary
may solicit offers for purchase through sale or competitive
exchange of any and all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the Boise laboratory site.
(4) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for sale or exchange
of land under this subsection—
(A) shall be at least equal to the fair market value
of the Boise laboratory site; and
(B) may include land, existing improvements, or
improvements to be constructed to the specifications of
the Secretary, including condominium interests, and cash,
notwithstanding section 206(b) of Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
(5) REJECTION OF OFFERS.—The Secretary may reject any
offer made under this subsection if the Secretary determines
that the offer is not adequate or not in the public interest.
(e) DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.—
(1) DEPOSIT
OF
PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit
the proceeds of a sale or exchange under subsection (d) in
the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a)
(commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’).
(2) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Funds deposited under subsection
(a) shall be available to the Secretary, without further Act
of appropriation, for—
(A) the acquisition of or interest in land, or the acquisi-
tion of or construction of facilities, including condominium
interests—
(i) to colocate the Boise laboratory with 1 of the
State institutions of higher learning in the Boise metro-
politan area; and
(ii) to replace other functions of the Boise labora-
tory; and
(B) to the extent the funds are not necessary to carry
out paragraph (A), the acquisition of other land or interests
in land in the State.
TITLE IV—WILDLAND FIRE EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses for fire suppression operations, burned
areas rehabilitation, hazardous fuels reduction, and rural fire assist-
ance by the Department of the Interior, $353,740,000 to remain