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SEC. 128. None of the Funds provided in this Act shall be
available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Department of
the Interior to transfer land into trust status for the Shoalwater
Bay Indian Tribe in Clark County, Washington, unless and until
the tribe and the county reach a legally enforceable agreement
that addresses the financial impact of new development on the
county, school district, fire district, and other local governments
and the impact on zoning and development.
SEC. 129. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
used by the Department of the Interior to implement the provisions
of Principle 3(C)ii and Appendix section 3(B)(4) in Secretarial Order
3206, entitled ‘‘American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust
Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act’’.
SEC. 130. Of the funds appropriated in title V of the Fiscal
Year 1998 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, Public
Law 105–83, the Secretary shall provide up to $2,000,000 in the
form of a grant to the Fairbanks North Star Borough for acquisition
of undeveloped parcels along the banks of the Chena River for
the purpose of establishing an urban greenbelt within the Borough.
The Secretary shall further provide from the funds appropriated
in title V up to $1,000,000 in the form of a grant to the Municipality
of Anchorage for the acquisition of approximately 34 acres of wet-
lands adjacent to a municipal park in Anchorage (the Jewel Lake
Wetlands).
SEC. 131. FUNDING
FOR
THE OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE AND CERTAIN PROJECTS IN THE STATE OF OHIO. Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, from the unobligated balances
appropriated for a grant to the State of Ohio for the acquisition
of the Howard Farm near Metzger Marsh, Ohio—
(1) $500,000 shall be derived by transfer and made avail-
able for the acquisition of land in the Ottawa National Wildlife
Refuge;
(2) $302,000 shall be derived by transfer and made avail-
able for the Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission, Ohio; and
(3) $198,000 shall be derived by transfer and made avail-
able for a grant to the State of Ohio for the preservation
and restoration of the birthplace, boyhood home, and school-
house of Ulysses S. Grant.
SEC. 132. CONVEYANCE TO NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. (a) DEFINI-
TIONS.—In this section:
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Nye County,
Nevada.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau
of Land Management.
(b) PARCELS CONVEYED FOR USE OF THE NEVADA SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY CENTER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For no consideration and at no other
cost to the County, the Secretary shall convey to the County,
subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest
in and to the parcels of public land described in paragraph
(2).
(2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of public land referred
to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) The portion of Sec. 13 north of United States Route
95, T. 15 S., R. 49 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada.
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(B) In Sec. 18, T. 15 S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo
Meridian, Nevada:
(i) W 1⁄2 W 1⁄2 NW 1⁄4.
(ii) The portion of the W 1⁄2 W 1⁄2 SW 1⁄4 north
of United States Route 95.
(3) USE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The parcels described in paragraph
(2) shall be used for the construction and operation of
the Nevada Science and Technology Center as a nonprofit
museum and exposition center, and related facilities and
activities.
(B) 
REVERSION.—The 
conveyance 
of 
any 
parcel
described in paragraph (2) shall be subject to reversion
to the United States, at the discretion of Secretary, if
the parcel is used for a purpose other than that specified
in subparagraph (A).
(c) PARCELS CONVEYED FOR OTHER USE FOR A COMMERCIAL
PURPOSE.—
(1) RIGHT TO PURCHASE.—For a period of 5 years beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act, the County shall
have the exclusive right to purchase the parcels of public land
described in paragraph (2) for the fair market value of the
parcels, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of public land referred
to in paragraph (1) are the following parcels in Sec. 18, T.
15 S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
(A) E 1⁄2 NW 1⁄4.
(B) E 1⁄2 W 1⁄2 NW 1⁄4.
(C) The portion of the E 1⁄2 SW 1⁄4 north of United
States Route 95.
(D) The portion of the E 1⁄2 W 1⁄2 SW 1⁄4 north of
United States Route 95.
(E) The portion of the SE 1⁄4 north of United States
Route 95.
(3) USE
OF
PROCEEDS.—Proceeds of a sale of a parcel
described in paragraph (2)—
(A) shall be deposited in the special account established
under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public
Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and
(B) shall be available for use by the Secretary—
(i) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices
of the Bureau of Land Management in arranging the
land conveyances directed by this Act; and
(ii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112
Stat. 2346).
SEC. 133. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CITY OF MESQUITE, NEVADA.
Section 3 of Public Law 99–548 (100 Stat. 3061; 110 Stat. 3009–
202) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) FIFTH AREA.—
‘‘(1) RIGHT TO PURCHASE.—For a period of 12 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the City of Mesquite,
Nevada, shall have the exclusive right to purchase the parcels
of public land described in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of public land referred
to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
‘‘(A) In T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian,
Nevada:
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‘‘(i) The portion of sec. 27 north of Interstate Route
15.
‘‘(ii) Sec. 28: NE 1⁄4, S 1⁄2 (except the Interstate
Route 15 right-of-way).
‘‘(iii) Sec. 29: E 1⁄2 NE 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4, SE 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4.
‘‘(iv) The portion of sec. 30 south of Interstate
Route 15.
‘‘(v) The portion of sec. 31 south of Interstate Route
15.
‘‘(vi) Sec. 32: NE 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 (except the Interstate
Route 15 right-of-way), the portion of NW 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4
south of Interstate Route 15, and the portion of W
1⁄2 south of Interstate Route 15.
‘‘(vii) The portion of sec. 33 north of Interstate
Route 15.
‘‘(B) In T. 14 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian,
Nevada:
‘‘(i) Sec. 5: NW 1⁄4.
‘‘(ii) Sec. 6: N 1⁄2.
‘‘(C) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian,
Nevada:
‘‘(i) The portion of sec. 25 south of Interstate Route
15.
‘‘(ii) The portion of sec. 26 south of Interstate Route
15.
‘‘(iii) The portion of sec. 27 south of Interstate
Route 15.
‘‘(iv) Sec. 28: SW 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4.
‘‘(v) Sec. 33: E 1⁄2.
‘‘(vi) Sec. 34.
‘‘(vii) Sec. 35.
‘‘(viii) Sec. 36.
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 10 years after the date
of the enactment of this subsection, the city shall notify the
Secretary which of the parcels of public land described in para-
graph (2) the city intends to purchase.
‘‘(4) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 1 year after receiving
notification from the city under paragraph (3), the Secretary
shall convey to the city the land selected for purchase.
‘‘(5) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, until
the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment
of this subsection, the parcels of public land described in para-
graph (2) are withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropria-
tion under the public land laws, including the mining laws,
and from operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal
leasing laws.
‘‘(6) USE OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds of the sale of each
parcel—
‘‘(A) shall be deposited in the special account estab-
lished under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345);
and
‘‘(B) shall be available for use by the Secretary—
‘‘(i) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices
of the Bureau of Land Management in arranging the
land conveyances directed by this Act; and
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‘‘(ii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112
Stat. 2346).
‘‘(f ) SIXTH AREA.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall convey
to the City of Mesquite, Nevada, in accordance with section
47125 of title 49, United States Code, up to 2,560 acres of
public land to be selected by the city from among the parcels
of land described in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of land referred to
in paragraph (1) are as follows:
‘‘(A) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian,
Nevada:
‘‘(i) The portion of sec. 28 south of Interstate Route
15 (except S 1⁄2 SE 1⁄4).
‘‘(ii) The portion of sec. 29 south of Interstate Route
15.
‘‘(iii) The portion of sec. 30 south of Interstate
Route 15.
‘‘(iv) The portion of sec. 31 south of Interstate
Route 15.
‘‘(v) Sec. 32.
‘‘(vi) Sec. 33: W 1⁄2.
‘‘(B) In T. 14 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian,
Nevada:
‘‘(i) Sec. 4.
‘‘(ii) Sec. 5.
‘‘(iii) Sec. 6.
‘‘(iv) Sec. 8.
‘‘(C) In T. 14 S., R. 68 E., Mount Diablo Meridian,
Nevada:
‘‘(i) Sec. 1.
‘‘(ii) Sec. 12.
‘‘(3) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, until
the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment
of this subsection, the parcels of public land described in para-
graph (2) are withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropria-
tion under the public land laws, including the mining laws,
and from operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal
leasing laws.’’.
SEC. 134. QUADRICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION OF THE SAINT
CROIX ISLAND INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. (a) FINDINGS.—The
Senate finds that—
(1) in 1604, one of the first European colonization efforts
was attempted at St. Croix Island in Calais, Maine;
(2) St. Croix Island settlement predated both the James-
town and Plymouth colonies;
(3) St. Croix Island offers a rare opportunity to preserve
and interpret early interactions between European explorers
and colonists and Native Americans;
(4) St. Croix Island is one of only two international historic
sites comprised of land administered by the National Park
Service;
(5) the quadricentennial commemorative celebration hon-
oring the importance of the St. Croix Island settlement to
the countries and people of both Canada and the United States
is rapidly approaching;
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(6) the 1998 National Park Service management plans
and long-range interpretive plan call for enhancing visitor facili-
ties at both Red Beach and downtown Calais;
(7) in 1982, the Department of the Interior and Canadian
Department of the Environment signed a memorandum of
understanding to recognize the international significance of
St. Croix Island and, in an amendment memorandum, agreed
to conduct joint strategic planning for the international
commemoration with a special focus on the 400th anniversary
of settlement in 2004;
(8) the Department of Canadian Heritage has installed
extensive interpretive sites on the Canadian side of the border;
and
(9) current facilities at Red Beach and Calais are extremely
limited or nonexistent for a site of this historic and cultural
importance.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) using funds made available by this Act, the National
Park Service should expeditiously pursue planning for exhibits
at Red Beach and the town of Calais, Maine; and
(2) the National Park Service should take what steps are
necessary, including consulting with the people of Calais, to
ensure that appropriate exhibits at Red Beach and the town
of Calais are completed by 2004.
SEC. 135. No funds appropriated for the Department of the
Interior by this Act or any other Act shall be used to study or
implement any plan to drain Lake Powell or to reduce the water
level of the lake below the range of water levels required for
the operation of the Glen Canyon Dam.
SEC. 136. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act or any other provision of law, may be used
by any officer, employee, department or agency of the United States
to impose or require payment of an inspection fee in connection
with the export of shipments of fur-bearing wildlife containing
1,000 or fewer raw, crusted, salted or tanned hides or fur skins,
or separate parts thereof, including species listed under the Conven-
tion on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora done at Washington, March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1027):
Provided, That this provision shall for the duration of the calendar
year in which the shipment occurs, not apply to any person who
ships more than 2,500 of such hides, fur skins or parts thereof
during the course of such year.
SEC. 137. No funds appropriated under this Act shall be
expended to implement sound thresholds or standards in the Grand
Canyon National Park until 90 days after the National Park Service
has provided to the Congress a report describing: (1) the reasonable
scientific basis for such sound thresholds or standard; and (2)
the peer review process used to validate such sound thresholds
or standard.
SEC. 138. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands from the
Haines Borough, Alaska, consisting of approximately 20 acres, more
or less, in four tracts identified for this purpose by the Borough,
and contained in an area formerly known as ‘‘Duncan’s Camp’’;
the Secretary shall use $340,000 previously allocated from funds
appropriated for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year
1998 for acquisition of lands; the Secretary is authorized to convey
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in fee all land and interests in land acquired pursuant to this
section without compensation to the heirs of Peter Duncan in settle-
ment of a claim filed by them against the United States: Provided,
That the Secretary shall not convey the lands acquired pursuant
to this section unless and until a signed release of all claims
is executed.
SEC. 139. Funds appropriated for the Bureau of Indian Affairs
for postsecondary schools for fiscal year 2000 shall be allocated
among the schools proportionate to the unmet need of the schools
as determined by the Postsecondary Funding Formula adopted by
the Office of Indian Education Programs.
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in con-
veying the Twin Cities Research Center under the authority pro-
vided by Public Law 104–134, as amended by Public Law 104–
208, the Secretary may accept and retain land and other forms
of reimbursement: Provided, That the Secretary may retain and
use any such reimbursement until expended and without further
appropriation: (1) for the benefit of the National Wildlife Refuge
System within the State of Minnesota; and (2) for all activities
authorized by Public Law 100–696; 16 U.S.C. 460zz.
SEC. 141. None of the funds made available by this Act shall
be used to issue a notice of final rulemaking with respect to the
valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes until the Comptroller
General reviews the issues presented by the rulemaking and issues
a report to the Congress. Such report shall be issued no later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The
rulemaking must be consistent with existing statutory require-
ments.
SEC. 142. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF
THOMAS PAINE MEMORIAL. (a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 102–407
(40 U.S.C. 1003 note; 106 Stat. 1991) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 4. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
‘‘Notwithstanding the time period limitation specified in section
10(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1010(b)) or
any other provision of law, the authority for the Thomas Paine
National Historical Association to establish a memorial to Thomas
Paine in the District of Columbia under this Act shall expire on
December 31, 2003.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) APPLICABLE LAW.—Section 1(b) of Public Law 102–407
(40 U.S.C. 1003 note; 106 Stat. 1991) is amended by striking
‘‘The establishment’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in sec-
tion 4, the establishment’’.
(2) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 3 of Public Law
102–407 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note; 106 Stat. 1991) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or upon expiration of the authority
for the memorial under section 10(b) of that Act,’’ and
inserting ‘‘or on expiration of the authority for the memorial
under section 4,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘section 8(b)(1) of that Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 8(b)(1) of the Commemorative Works Act
(40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1))’’.
SEC. 143. USE OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE CONTRACT FEES. Section 412 of the National Parks Omni-
bus Management Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 5961) is amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, with respect to a service contract for the provision
solely of transportation services at Zion National Park, the Sec-
retary may obligate the expenditure of fees received in fiscal year
2000 under section 501 before the fees are received.’’.
SEC. 144. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR RED ROCK CANYON
NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(c)(1)
of Public Law 103–450 (108 Stat. 4767) is amended by striking
‘‘the date 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘May 2, 2000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a)
takes effect on November 1, 1999.
SEC. 145. NATIONAL PARK PASSPORT PROGRAM. Section 603(c)(1)
of the National Park Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.
5993(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘15’’.
TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as
authorized by law, $202,700,000, to remain available until
expended.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing tech-
nical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions,
and others, and for forest health management, cooperative forestry,
and education and land conservation activities, $187,534,000, to
remain available until expended, as authorized by law.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise
provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utiliza-
tion of the National Forest System, and for administrative expenses
associated with the management of funds provided under the
headings ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’, ‘‘State and Private
Forestry’’, ‘‘National Forest System’’, ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’,
‘‘Reconstruction 
and 
Maintenance’’, 
and 
‘‘Land 
Acquisition’’,
$1,251,504,000, 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 2000 shall be displayed by
extended budget line item in the fiscal year 2001 budget justifica-
tion.
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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, and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over
National Forest System lands and water, $561,354,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such funds are available
for repayment 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 (exclu-
sive of amounts for hazardous fuels reduction) at the end of fiscal
year 1999 shall be transferred, 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
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to
$4,000,000 of funds appropriated under this appropriation may
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 Service and Rangeland
Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of these
funds for Fire Science Research.
For an additional amount to cover necessary expenses for emer-
gency rehabilitation, presuppression due to emergencies, and wild-
fire suppression activities of the Forest Service, $90,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That these
funds shall be available only to the extent an official budget request
for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire
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.
RECONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise
provided for, $398,927,000, to remain available until expended for
construction, reconstruction, maintenance and acquisition of
buildings and other facilities, and for construction, reconstruction,
repair and maintenance 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: Provided, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided
herein for road maintenance shall be available for the decommis-
sioning of roads, including unauthorized roads not part of the
transportation system, which are no longer needed: Provided fur-
ther, 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: Provided further, That
any unobligated balances of amounts previously appropriated to
the Forest Service ‘‘Reconstruction and Construction’’ account as
well as any unobligated balances remaining in the ‘‘National Forest
System’’ account for the facility maintenance and trail maintenance
extended budget line items at the end of fiscal year 1999 may
be transferred to and merged with the ‘‘Reconstruction and Mainte-
nance’’ account.
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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 administrative expenses, and for
acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance
with statutory authority applicable to the Forest Service,
$39,575,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed
$40,000,000 may be available for the acquisition of lands or interests
within the tract known as the Baca Location No. 1 in New Mexico
only upon: (1) enactment of legislation authorizing the acquisition
of lands, or interests in lands, within such tract; (2) completion
of a review, not to exceed 90 days, by the Comptroller General
of the United States of an appraisal conforming with the Uniform
Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition of all lands and
interests therein to be acquired by the United States; and (3)
submission of the Comptroller General’s review of such appraisal
to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives,
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate,
and the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate:
Provided, That subject to valid existing rights, all federally-owned
lands and interests in lands within the New World Mining District
comprising approximately 26,223 acres, more or less, which are
described in a Federal Register notice dated August 19, 1997 (62
Fed. Reg. 44136–44137), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of
entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws, and
from location, entry and patent under the mining laws, and from
disposition under all mineral and geothermal leasing laws.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS
For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the
Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe
National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, 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 governments, public school
districts, or other public school authorities pursuant to the Act
of December 4, 1967, as amended (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain
available until expended.
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and
improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior
fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic 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 expended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available
for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range
rehabilitation, protection, and improvements.