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a maximum total construction cost of $272,700,000, and to obligate
such monies as are made available by this Act for this purpose.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6),
and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000
per project; not to exceed $2,150,000,000 (of which $100,000,000
shall not become available until September 1, 1998), to remain
available until expended, consisting of $1,900,000,000, as authorized
by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 101–508,
and $250,000,000 as a payment from general revenues to the
Hazardous Substance Superfund as authorized by section 517(b)
of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101–508: Provided, That
funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other
Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$650,000,000 shall not become available for obligation until October
1, 1998, and, further, shall be available for obligation only upon
enactment by May 15, 1998, of specific legislation which reauthor-
izes the Superfund program: Provided further, That $11,641,000
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be transferred
to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain
available until September 30, 1999: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 111(m) of CERCLA or any other provision of law,
$74,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall
be available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Reg-
istry to carry out activities described in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4),
and 111(c)(14) of CERCLA and section 118(f) of SARA: Provided
further, That $35,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be transferred to the ‘‘Science and Technology’’ appro-
priation to remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading
shall be used for Brownfields revolving loan funds unless specifically
authorized by subsequent legislation: Provided further, That none
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available
for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to issue
in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i)
of CERCLA during fiscal year 1998.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground stor-
age tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $65,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That no more than $7,500,000
shall be available for administrative expenses.
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OIL SPILL RESPONSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund,
and to remain available until expended: Provided, That not more
than $9,000,000 of these funds shall be available for administrative
expenses.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance,
including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and
performance partnership grants, $3,213,125,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $1,350,000,000 shall be for making
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds
under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, and $725,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for
the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended; $75,000,000 for
architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and
related activities in connection with the construction of high priority
water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-
Mexico border, after consultation with the appropriate border
commission; $50,000,000 for grants to the State of Texas which
shall be matched by State funds from State resources at 20 percent
of the Federal appropriation for the purpose of improving water
and wastewater treatment for colonias; $15,000,000 for grants to
the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages as provided
by section 303 of Public Law 104–182; $253,125,000 for making
grants for the construction of wastewater and water treatment
facilities and groundwater protection infrastructure in accordance
with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in the
conference report and joint explanatory statement of the committee
of conference accompanying this Act (H.R. 2158); and $745,000,000
for grants to States, federally recognized tribes, and air pollution
control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution preven-
tion, control and abatement and related activities pursuant to the
provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law 104–134,
provided that eligible recipients of these funds and the funds made
available for this purpose since fiscal year 1996 and hereafter
include States, federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal
consortia, and air pollution control agencies, as provided in authoriz-
ing statutes, subject to such terms and conditions as the Adminis-
trator shall establish, and for making grants under section 103
of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and data
collection activities: Provided, That, consistent with section 1452(g)
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(g)), section
302 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (Public
Law 104–182) and the accompanying joint explanatory statement
of the committee on conference (H. Rept. No. 104–741 to accompany
S. 1316, the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996), and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, States may combine
the assets of State Revolving Funds (SRFs) established under sec-
tion 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, and title
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VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, as
security for bond issues to enhance the lending capacity of one
or both SRFs, but not to acquire the State match for either program,
provided that revenues from the bonds are allocated to the purposes
of the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act in the same portion as the funds are used as security
for the bonds: Provided further, That, hereafter from funds appro-
priated under this heading, the Administrator is authorized to
make grants to federally recognized Indian governments for the
development of multi-media environmental programs: Provided fur-
ther, That, hereafter, the funds available under this heading for
grants to States, federally recognized tribes, and air pollution con-
trol agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention,
control and abatement and related activities may also be used
for the direct implementation by the Federal Government of a
program required by law in the absence of an acceptable State
or tribal program: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in the case of a publicly owned treatment works
in the District of Columbia, the Federal share of grants awarded
under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, beginning
October 1, 1997, and continuing through September 30, 1999, shall
be 80 percent of the cost of construction, and all grants made
to such publicly owned treatment works in the District of Columbia
may include an advance of allowance under section 201(l)(2): Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Administrator is authorized to make a grant of $4,326,000
under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, from funds appropriated in prior years under section
205 of the Act for the State of Florida and available due to
deobligation, to the appropriate instrumentality for wastewater
treatment works in Monroe County, Florida.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Under this heading in Public Law 104–204, delete the following:
the phrases ‘‘franchise fund pilot to be known as the’’; ‘‘as authorized
by section 403 of Public Law 103–356,’’; and ‘‘as provided in such
section’’; and the final proviso. After the phrase ‘‘to be available’’,
insert ‘‘without fiscal year limitation’’.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42
U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500
for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of
conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $4,932,000.
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental
Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
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the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorga-
nization Plan No. 1 of 1977, $2,500,000: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no funds other than those
appropriated under this heading shall be used for or by the Council
on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 202 of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of
one member, appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising
all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, secu-
rity, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the
current fiscal year, $1,000,000.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
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, $34,365,000, to be derived from the Bank Insurance
Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC
Resolution Fund.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DISASTER RELIEF
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121
et seq.), $320,000,000, and, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5203, to
remain available until expended.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $1,495,000, as authorized by section
319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program, $341,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including
hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C.
1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates
for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the
rate for GS–18; expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and