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budget justifications. Changes to such estimates shall be 
presented to the Committees on Appropriations for ap-
proval. 
SEC. 333. None of the funds in this or any other Act 
may be used by the agencies funded in this Act to imple-
ment Safecom, Disaster Management, E-Training, and E- 
Rulemaking. 
CONVEYANCE OF A SMALL PARCEL OF PUBLIC DOMAIN 
LAND IN THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST 
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 
SEC. 334. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 
(1) a select area of the San Bernardino Na-
tional Forest in California is heavily developed with 
recreation residences and is immediately adjacent to 
comparably developed private property; 
(2) it is in the public interest to convey the 
above referenced area to the owners of the recreation 
residences; and 
(3) the Secretary of Agriculture should use the 
proceeds of such conveyance to acquire additional 
lands within the boundaries of the San Bernardino 
National Forest. 
(b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights and such terms, conditions, and restrictions as 
the Secretary deems necessary or desirable in the public 
interest, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the
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Mill Creek Homeowners Association (hereinafter Associa-
tion) all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Mill Creek parcel of real estate described in 
subsection (c)(1). In the event the Secretary and the Asso-
ciation for any reason do not complete the sale within two 
years from the date of enactment of this Act, this author-
ity shall expire. 
(c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND CORRECTION AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
(1) DESCRIPTION.—The Mill Creek parcel, ap-
proximately 28.75 acres, as shown on a map, ‘‘The 
Mill Creek Conveyance Parcel—San Bernardino Na-
tional Forest, dated June 1, 2004’’ and more par-
ticularly described as T.1 S., R.1 W., Section 8, E1/ 
2N1/2N1/2NE1/4SE1/4NE1/4S1/2N1/2N1/2SE1/ 
4NE1/4S1/2N1/2SE1/4NE1/4NE1/4SW1/4SE1/ 
4NE1/4N1/2SE1/4SE1/4NE1/4S1/2NE1/4SW1/ 
4NE1/4, located in the San Bernardino Meridian of 
the United States Public Land Survey System, Cali-
fornia. The map shall be on file and available for in-
spection in the office of the Chief, Forest Service, 
Washington, D.C. and in the office of the Forest Su-
pervisor, San Bernardino National Forest until such 
time as the lands are conveyed.
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(2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary is author-
ized to make minor corrections to this map and may 
modify the description to correct errors or to recon-
figure the property in order to facilitate conveyance. 
In the event of a conflict between the map descrip-
tion and the USPLSS description of the land in 
paragraph (1), the map will be considered the defini-
tive description of the land. 
(d) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for the convey-
ance under subsection (b) shall be equal to the appraised 
fair market value of the parcel of real property to be con-
veyed. Such appraisal shall be prepared in conformity with 
the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acqui-
sition. 
(e) ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1323(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 3210(a)) or any other law, the 
Secretary is not required to provide access over National 
Forest System lands to the parcel of real estate to be con-
veyed under subsection (b). 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—All costs incurred by 
the Secretary of Agriculture and any costs associated with 
the creation of a subdivided parcel, conducting and rec-
ordation of a survey, zoning, planning approval, and simi-
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lar expenses with respect to the conveyance under sub-
section (b), shall be borne by the Association. 
(g) ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.—By acceptance of 
the conveyance of the parcel of real property referred to 
in subsection (b), the Association and its successors and 
assigns will indemnify and hold harmless the United 
States for any and all liability to any party that is associ-
ated with the parcel. 
(h) TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS.—All funds received 
pursuant to the conveyance of the parcel of real property 
referred to in subsection (b) shall be deposited in the fund 
established under Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a; 
commonly known as the Sisk Act), and the funds shall 
remain available to the Secretary, until expended, for the 
acquisition of lands, waters, and interests in land for in-
clusion in the San Bernardino National Forest. 
SEC. 335. Section 331 of the Department of the Inte-
rior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Pub-
lic Law 106–291; 114 Stat. 996), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Until Sep-
tember 30, 2004, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(d) INCLUSION OF COLORADO BLM LANDS.—The 
authority provided by this section shall also be available
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to the Secretary of the Interior with respect to public 
lands in the State of Colorado administered by the Sec-
retary through the Bureau of Land Management. 
‘‘(e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts 
under this section expires September 30, 2009, and the 
term of any cooperative agreement or contract entered 
into under this section shall not extend beyond that date.’’. 
TITLE IV—SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR FISCAL YEARS 2004 AND 2005 FOR UR-
GENT WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION AC-
TIVITIES 
CHAPTER 1—FISCAL YEAR 2004 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2004 for 
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppres-
sion activities related to the fiscal year 2004 fire season 
pursuant to section 312 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress): Provided, That such 
funds are also available for repayment of advances to
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other appropriation accounts from which funds are trans-
ferred for such purposes: Provided further, That cost con-
tainment measures shall be implemented within this ac-
count for fiscal year 2004, and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
such cost containment measures by December 31 following 
the end of such fiscal year. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2004 for 
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, $400,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppres-
sion activities related to the fiscal year 2004 fire season 
pursuant to section 312 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress): Provided, That such 
funds are also available for repayment of advances to 
other appropriation accounts from which funds are trans-
ferred for such purposes: Provided further, That cost con-
tainment measures shall be implemented within this ac-
count for fiscal year 2004, and the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
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on such cost containment measures by December 31 fol-
lowing the end of such fiscal year. 
CHAPTER 2—FISCAL YEAR 2005 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2005 for 
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppres-
sion activities related to the fiscal year 2005 fire season 
pursuant to section 312 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress): Provided, That these 
funds will become available in the event that funds pro-
vided in title I of this Act for wildland fire suppression 
are insufficient: Provided further, That such funds are also 
available for repayment of advances to other appropriation 
accounts from which funds are transferred for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That cost containment measures 
shall be implemented within this account for fiscal year 
2005, and the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on such cost contain-
ment measures by December 31 following the end of such 
fiscal year.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for fiscal year 2005 for 
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, $400,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppres-
sion activities related to the fiscal year 2005 fire season 
pursuant to section 312 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Con-
gress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress): Provided, That these 
funds will become available in the event that funds pro-
vided in title II of this Act for wildland fire suppression 
are insufficient: Provided further, That such funds are also 
available for repayment of advances to other appropriation 
accounts from which funds are transferred for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That cost containment measures 
shall be implemented within this account for fiscal year 
2005, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on such cost contain-
ment measures by December 31 following the end of such 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 401. None of the funds provided under this Act 
may be used for the salaries and expenses of any employee 
for the expenditure of any fee collected under section
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315(f) of the Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (as contained in sec-
tion 101(c) of Public Law 104-134) for the costs, in whole 
or in part, of the biological monitoring for a species that 
is included in a list published under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)), or that is a can-
didate for inclusion in such a list. 
SEC. 402. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for the planning, designing, studying, 
or construction of forest development roads in the Tongass 
National Forest for the purpose of harvesting timber by 
private entities or individuals. 
SEC. 403. The Secretary of the Interior shall submit 
a report to Congress 30 days after enactment of this Act 
with a date certain of when and whether the public will 
have full access to the Statue of Liberty including all areas 
that were closed after 9/11. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the In-
terior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.