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notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or
trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the
replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C.
2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of
buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250);
(4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein, pur-
suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the
Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col-
lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest
Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Manage-
ment appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency re-
habilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters
under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe
burning conditions if and only if all previously appro-
priated emergency contingent funds under the heading
‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ have been released by the
President and apportioned and all funds under the head-
ing ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ are obligated.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter-
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national Development and the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ice in connection with forest and rangeland research, tech-
nical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and
shall be available to support forestry and related natural
resource activities outside the United States and its terri-
tories and possessions, including technical assistance, edu-
cation and training, and cooperation with United States
and international organizations.
None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv-
ice under this Act shall be subject to transfer under the
provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agri-
culture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or 7 U.S.C.
147b unless the proposed transfer is approved in advance
by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
in compliance with the reprogramming procedures con-
tained in House Report No. 105–163.
None of the funds available to the Forest Service may
be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in ac-
cordance with the procedures contained in House Report
No. 105–163.
No funds available to the Forest Service shall be
transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture that exceed the total amount trans-
ferred during fiscal year 2000 for such purposes without
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the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations.
Funds available to the Forest Service shall be avail-
able to conduct a program of not less than $2,000,000
for high priority projects within the scope of the approved
budget which shall be carried out by the Youth Conserva-
tion Corps, defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended, for the purposes of such Act.
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $2,500
is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official
reception and representation expenses.
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public
Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service,
up to $2,500,000 may be advanced in a lump sum as Fed-
eral financial assistance to the National Forest Founda-
tion, without regard to when the Foundation incurs ex-
penses, for administrative expenses or projects on or bene-
fitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest
Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal funds
made available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000
shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided
further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of
the period of Federal financial assistance, private con-
tributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds
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made available by the Forest Service: Provided further,
That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a
non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that
the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching
funds: Provided further, That authorized investments of
Federal funds held by the Foundation may be made only
in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in
obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest
by the United States.
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244,
$2,650,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service
shall be available for matching funds to the National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation, as authorized by 16 U.S.C.
3701–3709, and may be advanced in a lump sum as Fed-
eral financial assistance, without regard to when expenses
are incurred, for projects on or benefitting National For-
est System lands or related to Forest Service programs:
Provided, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end
of the period of Federal financial assistance, private con-
tributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds ad-
vanced by the Forest Service: Provided further, That the
Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a non-Federal
recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient
has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
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Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
sistance to rural communities for sustainable rural devel-
opment purposes.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 80 per-
cent of the funds appropriated to the Forest Service in
the ‘‘National Forest System’’ and ‘‘Capital Improvement
and Maintenance’’ accounts and planned to be allocated
to activities under the ‘‘Jobs in the Woods’’ program for
projects on National Forest land in the State of Wash-
ington may be granted directly to the Washington State
Department of Fish and Wildlife for accomplishment of
planned projects. Twenty percent of said funds shall be
retained by the Forest Service for planning and admin-
istering projects. Project selection and prioritization shall
be accomplished by the Forest Service with such consulta-
tion with the State of Washington as the Forest Service
deems appropriate.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available for payments to counties within the Columbia
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to sections
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–
663.
For fiscal years 2003 through 2007, the Secretary
of Agriculture is authorized to enter into grants, con-
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tracts, and cooperative agreements as appropriate with the
Pinchot Institute for Conservation, as well as with public
and other private agencies, organizations, institutions, and
individuals, to provide for the development, administra-
tion, maintenance, or restoration of land, facilities, or For-
est Service programs, at the Grey Towers National His-
toric Landmark: Provided, That, subject to such terms
and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may pre-
scribe, any such public or private agency, organization, in-
stitution, or individual may solicit, accept, and administer
private gifts of money and real or personal property for
the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and
services at the Grey Towers National Historic Landmark:
Provided further, That such gifts may be accepted notwith-
standing the fact that a donor conducts business with the
Department of Agriculture in any capacity.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available, as determined by the Secretary, for payments
to Del Norte County, California, pursuant to sections
13(e) and 14 of the Smith River National Recreation Area
Act (Public Law 101–612).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any ap-
propriations or funds available to the Forest Service not
to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office
of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri-