under this heading in Public Law 104–134 to rehabilitate
non-Federal flood control levees along the Puyallup and
Carbon Rivers in Pierce County, Washington.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for general administration
and related functions in the Office of the Chief of Engi-
neers and offices of the Division Engineers; activities of
the Coastal Engineering Research Board, the Humphreys
Engineer Center Support Activity, the Engineering Stra-
tegic Studies Center, and the Water Resources Support
Center, and for costs of implementing the Secretary of the
Army’s plan to reduce the number of division offices as
directed in title I, Public Law 104–46, $145,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That no part
of any other appropriation provided in title I of this Act
shall be available to fund the activities of the Office of
the Chief of Engineers or the executive direction and man-
agement activities of the Division Offices.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations in this title shall be available for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed
$5,000); and during the current fiscal year the revolving
fund, Corps of Engineers, shall be available for purchase
(not to exceed 100 for replacement only) and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
SEC. 101. (a) In fiscal year 1997, the Secretary of
the Army shall advertise for competitive bid at least
10,000,000 cubic yards of the hopper dredge volume ac-
complished with government owned dredges in fiscal year
1992.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the
Secretary is authorized to use the dredge fleet of the Corps
of Engineers to undertake projects when industry does not
perform as required by the contract specifications or when
the bids are more than 25 percent in excess of what the
Secretary determines to be a fair and reasonable estimated
cost of a well equipped contractor doing the work or to
respond to emergency requirements.
SEC. 102. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be used to study, design, or undertake improvements
of the Federal vessel, McFARLAND.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT
For the purpose of carrying out provisions of the
Central Utah Project Completion Act, Public Law 102–
575 (106 Stat. 4605), and for feasibility studies of alter-
natives to the Uintah and Upalco Units, $42,527,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $16,700,000
shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation
and Conservation Account: Provided, That of the amounts
deposited into the Account, $5,000,000 shall be considered
the Federal contribution authorized by paragraph
402(b)(2) of the Act and $11,700,000 shall be available
to the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation
Commission to carry out activities authorized under the
Act.
In addition, for necessary expenses incurred in carry-
ing out responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior
under the Act, $1,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Rec-
lamation as provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act
of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory
thereof or supplementary thereto) and other Acts applica-
ble to that Bureau as follows:
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS
For engineering and economic investigations of pro-
posed Federal reclamation projects and studies of water
conservation and development plans and activities prelimi-
nary to the reconstruction, rehabilitation and betterment,
financial adjustment, or extension of existing projects,
$14,548,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the total appropriated, the amount for pro-
gram activities which can be financed by the reclamation
fund shall be derived from that fund: Provided further,
That funds contributed by non-Federal entities for pur-
poses similar to this appropriation shall be available for
expenditure for the purposes for which contributed as
though specifically appropriated for said purposes, and
such amounts shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That of the total appropriated, $500,000
shall be available to complete the appraisal study and initi-
ate preconstruction engineering and design for the Del
Norte County and Crescent City, California, Wastewater
Reclamation Project, and $500,000 shall be available to
complete the appraisal study and initiate preconstruction
engineering and design for the Fort Bragg, California,
Water Supply Project.
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For construction and rehabilitation of projects and
parts thereof (including power transmission facilities for
Bureau of Reclamation use) and for other related activi-
ties as authorized by law, $398,069,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $23,410,000 shall be avail-
able for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund
authorized by section 5 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (43
U.S.C. 620d), and $71,728,000 shall be available for
transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development
Fund authorized by section 403 of the Act of September
30, 1968 (43 U.S.C. 1543), and such amounts as may
be necessary shall be considered as though advanced to
the Colorado River Dam Fund for the Boulder Canyon
Project as authorized by the Act of December 21, 1928,
as amended: Provided, That of the total appropriated, the
amount for program activities which can be financed by
the reclamation fund shall be derived from that fund: Pro-
vided further, That transfers to the Upper Colorado River
Basin Fund and Lower Colorado River Basin Develop-
ment Fund may be increased or decreased by transfers
within the overall appropriation under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That funds contributed by non-Federal enti-
ties for purposes similar to this appropriation shall be
available for expenditure for the purposes for which con-
tributed as though specifically appropriated for said pur-
poses, and such funds shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That all costs of the safety of
dams modification work at Coolidge Dam, San Carlos Irri-
gation Project, Arizona, performed under the authority of
the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C.
506), as amended, are in addition to the amount author-
ized in section 5 of said Act: Provided further, That utiliz-
ing funds appropriated for the Tucson Aqueduct System
Reliability Investigation, the Bureau of Reclamation is di-
rected to complete, by the end of fiscal year 1997, the
environmental impact statement being conducted on the
proposed surface reservoir. The Bureau of Reclamation is
further directed to work with the City of Tucson on any
outstanding issues related to the preferred alternative.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
For operation and maintenance of reclamation
projects or parts thereof and other facilities, as authorized
by law; and for a soil and moisture conservation program
on lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, pursuant to law, $286,232,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That of the total appropriated,
the amount for program activities which can be financed
by the reclamation fund shall be derived from that fund,
and the amount for program activities which can be de-
rived from the special fee account established pursuant to
the Act of December 22, 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a, as
amended), may be derived from that fund: Provided fur-
ther, That funds advanced by water users for operation
and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts thereof
shall be deposited to the credit of this appropriation and
may be expended for the same purpose and in the same
manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended,
and such advances shall remain available until expended:
Provided further, That revenues in the Upper Colorado
River Basin Fund shall be available for performing exam-
ination of existing structures on participating projects of
the Colorado River Storage Project.
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans and/or grants,
$12,290,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
thorized by the Small Reclamation Projects Act of August
6, 1956, as amended (43 U.S.C. 422a–422l): Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
$37,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the program for direct loans and/or grants,
$425,000: Provided, That of the total sums appropriated,
the amount of program activities which can be financed
by the reclamation fund shall be derived from the fund.
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, and
habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provi-
sions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, such
sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project
Restoration 
Fund 
pursuant 
to 
sections 
3407(d),
3404(c)(3), 3405(f) and 3406(c)(1) of Public Law 102–
575, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to levy additional
mitigation and restoration payments totaling $30,000,000
(October 1992 price levels) on a three-year rolling average
basis, as authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law
102–575.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of general administration and
related functions in the office of the Commissioner, the
Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau
of Reclamation, to remain available until expended,
$45,150,000, to be derived from the reclamation fund and
to be nonreimbursable pursuant to the Act of April 19,
1945 (43 U.S.C. 377): Provided, That no part of any
other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activi-
ties or functions budgeted for the current fiscal year as
general administrative expenses.
SPECIAL FUNDS
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Sums herein referred to as being derived from the
reclamation fund or special fee account are appropriated
from the special funds in the Treasury created by the Act
of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391) or the Act of December
22, 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a, as amended), respectively.
Such sums shall be transferred, upon request of the Sec-
retary, to be merged with and expended under the heads
herein specified.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall
be available for purchase of not to exceed 6 passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only.
TITLE III
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY PROGRAMS
ENERGY SUPPLY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES
For expenses of the Department of Energy activities
including the purchase, construction and acquisition of
plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary
for energy supply, research and development activities in
carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the
acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
expansion; purchase of passenger motor vehicles (not to
exceed 24 for replacement only), $2,648,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the
$13,102,000 made available to the Office of Energy Effi-
ciency and Renewable Energy for program direction,
$1,440,000 is available only for termination expenses re-
lated to reducing FTEs of the headquarters staff of that
Office.
URANIUM SUPPLY AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
For expenses of the Department of Energy in connec-
tion with operating expenses; the purchase, construction,
and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
expenses necessary for uranium supply and enrichment ac-
tivities in carrying out the purposes of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.) and
the Energy Policy Act (Public Law 102–486, section 901),
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real
property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition,
construction, or expansion; purchase of electricity as nec-
essary; and the purchase of passenger motor vehicles (not
to exceed 3 for replacement only); $53,972,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That revenues received
by the Department for uranium programs and estimated
to total $42,200,000 in fiscal year 1997 shall be retained
and used for the specific purpose of offsetting costs in-
curred by the Department for such activities notwith-
standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302(b) and 42
U.S.C. 2296(b)(2): Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated shall be reduced as revenues are received
during fiscal year 1997 so as to result in a final fiscal
year 1997 appropriation from the General Fund estimated
at not more than $11,772,000.
URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND
DECOMMISSIONING FUND
For necessary expenses in carrying out uranium en-
richment facility decontamination and decommissioning,
remedial actions and other activities of title II of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and title X, subtitle A of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992, $200,200,000, to be derived
from the Fund, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $34,000,000 of amounts derived from the
Fund for such expenses shall be available in accordance
with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
GENERAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
For expenses of the Department of Energy activities
including the purchase, construction and acquisition of
plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary
for general science and research activities in carrying out
the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the acquisition
or condemnation of any real property or facility or for
plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$996,000,000, to remain available until expended.
NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL FUND
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the
purposes of Public Law 97–425, as amended, including
the acquisition of real property or facility construction or
expansion, $182,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, sub-
ject to authorization: Provided, That none of the funds
provided herein shall be distributed to the State of Nevada
or affected units of local government (as defined by Public
Law 97–425) by direct payment, grant, or other means,
for financial assistance under section 116 of the Nuclear
Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended: Provided further,
That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to payments
in lieu of taxes under section 116(c)(3)(A) of the Nuclear
Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
For salaries and expenses of the Department of En-
ergy necessary for Departmental Administration in carry-
ing out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organi-
zation Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the hire
of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and rep-
resentation 
expenses 
(not 
to 
exceed 
$35,000),
$195,000,000, to remain available until expended, plus
such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases
in the estimated amount of cost of work for others not-
withstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31
U.S.C. 1511, et seq.): Provided, That such increases in
cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same
or greater amount, to remain available until expended:
Provided further, That moneys received by the Department
for 
miscellaneous 
revenues 
estimated 
to 
total
$125,388,000 in fiscal year 1997 may be retained and
used for operating expenses within this account, and may
remain available until expended, as authorized by section
201 of Public Law 95–238, notwithstanding the provisions
of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of mis-
cellaneous revenues received during fiscal year 1997 so as
to result in a final fiscal year 1997 appropriation from
the General Fund estimated at not more than
$69,612,000: Provided further, That end of year employee
levels for fiscal year 1997 may not exceed the following
by organization: Board of Contract Appeals, 6; Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, 192; Congressional, Public, and Intergov-
ernmental Affairs, 35; Economic Impact and Diversity,
30; Field Management, 20; General Counsel, 153; Human
Resources and Administration, 550; Office of the Sec-
retary, 23; and Policy, 20.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $24,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES
For Department of Energy expenses, including the
purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital
equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy
defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7101, et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation
of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
acquisition, construction, or expansion; and the purchase
of passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 94 for replace-
ment only), $3,684,378,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE
MANAGEMENT
For Department of Energy expenses, including the
purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital
equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy
defense environmental restoration and waste management
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), in-
cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
struction, or expansion; and the purchase of passenger
motor vehicles (not to exceed 20, of which 19 are for re-
placement only), $5,409,310,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That an additional amount of
$134,500,000 is available for privatization initiatives.
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
For Department of Energy expenses, including the
purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital
equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy
defense, other defense activities, in carrying out the pur-
poses of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the
purchase of passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 2 for
replacement only), $1,459,533,000, to remain available
until expended.
DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the
purposes of Public Law 97–425, as amended, including
the acquisition of real property or facility construction or
expansion, $200,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ALASKA POWER
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance
of projects in Alaska and of marketing electric power and
energy, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra-
tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454,
are approved for official reception and representation ex-
penses in an amount not to exceed $3,000.
During fiscal year 1997, no new direct loan obliga-
tions may be made.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance
of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric
power and energy pursuant to the provisions of section
5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as
applied to the southeastern power area, $18,859,000, to
remain available until expended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN POWER
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance
of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric
power and energy, and for construction and acquisition of
transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities,
and for administrative expenses, including official recep-
tion and representation expenses in an amount not to ex-
ceed $1,500 in carrying out the provisions of section 5
of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as
applied to the southwestern power area, $25,210,000, to
remain available until expended; in addition, notwith-
standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed
$3,787,000 in reimbursements, to remain available until
expended.
CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the functions authorized by title III,
section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7101, et seq.), and other related activities includ-
ing conservation and renewable resources programs as au-
thorized, including official reception and representation
expenses 
in 
an 
amount 
not 
to 
exceed 
$1,500,
$211,582,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $203,687,000 shall be derived from the Department
of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided, That of the
amount herein appropriated, $5,432,000 is for deposit
into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation
Account pursuant to title IV of the Reclamation Projects
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to
transfer from the Colorado River Dam Fund to the West-
ern Area Power Administration $3,774,000 to carry out
the power marketing and transmission activities of the
Boulder Canyon project as provided in section 104(a)(4)
of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984, to remain avail-
able until expended.
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE
FUND
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad
Dams, $970,000, to remain available until expended, and
to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and
Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Adminis-
tration, as provided in section 423 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De-
partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101,
et seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed
$3,000), $141,290,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not to exceed $141,290,000 of revenues from
fees and annual charges, and other services and collections
in fiscal year 1997 shall be retained and used for nec-
essary expenses in this account, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-