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2004 budget justification: Provided further, That the Secretary may
authorize the expenditure or transfer of such sums as necessary
to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and
burros from National Forest System lands: Provided further, That
of the funds provided under this heading for Forest Products,
$4,000,000 shall be allocated to the Alaska Region, in addition
to its normal allocation for the purposes of preparing additional
timber for sale, to establish a 3-year timber supply and such funds
may be transferred to other appropriations accounts as necessary
to maximize accomplishment: Provided further, That within funds
available for the purpose of implementing the Valles Caldera
Preservation Act, notwithstanding the limitations of section
107(e)(2) of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act (Public Law 106–
248), for fiscal year 2003, the Chair of the Board of Trustees
of the Valles Caldera Trust may receive, upon request, compensation
for each day (including travel time) that the Chair is engaged
in the performance of the functions of the Board, except that com-
pensation shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate
in effect for members of the Senior Executive Service at the ES–
1 level, and shall be in addition to any reimbursement for travel,
subsistence and other necessary expenses incurred by the Chair
in the performance of the Chair’s duties.
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, hazardous fuel reduction on or adjacent to such lands,
and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest
System lands and water, $1,379,938,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such funds including unobligated balances
under this head, are available for repayment of advances from
other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That not less than 50 percent of any unobli-
gated balances remaining (exclusive of amounts for hazardous fuels
reduction) at the end of fiscal year 2002 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, $8,000,000 of funds appropriated under
this appropriation shall 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
and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the
utilization of these funds for the Joint Fire Science Program: Pro-
vided further, That funds provided shall be available for emergency
rehabilitation and restoration, hazard reduction activities in the
urban-wildland interface, support to Federal emergency response,
and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service: Provided
further, That of the funds provided, $228,109,000 is for hazardous
fuel treatment, $7,124,000 is for rehabilitation and restoration,
$1,850,000 is for capital improvement and maintenance of fire facili-
ties, $21,427,000 is for research activities and to make competitive
research grants pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Research Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.),
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$46,555,000 is for State fire assistance, $8,240,000 is for volunteer
fire assistance, $16,934,000 is for forest health activities on State,
private, and Federal lands, and $5,000,000 is for economic action
programs: Provided further, That amounts in this paragraph may
be transferred to the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’, ‘‘National Forest
System’’, ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’, and ‘‘Capital Improve-
ment and Maintenance’’ accounts to fund State fire assistance,
volunteer fire assistance, and forest health management, vegetation
and watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, wildlife
and fish habitat management, trails and facilities maintenance
and restoration: Provided further, That transfers of any amounts
in excess of those authorized in this paragraph, shall require
approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
in compliance with reprogramming procedures contained in House
Report No. 105–163: Provided further, That the costs of imple-
menting any cooperative agreement between the Federal Govern-
ment and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually
agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further, That in entering
into such grants or cooperative agreements, the Secretary may
consider the enhancement of local and small business employment
opportunities for rural communities, and that in entering into
procurement contracts under this section on a best value basis,
the Secretary may take into account the ability of an entity to
enhance local and small business employment opportunities in rural
communities, and that the Secretary may award procurement con-
tracts, grants, or cooperative agreements under this section to enti-
ties that include local non-profit entities, Youth Conservation Corps
or related partnerships with State, local or non-profit youth groups,
or small or disadvantaged businesses: Provided further, That in
addition to funds provided for State Fire Assistance programs,
and subject to all authorities available to the Forest Service under
the State and Private Forestry Appropriations, up to $15,000,000
may be used on adjacent non-Federal lands for the purpose of
protecting communities when hazard reduction activities are
planned on national forest lands that have the potential to place
such communities at risk: Provided further, That included in
funding for hazardous fuel reduction is $5,000,000 for implementing
the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393, title
VI, and any portion of such funds shall be available for use on
non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities available to the
Forest Service under the State and Private Forestry Appropriation:
Provided further, That in expending the funds provided with respect
to this Act for hazardous fuels reduction, the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may conduct fuel reduction
treatments on Federal lands using all contracting and hiring
authorities available to the Secretaries applicable to hazardous
fuel reduction activities under the wildland fire management
accounts: Provided further, That notwithstanding Federal Govern-
ment procurement and contracting laws, the Secretaries may con-
duct fuel reduction treatments, rehabilitation and restoration, and
other activities authorized under this heading on and adjacent
to Federal lands using grants and cooperative agreements: Provided
further, That notwithstanding Federal Government procurement
and contracting laws, in order to provide employment and training
opportunities to people in rural communities, the Secretaries may
award contracts, including contracts for monitoring activities, to
local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; Youth Conservation
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Corps crews or related partnerships, with State, local and non-
profit youth groups; small or micro-businesses; or other entities
that will hire or train a significant percentage of local people
to complete such contracts: Provided further, That the authorities
described above relating to contracts, grants, and cooperative agree-
ments are available until all funds provided in this title for haz-
ardous fuels reduction activities in the urban wildland interface
are obligated.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise
provided for, $552,039,000, 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
the Forest Service shall transfer $500,000 appropriated in Public
Law 107–63 within the Capital Improvement and Maintenance
appropriation, to the State and Private Forestry appropriation,
and shall provide these funds in an advance direct lump sum
payment to Purdue University for planning and construction of
a hardwood tree improvement and generation facility: Provided
further, That notwithstanding any provision of law, funds provided
for construction of facilities at Purdue University in Indiana in
this Act, in the amount of $1,700,000 shall be available to the
University, and $1,000,000 provided in this Act for construction
of facilities in Cordova, Alaska shall be available to the city.
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,
$133,815,000 to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That from
amounts previously appropriated under this heading for the acquisi-
tion of lands in the Tongass National Forest, $350,000 shall be
provided as an advance direct lump sum payment to the City
of Juneau for the acquisition of 10.5 acres of land in Southeastern
Alaska for a wild bird rehabilitation clinic and nature education
center.
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,
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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), and for author-
ized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties
pursuant to related Land Sale and Exchange Acts, to remain avail-
able 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.
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND
RESEARCH
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $92,000, to
remain available until expended, to be derived from the fund estab-
lished pursuant to the above Act.
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal
lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487),
$5,542,000, to remain available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year
shall be available for: (1) purchase of not to exceed 113 passenger
motor vehicles of which 10 will be used primarily for law enforce-
ment purposes and of which 113 shall be for replacement; acquisi-
tion of 25 passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire
of such vehicles; operation and maintenance of aircraft, the purchase
of not to exceed seven for replacement only, and acquisition of
sufficient aircraft from excess sources to maintain the operable
fleet at 195 aircraft for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs
and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provi-
sions 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 pursuant 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