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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3042
To amend Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environ-
mental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish
the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to
conduct environmental conflict resolution and training, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. PASTOR) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in
addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
The Committees on Education and the Workforce and Resources discharged;
considered and passed
A BILL
To amend Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental and Native American Public
Policy Act of 1992 to establish the United States Insti-
tute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct
environmental conflict resolution and training, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Environmental Policy
and Conflict Resolution Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Ex-
cellence in National Environmental and Native American
Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5602) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6),
and (7) as paragraphs (5), (9), (7), and (8), respec-
tively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(4) the term ‘environmental dispute’ means a
dispute or conflict relating to the environment, pub-
lic lands, or natural resources;’’;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following:
‘‘(6) the term ‘Institute’ means the United
States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolu-
tion established pursuant to section 7(a)(1)(D);’’;
(4) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1)), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(5) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1)), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(6) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))—
(A) by striking ‘‘fund’’ and inserting
‘‘Trust Fund’’; and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting a period.
SEC. 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Section 5(b) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship
and Excellence in National Environmental and Na-
tive American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C.
5603(b)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of
the second sentence, by striking ‘‘twelve’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘thirteen’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) The chairperson of the President’s Council
on Environmental Quality, who shall serve as a non-
voting, ex officio member and shall not be eligible to
serve as chairperson.’’.
SEC. 4. PURPOSE.
Section 6 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Ex-
cellence in National Environmental and Native American
Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5604) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘an Environ-
mental Conflict Resolution’’ and inserting ‘‘Environ-
mental Conflict Resolution and Training’’;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) establish as part of the Foundation the
United States Institute for Environmental Conflict
Resolution to assist the Federal Government in im-
plementing section 101 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331) by pro-
viding assessment, mediation, and other related serv-
ices to resolve environmental disputes involving
agencies and instrumentalities of the United States;
and
‘‘(9) complement the direction established by
the President in Executive Order 12988 (61 Fed.
Reg. 4729; relating to civil justice reform).’’.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY.
Section 7(a) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental and Native Amer-
ican Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5606(a) is
amended—