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and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the President’s Com-
mittee on the Arts and Humanities.
CONSTRUCTION
For construction, improvements, repair or replacement of phys-
ical facilities, including the modifications authorized by section
104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion
Act of 1989, $327,843,000, to remain available until expended,
of which $1,800,000 for the Virginia City Historic District and
$500,000 for the Fort Osage National Historic Landmark shall
be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund pursuant to 16
U.S.C. 470a, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 is for site acquisition
for the proposed Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center,
to be made available to the Tanana Chiefs Conference under an
Annual Funding Agreement through the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act, and of which $400,000 is for the
Alice Ferguson Foundation for facility upgrade and rehabilitation
at the Hard Bargain Farm: Provided, That none of the funds in
this or any other Act, may be used to pay the salaries and expenses
of more than 160 Full Time Equivalent personnel working for
the National Park Service’s Denver Service Center funded under
the construction program management and operations activity: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided in this or any
other Act may be used to pre-design, plan, or construct any new
facility (including visitor centers, curatorial facilities, administrative
buildings), for which appropriations have not been specifically pro-
vided if the net construction cost of such facility is in excess of
$5,000,000, without prior approval of the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That this restric-
tion applies to all funds available to the National Park Service,
including partnership and fee demonstration projects: Provided fur-
ther, That the National Park Service may transfer to the City
of Carlsbad, New Mexico, funds for the construction of the National
Cave and Karst Research Institute to be built and operated in
accordance with provisions in Public Law 105–325 and all other
applicable laws and regulations. Title to the Institute will be held
by the City of Carlsbad.
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
(RESCISSION)
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2003 by 16
U.S.C. 460l–10a is rescinded.
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Con-
servation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11),
including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of lands or
waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the statutory
authority applicable to the National Park Service, $172,468,000,
to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and
to remain available until expended, of which $98,000,000 is for
the State assistance program including $3,000,000 to administer
the State assistance program: Provided, That of the amounts pro-
vided under this heading, $15,000,000 may be for Federal grants,
including Federal administrative expenses, to the State of Florida
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for the acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, within
the Everglades watershed (consisting of lands and waters within
the boundaries of the South Florida Water Management District,
Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, including the areas known as
the Frog Pond, the Rocky Glades and the Eight and One-Half
Square Mile Area) under terms and conditions deemed necessary
by the Secretary to improve and restore the hydrological function
of the Everglades watershed: Provided further, That funds provided
under this heading for assistance to the State of Florida to acquire
lands within the Everglades watershed are contingent upon new
matching non-Federal funds by the State, or are matched by the
State pursuant to the cost-sharing provisions of section 316(b) of
Public Law 104–303, and shall be subject to an agreement that
the lands to be acquired will be managed in perpetuity for the
restoration of the Everglades: Provided further, That none of the
funds provided for the State Assistance program may be used
to establish a contingency fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available
for the purchase of not to exceed 301 passenger motor vehicles,
of which 273 shall be for replacement only, including not to exceed
226 for police-type use, 10 buses, and 8 ambulances: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Service
may be used to process any grant or contract documents which
do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Service may
be used to implement an agreement for the redevelopment of the
southern end of Ellis Island until such agreement has been sub-
mitted to the Congress and shall not be implemented prior to
the expiration of 30 calendar days (not including any day in which
either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment
of more than 3 calendar days to a day certain) from the receipt
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President
of the Senate of a full and comprehensive report on the development
of the southern end of Ellis Island, including the facts and cir-
cumstances relied upon in support of the proposed project.
None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the National
Park Service for activities taken in direct response to the United
Nations Biodiversity Convention.
The National Park Service may distribute to operating units
based on the safety record of each unit the costs of programs
designed to improve workplace and employee safety, and to encour-
age employees receiving workers’ compensation benefits pursuant
to chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to return to appropriate
positions for which they are medically able.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2003
and thereafter, sums provided to the National Park Service by
private entities for utility services shall be credited to the appro-
priate account and remain available until expended: Provided, That
heretofore and hereafter, in carrying out the work under reimburs-
able agreements with any State, local or tribal government, the
National Park Service may, without regard to 31 U.S.C. 1341 or
any other provision of law or regulation, record obligations against
accounts receivable from such entities, and shall credit amounts
received from such entities to the appropriate account, such credit
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to occur within 90 days of the date of the original request by
the National Park Service for payment.
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey
to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topog-
raphy, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water
resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and
other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify
lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering
supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program
(30 U.S.C. 641); and publish and disseminate data relative to the
foregoing activities; and to conduct inquiries into the economic
conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries (30
U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes
as authorized by law and to publish and disseminate data;
$925,287,000, of which $64,855,000 shall be available only for
cooperation with States or municipalities for water resources inves-
tigations; and of which $15,499,000 shall remain available until
expended for conducting inquiries into the economic conditions
affecting mining and materials processing industries; and of which
$8,000,000 shall remain available until expended for satellite oper-
ations; and of which $24,623,000 shall be available until September
30, 2004, for the operation and maintenance of facilities and
deferred maintenance; and of which $170,926,000 shall be available
until September 30, 2004, for the biological research activity and
the operation of the Cooperative Research Units: Provided, That
none of these funds provided for the biological research activity
shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless
specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: Provided
further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay
more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water
resources data collection and investigations carried on in coopera-
tion with States and municipalities.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The amount appropriated for the United States Geological
Survey shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 53
passenger motor vehicles, of which 48 are for replacement only;
reimbursement to the General Services Administration for security
guard services; contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps
and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys
when it is administratively determined that such procedures are
in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary
buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging
stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States
National Committee on Geology; and payment of compensation
and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Survey duly appointed
to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration
of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities funded by appro-
priations herein made may be accomplished through the use of
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in 31 U.S.C.
6302 et seq.: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions
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of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (31
U.S.C. 6301–6308), the United States Geological Survey is author-
ized to continue existing, and hereafter, to enter into new coopera-
tive agreements directed towards a particular cooperator, in support
of joint research and data collection activities with Federal, State,
and academic partners funded by appropriations herein, including
those that provide for space in cooperator facilities.
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT
For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and environmental
studies, regulation of industry operations, and collection of royalties,
as authorized by law; for enforcing laws and regulations applicable
to oil, gas, and other minerals leases, permits, licenses and oper-
ating contracts; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements;
including the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only, $165,321,000, of which $83,284,000,
shall be available for royalty management activities; and an amount
not to exceed $100,230,000, to be credited to this appropriation
and to remain available until expended, from additions to receipts
resulting from increases to rates in effect on August 5, 1993, from
rate increases to fee collections for Outer Continental Shelf adminis-
trative activities performed by the Minerals Management Service
over and above the rates in effect on September 30, 1993, and
from additional fees for Outer Continental Shelf administrative
activities established after September 30, 1993: Provided, That
to the extent $100,230,000 in additions to receipts are not realized
from the sources of receipts stated above, the amount needed to
reach $100,230,000 shall be credited to this appropriation from
receipts resulting from rental rates for Outer Continental Shelf
leases in effect before August 5, 1993: Provided further, That
$3,000,000 for computer acquisitions shall remain available until
September 30, 2004: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this Act shall be available for the payment of interest in
accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1721(b) and (d): Provided further, That
not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses
related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
$15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds of overpay-
ments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the Director
of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) concurred with the
claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or
tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments: Pro-
vided further, That MMS may under the royalty-in-kind pilot pro-
gram, or under its authority to transfer oil to the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve, use a portion of the revenues from royalty-in-kind
sales, without regard to fiscal year limitation, to pay for transpor-
tation to wholesale market centers or upstream pooling points,
to process or otherwise dispose of royalty production taken in kind,
and to recover MMS transportation costs, salaries, and other
administrative costs directly related to filling the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve: Provided further, That MMS shall analyze and docu-
ment the expected return in advance of any royalty-in-kind sales
to assure to the maximum extent practicable that royalty income