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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
For expenses necessary for protection, use, improve-
ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classi-
fication, acquisition of easements and other interests in
lands, and performance of other functions, including main-
tenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the manage-
ment of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction
of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general
administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral
potential of public lands pursuant to Public Law 96–487
(16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $826,932,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for high priority
projects 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 which
$2,228,000 shall be available for assessment of the min-
eral potential of public lands in Alaska pursuant to section
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1010 of Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150); and of
which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be derived from the
special receipt account established by the Land and Water
Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–
6a(i)); and of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal
year 2003 subject to a match by at least an equal amount
by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, to such
Foundation for cost-shared projects supporting conserva-
tion of Bureau lands and such funds shall be advanced
to the Foundation as a lump sum grant without regard
to when expenses are incurred; in addition, $32,696,000
for Mining Law Administration program operations, in-
cluding the cost of administering the mining claim fee pro-
gram; to remain available until expended, to be reduced
by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this
appropriation from annual mining claim fees so as to re-
sult in a final appropriation estimated at not more than
$826,932,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until
expended, from communication site rental fees established
by the Bureau for the cost of administering communica-
tion site activities: Provided, That appropriations herein
made shall not be available for the destruction of healthy,
unadopted, wild horses and burros in the care of the Bu-
reau or its contractors: Provided further, That of the
amount provided, $43,028,000 is for conservation spend-
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ing category activities pursuant to 251(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, for the purposes of discretionary spending lim-
its.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, sup-
pression operations, fire science and research, emergency
rehabilitation, hazardous fuels reduction, and rural fire as-
sistance by the Department of the Interior, $655,332,000,
to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed
$12,374,000 shall be for the renovation or construction
of fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are also avail-
able for repayment of advances to other appropriation ac-
counts from which funds were previously transferred for
such purposes: Provided further, That persons hired pur-
suant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and
lodging without cost from funds available from this appro-
priation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 42
U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or office of the
Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United
States property, may be credited to the appropriation from
which funds were expended to provide that protection, and
are available without fiscal year limitation: Provided fur-
ther, That using the amounts designated under this title
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into
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procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements,
for hazardous fuels reduction activities, and for training
and monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels re-
duction activities, on Federal land, or on adjacent non-
Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Fed-
eral land: Provided further, That the costs of implementing
any cooperative agreement between the Federal Govern-
ment and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutu-
ally agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further,
That in entering into such grants or cooperative agree-
ments, 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 Sec-
retary may take into account the ability of an entity to
enhance local and small business employment opportuni-
ties in rural communities, and that the Secretary may
award procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative
agreements under this section to entities that include local
non-profit entities, Youth Conservation Corps or related
partnerships, or small or disadvantaged businesses: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this head
may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service
for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under
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the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) to consult and conference, as required by section 7
of such Act in connection with wildland fire management
activities: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into
non-competitive sole source leases of real property with
local governments, at or below fair market value, to con-
struct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such
leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard
stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and
fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for
any such lease or for construction activity associated with
the lease.
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’ for fiscal year 2002 in addition to the amounts
made available by Public Law 107–63, $200,000,000, to
remain available until December 31, 2002, for the cost
of fire suppression activities carried out by the Bureau of
Land Management and other Federal agencies related to
the 2002 fire season, including reimbursement of funds
borrowed from other Department of the Interior programs
to fight such fires: Provided, That the entire amount shall
be available only to the extent an official budget request,
that includes designation of the entire amount of the re-
quest as an emergency requirement as defined in the Bal-
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anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Con-
gress: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
For necessary expenses of the Department of the In-
terior and any of its component offices and bureaus for
the remedial action, including associated activities, of haz-
ardous waste substances, pollutants, or contaminants pur-
suant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
9601 et seq.), $9,978,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302,
sums recovered from or paid by a party in advance of or
as reimbursement for remedial action or response activi-
ties conducted by the Department pursuant to section 107
or 113(f) of such Act, shall be credited to this account
to be available until expended without further appropria-
tion: Provided further, That such sums recovered from or
paid by any party are not limited to monetary payments
and may include stocks, bonds or other personal or real
property, which may be retained, liquidated, or otherwise
disposed of by the Secretary and which shall be credited
to this account.
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CONSTRUCTION
For construction of buildings, recreation facilities,
roads, trails, and appurtenant facilities, $10,976,000, to
remain available until expended.
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 20, 1976, as amended (31 U.S.C. 6901–6907),
$230,000,000, of which not to exceed $400,000 shall be
available for administrative expenses and of which
$70,000,000 is for the conservation activities defined in
section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, for the
purposes of such Act: Provided, That no payment shall
be made to otherwise eligible units of local government if
the computed amount of the payment is less than $100.
LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205,
206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579, including admin-
istrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or
interests therein, $49,286,000 (reduced by $1,800,00), to
be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund,
to remain available until expended, and to be for the con-
servation activities defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended, for the purposes of such Act.
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OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
For expenses necessary for management, protection,
and development of resources and for construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and
other improvements on the revested Oregon and California
Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Or-
egon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and
on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or in-
terests therein including existing connecting roads on or
adjacent to such grant lands; $105,633,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the
aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year
from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant
lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and
California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the
General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the sec-
ond paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of
August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876).
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND
(REVOLVING FUND, SPECIAL ACCOUNT)
In addition to the purposes authorized in Public Law
102–381, funds made available in the Forest Ecosystem
Health and Recovery Fund can be used for the purpose
of planning, preparing, implementing, and monitoring sal-
vage timber sales and forest ecosystem health and recovery
activities such as release from competing vegetation and
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density control treatments. The Federal share of receipts
(defined as the portion of salvage timber receipts not paid
to the counties under 43 U.S.C. 1181f and 43 U.S.C.
1181f–1 et seq., and Public Law 106–393) derived from
treatments funded by this account shall be deposited into
the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund.
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of
lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal
rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701),
notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent
of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under
sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C.
315 et seq.) and the amount designated for range improve-
ments from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from
Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of
the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for
administrative expenses.
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES
For administrative expenses and other costs related
to processing application documents and other authoriza-
tions for use and disposal of public lands and resources,
for costs of providing copies of official public land docu-
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ments, for monitoring construction, operation, and termi-
nation of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations,
and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts
as may be collected under Public Law 94–579, as amend-
ed, and Public Law 93–153, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43
U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be
received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of
forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate
for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43
U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended
under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to im-
prove, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands adminis-
tered through the Bureau of Land Management which
have been damaged by the action of a resource developer,
purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without
regard to whether all moneys collected from each such ac-
tion are used on the exact lands damaged which led to
the action: Provided further, That any such moneys that
are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the
exact land for which funds were collected may be used to
repair other damaged public lands.
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended
under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such
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amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of the
Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), and such
amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, sur-
veys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omit-
ted lands under section 211(b) of that Act, to remain
available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management
shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantle-
ment of temporary structures, and alteration and mainte-
nance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to
which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for pay-
ments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information
or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by
the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of en-
forcement activities authorized or approved by the Sec-
retary and to be accounted for solely on her certificate,
not to exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 44
U.S.C. 501, the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-shar-
ing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, pro-
cure printing services from cooperators in connection with
jointly produced publications for which the cooperators
share the cost of printing either in cash or in services,
and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of
meeting accepted quality standards.
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, for scientific and economic studies, con-
servation, management, investigations, protection, and
utilization of fishery and wildlife resources, except whales,
seals, and sea lions, maintenance of the herd of long-
horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge,
general administration, and for the performance of other
authorized functions related to such resources by direct
expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements
and reimbursable agreements with public and private enti-
ties, $918,359,000 to remain available until September
30, 2004, except as otherwise provided herein, of which
$69,006,000 is for conservation spending category activi-
ties pursuant to section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
for the purposes of discretionary spending limits: Pro-
vided, That not less than $2,000,000 shall be provided to
local governments in southern California for planning as-
sociated with the Natural Communities Conservation
Planning (NCCP) program and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That $2,000,000 is for
high priority projects which shall be carried out by the
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Conservation 
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defined 
in 
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250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, as amended, for the purposes
of such Act: Provided further, That not to exceed
$9,077,000 shall be used for implementing subsections
(a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act, as amended, for species that are indigenous to
the United States (except for processing petitions, devel-
oping and issuing proposed and final regulations, and tak-
ing any other steps to implement actions described in sub-
section (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which
not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be used for any activity
regarding the designation of critical habitat, pursuant to
subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for species
already listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) as of the date
of enactment this Act: Provided further, That of the
amount available for law enforcement, up to $400,000 to
remain available until expended, may at the discretion of
the Secretary, be used for payment for information, re-
wards, or evidence concerning violations of laws adminis-
tered by the Service, and miscellaneous and emergency ex-
penses of enforcement activity, authorized or approved by
the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on her certifi-
cate: Provided further, That of the amount provided for
environmental contaminants, up to $1,000,000 may re-
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main available until expended for contaminant sample
analyses.
CONSTRUCTION
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or re-
moval of buildings and other facilities required in the con-
servation, management, investigation, protection, and uti-
lization of fishery and wildlife resources, and the acquisi-
tion of lands and interests therein; $51,308,000 (increased
by $1,800,000), to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
a single procurement for the expansion of the Clark R.
Bavin Forensics Laboratory in Oregon may be issued,
which includes the full scope of the project: Provided fur-
ther, That the solicitation and the contract shall contain
the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’ found at 48 CFR
52.232.18.
LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16
U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including administrative ex-
penses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest
therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable
to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
$82,250,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund, to remain available until expended, and
to be for the conservation activities defined in section
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250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, as amended, for the purposes
of such Act: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated for specific land acquisition projects can be used
to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or other
management costs.
LANDOWNER INCENTIVE PROGRAM
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16
U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including administrative ex-
penses, and for private conservation efforts to be carried
out on private lands, $40,000,000, to be derived from the
Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available
until expended, and to be for conservation spending cat-
egory activities pursuant to section 251(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, for the purposes of discretionary spending lim-
its: Provided, That the amount provided herein is for a
Landowner Incentive Program established by the Sec-
retary that provides matching, competitively awarded
grants to States, the District of Columbia, Tribes, Puerto
Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the North-
ern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, to establish,
or supplement existing, landowner incentive programs that
provide technical and financial assistance, including habi-
tat protection and restoration, to private landowners for
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the protection and management of habitat to benefit feder-
ally listed, proposed, or candidate species, or other at-risk
species on private lands.
STEWARDSHIP GRANTS
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16
U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including administrative ex-
penses, and for private conservation efforts to be carried
out on private lands, $10,000,000, to be derived from the
Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available
until expended, and to be for conservation spending cat-
egory activities pursuant to section 251(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, for the purposes of discretionary spending lim-
its: Provided, That the amount provided herein is for the
Secretary to establish a Private Stewardship Grants Pro-
gram to provide grants and other assistance to individuals
and groups engaged in private conservation efforts that
benefit federally listed, proposed, or candidate species, or
other at-risk species.
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION
FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531–1543),
as amended, $121,400,000, of which $42,929,000 is to be
derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Con-
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servation Fund and $86,471,000 is to be derived from the
Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available
until expended, and to be for the conservation activities
defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
for the purposes of such Act.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $19,414,000, of which
$5,000,000 is for conservation spending category activities
pursuant to section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, for
the purposes of discretionary spending limits.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Public
Law 101–233, as amended, $43,560,000, to remain avail-
able until expended and to be for the conservation activi-
ties defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amend-
ed, for the purposes of such Act: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, amounts in excess of
funds provided in fiscal year 2001 shall be used only for
projects in the United States.
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NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
For financial assistance for projects to promote the
conservation of neotropical migratory birds in accordance
with the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act,
Public Law 106–247 (16 U.S.C. 6101–6109), $5,000,000,
to remain available until expended, and to be for conserva-
tion spending activities pursuant to section 251(c) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended, for the purposes of discretionary
spending limits.
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele-
phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201–4203, 4211–
4213, 4221–4225, 4241–4245, and 1538), the Asian Ele-
phant Conservation Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–96; 16
U.S.C. 4261–4266), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conserva-
tion Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301–5306), and the Great
Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301),
$4,800,000, to remain available until expended, and to be
for conservation spending activities pursuant to section
251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, for the purposes of dis-
cretionary spending limits.
STATE WILDLIFE GRANTS
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United
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States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands,
American Samoa, and federally recognized Indian tribes
under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956
and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the devel-
opment and implementation of programs for the benefit
of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not
hunted or fished, $100,000,000, to be derived from the
Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available
until expended, and to be for the conservation activities
defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
for the purposes of such Act: Provided, That of the
amount provided herein, $5,000,000 is for a competitive
grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remain-
ing provisions of this appropriation: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall, after deducting said $5,000,000 and
administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided
herein in the following manner: (A) to the District of Co-
lumbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each
a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent there-
of; and (B) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-
fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the fol-
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lowing manner: (A) one-third of which is based on the
ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the
total land area of all such States; and (B) two-thirds of
which is based on the ratio to which the population of such
State bears to the total population of all such States: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts apportioned under this
paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State
shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent
of the amount available for apportionment under this
paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of
such amount: Provided further, That the Federal share of
planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total
costs of such projects and the Federal share of implemen-
tation grants shall not exceed 50 percent of the total costs
of such projects: Provided further, That the non-Federal
share of such projects may not be derived from Federal
grant programs: Provided further, That no State, terri-
tory, or other jurisdiction shall receive a grant unless it
has developed, or committed to develop by October 1,
2005, a comprehensive wildlife conservation plan, con-
sistent with criteria established by the Secretary of the
Interior, that considers the broad range of the State, terri-
tory, or other jurisdiction’s wildlife and associated habi-
tats, with appropriate priority placed on those species with
the greatest conservation need and taking into consider-
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ation the relative level of funding available for the con-
servation of those species: Provided further, That any
amount apportioned in 2003 to any State, territory, or
other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of Sep-
tember 30, 2004, shall be reapportioned, together with
funds appropriated in 2005, in the manner provided here-
in.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations and funds available to the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for pur-
chase of not to exceed 102 passenger motor vehicles, of
which 75 are for replacement only (including 39 for police-
type use); repair of damage to public roads within and
adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the
Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed
$1 for each option; facilities incident to such public rec-
reational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with
their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improve-
ment of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the
jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States
has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection
with management and investigation of fish and wildlife re-
sources: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501,
the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and part-
nership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing
services from cooperators in connection with jointly pro-
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duced publications for which the cooperators share at least
one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services and
the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meet-
ing accepted quality standards: Provided further, That the
Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for
existing aircraft: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior
may not spend any of the funds appropriated in this Act
for the purchase of lands or interests in lands to be used
in the establishment of any new unit of the National Wild-
life Refuge System unless the purchase is approved in ad-
vance by the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions in compliance with the reprogramming procedures
contained in Senate Report 105–56.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
For expenses necessary for the management, oper-
ation, and maintenance of areas and facilities adminis-
tered by the National Park Service (including special road
maintenance service to trucking permittees on a reimburs-
able basis), and for the general administration of the Na-
tional Park Service, $1,605,593,000, of which $9,000,000
is for conservation spending category activities pursuant
to section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, for the purposes
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of discretionary spending limits and of which $10,892,000
for research, planning and interagency coordination in
support of Everglades restoration shall remain available
until expended; and of which $90,280,000 to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2004, is for maintenance repair
or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets, operation
of the National Park Service automated facility manage-
ment software system, and comprehensive facility condi-
tion assessments; and of which $2,000,000 is for the
Youth 
Conservation 
Corps, 
defined 
in 
section
250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, as amended, for the purposes
of such Act, for high priority projects: Provided, That the
only funds in this account which may be made available
to support United States Park Police are those funds ap-
proved for emergency law and order incidents pursuant
to established National Park Service procedures, those
funds needed to maintain and repair United States Park
Police administrative facilities, and those funds necessary
to reimburse the United States Park Police account for
the unbudgeted overtime and travel costs associated with
special events for an amount not to exceed $10,000 per
event subject to the review and concurrence of the Wash-
ington headquarters office: Provided further, That none of
the funds in this or any other Act may be used to fund
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a new Associate Director position for Law Enforcement,
Protection, and Emergency Services.
UNITED STATES PARK POLICE
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs of
the United States Park Police, $78,431,000.
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage
partnership programs, environmental compliance and re-
view, international park affairs, statutory or contractual
aid for other activities, and grant administration, not oth-
erwise provided for, $56,330,000.
URBAN PARK AND RECREATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $30,000,000, to remain available
until expended and to be for the conservation activities
defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
for the purposes of such Act.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary in carrying out the Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470),
and the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333), $76,500,000, to be
derived from the Historic Preservation Fund, to remain
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available until September 30, 2004, and to be for the con-
servation activities defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended, for the purposes of such Act: Provided,
That, of the amount provided herein, $2,500,000, to re-
main available until expended, is for a grant for the per-
petual care and maintenance of National Trust Historic
Sites, as authorized under 16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(2), to be
made available in full upon signing of a grant agreement:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, these funds shall be available for investment
with the proceeds to be used for the same purpose as set
out herein: Provided further, That of the total amount pro-
vided, $30,000,000 shall be for Save America’s Treasures
for priority preservation projects, of nationally significant
sites, structures, and artifacts: Provided further, That any
individual Save America’s Treasures grant shall be
matched by non-Federal funds: Provided further, That in-
dividual projects shall only be eligible for one grant, and
all projects to be funded shall be approved by the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Sec-
retary of the Interior in consultation with the President’s
Committee on the Arts and Humanities prior to the com-
mitment of grant funds: Provided further, That Save
America’s Treasures funds allocated for Federal projects
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shall be available by transfer to appropriate accounts of
individual agencies, after approval of such projects by the
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Presi-
dent’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
CONSTRUCTION
For construction, improvements, repair or replace-
ment of physical facilities, including the modifications au-
thorized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park
Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, $325,186,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $53,736,000 is
for conservation activities defined in section 250(c)(4)(E)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, as amended, for the purposes of such Act:
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 Na-
tional Park Service’s Denver Service Center funded under
the construction program management and operations ac-
tivity: Provided 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, cu-
ratorial facilities, administrative buildings), for which ap-
propriations have not been specifically provided if the net
construction cost of such facility is in excess of
$5,000,000, without prior approval of the House and Sen-
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ate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That
this restriction applies to all funds available to the Na-
tional Park Service, including partnership and fee dem-
onstration projects: Provided further, 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 Insti-
tute 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 Conservation 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, $253,099,000, to be derived
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain
available until expended, and to be for the conservation
activities defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, for the purposes of such Act, of which
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$150,000,000 is for the State assistance program includ-
ing $4,000,000 to administer the State assistance pro-
gram: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this
heading, $20,000,000 may be for Federal grants, includ-
ing Federal administrative expenses, to the State of Flor-
ida 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 Flor-
ida 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: Pro-
vided 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 match-
ing non-Federal funds by the State, or are matched by
the State pursuant to the cost-sharing provisions of sec-
tion 316(b) of Public Law 104–303, and shall be subject
to an agreement that the lands to be acquired will be man-
aged 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 con-
tingency fund.
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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 ap-
propriated to the National Park Service may be used to
process any grant or contract documents which do not in-
clude the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Serv-
ice may be used to implement an agreement for the rede-
velopment of the southern end of Ellis Island until such
agreement has been submitted 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 Con-
gress 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 circumstances relied upon in sup-
port of the proposed project.
None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the
National Park Service for activities taken in direct re-
sponse to the United Nations Biodiversity Convention.
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The National Park Service may distribute to oper-
ating units based on the safety record of each unit the
costs of programs designed to improve workplace and em-
ployee safety, and to encourage employees receiving work-
ers’ 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 appropriate account and remain avail-
able until expended. Heretofore and hereafter, in carrying
out the work under reimbursable agreements with any
State, local or tribal government, the National Park Serv-
ice 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 ac-
count, such credit to occur within 90 days of the date of
the original request by the National Park Service for pay-
ment.
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary for the United States Geo-
logical Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and re-
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search covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology,
and the mineral and water resources of the United States,
its territories and possessions, and other areas as author-
ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as
to their mineral and water resources; give engineering su-
pervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission licensees; administer the minerals ex-
ploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); and publish and dis-
seminate 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;
$928,405,000, of which $64,855,000 shall be available
only for cooperation with States or municipalities for
water resources investigations; of which $15,650,000 shall
remain available until expended for conducting inquiries
into the economic conditions affecting mining and mate-
rials processing industries; of which $24,448,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2004 for the operation and
maintenance of facilities and deferred maintenance; and
of which $170,414,000 shall be available until September
30, 2004 for the biological research activity and the oper-
ation of the Cooperative Research Units: Provided, That
none of these funds provided for the biological research
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activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private
property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the
property owner: Provided further, That of the amount pro-
vided herein, $25,000,000 is for the conservation activities
defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
for the purposes of such Act: Provided further, That no
part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than
one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water re-
sources data collection and investigations carried on in co-
operation with States and municipalities.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The amount appropriated for the United States Geo-
logical 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 Serv-
ices Administration for security guard services; con-
tracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for
the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys
when it is administratively determined that such proce-
dures are in the public interest; construction and mainte-
nance 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
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represent the United States in the negotiation and admin-
istration of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities
funded by appropriations herein made may be accom-
plished through the use of contracts, grants, or coopera-
tive agreements as defined in 31 U.S.C. 6302 et seq.: Pro-
vided further, That the United States Geological Survey
may use cooperative agreements for joint research and
data collection programs with Federal, State, and aca-
demic partners and may obtain space in cooperator facili-
ties incident to such cooperative agreements.
MINERAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT
For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and envi-
ronmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and
collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing
laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other min-
erals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; and
for matching grants or cooperative agreements; including
the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehi-
cles for replacement only, $164,721,000, 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
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increases to fee collections for Outer Continental Shelf ad-
ministrative activities performed by the Minerals Manage-
ment Service over and above the rates in effect on Sep-
tember 30, 1993, and from additional fees for Outer Con-
tinental 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 ap-
propriation 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 ac-
quisitions 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 fur-
ther, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for rea-
sonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and
marine cleanup activities: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $15,000 under this
heading shall be available for refunds of overpayments in
connection with certain Indian leases in which the Direc-
tor of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) concurred
with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to In-
dian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable
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erroneous payments: Provided further, That MMS may
under the royalty-in-kind pilot program, or under its au-
thority to transfer oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,
use a portion of the revenues from royalty-in-kind sales,
without regard to fiscal year limitation, to pay for trans-
portation to wholesale market centers or upstream pooling
points, to process or otherwise dispose of royalty produc-
tion taken in kind, and to recover MMS transportation
costs, salaries, and other administrative costs directly re-
lated to filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Provided
further, That MMS shall analyze and document the ex-
pected return in advance of any royalty-in-kind sales to
assure to the maximum extent practicable that royalty in-
come under the pilot program is equal to or greater than
royalty income recognized under a comparable royalty-in-
value program.
OIL SPILL RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section
1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title
VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$6,105,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.
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OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND
ENFORCEMENT
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977, Public Law 95–87, as amended, including the pur-
chase of not to exceed 10 passenger motor vehicles, for
replacement only; $105,367,000: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Interior, pursuant to regulations, may use
directly or through grants to States, moneys collected in
fiscal year 2003 for civil penalties assessed under section
518 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1268), to reclaim lands adversely af-
fected by coal mining practices after August 3, 1977, to
remain available until expended: Provided further, That
appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclama-
tion and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per
diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Of-
fice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
sponsored training.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977,
Public Law 95–87, as amended, including the purchase
of not more than 10 passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment only, $184,745,000, to be derived from receipts of
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the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain
available until expended; of which up to $10,000,000, to
be derived from the Federal Expenses Share of the Fund,
shall be for supplemental grants to States for the reclama-
tion of abandoned sites with acid mine rock drainage from
coal mines, and for associated activities, through the Ap-
palachian Clean Streams Initiative: Provided, That grants
to minimum program States will be $1,500,000 per State
in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That of the funds
herein provided up to $18,000,000 may be used for the
emergency program authorized by section 410 of Public
Law 95–87, as amended, of which no more than 25 per-
cent shall be used for emergency reclamation projects in
any one State and funds for federally administered emer-
gency reclamation projects under this proviso shall not ex-
ceed $11,000,000: Provided further, That prior year unob-
ligated funds appropriated for the emergency reclamation
program shall not be subject to the 25 percent limitation
per State and may be used without fiscal year limitation
for emergency projects: Provided further, That pursuant
to Public Law 97–365, the Department of the Interior is
authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of
the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government
to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under title IV of Public
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Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal
share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Gov-
ernment for the purpose of environmental restoration re-
lated to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage
from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such
projects must be consistent with the purposes and prior-
ities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act
of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25
U.S.C. 450 et seq.), as amended, the Education Amend-
ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally
Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.),
as amended, $1,859,064,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2004 except as otherwise provided herein,
of which not to exceed $89,857,000 shall be for welfare
assistance payments and notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-
Determination Act of 1975, as amended, not to exceed
$133,209,000 shall be available for payments to tribes and
tribal organizations for contract support costs associated
with ongoing contracts, grants, compacts, or annual fund-
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ing agreements entered into with the Bureau prior to or
during fiscal year 2003, as authorized by such Act, except
that tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal
priority allocations for unmet indirect costs of ongoing
contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual funding agree-
ments and for unmet welfare assistance costs; and up to
$2,000,000 shall be for the Indian Self-Determination
Fund which shall be available for the transitional cost of
initial or expanded tribal contracts, grants, compacts or
cooperative agreements with the Bureau under such Act;
and of which not to exceed $454,985,000 for school oper-
ations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education
programs shall become available on July 1, 2003, and
shall remain available until September 30, 2004; and of
which not to exceed $57,536,000 shall remain available
until expended for housing improvement, road mainte-
nance, attorney fees, litigation support, the Indian Self-
Determination Fund, land records improvement, and the
Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, including but not
limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as
amended, and 25 U.S.C. 2008, not to exceed $49,065,000
within and only from such amounts made available for
school operations shall be available to tribes and tribal or-
ganizations for administrative cost grants associated with
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the operation of Bureau-funded schools: Provided further,
That any forestry funds allocated to a tribe which remain
unobligated as of September 30, 2004, may be transferred
during fiscal year 2005 to an Indian forest land assistance
account established for the benefit of such tribe within the
tribe’s trust fund account: Provided further, That any such
unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on
September 30, 2005.
CONSTRUCTION
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities,
and other facilities, including architectural and engineer-
ing services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests
in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for
construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pur-
suant to Public Law 87–483, $345,252,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as
may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian
Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of
Reclamation: Provided further, That not to exceed 6 per-
cent of contract authority available to the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may
be used to cover the road program management costs of
the Bureau: Provided further, That any funds provided for
the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13
shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: Pro-
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vided further, That for fiscal year 2003, in implementing
new construction or facilities improvement and repair
project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to
tribally controlled grant schools under Public Law 100–
297, as amended, the Secretary of the Interior shall use
the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost
Principles for Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR
part 12 as the regulatory requirements: Provided further,
That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of
43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and
determine a schedule of payments for the work to be per-
formed: Provided further, That in considering applications,
the Secretary shall consider whether the Indian tribe or
tribal organization would be deficient in assuring that the
construction projects conform to applicable building stand-
ards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and
safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(a), with
respect to organizational and financial management capa-
bilities: Provided further, That if the Secretary declines an
application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements
contained in 25 U.S.C. 2505(f): Provided further, That
any disputes between the Secretary and any grantee con-
cerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes provision
in 25 U.S.C. 2508(e).
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INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND
MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS
For miscellaneous payments to Indian tribes and in-
dividuals and for necessary administrative expenses,
$60,949,000, to remain available until expended; of which
$24,870,000 shall be available for implementation of en-
acted Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant
to Public Laws 101–618 and 102–575, and for implemen-
tation of other enacted water rights settlements; of which
$5,068,000 shall be available for future water supplies fa-
cilities under Public Law 106–163; of which $31,011,000
shall be available pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–
580, 106–263, 106–425, and 106–554: Provided, That of
the amount provided for implementation of Public Law
106–263, $3,000,000 for a water rights and habitat acqui-
sition program shall be derived from the Land and Water
Conservation Fund.
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of guaranteed and insured loans,
$5,000,000, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed,
not to exceed $72,424,000.
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In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the guaranteed and insured loan programs, $493,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the oper-
ation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts,
cooperative agreements, compacts and grants, either di-
rectly or in cooperation with States and other organiza-
tions.
Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs may contract for services in support of the man-
agement, operation, and maintenance of the Power Divi-
sion of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (ex-
cept the revolving fund for loans, the Indian loan guar-
antee and insurance fund, and the Indian Guaranteed
Loan Program account) shall be available for expenses of
exhibits, and purchase of not to exceed 229 passenger
motor vehicles, of which not to exceed 187 shall be for
replacement only.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office
operations, pooled overhead general administration (except
facilities operations and maintenance), or provided to im-
plement the recommendations of the National Academy of
Public Administration’s August 1999 report shall be avail-
able for tribal contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative
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agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the
provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the
Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–
413).
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made
available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for
distribution to other tribes, this action shall not diminish
the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to that
tribe, or the government-to-government relationship be-
tween the United States and that tribe, or that tribe’s abil-
ity to access future appropriations.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
available to the Bureau, other than the amounts provided
herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C.
452 et seq., shall be available to support the operation of
any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska.
Appropriations made available in this or any other
Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available
only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of Sep-
tember 1, 1996. No funds available to the Bureau shall
be used to support expanded grades for any school or dor-
mitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved
by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bu-
reau school system as of October 1, 1995. Funds made
available under this Act may not be used to establish a
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charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term
is defined in section 1146 of the Education Amendments
of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026)), except that a charter school
that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this
Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school be-
fore September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during
that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bu-
reau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau
for the use of the real and personal property (including
buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept
separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau
does not assume any obligation for charter school pro-
grams of the State in which the school is located if the
charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-
funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and
performing functions related to the charter school’s oper-
ation and employees of a charter school shall not be treat-
ed as Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of
title 28, U.S.C. (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Tort
Claims Act’’).
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
INSULAR AFFAIRS
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior,
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$73,217,000, of which: (1) $67,922,000 shall be available
until expended for technical assistance, including mainte-
nance assistance, disaster assistance, insular management
controls, coral reef initiative activities, and brown tree
snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in
American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as au-
thorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Govern-
ment of American Samoa, in addition to current local rev-
enues, for construction and support of governmental func-
tions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands as
authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam,
as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of
the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law (Pub-
lic Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $5,295,000 shall
be available for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insu-
lar Affairs: Provided, That all financial transactions of the
territorial and local governments herein provided for, in-
cluding such transactions of all agencies or instrumental-
ities established or used by such governments, may be au-
dited by the General Accounting Office, at its discretion,
in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United States
Code: Provided further, That Northern Mariana Islands
Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to
those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representa-
tives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the
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Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104–
134: Provided further, That of the amounts provided for
Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding,
$1,000,000 shall be granted to the Prior Service Benefits
Administration: Provided further, That of the amounts
provided for technical assistance, sufficient funding shall
be made available for a grant to the Close Up Foundation:
Provided further, That the funds for the program of oper-
ations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to
institutionalize routine operations and maintenance im-
provement of capital infrastructure, with territorial par-
ticipation and cost sharing to be determined by the Sec-
retary based on the grantee’s commitment to timely main-
tenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That any
appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading
in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used
as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard
mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c).
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
For economic assistance and necessary expenses for
the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of
the Marshall Islands as provided for in sections 122, 221,
223, 232, and 233 of the Compact of Free Association,
and for economic assistance and necessary expenses for
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grams of the several agencies, for the suppression or emer-
gency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior;
for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands
under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to po-
tential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or
other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subse-
quent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource
damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills;
for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or
potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on
lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to
the authority in section 1773(b) of Public Law 99–198
(99 Stat. 1658); for emergency reclamation projects under
section 410 of Public Law 95–87; and shall transfer, from
any no year funds available to the Office of Surface Min-
ing Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be
necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in
the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regu-
latory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided,
That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire
operations shall be available for the payment of obligations
incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reim-
bursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of ve-
hicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with