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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Facilitating Access to Speedy 
Transmissions for Networks, E-commerce and Telecommunications (FASTNET) 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was enacted to 
        foster the rapid deployment of advanced telecommunications and 
        information technologies and services to all Americans by 
        promoting competition and reducing regulation in 
        telecommunications markets nationwide.
            (2) The Telecommunications Act of 1966 specifically 
        recognized the unique abilities and circumstances of local 
        exchange carriers with fewer than two percent of the Nation's 
        subscriber lines installed in the aggregate nationwide.
            (3) Given the markets two percent carriers typically serve, 
        such carriers are uniquely positioned to accelerate the 
        deployment of advanced services and competitive initiatives for 
        the benefit of consumers in less densely populated regions of 
        the Nation.
            (4) Existing regulations are typically tailored to the 
        circumstances of larger carriers and therefore often impose 
        disproportionate burdens on two percent carriers, impeding such 
        carriers' deployment of advanced telecommunications services 
        and competitive initiatives to consumers in less densely 
        populated regions of the Nation.
            (5) Reducing regulatory burdens on two percent carriers 
        will enable such carriers to devote additional resources to the 
        deployment of advanced services and to competitive initiatives 
        to benefit consumers in less densely populated regions of the 
        Nation.
            (6) Reducing regulatory burdens on two percent carriers 
        will increase such carriers' ability to respond to marketplace 
        conditions, allowing them to accelerate deployment of advanced 
        services and competitive initiatives to benefit consumers in 
        less densely populated regions of the Nation.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to accelerate the deployment of advanced services and 
        the development of competition in the telecommunications 
        industry for the benefit of consumers in all regions of the 
        Nation, consistent with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, by 
        reducing regulatory burdens on local exchange carriers with 
        fewer than two percent of the Nation's subscriber lines 
        installed in the aggregate nationwide;
            (2) to improve such carriers' flexibility to undertake such 
        initiatives; and
            (3) to allow such carriers to redirect resources from 
        paying the costs of such regulatory burdens to increasing 
        investment in such initiatives.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

    Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (51) and (52) as paragraphs 
        (52) and (53), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (50) the following:
            ``(51) Two percent carrier.--The term `two percent carrier' 
        means an incumbent local exchange carrier within the meaning of 
        section 251(h) whose access lines, when aggregated with the 
        access lines of any local exchange carrier that such incumbent 
        local exchange carrier directly or indirectly controls, is 
        controlled by, or is under common control with, are fewer than 
        two percent of the Nation's subscriber lines installed in the 
        aggregate nationwide.''.

SEC. 4. REGULATORY RELIEF FOR TWO PERCENT CARRIERS.

    Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by adding at 
the end thereof a new part IV as follows:

         ``PART IV--PROVISIONS CONCERNING TWO PERCENT CARRIERS

``SEC. 281. REDUCED REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR TWO PERCENT CARRIERS.

    ``(a) Commission To Take Into Account Differences.--In adopting 
rules that apply to incumbent local exchange carriers (within the 
meaning of section 251(h)), the Commission shall separately evaluate 
the burden that any proposed regulatory, compliance, or reporting 
requirements would have on two percent carriers.
    ``(b) Effect of Commission's Failure To Take Into Account 
Differences.--If the Commission adopts a rule that applies to incumbent 
local exchange carriers and fails to separately evaluate the burden 
that any proposed regulatory, compliance, or reporting requirement 
would have on two percent carriers, the Commission shall not enforce 
the rule against two percent carriers unless and until the Commission 
performs such separate evaluation.
    ``(c) Additional Review Not Required.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to require the Commission to conduct a separate 
evaluation under subsection (a) if the rules adopted do not apply to 
two percent carriers, or such carriers are exempted from such rules.
    ``(d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to prohibit any size-based differentiation among carriers mandated by 
this Act, chapter 6 of title 5, United State Code, the Commission's 
rules, or any other provision of law.
    ``(e) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply 
with respect to any rule adopted on or after the date of enactment of 
this section.

``SEC. 282. LIMITATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Limitation.--The Commission shall not require a two percent 
carrier--
            ``(1) to file cost allocation manuals or to have such 
        manuals audited or attested, but a two percent carrier that 
        qualifies as a class A carrier shall annually certify to the 
        Commission that the two percent carrier's cost allocation 
        complies with the rules of the Commission; or
            ``(2) to file Automated Reporting and Management 
        Information Systems (ARMIS) reports, except for purposes of 
        section 224.
    ``(b) Preservation of Authority.--Except as provided in subsection 
(a), nothing in this Act limits the authority of the Commission to 
obtain access to information under sections 211, 213, 215, 218, and 220 
with respect to two percent carriers.

``SEC. 283. INTEGRATED OPERATION OF TWO PERCENT CARRIERS.

    ``The Commission shall not require any two percent carrier to 
establish or maintain a separate affiliate to provide any common 
carrier or noncommon carrier services, including local and 
interexchange services, commercial mobile radio services, advanced 
services (within the meaning of section 706 of the Telecommunications 
Act of 1996), paging, Internet, information services or other enhanced 
services, or other services. The Commission shall not require any two 
percent carrier and its affiliates to maintain separate officers, 
directors, or other personnel, network facilities, buildings, research 
and development departments, books of account, financing, marketing, 
provisioning, or other operations.

``SEC. 284. PARTICIPATION IN TARIFF POOLS AND PRICE CAP REGULATION.

    ``(a) NECA Pool.--The participation or withdrawal from 
participation by a two percent carrier of one or more study areas in 
the common line tariff administered and filed by the National Exchange 
Carrier Association or any successor tariff or administrator shall not 
obligate such carrier to participate or withdraw from participation in 
such tariff for any other study area. The Commission may require a two 
percent carrier to give 60 days notice of its intent to participate or 
withdraw from participation in such common line tariff with respect to 
a study area. Except as permitted by section 310(f)(3), a two percent 
carrier's election under this subsection shall be binding for one year 
from the date of the election.
    ``(b) Price Cap Regulation.--A two percent carrier may elect to be 
regulated by the Commission under price cap rate regulation, or elect 
to withdraw from such regulation, for one or more of its study areas. 
The Commission shall not require a carrier making an election under 
this subsection with respect to any study area or areas to make the 
same election for any other study area. Except as permitted by section 
310(f)(3), a two percent carrier's election under this subsection shall 
be binding for one year from the date of the election.

``SEC. 285. DEPLOYMENT OF NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES BY TWO 
              PERCENT COMPANIES.

    ``(a) One-Day Notice of Deployment.--The Commission shall permit 
two percent carriers to introduce new interstate telecommunications 
services by filing a tariff on one day's notice showing the charges, 
classifications, regulations, and practices therefor, without obtaining 
a waiver, or make any other showing before the Commission in advance of 
the tariff filing. The Commission shall not have authority to approve 
or disapprove the rate structure for such services shown in such 
tariff.
    ``(b) Definition.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term `new 
interstate telecommunications service' means a class or subclass of 
service not previously offered by the two percent carrier that enlarges 
the range of service options available to ratepayers of such carrier.

``SEC. 286. ENTRY OF COMPETING CARRIER.

    ``(a) Pricing Flexibility.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, any two percent carrier shall be permitted to de-average its 
interstate switched or special access rates, file tariffs on one day's 
notice, and file contract-based tariffs for interstate switched or 
special access services immediately upon certifying to the Commission 
that a telecommunications carrier unaffiliated with such carrier is 
engaged in facilities-based entry within such carrier's service area. A 
two percent carrier subject to rate-of-return regulation with respect 
to an interstate switched or special access service, for which pricing 
flexibility has been exercised pursuant to this subsection, shall 
compute its interstate rate of return based on the nondiscounted rate 
for such service.
    ``(b) Streamlined Pricing Regulation.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, upon receipt by the Commission of a 
certification by a two percent carrier that--
            ``(1) a local exchange carrier, or its affiliate, or
            ``(2) a local exchange carrier operated by, or owned in 
        whole or part by, a governmental authority,
is engaged in facilities-based entry within the two percent carrier's 
service area, the Commission shall regulate the two percent carrier as 
non-dominant and shall not require the tariffing of the interstate 
service offerings of the two percent carrier.
    ``(c) Participation in Exchange Carrier Association Tariff.--A two 
percent carrier that meets the requirements of subsection (a) or (b) of 
this section with respect to one or more study areas shall be permitted 
to participate in the common line tariff administered and filed by the 
National Exchange Carrier Association or any successor tariff or 
administrator, by electing to include one or more of its study areas in 
such tariff.
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Facilities-based entry.--The term `facilities-based 
        entry' means, within the service area of a two percent 
        carrier--
                    ``(A) the provision or procurement of local 
                telephone exchange switching or its equivalent; and
                    ``(B) the provision of telephone exchange service 
                to at least one unaffiliated customer.
            ``(2) Contract-based tariff.--The term `contract-based 
        tariff' shall mean a tariff based on a service contract entered 
        into between a two percent carrier and one or more customers of 
        such carrier. Such tariff shall include--
                    ``(A) the term of the contract, including any 
                renewal options;
                    ``(B) a brief description of each of the services 
                provided under the contract;
                    ``(C) minimum volume commitments for each service, 
                if any;
                    ``(D) the contract price for each service or 
                services at the volume levels committed to by the 
                customer or customers;
                    ``(E) a brief description of any volume discounts 
                built into the contract rate structure; and
                    ``(F) a general description of any other 
                classifications, practices, and regulations affecting 
                the contract rate.
            ``(3) Service area.--The term `service area' has the same 
        meaning as in section 214(e)(5).

``SEC. 287. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Commission Authority.--Nothing in this part shall be 
construed to restrict the authority of the Commission under sections 
201 through 208.
    ``(b) Rural Telephone Company Rights.--Nothing in this part shall 
be construed to diminish the rights of rural telephone companies 
otherwise accorded by this Act, or the rules, policies, procedures, 
guidelines, and standards of the Commission as of the date of enactment 
of this section.
    ``(c) State Authority.--Nothing in this part shall be construed to 
limit or affect any authority (as of August 1, 2001) of the States over 
charges, classifications, practices, services, facilities, or 
regulations for or in connection with intrastate communications service 
by wire or radio of any carrier.''.

SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON MERGER REVIEW.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 310 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 310) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Deadline for Making Public Interest Determination.--
            ``(1) Time limit.--In connection with any merger between 
        two percent carriers, or the acquisition, directly or 
        indirectly, by a two percent carrier or its affiliate of 
        securities or assets of another carrier or its affiliate, if 
the merged or acquiring carrier remains a two percent carrier after the 
merger or acquisition, the Commission shall make any determinations 
required by this section and section 214, and shall rule on any 
petition for waiver of the Commission's rules or other request related 
to such determinations, not later than 60 days after the date an 
application with respect to such merger or acquisition is submitted to 
the Commission.
            ``(2) Approval absent action.--If the Commission does not 
        approve or deny an application as described in paragraph (1) by 
        the end of the period specified, the application shall be 
        deemed approved on the day after the end of such period. Any 
        such application deemed approved under this subsection shall be 
        deemed approved without conditions.
            ``(3) Election permitted.--The Commission shall permit a 
        two percent carrier to make an election pursuant to section 284 
        with respect to any local exchange facilities acquired as a 
        result of a merger or acquisition that is subject to the review 
        deadline established in paragraph (1) of this subsection.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply 
with respect to any application that is submitted to the Commission on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. Applications pending with 
the Commission on the date of enactment of this Act shall be subject to 
the requirements of this section as if they had been filed with the 
Commission on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. TIME LIMITS FOR ACTION ON PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OR 
              WAIVER.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 405 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 405) is amended by adding to the end the following:
    ``(c) Expedited Action Required.--
            ``(1) Time limit.--Within 90 days after receiving from a 
        two percent carrier a petition for reconsideration or other 
        review filed under this section or a petition for waiver of a 
        rule, policy, or other Commission requirement, the Commission 
        shall issue an order granting or denying such petition. If the 
        Commission fails to act on a petition for waiver subject to the 
        requirements of this section within this 90-day period, the 
        relief sought in such petition shall be deemed granted. If the 
        Commission fails to act on a petition for reconsideration or 
        other review subject to the requirements of this section within 
        such 90-day period, the Commission's enforcement of any rule 
        the reconsideration or other review of which was specifically 
        sought by the petitioning party shall be stayed with respect to 
        that party until the Commission issues an order granting or 
        denying such petition.
            ``(2) Finality of action.--Any order issued under paragraph 
        (1), or any grant of a petition for waiver that is deemed to 
        occur as a result of the Commission's failure to act under 
        paragraph (1), shall be a final order and may be appealed.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply 
with respect to any petition for reconsideration or other review or 
petition for waiver that is submitted to the Commission on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. Petitions for reconsideration or 
petitions for waiver pending with the Commission on the date of 
enactment of this Act shall be subject to the requirements of this 
section as if they had been filed on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT EXCEPTIONS.

    Notwithstanding sections 310 and 405 of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 310 and 405), the 60-day time period under section 
310(f)(1) of that Act, as added by section 5 of this Act, and the 90-
day time period under section 405(c)(1) of that Act, as added by 
section 6 of this Act, shall not apply to a petition or application 
under section 310 or 405 if an Executive Branch agency with cognizance 
over national security, law enforcement, or public safety matters, 
including the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, submits a written filing to the 
Federal Communications Commission advising the Commission that the 
petition or application may present national security, law enforcement, 
or public safety concerns that may not be resolved within the 60-day or 
90-day time period, respectively.

Ex Output:
Facilitating Access to Speedy Transmissions for Networks, E-commerce and Telecommunications (FASTNET) Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to define a "two percent carrier" (carrier) as an incumbent local exchange carrier whose access lines, when combined with the access lines of any other carrier that such carrier controls, are fewer than two percent of the subscriber lines installed in the aggregate nationwide.Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in adopting rules that apply to such carriers, to separately evaluate the burden that any proposed regulatory, compliance, or reporting requirements would have on such carriers. Prohibits the FCC from requiring such carriers to: (1) file cost allocation manuals or Automated Reporting and Management Information Systems reports; or (2) establish or maintain a separate affiliate to provide any common carrier or noncommon carrier services.Limits carrier participation in tariff pools and price cap regulation.Requires the FCC to permit such carriers to introduce new interstate telecommunications services by filing a tariff on one day's notice.Allows such carriers to de-average its interstate switched or special access rates, file tariffs on one day's notice, and file contract-based tariffs for switched or special access services upon certifying that a telecommunications carrier unaffiliated with such carrier is engaged in facilities-based entry within such carrier's service area. Limits FCC carrier merger review authority. Provides time limits for FCC action on petitions for reconsideration or waiver of a rule, policy, or requirement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998''.
    (b) Amendment of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et 
seq.).

SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 3702) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``15'' and inserting ``22'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``six'' and 
                inserting ``4'', and by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon at the end;
                    (C) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and'';
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) 4 of whom must be knowledgeable and experienced in 
        ocean and coastal resource conservation.''; and
                    (E) in the material following paragraph (3) (as so 
                added), by striking ``shall be'' and inserting ``and 
                the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
                Atmosphere shall each be''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Appointment and Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (in this 
        Act referred to as the `Secretary') shall appoint the Directors 
        of the Board, after considering recommendations from the Board 
        under paragraph (4). The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        consult with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
        Atmosphere before appointing any Director of the Board.
            ``(2) Terms.--The Directors shall be appointed for terms of 
        6 years; except that the Secretary, in making the initial 
        appointments to the Board, shall appoint 3 Directors to a term 
        of 2 years, 2 Directors to a term of 4 years, and 2 Directors 
        to a term of 6 years. No individual may serve more than 2 
        consecutive full terms as a Director.
            ``(3) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Board shall be filled 
        within 60 days after the occurrence of the vacancy. Any 
        individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the 
        expiration of any term of office shall be appointed for the 
        remainder of that term.
            ``(4) Nomination of appointees.--The Board may recommend to 
        the Secretary individuals to be appointed as Directors of the 
        Board.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any appointment of a Director of the Board of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Appointment of Additional Members.--
            (1) Nominations.--The Board of Directors on the National 
        Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall submit any recommendations 
        of individuals for appointment to positions on the Board 
        created by the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) by not later 
        than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Staggered terms.--Of the Directors on the Board of 
        Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation first 
        appointed pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) 3 shall be appointed to a term that expires 
                December 31, 1999;
                    (B) 2 shall be appointed to a term that expires 
                December 31, 2001; and
                    (C) 2 shall be appointed to a term that expires 
                December 31, 2003,
        as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time of 
        appointment.

SEC. 3. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Investment and Deposit of Federal Funds.--Section 4(c) (16 
U.S.C. 3703(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) in order as 
        paragraphs (8) through (12); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) to invest any funds provided to the Foundation by the 
        Federal Government in obligations of the United States or in 
        obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by the 
        United States;
            ``(4) to deposit any funds provided to the Foundation by 
        the Federal Government into accounts that are insured by an 
        agency or instrumentality of the United States;
            ``(5) to make use of any interest or investment income that 
        accrues as a consequence of actions taken under paragraph (3) 
        or (4) to carry out the purposes of the Foundation;
            ``(6) to provide Federal funds for the purpose of entering 
        into cooperative agreements with willing private landowners for 
        restoration and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and other 
        natural resources on public or private land, or both, if such 
        cooperative agreements--
                    ``(A) provide general conservation benefits; or
                    ``(B) benefit fish, wildlife, or other natural 
                resources on public land;
            ``(7) to accept and manage funds provided by any Federal 
        agency under any other law when it is in the public 
        interest;''.
    (b) Agency Approval of Acquisitions of Property.--Section 4(e) (16 
U.S.C. 3703(e)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:
            ``(B) the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
        administers the program under which the funds were provided of 
        the proposed acquisition, and the agency fails to object in 
        writing to the proposed acquisition within 60 days after the 
        date of that notification.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Director'' and 
        inserting ``the head of the Federal agency that administers the 
        program under which the funds were provided''.
    (c) Repeal.--Section 304 of Public Law 102-440 (16 U.S.C. 3703 
note) is repealed.
    (d) Agency Approval of Conveyances and Grants.--Section 
4(e)(3)(B)(ii) (16 U.S.C. 3703(e)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(ii) the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
        administers the Federal program under which the funds were 
        provided of the proposed conveyance or provision of Federal 
        funds, and the head of the agency fails to object in writing to 
        such proposed conveyance or provision of Federal funds within 
        60 days after the date of that notification.''.
    (e) Reconveyance of Real Property.--Section 4(e)(5) (16 U.S.C. 
3703(e)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(5) The Foundation shall convey at not less than fair market 
value any real property acquired by it in whole or in part with Federal 
funds if the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that administers 
the Federal program under which the funds were provided, and the agency 
fails to disagree within 60 days after the date of that notification, 
that--
            ``(A) the property is no longer valuable for the purposes 
        of fish and wildlife conservation or management; and
            ``(B) the purposes of the Foundation would be better served 
        by the use of the proceeds of the conveyance for authorized 
        activities of the Foundation.''.
    (f) Termination of Condemnation Limitation; Expenditures for 
Printing or Capital Equipment.--Section 4(d) (16 U.S.C. 3703(d)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Expenditures for Printing or Capital Equipment.--The 
Foundation may not make an expenditure of Federal funds for printing or 
capital equipment that is greater than $10,000 unless the expenditure 
is approved by the Federal agency that administers the Federal program 
under which the funds were provided.''.

SEC. 4. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 10(b)(1) (16 U.S.C. 3709(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
``matching, in whole or in part,'' and inserting ``matching, on a one-
to-one basis,''.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF GRANTS PROVIDED BY FOUNDATION.

    Section 10(b) (16 U.S.C. 3709(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(3)(A) Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation shall not be 
used for--
            ``(i) expenses related to litigation; or
            ``(ii) any activity the purpose of which is to influence 
        legislation pending before the Congress.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not be considered to prohibit 
officers or employees of the Foundation from communicating to Members 
or staff of Congress requests for legislation that they consider 
necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the Foundation 
or that relates to the authority of the Foundation, appropriations for 
use by the Foundation, or use of Federal funds by the Foundation.
    ``(4) Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation shall not be 
used for any activity related to the introduction of wolves or grizzly 
bears in Idaho, Montana, Utah, or Wyoming.''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 10(a) (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, in the 
aggregate, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 3709(c)) is repealed.

Ex Output:
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of members of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Board of Directors.  Provides for four directors experienced in ocean and coastal resources conservation and adds the Under Secretary for Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere as a nonvoting member. 
Expands Foundation powers to include the right to:  (1) invest and deposit Federal funds; and (2) provide Federal funds to enter into agreements with private landowners for fish, wildlife, and natural resource restoration and enhancement on public and private lands. 
Revises certain limitations on the use of Federal funds by the Foundation to acquire interests in, convey, or grant such funds to another for, real property to allow such activities if the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that administers the program under which the funds were provided of the proposed activity and the agency fails to object within a certain time period. 
Removes a limitation on the condemnation of Foundation lands by State or local entities.  Prohibits the use of Foundation grants for litigation expenses, activities to influence legislation pending before the Congress, or for activities related to the introduction of wolves or grizzly bears in Idaho, Montana, Utah, or Wyoming. 
Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Foundation through FY 1999. 
Repeals a provision that states that amounts authorized under the Act are in addition to any provided for the Foundation under other Federal laws.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit 
Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.
    Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 
485h(c)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
    contracts to furnish water'' and inserting the following:
        ``(1) The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to 
    furnish water'';
        (2) by striking ``(1) shall'' and inserting ``(A) shall'';
        (3) by striking ``(2) shall'' and inserting ``(B) shall'';
        (4) by striking ``respecting the terms of sales of electric 
    power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and 
    alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to 
    particular projects'' and inserting ``respecting the sales of 
    electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an 
    authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in 
    existing laws related to particular projects, including small 
    conduit hydropower development''; and
        (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2)(A) When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 
        shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation 
        district or water users association operating the applicable 
        transferred conduit, or to the irrigation district or water 
        users association receiving water from the applicable reserved 
        conduit. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame 
        for the irrigation district or water users association to 
        accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer for a small 
        conduit hydropower project.
            ``(B) If the irrigation district or water users association 
        elects not accept a lease of power privilege offer under 
        subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall offer the lease of power 
        privilege to other parties in accordance with this subsection.
            ``(3) The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply its categorical 
        exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act 
        of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to small conduit hydropower 
        development under this subsection, excluding siting of 
        associated transmission facilities on Federal lands.
            ``(4) The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of 
        Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit 
        hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities conducted 
        under this subsection.
            ``(5) Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western 
        Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, 
        or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market 
        any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this 
        subsection and none of the costs associated with production or 
        delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes 
        for inclusion in project rates.
            ``(6) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the 
        delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation 
        facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation 
        shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original 
        project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only 
        when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the 
        lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project 
        or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated 
        financial or physical impacts to the project or division 
        involved. The Secretary shall notify and consult with the 
        irrigation district or water users association operating the 
        transferred conduit before offering the lease of power 
        privilege and shall prescribe terms and conditions that will 
        adequately protect the planning, design, construction, 
        operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United 
        States and the project or division involved.
            ``(7) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any 
        existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower 
        projects or disposition of revenues.
            ``(8) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any 
        existing preliminary permit, license, or exemption issued by 
        the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Part I of the 
        Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) or any project for 
        which an application has been filed with the Federal Energy 
        Regulatory Commission as of the date of the enactment of the 
        Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and 
        Rural Jobs Act.
            ``(9) In this subsection:
                ``(A) Conduit.--The term `conduit' means any Bureau of 
            Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, 
            ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated 
            for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, 
            or industrial consumption and not primarily for the 
            generation of electricity.
                ``(B) Irrigation district.--The term `irrigation 
            district' means any irrigation, water conservation or 
            conservancy, multicounty water conservation or conservancy 
            district, or any separate public entity composed of two or 
            more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its 
            member districts.
                ``(C) Reserved conduit.--The term `reserved conduit' 
            means any conduit that is included in project works the 
            care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved 
            by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of 
            Reclamation.
                ``(D) Transferred conduit.--The term `transferred 
            conduit' means any conduit that is included in project 
            works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has 
            been transferred to a legally organized water users 
            association or irrigation district.
                ``(E) Small conduit hydropower.--The term `small 
            conduit hydropower' means a facility capable of producing 5 
            megawatts or less of electric capacity.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 10, 2013.  Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the development of small conduit hydropower at Bureau facilities. Defines: (1) "small conduit hydropower" as five megawatts or less; and (2) "conduit" as a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance. Requires that power privilege leases be offered first to an irrigation district or water users association operating or receiving water from the applicable transferred or reserved conduit.  Defines: (1) reserved conduit as any conduit included in project works whose care, operation, and maintenance has been reserved by the Secretary (through the Bureau); and (2) transferred conduit as any conduit included in project works whose care, operation, and maintenance has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. Requires the Secretary to offer the lease of power privilege to other parties if the irrigation district or water users association elects not to accept a lease of power privilege offer. Requires the Bureau to apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to small conduit hydropower, except with respect to siting of associated transmission on federal lands. Makes the Bureau's Power Resources Office the lead office for such small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities. (Thus excludes such activities from the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC].) Declares that nothing in this Act shall: (1) obligate specified power administrations to purchase or market the power produced by such facilities, (2) alter or impede the delivery and management of water for original project purposes, or (3) alter or affect any existing agreements for conduit hydropower development projects or disposition of revenues. Deems water used for conduit hydropower generation to be incidental to use of water for the original project purposes.