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H.R. 2107 (105th)

Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998

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1 July 1997

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The communication was referred to the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of the Interior Title II: Related Agencies Title III: General Provisions Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for FY 1998. Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) fire management; (3) remedial action of hazardous waste substances; (4) construction; (5) payments in lieu of taxes to local governments; (6) land acquisition; (7) Oregon and California grant lands; (8) range improvements; (9) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with respect to public lands; (10) miscellaneous trust funds; and (11) BLM administrative and enforcement expenses. Appropriates funds for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for: (1) resource management; (2) construction; (3) natural resource damage assessment activities; (4) land acquisition; (5) the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; (6) the National Wildlife Refuge Fund; (7) expenses related to carrying out the African Elephant Conservation Act; (8) expenses related to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act; (9) the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund; (10) the Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Fund; and (11) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administrative and enforcement expenses. Makes appropriations for the National Park Service (NPS) for: (1) the National Park System; (2) national recreation and preservation activities; (3) expenses related to carrying out the Historic Preservation Act of 1966; (4) construction; and (5) land acquisition and State assistance from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Rescinds specified contract authority to obligate funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for FY 1998. Prohibits the use of funds by the NPS for activities taken in direct response to the United Nations Biodiversity Convention. Makes appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Geological Survey for surveys, investigations, and research; (2) the Minerals Management Service for royalty and offshore minerals management and oil spill research; (3) the Office of Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for enforcement and the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; (4) the Bureau of Indian Affairs for operation of Indian programs, construction, miscellaneous payments to Indians, and Indian guaranteed loans; (5) assistance to U.S. territories and for carrying out the Compacts of Free Association with respect to Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau; (6) salaries and expenses of departmental management, the Offices of the Solicitor and Inspector General, and the National Indian Gaming Commission; and (7) trust programs for Indians. Sets forth prohibitions on the use of specified funds. (Sec. 101) Sets forth provisions regarding the use of funds under this title for emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of facilities or equipment. (Sec. 108) Prohibits the use of such funds for specified offshore leasing and related activities. (Sec. 113) Sets forth provisions regarding severance and health benefits for employees of BLM's helium operations. (Sec. 114) Prohibits the use of funds in this or previous appropriations Acts to establish a new regional office in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service without the advance approval of the Appropriations Committees. Title II: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service for: (1) forest and rangeland research; (2) forestry activities; (3) the National Forest System; (4) fire management; (5) construction and reconstruction; (6) land acquisition; (7) range rehabilitation and improvement; (8) forest and rangeland research; (9) restoration of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie; (10) restoration of balances borrowed for previous years firefighting; and (11) administrative expenses. Rescinds a specified amount of funds made available to the Department of Energy in FY 1997 or prior fiscal years for clean coal technology projects. Makes appropriations for the Department of Energy for: (1) fossil energy research and development activities; (2) naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities; (3) energy conservation; (4) economic regulation activities of the Office of Hearings and Appeals; (5) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (6) the Energy Information Administration. Makes appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services for the Indian Health Service, including Indian health facilities. Makes appropriations for the: (1) Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; (2) Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; (3) Smithsonian Institution; (4) National Zoological Park; (5) National Gallery of Art; (6) John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (7) Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; (8) National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, respectively; (9) Institute of Museum and Library Services; (10) Commission of Fine Arts; (11) Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (12) National Capital Planning Commission; and (13) Holocaust Memorial Council. Sets forth provisions regarding uses of, and limitations on, funds under this title. Title III: General Provisions - Sets forth limitations on the use of funds under this Act, including Buy American requirements. Prohibits Federal contracts with persons found to have falsely labeled products with a "Made in America" inscription. (Sec. 308) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for: (1) planning or offering timber from giant sequoias on BLM or Forest System lands for sale in a manner different than such sales were conducted in FY 1995; (2) entering into a concession contract (by the NPS) which provides for the removal of the underground lunchroom at Carlsbad Caverns National Park; (3) the AmeriCorps program unless the relevant agencies of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture follow appropriate reprogramming guidelines; (4) demolishing the bridge between Jersey City, New Jersey, and Ellis Island or preventing pedestrian use of such bridge; (5) accepting or processing applications for a patent for mining or mill site claims located under the general mining laws, unless the Secretary of the Interior takes specified actions; (6) acquiring lands in specified Ohio counties for the Wayne National Forest; (7) promulgating or enforcing any rule or regulation pursuant to title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to assert control over any waters, nonfederal lands, or lands selected by, but not conveyed to, the State of Alaska pursuant to other specified Acts; (8) reviewing or modifying certain sourcing areas previously approved under the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990; and (9) funding activities of the western director and special assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture. (Sec. 319) Authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to limit competition for watershed restoration project contracts as part of the President's Forest Plan for the Pacific Northwest to individuals and entities in timber-dependent areas in Washington, Oregon, and northern California that have been affected by reduced timber harvesting on Federal lands. (Sec. 323) Requires the Secretaries, in conducting the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project, to analyze the economic and social conditions and culture and customs of communities at the sub-basin level of analysis within the project area and delineate impacts the alternatives will have on such communities. Provides for incorporation of this analysis in any final environmental impact statement.

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