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In the Senate of the United States,
July 19, 2001.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
2311) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for energy and water
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for
other purposes.'', do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2002, for energy and water development, and for other
purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of Engineers--Civil
The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction
of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of
Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army
pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and
related purposes.
General Investigations
For expenses necessary for the collection and study of basic
information pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore
protection, and related projects, restudy of authorized projects,
miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by laws, surveys and
detailed studies and plans and specifications of projects prior to
construction, $152,402,000, to remain available until expended, of
which not less than $500,000 shall be used to conduct a study of Port
of Iberia, Louisiana, and of which such sums as are necessary shall be
used by the Secretary of the Army to conduct and submit to Congress a
study that examines the known and potential environmental effects of
oil and gas drilling activity in the Great Lakes (including effects on
the shorelines and water of the Great Lakes): Provided, That during the
fiscal years 2002 and 2003, no Federal or State permit or lease shall
be issued for oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling in
or under 1 or more of the Great Lakes (including in or under any river
flowing into or out of the lake): Provided further, That using $100,000
of the funds provided herein for the States of Maryland, Virginia,
Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Army,
acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to conduct a
Chesapeake Bay shoreline erosion study, including an examination of
management measures that could be undertaken to address the sediments
behind the dams on the lower Susquehanna River: Provided further, That
the Secretary of the Army, using $100,000 of the funds provided herein,
is directed to conduct studies for flood damage reduction,
environmental protection, environmental restoration, water supply,
water quality and other purposes in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, and
shall provide a comprehensive plan for the development, conservation,
disposal and utilization of water and related land resources, for flood
damage reduction and allied purposes, including the determination of
the need for a reservoir to satisfy municipal and industrial water
supply needs: Provided further, That within the funds provided herein,
the Secretary may use $300,000 for the North Georgia Water Planning
District Watershed Study, Georgia.
Construction, General
For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, shore
protection, and related projects authorized by laws; and detailed
studies, and plans and specifications, of projects (including those for
development with participation or under consideration for participation
by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made
eligible for selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute a
commitment of the Government to construction), $1,570,798,000, to
remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary
for the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the
Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, as authorized by Public Law 104-303; and
of which such sums as are necessary pursuant to Public Law 99-662 shall
be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, for one-half of the
costs of construction and rehabilitation of inland waterways projects,
including rehabilitation costs for the Lock and Dam 12, Mississippi
River, Iowa; Lock and Dam 24, Mississippi River, Illinois and Missouri;
Lock and Dam 3, Mississippi River, Minnesota; and London Locks and Dam,
and Kanawha River, West Virginia, projects; and of which funds are
provided for the following projects in the amounts specified:
Red River Emergency Bank Protection, AR, $4,500,000;
Indianapolis Central Waterfront, Indiana, $5,000,000;
Southern and Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky, $2,500,000:
Provided, That using $200,000 of the funds provided herein, the
Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is
directed to conduct, at full Federal expense, technical studies of
individual ditch systems identified by the State of Hawaii, and to
assist the State in diversification by helping to define the cost of
repairing and maintaining selected ditch systems: Provided further,
That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers,
is directed to use $1,300,000 of the funds appropriated herein to
continue construction of the navigation project at Kaumalapau Harbor,
Hawaii: Provided further, That with $800,000 of the funds provided
herein, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, is directed to continue construction of the Brunswick County
Beaches, North Carolina-Ocean Isle Beach portion in accordance with the
General Reevaluation Report approved by the Chief of Engineers on May
15, 1998: Provided further, That $2,500,000 of the funds appropriated
herein, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, is directed to use $500,000 to undertake the Bowie County
Levee Project, which is defined as Alternative B Local Sponsor Option,
in the Corps of Engineers document entitled Bowie County Local Flood
Protection, Red River, Texas, Project Design Memorandum No. 1, Bowie
County Levee, dated April 1997: Provided further, That the Secretary of
the Army is directed to use $4,000,000 of the funds provided herein for
Dam safety and Seepage/Stability Correction Program to continue
construction of seepage control features at Waterbury Dam, Vermont:
Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, is directed to use $2,500,000 of the funds
appropriated herein to proceed with the removal of the Embrey Dam,
Fredericksburg, Virginia: Provided further, That the Secretary of the
Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to use
$41,100,000 of the funds appropriated herein to proceed with planning,
engineering, design or construction of the following elements of the
Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River
Project:
$4,500,000 for the Clover Fork, Kentucky, element of the
project;
$1,000,000 for the City of Cumberland, Kentucky, element of
the project;
$1,650,000 for the town of Martin, Kentucky, element of the
project;
$2,100,000 for the Pike County, Kentucky, element of the
project, including $1,100,000 for additional studies along the
tributaries of the Tug Fork and continuation of a Detailed
Project Report for the Levisa Fork;
$3,850,000 for the Martin County, Kentucky, element of the
project;
$950,000 for the Floyd County, Kentucky, element of the
project;
$600,000 for the Harlan County element of the project;
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$800,000 for additional studies along tributaries of the
Cumberland River in Bell County, Kentucky;
$18,600,000 to continue work on the Grundy, Virginia,
element of the project;
$450,000 to complete the Buchanan County, Virginia,
Detailed Project Report;
$700,000 to continue the Dickenson County, Detailed Project
Report;
$1,500,000 for the Lower Mingo County, West Virginia,
element of the project;
$600,000 for the Upper Mingo County, West Virginia, element
of the project;
$600,000 for the Wayne County, West Virginia, element of
the project;
$3,200,000 for the McDowell County element of the project:
Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, is directed to continue the Dickenson County
Detailed Project Report as generally defined in Plan 4 of the
Huntington District Engineer's Draft Supplement to the Section 202
General Plan for Flood Damage Reduction dated April 1997, including all
Russell Fork tributary streams within the County and special
considerations as may be appropriate to address the unique relocations
and resettlement needs for the flood prone communities within the
County: Provided further, That, with respect to the environmental
infrastructure project in Lebanon, New Hampshire, for which funds are
made available under this heading, the non-Federal interest shall
receive credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project
for work performed before the date of execution of the project
cooperation agreement, if the Secretary determines the work is integral
to the project: Provided further, That within the funds provided
herein, $250,000 may be used for the Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas
feasibility study.
flood control, mississippi river and tributaries, arkansas, illinois,
kentucky, louisiana, mississippi, missouri, and tennessee
For expenses necessary for prosecuting work of flood control, and
rescue work, repair, restoration, or maintenance of flood control
projects threatened or destroyed by flood, as authorized by law (33
U.S.C. 702a and 702g-1), $328,011,000, to remain available until
expended.
Operation and Maintenance, General
For expenses necessary for the preservation, operation,
maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood control, and
related works, including such sums as may be necessary for the
maintenance of harbor channels provided by a State, municipality or
other public agency, outside of harbor lines, and serving essential
needs of general commerce and navigation; surveys and charting of
northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and
straightening channels; and removal of obstructions to navigation,
$1,833,263,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less
than $300,000 shall be used for a study to determine, and develop a
project that would make, the best use, on beaches of adjacent towns, of
sand dredged from Morehead City Harbor, Carteret County, North
Carolina; of which such sums as become available in the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, may be derived
from that Fund, and of which such sums as become available from the
special account established by the Land and Water Conservation Act of
1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l), may be derived from that account for
construction, operation, and maintenance of outdoor recreation
facilities, and of which not less than $400,000 shall be used to carry
out maintenance dredging of the Sagamore Creek Channel, New Hampshire:
Provided, That of funds appropriated herein, for the Intracoastal
Waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland, the
Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is
directed to reimburse the State of Delaware for normal operation and
maintenance costs incurred by the State of Delaware for the SR1 Bridge
from station 58+00 to station 293+00 between May 12, 1997 and September
30, 2002. Reimbursement costs shall not exceed $1,277,000: Provided
further, That the Secretary of the Army is directed to use $2,000,000
of funds appropriated herein to remove and reinstall the docks and
causeway, in kind, at Astoria East Boat Basin, Oregon: Provided
further, That $2,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein, the
Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is
directed to dredge a channel from the mouth of Wheeling Creek to Tunnel
Green Park in Wheeling, West Virginia: Provided further, That $500,000
of the funds appropriated herein shall be available for the conduct of
activities related to the selection, by the Secretary of the Army in
cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency, of a permanent
disposal site for environmentally sound dredged material from
navigational dredging projects in the State of Rhode Island: Provided
further, That the project for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint
Rivers Navigation, authorized by section 2 of the Rivers and Harbor Act
of March 2, 1945 (Public Law 79-14; 59 Stat. 10) and modified by the
first section of the River and Harbor Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 635,
chapter 595), is modified to authorize the Secretary, as part of
navigation maintenance activities to develop and implement a plan to be
integrated into the long-term dredged material management plan being
developed for the Corley Slough reach as required by conditions of the
State of Florida water quality certification, for periodically removing
sandy dredged material from the disposal area known as Site 40, located
at mile 36.5 of the Apalachicola River, and from other disposal sites
that the Secretary may determine to be needed, for the purpose of reuse
of the disposal areas, by transporting and depositing the sand for
environmentally acceptable beneficial uses in coastal areas of
northwest Florida to be determined in coordination with the State of
Florida: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to acquire
all lands, easements, and rights-of-way that may be determined by the
Secretary, in consultation with the affected State, to be required for
dredged material disposal areas to implement a long-term dredge
material management plan: Provided further, That the long-term
management plan shall be developed in coordination with the State of
Florida no later than 2 years from the date of enactment of this
legislation: Provided further, That, $5,000,000 shall be made available
for these purposes and $8,173,000 shall be made available for the
Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers Navigation.
Regulatory Program
For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to
regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $128,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites
throughout the United States resulting from work performed as part of
the Nation's early atomic energy program, $140,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
General Expenses
For expenses necessary for general administration and related
functions in the Office of the Chief of Engineers and offices of the
Division Engineers; activities of the Coastal Engineering Research
Board, the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Water
Resources Support Center, and headquarters support functions at the
USACE Finance Center, $153,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I
of this Act shall be available to fund the activities of the Office of
the Chief of Engineers or the executive direction and management
activities of the division offices.
Administrative Provisions
Appropriations in this title shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $5,000); and
during the current fiscal year the Revolvi
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ng Fund, Corps of Engineers,
shall be available for purchase (not to exceed 100 for replacement
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Corps of Engineers--Civil
Sec. 101. Agreements proposed for execution by the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works or the United States Army Corps
of Engineers after the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to
section 4 of the Rivers and Harbor Act of 1915, Public Law 64-291;
section 11 of the River and Harbor Act of 1925, Public Law 68-585; the
Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1936, Public Law 75-208; section
215 of the Flood Control Act of 1968, as amended, Public Law 90-483;
sections 104, 203, and 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1986, as amended (Public Law 99-662); section 206 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992, as amended, Public Law 102-580;
section 211 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, Public Law
104-303, and any other specific project authority, shall be limited to
credits and reimbursements per project not to exceed $10,000,000 in
each fiscal year, and total credits and reimbursements for all
applicable projects not to exceed $50,000,000 in each fiscal year.
Sec. 102. St. Georges Bridge, Delaware. None of the funds made
available in this Act may be used to carry out any activity relating to
closure or removal of the St. Georges Bridge across the Intracoastal
Waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland,
including a hearing or any other activity relating to preparation of an
environmental impact statement concerning the closure or removal.
Sec. 103. The Secretary may not expend funds to accelerate the
schedule to finalize the Record of Decision for the revision of the
Missouri River Master Water Control Manual and any associated changes
to the Missouri River Annual Operating Plan. During consideration of
revisions to the manual in fiscal year 2002, the Secretary may consider
and propose alternatives for achieving species recovery other than the
alternatives specifically prescribed by the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service in the biological opinion of the Service. The
Secretary shall consider the views of other Federal agencies, non-
Federal agencies, and individuals to ensure that other congressionally
authorized purposes are maintained.
Sec. 104. The non-Federal interest shall receive credit towards the
lands, easements, relocations, rights-of-way, and disposal areas
required for the Lava Hot Springs restoration project in Idaho, and
acquired by the non-Federal interest before execution of the project
cooperation agreement: Provided, That the Secretary shall provide
credit for work only if the Secretary determines such work to be
integral to the project.
Sec. 105. Of the funds provided under title I, $15,500,000 shall be
available for the Demonstration Erosion Control project, Mississippi.
Sec. 106. Of the funds made available under Operations and
Maintenance, a total of $3,000,000 may be made available for Perry
Lake, Kansas.
Sec. 107. Guadalupe River, California. The project for flood
control, Guadalupe River, California, authorized by section 401 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986, and the Energy and Water
Development Appropriation Acts of 1990 and 1992, is modified to
authorize the Secretary to construct the project substantially in
accordance with the General Reevaluation and Environmental Report for
Proposed Project Modifications, dated February 2001, at a total cost of
$226,800,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $128,700,000, and
estimated non-Federal cost of $98,100,000.
Sec. 108. Of the funds provided under Operations and Maintenance
for McKlellan-Kerr, Arkansas River Navigation System dredging,
$22,338,000 is provided: Provided, That of that amount, $1,000,000
shall be for dredging on the Arkansas River for maintenance dredging at
the authorized depth.
Sec. 109. Designation of Nonnavigability for Portions of Gloucester
County, New Jersey. (a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army (referred to in
section as the ``Secretary'') shall designate as nonnavigable
the areas described in paragraph (3) unless the Secretary,
after consultation with local and regional public officials
(including local and regional planning organizations), makes a
determination that 1 or more projects proposed to be carried
out in 1 or more areas described in paragraph (2) are not in
the public interest.
(2) Description of areas.--The areas referred to in
paragraph (1) are certain parcels of property situated in the
West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, as
depicted on Tax Assessment Map #26, Block #328, Lots #1, 1.03,
1.08, and 1.09, more fully described as follows:
(A) Beginning at the point in the easterly line of
Church Street (49.50 feet wide), said beginning point
being the following 2 courses from the intersection of
the centerline of Church Street with the curved
northerly right-of-way line of Pennsylvania-Reading
Seashore Lines Railroad (66.00 feet wide)--
(i) along said centerline of Church Street
N. 11 deg.28'50" E. 38.56 feet; thence
(ii) along the same N. 61 deg.28'35" E.
32.31 feet to the point of beginning.
(B) Said beginning point also being the end of the
thirteenth course and from said beginning point runs;
thence, along the aformentioned Easterly line of Church
Street--
(i) N. 11 deg.28'50" E. 1052.14 feet;
thence
(ii) crossing Church Street, N.
34 deg.19'51" W. 1590.16 feet; thence
(iii) N. 27 deg.56'37" W. 3674.36 feet;
thence
(iv) N. 35 deg.33'54" W. 975.59 feet;
thence
(v) N. 57 deg.04'39" W. 481.04 feet; thence
(vi) N. 36 deg.22'55" W. 870.00 feet to a
point in the Pierhead and Bulkhead Line along
the Southeasterly shore of the Delaware River;
thence
(vii) along the same line N. 53 deg.37'05"
E. 1256.19 feet; thence
(viii) still along the same, N.
86 deg.10'29" E. 1692.61 feet; thence, still
along the same the following thirteenth courses
(ix) S. 67 deg.44'20" E. 1090.00 feet to a
point in the Pierhead and Bulkhead Line along
the Southwesterly shore of Woodbury Creek;
thence
(x) S. 39 deg.44'20" E. 507.10 feet; thence
(xi) S. 31 deg.01'38" E. 1062.95 feet;
thence
(xii) S. 34 deg.34'20" E. 475.00 feet;
thence
(xiii) S. 32 deg.20'28" E. 254.18 feet;
thence
(xiv) S. 52 deg.55'49" E. 964.95 feet;
thence
(xv) S. 56 deg.24'40" E. 366.60 feet;
thence
(xvi) S. 80 deg.31'50" E. 100.51 feet;
thence
(xvii) N. 75 deg.30'00" E. 120.00 feet;
thence
(xviii) N. 53 deg.09'00" E. 486.50 feet;
thence
(xix) N. 81 deg.18'00" E. 132.00 feet;
thence
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(xx) S. 56 deg.35'00" E. 115.11 feet;
thence
(xxi) S. 42 deg.00'00" E. 271.00 feet;
thence
(xxii) S. 48 deg.30'00" E. 287.13 feet to a
point in the Northwesterly line of Grove Avenue
(59.75 feet wide); thence
(xxiii) S. 23 deg.09'50" W. 4120.49 feet;
thence
(xxiv) N. 66 deg.50'10" W. 251.78 feet;
thence
(xxv) S. 36 deg.05'20" E. 228.64 feet;
thence
(xxvi) S. 58 deg.53'00" W. 1158.36 feet to
a point in the Southwesterly line of said River
Lane; thence
(xxvii) S. 41 deg.31'35" E. 113.50 feet;
thence
(xxviii) S. 61 deg.28'35" W. 863.52 feet to
the point of beginning.
(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), beginning
at a point in the centerline of Church Street (49.50
feet wide) where the same is intersected by the curved
northerly line of Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
Railroad right-of-way (66.00 feet wide), along that
Railroad, on a curve to the left, having a radius of
1465.69 feet, an arc distance of 1132.14 feet--
(I) N. 88 deg.45'47" W. 1104.21 feet;
thence
(II) S. 69 deg.06'30" W. 1758.95 feet;
thence
(III) N. 23 deg.04'43" W. 600.19 feet;
thence
(IV) N. 19 deg.15'32" W. 3004.57 feet;
thence
(V) N. 44 deg.52'41" W. 897.74 feet; thence
(VI) N. 32 deg.26'05" W. 2765.99 feet to a
point in the Pierhead and Bulkhead Line along
the Southeasterly shore of the Delaware River;
thence
(VII) N. 53 deg.37'05" E. 2770.00 feet;
thence
(VIII) S. 36 deg.22'55" E. 870.00 feet;
thence
(IX) S. 57 deg.04'39" E. 481.04 feet;
thence
(X) S. 35 deg.33'54" E. 975.59 feet; thence
(XI) S. 27 deg.56'37" E. 3674.36 feet;
thence
(XII) crossing Church Street, S.
34 deg.19'51" E. 1590.16 feet to a point in the
easterly line of Church Street; thence
(XIII) S. 11 deg.28'50" W. 1052.14 feet;
thence
(XIV) S. 61 deg.28'35" W. 32.31 feet;
thence
(XV) S. 11 deg.28'50" W. 38.56 feet to the
point of beginning.
(ii) The parcel described in clause (i) does not
include the parcel beginning at the point in the
centerline of Church Street (49.50 feet wide), that
point being N. 11 deg.28'50" E. 796.36 feet, measured
along the centerline, from its intersection with the
curved northerly right-of-way line of Pennsylvania-
Reading Seashore Lines Railroad (66.00 feet wide)--
(I) N. 78 deg.27'40" W. 118.47 feet; thence
(II) N. 15 deg.48'40" W. 120.51 feet;
thence
(III) N. 77 deg.53'00" E 189.58 feet to a
point in the centerline of Church Street;
thence
(IV) S. 11 deg.28'50" W. 183.10 feet to the
point of beginning.
(b) Limits on Applicability; Regulatory Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The designation under subsection (a)(1)
shall apply to those parts of the areas described in subsection
(a) that are or will be bulkheaded and filled or otherwise
occupied by permanent structures, including marina facilities.
(2) Applicable law.--All activities described in paragraph
(1) shall be subject to all applicable Federal law, including--
(A) the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1121,
chapter 425);
(B) section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); and
(C) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(c) Termination of Designation.--If, on the date that is 20 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, any area or portion of an area
described in subsection (a)(3) is not bulkheaded, filled, or otherwise
occupied by permanent structures (including marina facilities) in
accordance with subsection (b), or if work in connection with any
activity authorized under subsection (b) is not commenced by the date
that is 5 years after the date on which permits for the work are
issued, the designation of nonnavigability under subsection (a)(1) for
that area or portion of an area shall terminate.
Sec. 110. Nome Harbor Technical Corrections. Section 101(a)(1) of
Public Law 106-53 (the Water Resources Development Act of 1999) is
amended by--
(1) striking ``$25,651,000'' and inserting in its place
``$39,000,000''; and
(2) striking ``$20,192,000'' and inserting in its place
``$33,541,000''.
Sec. 111. The Secretary of the Army shall not accept or solicit
non-Federal voluntary contributions for shore protection work in excess
of the minimum requirements established by law; except that, when
voluntary contributions are tendered by a non-Federal sponsor for the
prosecution of work outside the authorized scope of the Federal project
at full non-Federal expense, the Secretary is authorized to accept said
contributions.
Sec. 112. Section 211 of the Water Resources and Development Act of
2000 (P.L. 106-541; 114 Stat. 2592-2593) is amended by adding the
following language at the end of subsection (d):
``(3) Engineering research and development center.--The
Engineering Research and Development Center is exempt from the
requirements of this section.''.
Sec. 113. Section 514(g) of the Water Resources and Development Act
of 1999 (113 Stat. 343) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2000 and
2001'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``fiscal years 2000 through
2002''.
Sec. 114. (a)(1) Not later than December 31, 2001, the Secretary
shall investigate the flood control project for Fort Fairfield, Maine,
authorized under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33
U.S.C. 701s); and
(2) determine whether the Secretary is responsible for a design
deficiency in the project relating to the interference of ice with pump
operation.
(b) If the Secretary determines under subsection (a) that the
Secretary is responsible for the design deficiency, the Secretary shall
correct the design deficiency, including the cost of design and
construction, at 100 percent Federal expense.
Sec. 115. The Corps of Engineers is urged to proceed with design of
the Section 205 Mad Creek Flood Control Project in Iowa.
Sec. 116. Cerrillos Dam, Puerto Rico. The Secretary of the Army
shall reassess the allocation of Federal and non-Federal costs for
construction of the Cerrillos Dam, carried out as part of the project
for flood control, Portugues and Bucana Rivers, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 117. Raritan River Basin, Green Brook Subbasin, New Jersey.
The Secretary of the Army shall implement, with a Federal share of 75
percent and a no
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n-Federal share of 25 percent, a buyout plan in the
western portion of Middlesex Borough, located in the Green Brook
subbasin of the Raritan River basin, New Jersey, that includes--
(1) the buyout of not to exceed 10 single-family
residences;
(2) floodproofing of not to exceed 4 commercial buildings
located along Prospect Place or Union Avenue; and
(3) the buyout of not to exceed 3 commercial buildings
located along Raritan Avenue or Lincoln Avenue.
Sec. 118. Study of Corps Capability to Conserve Fish and Wildlife.
Section 704(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33
U.S.C. 2263(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as
subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively;
(2) by striking ``(b) The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(b) Projects.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(3) by striking ``The non-Federal share of the cost of any
project under this section shall be 25 percent.'' and inserting
the following:
``(2) Cost sharing.--
``(A) In general.--The non-Federal share of the
cost of any project under this subsection shall be 25
percent.
``(B) Form.--The non-Federal share may be provided
through in-kind services, including the provision by
the non-Federal interest of shell stock material that
is determined by the Chief of Engineers to be suitable
for use in carrying out the project.
``(C) Applicability.--The non-Federal interest
shall be credited with the value of in-kind services
provided on or after October 1, 2000, for a project
described in paragraph (1) completed on or after that
date, if the Secretary determines that the work is
integral to the project.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Central Utah Project
central utah project completion account
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project
Completion Act, $34,918,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $10,749,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation
Mitigation and Conservation Account of the Central Utah Project
Completion Act and shall be available to carry out activities
authorized under that Act.
In addition, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out
related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior, $1,310,000,
to remain available until expended.
Bureau of Reclamation
The following appropriations shall be expended to execute
authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:
water and related resources
(including transfer of funds)
For management, development, and restoration of water and related
natural resources and for related activities, including the operation,
maintenance and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities,
participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native
Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements
with, State and local governments, Indian tribes, and others,
$732,496,000, to remain available until expended, of which $4,000,000
shall be available for the West River/Lyman-Jones Rural Water System to
provide rural, municipal, and industrial drinking water for Philip,
South Dakota, in accordance with the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988
(102 Stat. 2566; 108 Stat. 4539), of which $14,649,000 shall be
available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and
$31,442,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River
Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may
be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund; of which $8,000,000 shall
be for on-reservation water development, feasibility studies, and
related administrative costs under Public Law 106-163; of which not
more than 25 percent of the amount provided for drought emergency
assistance may be used for financial assistance for the preparation of
cooperative drought contingency plans under title II of Public Law 102-
250; and of which not more than $500,000 is for high priority projects
which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as
authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706: Provided, That such transfers may be
increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this
heading: Provided further, That of the total appropriated, the amount
for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or
the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C.
460l-6a(i) shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided
further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until
expended for the purposes for which contributed: Provided further, That
funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account
and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds available
for expenditure for the Departmental Irrigation Drainage Program may be
expended by the Bureau of Reclamation for site remediation on a non-
reimbursable basis: Provided further, That section 301 of Public Law
102-250, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, as
amended, is amended further by inserting ``2001, and 2002'' in lieu of
``and 2001'': Provided further, That of the funds provided herein,
$1,000,000 may be used to complete the Hopi/Western Navajo Water
Development Plan, Arizona: Provided further, That using $500,000 of the
funds provided herein, shall be available to begin design activities
related to installation of electric irrigation water pumps at the
Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River, Oregon: Provided further, That of
such funds, not more than $1,500,000 shall be available to the
Secretary for completion of a feasibility study for the Santa Fe
Regional Water System, New Mexico: Provided further, That the study
shall be completed by September 30, 2002.
bureau of reclamation loan program account
For the cost of direct loans and/or grants, $7,215,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by the Small Reclamation
Projects Act of August 6, 1956, as amended (43 U.S.C. 422a-422l):
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, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans
not to exceed $26,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
program for direct loans and/or grants, $280,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That of the total sums appropriated, the
amount of program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation
Fund shall be derived from that Fund.
central valley project restoration fund
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, and habitat
restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central
Valley Project Improvement Act, $55,039,000, to be derived from such
sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund
pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), 3405(f), and 3406(c)(1) of
Public Law 102-575, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full
amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized
by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102-575.
policy and administration
For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and related
functions in the office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and
offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, t
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available until expended, $52,968,000, to be derived from the
Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377:
Provided, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be
available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and
administration expenses.
administrative provision
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for
purchase of not to exceed four passenger motor vehicles for replacement
only.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Sec. 201. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and
expenses of personnel to purchase or lease water in the Middle Rio
Grande or the Carlsbad Projects in New Mexico unless said purchase or
lease is in compliance with the purchase requirements of section 202 of
Public Law 106-60.
Sec. 202. Funds under this title for Drought Emergency Assistance
shall be made available primarily for leasing of water for specified
drought related purposes from willing lessors, in compliance with
existing State laws and administered under State water priority
allocation. Such leases may be entered into with an option to purchase:
Provided, That such purchase is approved by the State in which the
purchase takes place and the purchase does not cause economic harm
within the State in which the purchase is made.
Sec. 203. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed
to use not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title
II to refund amounts received by the United States as payments for
charges assessed by the Secretary prior to January 1, 1994 for failure
to file certain certification or reporting forms prior to the receipt
of irrigation water, pursuant to sections 206 and 224(c) of the
Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1226, 1272; 43 U.S.C. 390ff,
390ww(c)), including the amount of associated interest assessed by the
Secretary and paid to the United States pursuant to section 224(i) of
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (101 Stat. 1330-268; 43 U.S.C.
390ww(i)).
Sec. 204. Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund. (a) In
general.--Notwithstanding section 403(f) of the Colorado River Basin
Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1543(f)), no amount from the Lower Colorado
River Basin Development Fund shall be paid to the general fund of the
Treasury until each provision of the Stipulation Regarding a Stay and
for Ultimate Judgment Upon the Satisfaction of Conditions, filed in
United States district court on May 3, 2000, in Central Arizona Water
Conservation District v. United States (No. CIV 95-625-TUC-WDB (EHC),
No. CIV 95-1720-OHX-EHC (Consolidated Action)) is met.
(b) Payment to general fund.--If any of the provisions of the
stipulation referred to in subsection (a) is not met by the date that
is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, payments to the
general fund of the Treasury shall resume in accordance with section
403(f) of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1543(f)).
(c) Authorization.--Amounts in the Lower Colorado River Basin
Development Fund that but for this section would be returned to the
general fund of the Treasury shall not be expended until further Act of
Congress.
Sec. 205. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of
discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until
development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of
California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality
standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental
effect of the San Luis drainage waters.
(b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the
costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by
the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and
collected until fully repaid pursuant to the ``Cleanup Program-
Alternative Repayment Plan'' described in the report entitled
``Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin
Valley Drainage Program, February 1995'', prepared by the Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by
the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or
drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by
San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to
Federal reclamation law.
Sec. 206. The Secretary of the Interior, in accepting payments for
the reimbursable expenses incurred for the replacement, repair, and
extraordinary maintenance with regard to the Valve Rehabilitation
Project at the Arrowrock Dam on the Arrowrock Division of the Boise
Project in Idaho, shall recover no more than $6,900,000 of such
expenses according to the application of the current formula for
charging users for reimbursable operation and maintenance expenses at
Bureau of Reclamation facilities on the Boise Project, and shall
recover this portion of such expenses over a period of 15 years.
TITLE III
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY PROGRAMS
Energy Supply
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
expenses necessary for energy supply, and uranium supply and enrichment
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; and the purchase of
not to exceed 17 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only,
$736,139,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less
than $3,000,000 shall be used for the advanced test reactor research
and development upgrade initiative, and of which $1,000,000 may be
available for the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research.
Non-Defense Environmental Management
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
expenses necessary for non-defense environmental management activities
in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation
of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
acquisition, construction or expansion, $228,553,000, to remain
available until expended.
Uranium Facilities Maintenance and Remediation
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to maintain, decontaminate, decommission,
and otherwise remediate uranium processing facilities, $408,725,000, of
which $287,941,000 shall be derived from the Uranium Enrichment
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, all of which shall remain
available until expended.
Science
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase,
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other
expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
expansion, and purchase of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles
for replacement only, $3,268,816,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That within the funds provided, molecular nuclear
medicine research shall be continued at not less than the fiscal year
2001 funding level.
Nuclear Waste Disposal
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of
Public Law 97-425, as amended, includi
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ng the acquisition of real
property or facility construction or expansion, $25,000,000, to remain
available until expended and to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund:
Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be provided to the State of Nevada
solely for expenditures, other than salaries and expenses of State
employees, to conduct scientific oversight responsibilities pursuant to
the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97-425, as amended:
Provided further, That $6,000,000 shall be provided to affected units
of local governments, as defined in Public Law 97-425, to conduct
appropriate activities pursuant to the Act: Provided further, That the
distribution of the funds as determined by the units of local
government shall be approved by the Department of Energy: Provided
further, That the funds for the State of Nevada shall be made available
solely to the Nevada Division of Emergency Management by direct payment
and units of local government by direct payment: Provided further, That
within 90 days of the completion of each Federal fiscal year, the
Nevada Division of Emergency Management and the Governor of the State
of Nevada and each local entity shall provide certification to the
Department of Energy that all funds expended from such payments have
been expended for activities authorized by Public Law 97-425 and this
Act. Failure to provide such certification shall cause such entity to
be prohibited from any further funding provided for similar activities:
Provided further, That none of the funds herein appropriated may be:
(1) used directly or indirectly to influence legislative action on any
matter pending before Congress or a State legislature or for lobbying
activity as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1913; (2) used for litigation
expenses; or (3) used to support multi-State efforts or other coalition
building activities inconsistent with the restrictions contained in
this Act: Provided further, That all proceeds and recoveries by the
Secretary in carrying out activities authorized by the Nuclear Waste
Policy Act of 1982 in Public Law 97-425, as amended, including but not
limited to, any proceeds from the sale of assets, shall be available
without further appropriation and shall remain available until
expended.
Departmental Administration
For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for
departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception
and representation expenses (not to exceed $35,000), $208,948,000, to
remain available until expended, plus such additional amounts as
necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work
for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act
(31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such increases in cost of work
are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount, to
remain available until expended: Provided further, That moneys received
by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total
$137,810,000 in fiscal year 2002 may be retained and used for operating
expenses within this account, and may remain available until expended,
as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238, notwithstanding the
provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of miscellaneous revenues
received during fiscal year 2002 so as to result in a final fiscal year
2002 appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not more than
$71,138,000.
Office of the Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended.
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
National Nuclear Security Administration
weapons activities
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; and the purchase of
passenger motor vehicles (not to exceed 11 for replacement only),
$6,062,891,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That,
$30,000,000 shall be utilized for technology partnerships supportive of
the National Nuclear Security Administration missions and $3,000,000
shall be utilized at the NNSA laboratories for support of small
business interactions including technology clusters relevant to
laboratory missions: Provided further, That $1,000,000 shall be made
available for community reuse organizations within the Office of Worker
and Community Transition.
defense nuclear nonproliferation
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense, Defense
Nuclear Nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
expansion, $880,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That not to exceed $7,000 may be used for official reception and
representation expenses for national security and nonproliferation
(including transparency) activities in fiscal year 2002.
naval reactors
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors
activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition (by purchase,
condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and
capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $688,045,000, to
remain available until expended.
office of the administrator
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Administrator of the
National Nuclear Security Administration, including official reception
and representation expenses (not to exceed $15,000), $15,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
OTHER DEFENSE RELATED ACTIVITIES
Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase,
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental restoration
and waste management activities in carrying out the purposes of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.),
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or
expansion; and the purchase of 30 passenger motor vehicles, of which 27
shall be for replacement only, $5,389,868,000, to remain available
until expended.
Defense Facilities Closure Projects
For expenses of the Department of Energy to accelerate the closure
of defense environmental management sites, including the purchase,
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
necessary expenses, $1,080,538,000, to remain available until expended.
Defense Environmental Management Privatization
For Department of Energy expenses for privatization projects
necessary for atomic energy defense environmental management activities
authorized by the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101
et seq.), $157,537,000, to remain available until expended.
Other Defense Activities
For Department of Energy expenses, including the pur
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chase,
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other
expenses necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities,
in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation
of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
acquisition, construction, or expansion, $564,168,000, to remain
available until expended.
Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of
Public Law 97-425, as amended, including the acquisition of real
property or facility construction or expansion, $250,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
Power Marketing Administrations
bonneville power administration fund
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund,
established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for official
reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed
$1,500. For the purposes of appropriating funds to assist in financing
the construction, acquisition, and replacement of the transmission
system of the Bonneville Power Administration up to $2,000,000,000 in
borrowing authority is authorized to be appropriated, subject to
subsequent annual appropriations, to remain outstanding at any given
time: Provided, That the obligation of such borrowing authority shall
not exceed $0 in fiscal year 2002 and that the Bonneville Power
Administration shall not obligate more than $374,500,000 of its
permanent borrowing in fiscal year 2002.
Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power
transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy,
including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to the
provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C.
825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, $4,891,000, to remain
available until expended; in addition, notwithstanding the provisions
of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $8,000,000 collected by the Southeastern Power
Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act to recover purchase
power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as
offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole
purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures.
Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power
transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, and
for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and
appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including
official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to
exceed $1,500 in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood
Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern
power area, $28,038,000, to remain available until expended; in
addition, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to
exceed $5,200,000 in reimbursements, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That up to $1,512,000 collected by the Southwestern
Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act to recover
purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account
as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the
sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures.
construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area
power administration
For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section
302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7152), and other
related activities including conservation and renewable resources
programs as authorized, including official reception and representation
expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, $169,465,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $163,951,000 shall be derived from
the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided, That of the
amount herein appropriated, $6,091,000 is for deposit into the Utah
Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account pursuant to title IV of
the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992:
Provided further, That up to $152,624,000 collected by the Western Area
Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling
expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections,
to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making
purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That of the
amount herein appropriated, not less than $200,000 shall be provided
for corridor review and environmental review required for construction
of a 230 kv transmission line between Belfield and Hettinger, North
Dakota: Provided further, That these funds shall be nonreimbursable:
Provided further, That these funds shall be available until expended:
Provided further, That within the amount herein appropriated not less
than $200,000 shall be provided for the Western Area Power
Administration to conduct a technical analysis of the costs and
feasibility of transmission expansion methods and technologies:
Provided further, That WAPA shall publish a study by July 31, 2002 that
contains recommendations of the most cost-effective methods and
technologies to enhance electricity transmission from lignite and wind
energy: Provided further, That these funds shall be nonreimbursable:
Provided further, That these funds shall be available until expended.
Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the
hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $2,663,000, to
remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and
Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power
Administration, as provided in section 423 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $3,000),
$187,155,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $187,155,000
of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and
collections in fiscal year 2002 shall be retained and used for
necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the
General Fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal
year 2002 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2002 appropriation
from the General Fund estimated at not more than $0: Provided further,
That the Commission is authorized to hire an additional 10 senior
executive service positions.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Sec. 301. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to award a management and operating contract unless such contract
is awarded using competitive procedures or the Secretary of Energy
grants, on a case-by-case basis, a waiver to allow for such a
deviation. The Secretary may not delegate the authority to grant such a
waiver.
(b) At least 60 days before a contract award, amendment, or
modification for which the Secretary intends to grant such a waiver,
the Secretary shall submit to the Subcommittees on Energy and Water
Development of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report notifying the subcommittees of
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the waiver and setting forth the reasons for the waiver.
Sec. 302. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to--
(1) develop or implement a workforce restructuring plan
that covers employees of the Department of Energy; or
(2) provide enhanced severance payments or other benefits
for employees of the Department of Energy,
under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2644; 42 U.S.C. 7274h).
Sec. 303. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to
augment the $20,000,000 made available for obligation by this Act for
severance payments and other benefits and community assistance grants
under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2644; 42 U.S.C. 7274h) unless
the Department of Energy submits a reprogramming request subject to
approval by the appropriate Congressional committees.
Sec. 304. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to
prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals (RFPs) for a program if the
program has not been funded by Congress.
(transfers of unexpended balances)
Sec. 305. The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided
for activities in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts
for such activities established pursuant to this title. Balances so
transferred may be merged with funds in the applicable established
accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same
time period as originally enacted.
Sec. 306. Of the funds in this Act or any other Act provided to
government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories, not to exceed 6
percent shall be available to be used for Laboratory Directed Research
and Development.
Sec. 307. None of the funds in this Act may be used to dispose of
transuranic waste in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant which contains
concentrations of plutonium in excess of 20 percent by weight for the
aggregate of any material category on the date of enactment of this
Act, or is generated after such date. For the purposes of this section,
the material categories of transuranic waste at the Rocky Flats
Environmental Technology Site include: (1) ash residues; (2) salt
residues; (3) wet residues; (4) direct repackage residues; and (5)
scrub alloy as referenced in the ``Final Environmental Impact Statement
on Management of Certain Plutonium Residues and Scrub Alloy Stored at
the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site''.
Sec. 308. The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security
Administration may authorize the plant manager of a covered nuclear
weapons production plant to engage in research, development, and
demonstration activities with respect to the engineering and
manufacturing capabilities at such plant in order to maintain and
enhance such capabilities at such plant: Provided, That of the amount
allocated to a covered nuclear weapons production plant each fiscal
year from amounts available to the Department of Energy for such fiscal
year for national security programs, not more than an amount equal to 2
percent of such amount may be used for these activities: Provided
further, That for purposes of this section, the term ``covered nuclear
weapons production plant'' means the following:
(1) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.
(2) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
(3) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
(4) The Savannah River Plant, South Carolina.
Sec. 309. Notwithstanding any other law, and without fiscal year
limitation, each Federal Power Marketing Administration is authorized
to engage in activities and solicit, undertake and review studies and
proposals relating to the formation and operation of a regional
transmission organization.
Sec. 310. The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security
Administration may authorize the manager of the Nevada Operations
Office to engage in research, development, and demonstration activities
with respect to the development, test, and evaluation capabilities
necessary for operations and readiness of the Nevada Test Site:
Provided, That of the amount allocated to the Nevada Operations Office
each fiscal year from amounts available to the Department of Energy for
such fiscal year for national security programs at the Nevada Test
Site, not more than an amount equal to 2 percent of such amount may be
used for these activities.
Sec. 311. Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride. Section 1 of Public Law
105-204 is amended in subsection (b)--
(1) by inserting ``except as provided in subsection (c),''
after ``1321-349),''; and
(2) by striking ``fiscal year 2002'' and inserting ``fiscal
year 2005''.
Sec. 312. (a) The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study of
alternative financing approaches, to include third-party-type methods,
for infrastructure and facility construction projects across the
Department of Energy.
(b) The study shall be completed and delivered to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations within 180 days of enactment.
Sec. 313. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide
for the management of environmental matters (including planning and
budgetary activities) with respect to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion
Plant, Kentucky, through the Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Environmental Management.
(b) Particular Requirements.--(1) In meeting the requirement in
subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for direct communication
between the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management
and the head of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant on the matters
covered by that subsection.
(2) The Assistant Secretary shall carry out activities under this
section in direct consultation with the head of the Paducah Gaseous
Diffusion Plant.
Sec. 314. (a) The Senate finds that:
(1) The Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain program has
been one of the most intensive scientific investigations in
history.
(2) Significant milestones have been met, including the
recent release of the Science and Engineering Report, and
others are due in the near future including the Final Site
Suitability Evaluation.
(3) Nuclear power presently provides 20 percent of the
electricity generated in the United States.
(4) A decision on how to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and
high level radioactive waste is essential to the future of
nuclear power in the United States.
(5) Any decision on how to dispose of spent nuclear fuel
and high level radioactive waste must be based on sound science
and it is critical that the Federal Government provide adequate
funding to ensure the availability of such science in a timely
manner to allow fully informed decisions to be made in
accordance with the statutorily mandated process.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that the conferees on the part of
the Senate should ensure that the levels of funding included in the
Senate bill for the Yucca Mountain program are increased to an amount
closer to that included in the House-passed version of the bill to
ensure that a determination on the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and
high level radioactive waste can be concluded in accordance with the
statutorily mandated process.
Sec. 315. The Department of Energy shall consult with the State of
South Carolina regarding any decisions or plans related to the
disposition of surplus plutonium located at the Department of Energy
Savannah River Site. The Secretary of Energy shall prepare not later
than September 30, 2002, a plan for those facilities required to ensure
the capability to dispose of such materials.
Sec. 316. Prohibition of Oil and Gas Drilling in the Finger Lakes
National Forest, New York. No Federal permit or lease shall be issued
for oil or gas drilling in th
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during fiscal year 2002 or thereafter.
TITLE IV
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Appalachian Regional Commission
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended,
notwithstanding section 405 of said Act and for necessary expenses for
the Federal Co-Chairman and the alternate on the Appalachian Regional
Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative
expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $66,290,000, to
remain available until expended.
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, section 1441, $18,500,000, to
remain available until expended.
Delta Regional Authority
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Delta Regional Authority and to carry
out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act
of 2000, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Denali Commission
For expenses of the Denali Commission including the purchase,
construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as
necessary and other expenses, $40,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the
purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, including official
representation expenses (not to exceed $15,000), and purchase of
promotional items for use in the recruitment of individuals for
employment, $516,900,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the amount appropriated herein, $23,650,000 shall be derived
from the Nuclear Waste Fund: Provided further, That revenues from
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections
estimated at $468,248,000 in fiscal year 2002 shall be retained and
used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account,
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That, $700,000 of the funds herein
appropriated for regulatory reviews and other assistance to Federal
agencies and States shall be excluded from license fee revenues,
notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 2214: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during
fiscal year 2002 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2002
appropriation estimated at not more than $48,652,000: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds made
available under this or any other Act may be expended by the Commission
to implement or enforce 10 C.F.R. Part 35, as adopted by the Commission
on October 23, 2000.
Office of Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $5,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services
and collections estimated at $5,280,000 in fiscal year 2002 shall be
retained and be available until expended, for necessary salaries and
expenses in this account notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided
further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the
amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2002 so as to result in
a final fiscal year 2002 appropriation estimated at not more than
$220,000.
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board,
as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 5051, $3,500,000, to be
derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, and to remain available until
expended.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in
any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on
any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other
than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in section 1913
of title 18, United States Code.
Sec. 502. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It
is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable,
all equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this
Act should be American-made.
(b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance to, or
entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available
in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent
practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act, 2002''.
Attest:
Secretary.
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
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