Public Law 94–373

TITLE I— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND AND WATER RESOURCES

Bureau of Land Management management of lands and resources For expenses necessary for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, and performance of other functions, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, $223,829,000. construction and maintenance For acquisition, construction and maintenance of buildings, appurtenant facilities, and other improvements, and maintenance of access roads, $10,160,000, to remain available until expended. public lands development roads and trails (liquidation of contract authority) For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $13,900,000 of unobligated balances of contract authority provided by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (P.L. 93–87) and proposed to be unobligated as of September 30, 1977, is hereby rescinded effective October 1, 1976. oregon and california grant lands For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of rights-of-way and of existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such lands; an amount equivalent to 25 per centum of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount appropriated herein for the purposes of this appropriation on lands administered by the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture: Provided further, That the amount appropriated herein for road construction on lands other than those administered by the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation: Provided further, That the amount appropriated herein is hereby made a reimbursable charge against the Oregon and California land grant fund and shall be reimbursed to the general fund in the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876). range improvements For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improvements pursuant to the provisions of sections 3 and 10 of the Act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U.S.C. 315), sums equal to the aggregate of all moneys received, during the current fiscal year, as range improvements fees under section 3 of said Act, 25 per centum of all moneys received, during the current fiscal year, under section 15 of said Act, and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, to remain available until expended. recreation development and operation of recreation facilities For construction, operation, and maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities, including collection of special recreation use fees, to remain available until expended, $300,000, to be derived from the special receipt accounts established by section 1(b) of the Act of July 15, 1968 (82 Stat. 354), and section 4(e) of the Act of July 11, 1972 (86 Stat. 461): Provided, That not more than 40 per centum of the amount credited pursuant to section 4(e) of the Act of July 11, 1972, shall be available for the enhancement of the fee collection system established by section 4 of such Act, including the promotion and enforcement thereof. administrative provisions Appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures; and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title: Provided, That of appropriations herein made for the Bureau of Land Management expenditures in connection with the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon road grant lands (other than expenditures made under the appropriation “Oregon arid California grant lands”) shall be reimbursed to the general fund of the Treasury from the 25 per centum referred to in subsection (c), title II, of the Act approved August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876), of the special fund designated the “Oregon and California land grant fund” and section 4 of the Act approved May 24, 1939 (53 Stat, 754), of the special fund designated the “Coos Bay Wagon Road grant fund”: Provided further, That appropriations herein made may be expended on a reimbursable basis for (1) surveys of lands other than those under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and (2) protection of lands for the State of Alaska: Provided further, That notwith-standing any other provisions of law, payments to States made in fiscal year 1977, under the Mineral Leasing Act of 19’20 (30 U.S.C. 191, 30 U.S.C. 285), will be based on receipts collected during the period July 1, 1976, through March 31, 1977: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provisions of law. Bureau of Land Management payments to States and counties made in fiscal year 1977, under statutes other than the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, will be based on receipts collected during the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976.

Office of Water Research and Technology salaries and expenses For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1961–1961 c–7), and the Saline Water Conversion Act of 1971, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1959–195911), $18,923,000, of which $7,540,000 shall remain available until expended.

FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS Bureau of Outdoor Recreation salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, not otherwise provided for, $5,961,000. land and water conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 as amended (16 U.S.C. 4601–4–11), including $6,686,000 for administrative expenses of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation during the current fiscal year, and acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the State or Federal agency concerned, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation F and, established by section 2 of said Act as amended, to remain available until expended, not to exceed $397,056,000, of which (1) not to exceed $175,516,000 shall be available for payments to the States in accordance with section 6(c) of said Act; (2) not to exceed $144,603,000 shall be available to the National Park Service; (3) not to exceed $52,506,000 shall be available to the Forest Service; (4) not to exceed $15,745,000 shall be available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and (5) not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available to the Bureau of Land Management. United States Fish and Wildlife Service resource management For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, conservation, management, investigations, protection, and utilization of sport fishery and wildlife resources, except whales, seals, and sea lions, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources; and maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, $128,861,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That $9,198,000 shall be available for obligation only upon the enactment into law of H.R. 8092, Ninety-Fourth Congress, or similar legislation. construction and anadromous fish For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigations, protection, and utilization of sport fishery and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; and for expenses necessary to carry out the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 757a–757f); $17,211,000, to remain available, until expended. migratory bird conservation account For an advance to the migratory bird conservation account, as authorized by the Act of October 4, 1971, as amended (16 U.S.C. 715k–3, 5; 81 Stat. 612), $4,000,000, to remain available until expended. administrative provisions Appropriations and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for purchase of not to exceed one hundred and fourteen passenger motor vehicles, of which one hundred and six are for replacement only (including fifty-two for police-type use); purchase of four aircraft, for replacement only, one to be obtained by exchange; not to exceed $100,000 for payment, in the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service: miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on his certificate, not to exceed $75,000; publication and distribution of bulletins as authorized by law (7 U.S.C. 417); insurance on official motor vehicles, aircraft and boats operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in Mexico and Canada; repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are not inconsistent with their primary purpose, and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and to which the United States has title, and which are utilized pursuant, to law in connection with management and investigation of fish and wildlife resources. National Park Service operation of the national park system For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service (including special road maintenance service to trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis), $276,485,000: Provided, That the National Park Service shall not lease the facilities located at 900 Ohio Drive in the District of Columbia on any other basis than the fair market rental value generally pertaining for such premises in the area. planning and construction For construction, improvements, repair or replacement of physical facilities, without regard to the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U.S.C. 451); the acquisition of water rights; expenses necessary for investigation and studies to determine suitability of areas to be included in the National Park System, the designation of wilderness areas, and the management of water resources;, the preparation of plans for existing and proposed park and recreation areas; provisions of technical assistance to other Federal agencies, and to States and private institutions in the planning, development, and operation of landmarks, parks, and recreation areas; and for financial or other assistance in planning, development, or operation of areas as authorized by law or pursuant to agreements with other Federal agencies, States, or private institutions, including not to exceed $257,000 for the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, $40,097,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That $2,060,000 shall be available for obligation only upon the enactment into law of authorizing legislation providing for the acquisition of locomotives and related facilities at the Golden Spike National Historic Site. Of the amount appropriated under this section, $111,000 shall be available for the payment of obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act which were incurred in the development of the Chamizal National Memorial in the State of Texas. road construction (liquidation of contract authority) For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, $21,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $118,995,000 of unobligated balances of contract authority provided by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (P.L. 93–87) and proposed to be unobligated as of September 30, 1977, is hereby rescinded effective October 1, 1976. preservation of historic properties For expenses necessary in carrying out a program for the preservation of additional historic properties throughout the Nation, as authorized by law (16 U.S.C. 461–467, 470), and investigations, studies, and salvage of archeological values, $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $17,500,000 of the amount made available under this head shall be available for obligation only upon the enactment into law of H.R. 12234, Ninety-Fourth Congress, or similar legislation. planning, development and operation of recreation facilities For construction, operation, and maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities, without regard to the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U.S.C. 451); including collection of special recreation use fees, to remain available until expended, $14,000,000 to be derived from the special receipt accounts established by section 1(b) of the Act of July 15, 1968 (82 Stat, 354), and section 4(e) of the Act of July 11, 1972 (86 Stat. 461): Provided, That not more than 40 per centum of the amount credited pursuant to section 4(e) of the Act of July 11, 1972, shall be available for the enhancement of the fee collection system established by section 4 of such Act, including the promotion and enforcement thereof. john f. kennedy center for the performing arts For expenses necessary for operating and maintaining the non-performing arts functions of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $3,072,000. administrative provisions Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed one hundred eighty-one passenger motor vehicles, of which one hundred fifty-seven shall be for replacement only, including not to exceed one hundred twelve for police-type use; and to provide, notwithstanding any other provision of law, at a cost not exceeding $100,000, transportation for children in nearby communities to and from any unit of the National Park System used in connection with organized recreation and interpretive programs of the National Park Service: Provided, That any funds available to the National Park Service may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to maintain law and order in emergency and other unforeseen law enforcement situations in the National Park System; and to provide insurance on official motor vehicles and aircraft operated by the National Park Service in Mexico and Canada.

ENERGY AND MINERALS Geological Survey surveys, investigations, and research For expenses necessary for the Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its Territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by law (43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340); classify lands as to mineral character and water and power resources; give engineering supervision to power permits and Federal Power Commission licenses; enforce departmental regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other mining leases, permits, licenses, and operating contracts; control the interstate shipment of contraband oil as required by law (15 U.S.C. 715); administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); and publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $305,896,000, of which $27,808,000 shall be available only for cooperation with States or municipalities for water resources investigations: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of any topographic mapping or water resources investigations carried on in cooperation with any State or municipality. administrative provisions The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be available for purchase of not to exceed thirty-one passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; reimbursement to the General Services Administration for security guard services, contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for observation wells; expenses of the U.S. National Committee on Geology; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Geological Survey appointed, as authorized by law, to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts. Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to promote health and safety in mines and in the minerals industry through development, promulgation and enforcement of regulations, including mine inspections, technical support, and education and training as authorized by law, $93,740,000: Provided, That no part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used to pay any public relations firm for any promotional campaigns among coal miners. administrative provisions Appropriations and funds available to the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration may be expended for purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and for the purchase of not to exceed 195 passenger motor vehicles; Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided further, That the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations: Provided further, That any funds available to the Department may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of major mine disasters. Bureau of Mines mines and minerals For expenses necessary for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs; to foster and encourage private enterprise in the development of mineral resources and the prevention of waste in the mining, minerals, metal and mineral reclamation industries; to inquire into the economic conditions affecting those industries; to promote health and safety in mines and the mineral industry through research; and for other related purposes as authorized by law, $164,465,000, of which $97,779,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of the sum herein appropriated shall be used for the field testing of nuclear explosives in the recovery of oil and gas: Provided further, That the full-time permanent employees hired by the Bureau of Mines to staff the mining research center at Carbondale, Illinois, shall not be counted against or considered to be a part of any employment ceiling assigned to the Department of the Interior. administrative provision The Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided, That the Bureau of Mines is authorized during the current fiscal year, to sell directly or through any Government agency, including corporations, any metal or mineral product that may be manufactured in pilot plants operated by the Bureau of Mines, and the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

INDIAN AFFAIRS Bureau of Indian Affairs operation of indian programs For expenses necessary to provide education and welfare services for Indians, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations, including payment (in advance or from date of admission), of care, tuition, assistance, and other expenses of Indians in boarding homes, institutions, or schools; grants and other assistance to needy Indians; maintenance of law and order, and payment of rewards for information or evidence concerning violations of law on Indian reservation hinds, or treaty fishing rights tribal use areas; management, development, improvement, and protection of resources and appurtenant facilities under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including payment of irrigation assessments and charges; acquisition of water rights; advances for Indian industrial and business enterprises; operation of Indian arts and crafts shops and museums; development of Indian arts and crafts, as authorized by law; and for the general administration of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including such expenses in field offices, $602,713,000, of which not to exceed $31,452,000 for assistance to public schools shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1978, and that the funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (88 Stat. 2203; 25 U.S.C. 450) shall remain available until September 30, 1978: Provided, That this carryover authority does not extend to programs directly operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and includes expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 8 and 19(a) of Public Law 93–531, $2,040,000 to remain available until expended, of which not more than $250,000 shall be available for payments pursuant to section 8(e) of said Act: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior is directed, upon the request of any tribe, to enter into a contract or contracts with any tribal organization of any such tribe for the provision of law enforcement, if such contract proposal meets the criteria established by Public Law 93–638. construction For construction, major repair and improvement of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities; acquisition of lands and interests in lands; preparation of lands for farming; and architectural and engineering services by contract, $77.101,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, such amounts as may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation. road construction For construction of roads pursuant to section 318a of title 25, United States Code, $39,075,000, to remain available until expended. road construction (liquidation of contract authority) For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, as amended by Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974, $30,795,000, to remain available until expended. indian loan guaranty and insurance fund For payment to the loan guaranty and insurance fund as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974, Public Law 93–262, title III, section 302, to carry out the provisions of sections 217 and 301 of the above Act to (a) provide capital for a loan guaranty and insurance fund, (b) pay interest subsidy on guaranteed loans, and (c) pay administrative expenses, $15,000,006, to remain available until expended: Provided, That for the purpose of entering into contracts pursuant to title V, section 502 of the above Act, the Secretary is authorized to use not to exceed 5 per centum of any funds appropriated for any fiscal year pursuant to title III, section 302 of the above Act. alaska native fund For transfer to the Alaska Native Fund to provide for settlement of certain land claims by Natives and Native groups of Alaska, and for other purposes, based on aboriginal land claims, as authorized by the Act of December 18, 1971 (Public Law 92–203), $30,000,000. miscellaneous trust funds In addition to the tribal funds authorized to be expended by existing law, there is hereby appropriated not .to exceed $3,000,000 from tribal funds not otherwise available for expenditure for the benefit of Indians and Indian tribes, including pay and travel expenses of employees; care, tuition, and other assistance to Indian children attending public and private schools (which may be paid in advance or from date of admission); purchase of hind and improvements on land, title to which shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the tribe for which purchased; lease of lands and water rights; compensation and expenses of attorneys and other persons employed by Indian tribes under approved contracts; pay, travel, arid other expenses of tribal officers, councils, and committees thereof, or other tribal organizations, including mileage for use of privately owned automobiles and per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates established administratively but not to exceed those applicable to civilian employees of the Government; relief of Indians, without regard to section 7 of the Act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 391) including cash grants: Provided, That in addition to the amount, appropriated herein, tribal funds may be advanced to Indian tribes during the current fiscal year for such purposes as may be designated by the governing body of the particular tribe involved and approved by the Secretary. administrative provision Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except the revolving fund for loans) shall be available for expenses of exhibits; purchase of not to exceed one hundred thirty-eight passenger carrying motor vehicles of which one hundred seven shall be for replacement only, which may be used for the transportation of Indians; advance payments for service (including services which may extend beyond the current fiscal year) under contracts executed pursuant to the Act of June 4, 1936 (25 U.S.C. 452), the Act of August 3, 1956 (25 U.S.C. 309), and legislation terminating Federal supervision over certain Indian tribes; and expenses required by continuing or permanent treaty provisions.

TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS Office of Territorial Affairs administration of territories For expenses necessary for the administration of Territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, including expenses of the Office of the Governor of American Samoa, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); compensation and mileage of members of the legislature in American Samoa as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); compensation and expenses of the judiciary in American Samoa, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)): grants to American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for support of governmental functions; grants to Guam, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1428–1428e); and personal services, household equipment and furnishings, and utilities necessary in the operation of the house of the Governor of American Samoa; $23,846,000, together with $620,000 for expenses of the office of the Government Comptroller for the Virgin Islands to be derived from “Internal Revenue Collections for Virgin Islands”, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1599(a)) and $256,000 for expenses of the office of the Government Comptroller for Guam to be derived from duties and taxes which would otherwise be covered into the Treasury of Guam, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1422d (a)), to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Territorial and local government herein provided for are authorized to make purchases through the General Services Administration: Provided further, That appropriations available for the administration of Territories may be expended for the purchase, charter, maintenance, and operation of surface vessels for official purposes and for commercial transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be necessary: Provided further, That in addition to the amounts provided above, there is appropriated for emergency grants to the Government of Guam, $20,000,000, which amount shall be available immediately upon enactment of this Act and shall remain available until expended, to assist in providing the necessary governmental services jeopardized, and repairing public facilities damaged, as a result of Typhoon Pamela: Provided further, That such emergency grants shall be made in accordance with such stipulations as the Secretary of the Interior may deem appropriate. trust territory of the pacific islands For expenses necessary for the Department of the Interior in administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands pursuant to the Trusteeship Agreement approved by joint resolution of July 18, 1947, (61 Stat. 397), and the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), as amended (90 Stat. 299), including the expenses of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; compensation and expenses of the Judiciary of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; grants to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in addition to local revenues, for support of governmental functions; $79,077,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all financial transactions of the Trust Territory, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or utilized by such Trust Territory, shall be audited by the Genera] Accounting Office in accordance with the provisions of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (42 Stat. 23), as amended, and the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 834): Provided further, That the government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is authorized to make purchases through the General Services Administration: Provided further, That appropriations available for the administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands may be expended for the purchase, charter, maintenance, and operation of surface vessels for official purposes and for commercial transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be necessary in carrying out the provisions of article 6(2) of the Trusteeship Agreement approved by Congress.

SECRETARIAL OFFICES Office of the Solicitor salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $12,371,000. Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, including not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $20,620,000. departmental operations For necessary expenses for certain operations that provide departmentwide services, $12,926,000. salaries and expenses (special foreign currency program) For payment in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, as authorized by law, $907,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations, to such office for payments in the foregoing’ currencies (7 U.S.C. 1704).

TITLE II— RELATED AGENCIES

Department of Agriculture Forest Service forest protection and utilization For expenses necessary for forest protection and utilization, as follows: Forest land management: For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, including the administration, improvement, development, and management of lands, waters, or interests therein, under Forest Service administration, fighting and preventing forest fires on or threatening such lands and emergency rehabilitation and for liquidation of obligations incurred in the preceding fiscal year for such purposes, control of forest diseases and insects on Federal and non-Federal lands, implementation of forest advanced logging and conservation systems including necessary research and development related thereto, $397,161,000 of which $4,275,000 for fighting and preventing forest, fires and for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction and $5,025,000 for insect and disease control shall be apportioned for use, pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, to the extent necessary under the then existing conditions: Provided, That funds appropriated for “Cooperative range improvements”, pursuant to section 12 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 580h), may be advanced to this appropriation: Provided further, That funds appropriated for the cooperative law enforcement program, $5,556,000, and insect and disease control, $15,892,000, shall remain available until expended. Forest research: For forest research at forest and range experiment stations, the Forest Products Laboratory, or elsewhere, as authorized by law, $87,087,000. State and private forestry cooperation: For cooperation with States in forest-fire prevention and suppression, in forest tree planting on non-Federal public and private lands, and in forest management and processing, and for advising timberland owners, associations, wood-using industries, and others in the application of forest management principles and processing of forest products, as authorized by law, $33,254,000. construction and land acquisition For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection and utilization of national forest resources, point discharge monitoring and evaluation, and non-point discharge surveillance monitoring and evaluation, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein necessary to these objectives, $18,016,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than $1,740,000 of this appropriation may be used for acquisition of land under the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U.S.C. 513–519). youth conservation corps For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of August 13, 1970, as amended by Public Law 93–408, $30,000,000, to remain available until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which appropriated: Provided, That $15,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior and $15,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture. forest roads For the construction of roads by timber purchasers pursuant to clause (2) of section 4 of the Act of October 13, 1964 (78 Stat. 1089), and in advance of a determination of payments due pursuant to the Act of March 4, 1907 (16 U.S.C. 499) and the Acts of May 23, 1908 and March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500), $173,000,000. forest roads and trails (liquidation of contract authority) For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 203 and 205, relating to the construction and maintenance of forest development roads and trails, $208,104,000, to remain available until expended, for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in title 23, United States Code, section 203: Provided, That funds available under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be merged with and made a part of this appropriation: Provided further, That the unused contract authorization contained in Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, Public Law 93–87, August 13, 1973, in the amount of $39,827,943 is hereby rescinded effective October 1, 1976.

Acquisition of Lands for National Forests special acts For acquisition of land to facilitate the control of soil erosion and flood damage originating within the exterior boundaries of the following national forests, in accordance with the provisions of the following Acts, authorizing annual appropriations of forest receipts for such purposes, and in not to exceed the following amounts from such receipts, Cache National Forest, Utah, Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 347), as amended, $20,000; Unita and Wasatch National Forests, Utah, Act of August 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 866), as amended, $30,000; Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, Act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1205), as amended, $10,000; Angeles National Forest, California, Act of June 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 299), $20,000; San Bernardino and Cleveland National Forests, California, Act of June 15, 1938 (52 Stat. 699), as amended, $80,000; in all, $160,000. acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges For acquisition of lands in accordance with the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until expended, $54,000, to be derived from deposits by public school authorities under said Act. cooperative range improvements For artificial re vegetation, construction, and maintenance of range improvements, control of rodents, and eradication of poisonous and noxious plants on national forests in accordance with section 12 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 580h), to be derived from grazing fees as authorized by said section, $700,000, to remain available until expended. assistance to states for tree planting For expenses necessary to carry out section 401 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, approved May 28, 1976 (16 U.S.C. 568e), $1,373,000, to remain available until expended. construction and operation of recreation facilities For construction, operation, and maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities, including collection of special recreation use fees, to remain available until expended, $2,475,000, to be derived from the special receipt accounts established by section 1(b) of the Act of July 15, 1968 (82 Stat. 354), and section 4(e) of the Act of July 11, 1972 (86 Stat, 461): Provided, That not more than 40 per centum of the amount credited pursuant to section 4(e) of the Act of July 11, 1972, shall be available for the enhancement of the fee collection system established by section 4 of such Act, including the promotion and enforcement thereof. administrative provisions, forest service Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (a) purchase of not to exceed two hundred thirty-two passenger motor vehicles of which one hundred fifty-seven shall be for replacement only, and hire of Such vehicles; operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four for replacement only; (b) employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706 (a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (c) uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); (d) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (e) expenses of the National Forest Reservation Commission as authorized by section 14 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 514); (f) acquisition of land and interests therein for sites for administrative and not to exceed $75,000 for research purposes, pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); (g) expenses incident to acquisition by donation or exchange of land, waters, or interests in land or waters, pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a): Provided, That such appropriation shall not be available for expenses incident to donations and exchanges which can be made pursuant to authorities other than the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); and (h) not to exceed $100,000 for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, 558a note). Funds appropriated under this Act shall not be used for acquisition of forest lands tinder the provisions of the Act approved March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U.S.C. 513–519, 521), where such land is not within the boundaries of an established national forest or purchase unit. None of the funds made available under this Act shall be obligated or expended to change the boundaries of any region, to abolish any region, to move or close any regional office for research, State and private forestry, and National Forest System administration of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, without the consent of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry in the U.S. Senate and the Committee on Agriculture in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Energy Research and Development Administration operating expenses, fossil fuels For necessary operating expenses of the Administration in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; publication and dissemination of atomic and other energy information; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms; reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; hire of passenger motor vehicles; $521,775,00(1 and any moneys (except sums received from the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act, as amended, and fees received for tests or investigations under the Act of May 16, 1910, as amended (50 U.S.C. 98b; 30 U.S.C. 7)) received by the Energy Research and Development Administration notwithstanding the provisions of section 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484), to remain available until expended: Provided, That from this appropriation transfers of sums may be made to other agencies of the Government for the performance of the work for which this appropriation is made: Provided further, That the amount appropriated in any other appropriation act for “Operating expenses” for the Energy Research and Development Administration for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, shall be merged with this appropriation: Provided further, That no part of the sum herein appropriated shall be used for the field testing of nuclear explosives in the recovery of oil and gas: Provided further, That the funds made available under this head shall be available for obligation only upon the enactment into law of H.R. 13350, Ninety-Fourth Congress, or similar legislation: Provided further, That none of the funds herein appropriated for expenses related to fossil fuels shall be used to implement or finance authorized price support or loan guarantee programs unless specific provision is made for such programs in future appropriation acts. plant and capital equipment, fossil fuels For expenses of the Administration, as authorized by law, in connection with the purchase and construction of plant and the acquisition of capital equipment and other expenses incidental thereto necessary in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion: $62,220,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount appropriated in any other appropriation act for “Plant and capital equipment” for the Energy Research and Development Administration for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, shall be merged with this appropriation: Provided further, That the funds made available under this head shall be available for obligation only upon the enactment into law of H.R. 13350, Ninety-Fourth Congress, or similar legislation.

Federal Energy Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Administration established by Public Law 93–275, dated May 7, 1974, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for grade GS–18; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $150,385,000: Provided, That advances or repayments or transfers from the appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities: Provided further, That in tire event of the expiration of such Administration, the funds provided herein shall be available for obligation by any other entity or entities established to carry out substantially the same functions as such Administration: Provided further, That loan guarantees and obligation guarantees authorized by Public Law 94–163 shall not be made unless so authorized by limitations of outstanding obligational authority provided in future appropriation acts. strategic petroleum reserve For expenses necessary to carry out sections 151 through 166 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, $447,684,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be reduced to the extent that funds are made available for this purpose pursuant to section 201 of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976.

Funds Appropriated to the President petroleum reserves For expenses necessary to carry out the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–258), $406,116,000, and such sums as are available, not to exceed $447,684,000, which shall be derived from the Naval Petroleum Reserves Special Account, to remain available until expended.

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Health Services Administration indian health services For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), Public Law 93–638, and titles III and V of the Public Health Service Act, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of reprints; payments for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary, $337,422,000. indian health facilities For construction, major repair, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites; purchase and erection of portable buildings; purchase of trailers; and provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), and Public Law 93–638, $88,163,000, to remain available until expended.

Office of Education indian education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, part A ($25,000,000), part B ($14,080,000), and part C ($4,000,000) of the Indian Education Act, and the General Education Provisions Act, $44,933,000.

Indian Claims Commission salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act of August 13, 1946 (25 U.S.C. 70), as amended (86 Stat. 115), creating an Indian Claims Commission, $1,525,000, of which not to exceed $14,000 shall be available for expenses of travel: Provided, That the funds made available under this head shall be available for obligation only upon the enactment into law of H.R. 11909, Ninety-Fourth Congress, or similar legislation.

Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission as authorized by law (Public Law 93–531, section 25(a) (5)), $400,000, to remain available until expended.

Smithsonian Institution salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, including research in the fields of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,900 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; purchase or rental of two passenger motor vehicles; purchase rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees; $82,106,000: Provided, That funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent contractors performing research services or participating in official Smithsonian presentations. museum programs and related research (special foreign currency program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses for carrying out museum programs, scientific and cultural research, and related educational activities, as authorized by law, $3,481,000, to remain available until expended and to be available only to United States institutions: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to the Smithsonian Institution, for payments in the foregoing currencies: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available to the Smithsonian Institution for the salvage of archeological sites on the Island of Philae. science information exchange For necessary expenses of the Science Information Exchange, $1,900,000. construction and improvements, national zoological park For necessary expenses of planning, construction, remodeling, and equipping of buildings and facilities at the National Zoological Park, by contract or otherwise, $6,580,000, to remain available until expended. restoration and renovation of buildings For necessary expenses of restoration and renovation of buildings owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), including not to exceed $10,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,950,000, to remain available until expended. salaries and expenses, national gallery of art For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards and elevator operators, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); purchase, or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and not to exceed $70,000 for restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $12,309,000. salaries and expenses, woodrow wilson international center for scholars For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356), including hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,120,000.

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, $166,000,000, of which $77,500,000 shall be available until expended to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts through assistance to groups and individuals pursuant to section 5(c) of the Act, of which not less than 20 percent shall be available until expended to the National Endowment for the Arts for assistance pursuant to section 5(g) of the Act; $77,500,000 shall be available until expended to the National Endowment for the Humanities for support, of activities in the humanities pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act; and $11,000,000 shall be available for administering the provisions of the Act: Provided, That not to exceed 3 per centum or the funds appropriated to the National Endowment for the Arts for the purposes of sections 5(c) and ‘5(g) and not to exceed 3 per centum of the funds appropriated to the National Endowment for the Humanities for the purposes of section 7(c) shall be available for program development and evaluation: Provided further, That the funds made available under this head shall be available for obligation only upon the enactment into law of H.R. 12838, Ninety-Fourth Congress, or similar legislation. matching grants To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, $14,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, this appropriation shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, and devises of money, and other property accepted by the Chairman of each Endowment under the provisions of section 10(a) (2) during the current and preceding fiscal years and the transition period, for which equal amounts Stave not previously been appropriated: Provided further, That the funds made available under this head shall be available for obligation only upon the enactment into law of H.R. 12838, Ninety-Fourth Congress, or similar legislation.

Commission of Fine Arts salaries and expenses For expenses made necessary by the Act establishing a Commission of Fine Arts (40 U.S.C. 104); $214,000.

National Capital Planning Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, as authorized by the National Capital Planning Act of 1952 (40 U.S.C. 71–71i), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), $1,904,000.

American Revolution Bicentennial Administration salaries and expenses For expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act of December 11, 1973 (Public Law 93–179), $65,000.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, established by the Act of August 11, 1955 (69 Stat. 694), as amended by Public Law 92–332 (86 Stat. 401), $29,000, to remain available until expended.

Joint Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission for Alaska salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Joint Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission for Alaska, established by the Act of December 18, 1971 (Public Law 92–203), as amended, $737,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available to pay more than one-half of the expenses of the Commission.

Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, as authorized by section 17 of Public Law 92–578, as amended, $1,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available only upon enactment of authorizing legislation.

TITLE III— GENERAL PROVISIONS