To extend certain authority relating to the Board of Trustees of the Valles Caldera Trust.

SA 155. Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 488, on line 2, strike the period after the word “accomplishment” and insert the following:

“: Provided further, That within funds available for the purpose of implementing the Valles Caldera Preservation Act, notwithstanding the limitations of 107(e)(2) of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act (Public Law 106-248), for fiscal year 2003, the members of the Board of Trustees of the Valles Caldera Trust may receive, upon request, compensation for each day (including travel time) that they are engaged in the performance of the functions of the Board, except that compensation shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for members of the Senior Executive Service at the ES-1 level, and shall be in addition to any reimbursement for travel, subsistence and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties, and except that Members of the Board who are officers or employees of the United States shall not receive any additional compensation by reason of service on the Board.”