S.Amdt. 2543

SA 2543. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Grassley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 193, strike lines 9 through 20 and insert the following: $1,552,429,000, to remain available until expended, which shall include 50 percent of all moneys received during prior fiscal years as fees collected under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.) in accordance with section 4 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)): Provided, That, through fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the expenditure or transfer of such sums as are necessary to the Secretary of the Interior for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System land and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such land: Provided further, That $282,617,000 shall be made available for recreation, heritage, and wilderness: Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be used to increase the amount of cabin user fees under section 608 of the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6207) to an amount beyond the amount levied on December 31, 2009.