S.Amdt. 480

SA 480. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kerry,
Mr. Tester, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Udall
of Colorado, and Mr. Levin) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr.
Baucus) to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 122, after line 23, add the following:
Sec. 70_. (a) In addition to amounts made available by this
title, there shall be made available--
(1) for ``Operation of the National Park System'',
$142,000,000;
(2) for ``National Park Service Construction'',
$811,000,000;
(3) for ``Historic Preservation Fund'', $45,000,000;
(4) for ``Land Acquisition and State Assistance'',
$100,000,000 to be derived from the land and water
conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5) to
provide financial assistance to States in accordance with
section 6 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-8), subject to
subsection (b);
(5) for ``United States Fish and Wildlife Service Resource
Management'', $110,000,000;
(6) for ``United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Construction'', $15,000,000;
(7) for ``State and Tribal Wildlife Grants'', $50,000,000
for wildlife conservation grants to States and to the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States
Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,
and federally recognized Indian tribes under the Fish and
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and the Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) for the
development and implementation of programs for the benefit of
wildlife and wildlife habitat, including species that are not
hunted or fished;
(8) for ``Bureau of Land Management Management of Lands and
Resources'', $350,000,000;
(9) for ``Bureau of Land Management Wildland Fire
Management'', $20,000,000;
(10) for ``Forest Service Capital Improvement and
Maintenance'', $50,000,000;
(11) for ``Forest Service Wildland Fire Management'',
$850,000,000, of which $250,000,000 shall be available for
work on State and private land; and
(12) for ``Bureau of Indian Affairs Operations'',
$15,000,000.
(b) Amounts made available under subsection (a)(4) shall
not be used for land acquisition.

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(c) Amounts made available under subsection (a) shall
remain available until September 30, 2010.
(d) Amounts made available by this title for ``Forest
Service Capital Improvement and Maintenance'' may be--
(1) used for reconstruction, improvement, decommissioning,
and maintenance of roads, trails, bridges, and dams; and
(2) transferred to the ``National Forest System'' account
and other appropriate accounts of the Forest Service.
(e) Amounts made available by this title for ``Forest
Service Wildland Fire Management'' may be--
(1) used for forest, rangeland, and watershed
rehabilitation and restoration activities; and
(2) transferred to the ``National Forest System'' account,
the ``State and Private Forestry'' account, and other
appropriate accounts of the Forest Service.
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