$21,699,000, together with $458,360 for expenses of the office of the $21,699,000 Government Comptroller for the Virgin Islands, including the pur- $458,360 chase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles for replacement transferred only, to be derived by transfer from "Internal Revenue Collections from other for Virgin Islands”, as authorized by law (Public Law 90-496) and accounts $367,000 for expenses of the office of the Government Comptroller for (special fund); Guam to be derived from duties and taxes which would otherwise be $367,000 covered into the Treasury of Guam, as authorized by law (Public permanent Law 90–497), to remain available until expended: Provided, That the appropriaTerritorial and local government herein provided for are authorized tion (special to make purchases through the General Services Administration: fund) Provided further, That appropriations available for the administration of Territories may be expended for the purchase, charter, maintenance, and operation of aircraft and surface vessels for official purposes and for commercial transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be necessary. TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 59,980,000 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 82 Stat. 1213), 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; $59,980,000, 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 General 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 aircraft and 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. (Total, Office of Territories, $81,679,000.] MINERAL RESOURCES 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 (72 Stat. 837 and 76 Stat. 427); classify lands as to mineral character and water and $130,400,000 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; $130,400,000, of which $19,970,000 shall be available only for cooperation with States or municipalities for water resources investigations, and $79,000 shall remain available until expended, to provide financial assistance to participants in minerals exploration projects, as authorized by law (30 U.S.C. 641-646), including administration of contracts entered into prior to June 30, 1958, under section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended: 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 [For an additional amount of $650,000 for 1972 for the foregoing purposes, see p. 250.] ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be available for purchase of not to exceed forty passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard service for protection of confidential files; 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, including the use of the Government-owned site donated for the Earth Resources Observation Systems Data Center for lease construction; acquisition of lands for gaging stations and 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. BUREAU OF MINES CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES For expenses necessary for promoting the conservation, exploration, development, production, and utilization of mineral resources, including fuels, in the United States, its Territories, and possessions; and developing synthetics and substitutes, $48,700,000. [For an additional amount of $300,000 for 1972 for the foregoing purposes see p. 250.] 48,700,000 HEALTH AND SAFETY 74,630,000 For expenses necessary for promotion of health and safety in mines and in the minerals industries, and controlling fires in coal deposits, as authorized by law, $74,630,000. 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. [For an additional amount of $6,250,000 for 1972 for the foregoing purposes, see p. 250.] GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of Mines, $1,970,000. 1,970,000 1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Mines may be expended for purchase of not to exceed fifty-five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work: 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 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. [Total, Bureau of Mines, $125,300,000.) OFFICE OF COAL RESEARCH SALARIES AND EXPENSES $25,530,000 For necessary expenses to encourage and stimulate the production and conservation of coal in the United States through research and development, as authorized by law (74 Stat. 337), $25,530,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $575,000 shall be available for administration and supervision. [For an additional amount of $5,120,000 for 1972 for the foregoing purposes, see p. 250.] OFFICE OF OIL AND GAS SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary to discharge his responsibilities with respect to oil and gas, including cooperation with the petroleum industry and State authorities in the production, processing, and utilization of petroleum and its products, and natural gas, $1,570,000. [Total, Mineral Resources, $282,800,000.] 1,570,000 FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES 65,184,000 For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, conservation, management, investigation, 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; operation of the industrial properties within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (61 Stat. 770); and maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, $65,184,000. CONSTRUCTION For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of sport fishery and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein, $7,126,000, to remain available until expended. [For an additional amount of $100,000 for 1972 for the foregoing purposes, see p. 250.] 7,126,000 MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACCOUNT For an advance to the migratory bird conservation account, as authorized by the Act of October 4, 1961, as amended (16 U.S.C. 715k-3,5; 81 Stat. 612), $7,500,000, to remain available until expended. $7,500,000 ANADROMOUS AND GREAT LAKES FISHERIES CONSERVATION For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of October 30, 1965 (16 U.S.C. 757a-757f), as amended by the Act of May 14, 1970 (84 Stat. 214), $2,332,000, to remain available until expended. 2,332,000 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, including such expenses in the regional offices, $2,155,000. 2,155,000 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife shall be available for purchase of not to exceed one hundred and forty-two passenger motor vehicles, of which one hundred and nineteen are for replacement only (including seventy-four for police-type use) ; purchase of not to exceed eight aircraft, of which five are for replacement only; not to exceed $50,000 for payment, in the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife; publication and distribution of bulletins as authorized by law (7 U.S.C. 417); rations or commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels at rates not to exceed $6.50 per man per day; insurance on official motor vehicles, aircraft and boats operated by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife in foreign countries; repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife; 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 purposes; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife 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. [Total, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, $84,297,000.] NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION For expenses necessary for the management and protection of the areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service, including protection of lands in process of condemnation; plans, investigations, and studies of recreational resources (exclusive of preparation of detail plans and working drawings); and not to exceed $125,000 for the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, $70,895,000. 70,895,000 MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of roads (including furnishing special road maintenance service 70-490-72-8 $56,457,000 to trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis), trails, buildings, utilities, and other physical facilities essential to the operation of areas administered pursuant to law by the National Park Service, $56,457,000. CONSTRUCTION For construction and improvement, without regard to the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U.S.C. 451), of buildings, utilities, and other physical facilities; the repair or replacement of roads, trails, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, or storm, or the construction of projects deferred by reason of the use of funds for such purposes; and the acquisition of water rights; $39,307,000, to remain available until expended. [For an additional amount of $2,325,000 for 1972 for the foregoing purposes, see p. 250.] 39,307,000 PARKWAY AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY) For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, $19,092,000, to 19,092,000 remain available until expended : Provided, That none of the funds (liquidation) herein provided shall be expended for planning or construction on the of contract following: Fort Washington and Greenbelt Park, Maryland, and authority) Great Falls Park, Virginia, except minor roads and trails; and Daingerfield Island Marina, Virginia, and extension of the George Washington Memorial Parkway from vicinity of Brickyard Road to Great Falls, Maryland, or in Prince Georges County, Maryland. [For an additional amount of $96,000 for 1972 for the foregoing purposes, see p. 250.] 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 (80 Stat. 915), and investigations, studies, and salvage of archeological values, $8,325,000, to remain available until expended. 8,325,000 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES For expenses necessary for general administration of the National Park Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, $3,956,000. 3,956,000 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed one hundred and thirty-seven passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, including not to exceed ninety for police-type use; purchase of one aircraft for replacement only; 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. [Total, National Park Service, $178,940,000.] |