United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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; for the general administration of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and for maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge; and not less than $1,000,000 for high priority projects within the scope of the approved budget which shall be carried out by Youth Conservation Corps as if authorized by the Act of August 13, 1970, as amended by Public Law 93–408, $476,272,000 of which $6,671,000 to carry out the purposes of 16 U.S.C. 1535, shall remain available until expended; and of which $9,313,000 shall be for operation and maintenance of fishery mitigation facilities constructed by the Corps of Engineers under the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan, authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2921), to compensate for loss of fishery resources from water development projects on the Lower Snake River, and which shall remain available until expended; and of which $1,000,000 shall be for contaminant sample analysis, and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That beginning October 1, 1990, and thereafter, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service can perform work for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, authorized by 16 U.S.C. 931–939c, Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956, on the sea lamprey program on a reimbursable basis: Provided further, That such reimbursements are to be treated as Intragovemmental funds as defined in the publication titled “A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process”. construction and anadromous fish 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; $93,113,000 to remain available until expended, of which $1,800,000 shall be available for expenses to carry out the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 757a–757g): Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-104 STAT. 1919sion of law, procurements for the visitor center at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, the National Training Center, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge dam, and the replacement laboratory for the National Fisheries Research Center—Seattle, Washington may be issued which include the full scope of the facility: Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause “availability of funds” found at 48 CFR 52.232.18: Provided further, That the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) for the purposes of allowing the WSSC to place a water tower on land of the PWRC in return for which the WSSC will provide a continuous supply of potable water to the PWRC National Wildlife Visitor Center. The placement of said water tower will be near the present southern boundary of the PWRC adjacent to Springfield Road and shall encompass no more than five (5) acres of land: Provided further, That title 16 U.S.C. section 3832(a)(6) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “Provided however, no refund of rental payments and cost sharing payments shall be required when the land is purchased by or for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;”. land acquisition 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 administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, $101,150,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until expended. national wildlife refuge fund For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $11,000,000. rewards and operations For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201–4203, 4211–4213, 4221–4225, 4241–4245, and 1538), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. north american wetlands conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Public Law 101–233, $15,000,000, 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 129 passenger motor vehicles, of which 117 are for replacement only (including 39 for police-type use); not to exceed $400,000 for payment, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information, rewards, or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and miscellaneous and emergency 104 STAT. 1920expenses of enforcement activities, authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on his certificate; 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 consistent 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: Provided, That the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft. Amounts collected prior to 1983 for “Special Recreation Use Fees,” United States Fish and Wildlife Service, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 4601–6a (b), (c), and (f) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury. Amounts collected prior to October 1, 1984 from taxes imposed by section 4161(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; import duties under subpart B of part 5 of schedule 7 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), and on yachts and pleasure craft under subpart D schedule 6, shall be transferred to the Sport Fish Restoration account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.