MINERAL RESOURCES

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 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; $95,755,000, of which $15,610,000 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. administrative provisions The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be available for purchase of not to exceed forty-three 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; 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 83 Stat. 153the 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; $39,331,000. health and safety 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; $14,332,000. general administrative expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of Mines; $1,647,000. administrative provisions Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Mines may be expended for purchase of not to exceed forty-eight 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. helium fund The Secretary is authorized to borrow from the Treasury for payment to the helium production fund pursuant to section 12(a) of the Helium Act Amendments of 1960 to carry out the provisions of the Act and contractual obligations thereunder, including helium purchases, to remain available without fiscal year limitation, $24,000,000, in addition to amounts heretofore authorized to be borrowed. Office of Coal Research salaries and expenses 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), $15,300,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $448,000 shall be available for administration and supervision. 83 Stat. 154 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, $994,000. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries management and investigations of resources For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of commercial fishery resources, including whales, sea lions, and related aquatic plants and products; collection, compilation, and publication of information concerning such resources; promotion of education and training of fishery personnel; and the performance of other functions related thereto, as authorized by law; $26,600,000. management and investigations of resources (special foreign currency program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, as authorized by law, $15,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to such agency, for payments in the foregoing currencies. construction For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities required for the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of commercial fishery resources and the acquisition of lands and interests therein, $2,325,000, to remain available until expended. construction of fishing vessels For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of June 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 212), as amended by the Act of August 30, 1964 (78 Stat. 614), to assist in the construction of fishing vessels, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended. federal aid for commercial fisheries research and development For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 197), $4,590,000, of which not to exceed $227,000, shall be available for program administration: Provided, That the sum of $3,800,000 available for apportionment to the States pursuant to section 5(a) of the Act shall remain available until the close of the fiscal year following the year for which appropriated. 83 Stat. 155 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. 757), $2,307,000. fishermen’s protective fund For payment to the Fishermen’s Protective Fund, established pursuant to the Act of August 12, 1968 (82 Stat. 729), $60,000, to remain available until expended. general administrative expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, including such expenses in the regional offices, $765,000. administration of pribilof islands For carrying out the provisions of the Act of November 2, 1966 (80 Stat. 1091–1099), there are appropriated amounts not to exceed $2,654,000, to be derived from the Pribilof Islands fund. limitation on administrative expenses, fisheries loan fund During the current fiscal year not to exceed $360,000 of the Fisheries loan fund shall be available for administrative expenses. administrative provisions Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries shall be available for purchase of not to exceed seventeen passenger motor vehicles for replacement only (including one for police-type use which may exceed by $300 the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year); purchase of one aircraft; 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; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; and maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries to which the United States has title, and which are utilized pursuant to law in connection with management and investigations of fishery resources. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife management and investigations of resources 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 Kefuge (61 Stat. 770); and maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge; $48,850,000. 83 Stat. 156 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, $1,959,000, to remain available until expended. 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), $5,800,000, to remain available until expended. 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–r57f), $2,294,000. general administrative expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, including such expenses in the regional offices, $1,699,000. 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-five passenger motor vehicles, of which one hundred and twenty-six are for replacement only (including sixty-five for police-type use which may exceed by $300 each the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year); purchase of not to exceed six aircraft, of which four 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. 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 the recreational resources (exclusive of prepara-83 Stat. 157tion of detail plans and working drawings) and archeological values in river basins of the United States (except the Missouri River Basin); and not to exceed $88,000 for the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, $49,100,000. maintenance and rehabilitation of physical facilities For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of roads (including furnishing special road maintenance service 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, $40,000,000. 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; $7,700,000, to remain available until expended. parkway and road construction (liquidation of contract authorization) For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, $21,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds herein provided shall be expended for planning or construction on the following: Fort Washington and Greenbelt Park, Maryland, and 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. 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), $1,600,000, to remain available until expended. general administrative expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the National Park Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, $3,317,000. administrative provisions Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed one hundred and forty-six passenger motor vehicles of which one hundred and twenty-eight shall be for replacement only, and including not to exceed ninety-seven for police type use, which may exceed the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year by the cost of air-conditioning and not to exceed $300 for police type equipment; purchase of two aircraft, one of which 83 Stat. 158shall be for replacement only, and acquisition from excess sources without reimbursement of two additional aircraft; and to provide, notwithstanding any other provision of law, at a cost not exceeding $50,000, 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. Office of Saline Water saline water conversion For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of July 3, 1952, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.), authorizing studies for the conversion of saline water for beneficial consumptive uses, including not to exceed $1,972,000 for administration and coordination expenses during the current fiscal year, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. Office of Water Resources Research salaries and expenses For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1961–1961c–7), $11,229,000, of which not to exceed $623,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. Office of the Solicitor salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $5,530,000, and in addition, not to exceed $152,000 may be reimbursed or transferred to this appropriation from other accounts available to the Department of the Interior. Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, including teletype rentals and service, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $9,912,700. General Provisions, Department of the Interior Sec. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted. Sec. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest or range fires on or threatening lands under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior: Provided, That appropriations made in this title for fire suppression purposes shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred 83 Stat. 159during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft or other equipment in connection with their use for fire suppression purposes, such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt thereof. Sec. 103. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wherever consolidation of activities will contribute to efficiency or economy, and said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered to any other activity in the same manner as authorized by the Act of June 30, 1932 (31 U.S.C. 686): Provided, That reimbursements for costs of supplies, materials and equipment, and for services rendered may be credited to the appropriation current at the time such reimbursements are received. Sec. 104. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior this title or in the Public Works for Water and Power Resources Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Act, 1970, shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed 300,000; hire, maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of the Interior for salaries and expenses shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 and D.C. Code 4–204).