National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including acquisition, maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; 439 commissioned officers on the active list; as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; construction of facilities, including initial equipment as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and alteration, modernization, and relocation of facilities as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i; $1,521,416,000, to remain available until expended, of which $37,000,000 is available to initiate the procurement of two additional NOAA Advanced Tiros-N polar-orbiting weather satellites from the current contractor, and of which $288,000 shall be available only for a contract with the National Research Council to conduct an assessment of the status of Columbia River endangered salmon stocks, and of which $576,000 shall be available for operational expenses and cooperative agreements at the Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory at Stuttgart, Arkansas; and in addition, $55,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled “Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries”: Provided, That grants to States pursuant to section 306 and 306(a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act, as amended, shall not exceed $2,000,000 and shall not be less than $500,000: Provided further, That in applying the provisions of section 606 of this Act to the programs, projects, and activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the notification requirements of section 606 shall apply to the proposed reprogramming of funds in excess of $250,000 or 5 per centum, whichever is less, for each program, project, or activity. coastal zone management fund Of amounts collected pursuant to section 6209 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–508), $7,800,000 for projects and grants authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1455, 1455a, and 1455b, notwithstanding the provisions of 16 U.S.C. 1456a(b)(2). construction For repair and modification of, and additions to, existing facilities and construction of new facilities, and for facility planning and design and land acquisition not otherwise provided for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $94,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $50,484,000 shall be available for facilities necessary for deployment of the NEXRAD weather radar program, including $1,000,000 for the Greer, South Carolina, NEXRAD site, and of which $15,000,000 shall be available only for a grant to the University of New Hampshire for construction and related expenses for a biological sciences facility, and of which $1,800,000 shall be available only for a grant to the Newport 106 STAT. 1850Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon, for construction and related expenses for an Oregon Coastal Refuges Complex, and of which $1,000,000 shall be available only for a grant to the Economic Development Industrial Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts, for construction and related expenses for a biotechnology innovation center, and of which $1,000,000 shall be available only for a grant to the Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut, for construction and related expenses for a maritime education and research center, and of which $400,000 shall be available for construction and related expenses for a Multi-Species Aquaculture Facility to be located in the State of New Jersey. fleet modernization, shipbuilding and conversion For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, leasing, or conversion of vessels, including related equipment to maintain the existing fleet and to continue planning the modernization of the fleet, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. fishing vessel obligations guarantees For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of guaranteed loans authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, $470,000. fishing vessel and gear damage fund For carrying out the provisions of section 3 of Public Law 95–376, not to exceed $1,306,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 1980 (b) and (f), to remain available until expended. fishermen's contingency fund For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95–372, not to exceed $1,025,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended. foreign fishing observer fund For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amended (Public Law 96–339), the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as amended (Public Law 100–627) and the American Fisheries Promotion Act (Public Law 96–561), there are appropriated from the fees imposed under the foreign fishery observer program authorized by these Acts, not to exceed $565,000, to remain available until expended.