administrative provisions

administrative provisions Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 360 passenger motor vehicles, of which 290 shall be for replacement only, including not to exceed 290 for police-type use and 26 buses; 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; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; and for the procurement and delivery of medical services within the jurisdiction of units of the National Park System: Provided, That no funds available to the National Park Service may be used, unless the proposed transfer is approved in advance by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in compliance with the reprogramming procedures contained in House Report 99–714, to maintain law and order in emergency and other unforeseen law enforcement situations and conduct emergency search and rescue operations in the National Park System: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Service may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Service may be used to add industrial facilities to the list of National Historic Landmarks with-out the consent of the owner Provided further, That the National Park Service may use helicopters and motorized equipment at Death Valley National Monument for removal of feral burros and horses: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Park Service may recover unbudgeted costs of providing necessary services associated with special use permits, such reimbursements to be credited to the appropriation current at that time: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Service may be used to implement an agreement for the redevelopment of the southern end of Ellis Island until such agreement has been submitted to the Congress and shall not be implemented prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days (not includ-102 STAT. 1789ing any day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain) from the receipt by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate of a full and comprehensive report on the development of the southern end of Ellis Island, including the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of the proposed project. No funds shall be available for the National Park Service to issue any construction permit for the Potomac Greens interchange on the George Washington Memorial Parkway unless an Environmental Impact Statement is conducted. The Environmental Impact Statement shall be commenced promptly and completed and filed within eighteen months of the date on which Public Law 100–202 was enacted. After completion and filing, the Environmental Impact Statement shall be transmitted to the appropriate Congressional Committees for a period of 60 days, during which time the National Park Service shall not issue any construction permit for the Potomac Greens interchange on the George Washington Memorial Park-way. The Environmental Impact Statement shall review the traffic impact of only the proposed 38-acre development opposite Daingerfield Island west of the George Washington Memorial Park-way: Provided, That the National Park Service shall review the impact of the planned development on the visual, recreational and historical integrity of the Parkway. The Environmental Impact Statement shall also provide an evaluation of alternative acquisition strategies to include but not be limited to appraisal estimates for the access rights, the entire 38-acre parcel, that portion of the 38-acre parcel as defined approximately by the historic district boundary line, and any other recommendations by the National Park Service to mitigate the Parkway degradation effects of the proposed development so as to adequately protect and preserve tht Parkway. Such appraisals shall be prepared and filed as soon as is reasonably possible. The National Park Service solely shall determine the legal and factual sufficiency of the Environmental Impact Statement and its compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The Environmental Impact Statement shall be separate from, independent of, and in no way intended to affect or modify any pending litigation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court shall have jurisdiction to consider questions respecting the factual and legal sufficiency of the Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. None of the funds in this Act may be used to issue a permit for seismic exploration of Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, until an environmental impact statement has been completed: Provided, That such statement shall be completed within two years of the date of enactment of this Act. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for an appeal to the February 26, 1988, special rate pay approved by the Office of Personnel Management for the United State Park Police. The Director of the National Park Service shall administer afellowship program, within available funds, to improve mutual understanding and cooperation between Service employees, and Members and Committees of Congress. The program is dedicated to the memory of Pietro Antonio (Tony) Bevinetto, and Service em-102 STAT. 1790ployees participating in the program shall be known as “Bevinetto Fellows”.