Pub. L. 106-291, tit. III, sec. 801

Sec. 801. (a) Categories.—Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” after the semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “and” after the semicolon; and (C) adding at the end the following: “(D) for the conservation spending category: $1,760,000,000, in new budget authority and $1,232,000,000 in outlays;”; (2) in paragraph (7), by— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” after the semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and (C) adding at the end the following: “(C) for the conservation spending category: $1,920,000,000, in new budget authority and $1,872,000,000 in outlays;”; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: “(8) with respect to fiscal year 2004 for the conservation spending category: $2,080,000,000, in new budget authority and $2,032,000,000 in outlays; “(9) with respect to fiscal year 2005 for the conservation spending category: $2,240,000,000, in new budget authority and $2,192,000,000 in outlays; “(10) with respect to fiscal year 2006 for the conservation spending category: $2,400,000,000, in new budget authority and $2,352,000,000 in outlays; “(11) with respect to each fiscal year 2002 through 2006 for the Federal and State Land and Water Conservation Fund sub-category of the conservation spending category: $540,000,000 in new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom; “(12) with respect to each fiscal year 2002 through 2006 for the State and Other Conservation sub-category of the conservation spending category: $300,000,000 in new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom;114 STAT. 1027 “(13) with respect to each fiscal year 2002 through 2006 for the Urban and Historic Preservation sub-category of the conservation spending category: $160,000,000 in new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom; “(14) with respect to each fiscal year 2002 through 2006 for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes sub-category of the conservation spending category: $50,000,000 in new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom; “(15) with respect to each fiscal year 2002 through 2006 for the Federal Deferred Maintenance sub-category of the conservation spending category: $150,000,000 in new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom; “(16) with respect to fiscal year 2002 for the Coastal Assistance sub-category of the conservation spending category: $440,000,000 in new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom; with respect to fiscal year 2003 for the Coastal Assistance sub-category of the conservation spending category: $480,000,000 in new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom; with respect to fiscal year 2004 for the Coastal Assistance sub-category of the conservation spending category: $520,000,000 in new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom; with respect to fiscal year 2005 for the Coastal Assistance sub-category of the conservation spending category:$560,000,000 in new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom; and with respect to fiscal year 2006 for the Coastal Assistance sub-category of the conservation spending category: $600,000,000 in new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom;”. (b) Addition to Discretionary Spending Limits.—Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(H) Conservation spending.—(i) If a bill or resolution making appropriations for any fiscal year appropriates an amount for the conservation spending category that is less than the limit for the conservation spending category as specified in subsection (c), then the adjustment for new budget authority and outlays for the following fiscal year for that category shall be the amount of new budget authority and outlays that equals the difference between the amount appropriated and the amount of that category specified in subsection (c). “(i) If a bill or resolution making appropriations for any fiscal year appropriates an amount for any conservation spending sub-category that is less than the limit for that conservation spending sub-category as specified in subsections (c)(11)–(c)(16), then the adjustment for new budget authority for the following fiscal year for that sub-category shall be the amount of new budget authority that equals the difference between the amount appropriated and the amount of that sub-category specified in subsection (c)(11)–(c)(16). “(ii) The total amount provided for any conservation activity within the conservation spending category may not exceed any authorized ceiling for that activity.”.114 STAT. 1028 (c) Categories Defined.—Section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(E) The term ‘conservation spending category’ means discretionary appropriations for conservation activities in the following budget accounts or portions thereof providing appropriations to preserve and protect lands, habitat, wildlife, and other natural resources, to provide recreational opportunities, and for related purposes: “(i) 14–5033 Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition. “(ii) 14–5020 Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition. “(iii) 14–5035 National Park Service Land Acquisition and State Assistance. “(iv) 12–9923 Forest Service Land Acquisition. “(v) 14–5143 Fish and Wildlife Service Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund. “(vi) 14–s5241 Fish and Wildlife Service North American Wetlands Conservation Fund. “(vii) 14–1694 Fish and Wildlife Service State Wildlife Grants. “(viii) 14–0804 United States Geological Survey Surveys, Investigations, and Research, the State Planning Partnership programs: Community/Federal Information Partnership, Urban Dynamics, and Decision Support for Resource Management. “(ix) 12–1105 Forest Service State and Private Forestry, the Forest Legacy Program, Urban and Community Forestry, and Smart Growth Partnerships. “(x) 14–1031 National Park Service Urban Park and Recreation Recovery program. “(xi) 14–5140 National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund. “(xii) Youth Conservation Corps. “(xiii) 14–1114 Bureau of Land Management Payments in Lieu of Taxes. “(xiv) Federal Infrastructure Improvement (as established in title VIII of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001). “(xv) 13–1460 NOAA Procurement Acquisition and Construction, the National Marine Sanctuaries and the National Estuarine Research Reserve Systems. “(xvi) 13–1450 NOAA Operations, Research, and Facilities, the Coastal Zone Management Act programs, the National Marine Sanctuaries, the National Estuarine Research Reserve Systems, and Coral Restoration programs. “(xvii) 13–1451 NOAA Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery. “(F) The term ‘Federal and State Land and Water Conservation Fund sub-category’ means discretionary appropriations for activities in the accounts described in (E)(i)–(E)(iv) or portions thereof. “(G) The term ‘State and Other Conservation sub-category’ means discretionary appropriations for activities in 114 STAT. 1029the accounts described in (E)(v)–(E)(ix), with the exception of Urban and Community Forestry as described in (E)(ix), or portions thereof. “(H) The term ‘Urban and Historic Preservation sub-category’ means discretionary appropriations for activities in the accounts described in (E)(ix)–(E)(xii), with the exception of Forest Legacy and Smart Growth Partnerships as described in (E)(ix), or portions thereof. “(I) The term ‘Payments in Lieu of Taxes sub-category’ means discretionary appropriations for activities in the account described in (E)(xiii) or portions thereof. “(J) The term ‘Federal Deferred Maintenance sub-category’ means discretionary appropriations for activities in the account described in (E)(xiv) or portions thereof. “(K) The term ‘Coastal Assistance sub-category’ means discretionary appropriations for activities in the accounts described in (E)(xv)–(E)(xvii) or portions thereof.”.