RELATED AGENCY

RELATED AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service forest and rangeland research For an additional amount for “Forest and Rangeland Research”, $1,400,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out research and development activities to arrest, control, eradicate, and prevent the spread of sudden oak death syndrome.115 STAT. 177 state and private forestry For an additional amount for “State and Private Forestry”, $22,000,000, to remain available until expended, to repair damages caused by ice storms in the States of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, and for emergency pest suppression and prevention on Federal, State and private lands. For an additional amount for “State and Private Forestry”, $750,000 to be provided to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Spruce Bark Beetle Task Force for emergency response and $1,750,000 to be provided to the Municipality of Anchorage for emergency fire fighting response and preparedness to respond to wildfires in spruce bark beetle infested forests, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be provided as direct lump sum payments within 30 days of enactment of this Act. national forest system For an additional amount for “National Forest System”, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, to repair damages caused by ice storms in the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma and to address illegal cultivation of marijuana in California and Kentucky. capital improvement and maintenance (including rescission) Of the funds appropriated in title V of Public Law 105–83 for the purposes of section 502(e) of that Act, the following amounts are rescinded: $1,000,000 for snow removal and pavement preservation and $4,000,000 for pavement rehabilitation. For an additional amount for “Capital Improvement and Maintenance”, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purposes of section 502(e) of Public Law 105–83. For an additional amount for “Capital Improvement and Maintenance” to repair damage caused by ice storms in the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.