Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress, First Session, Volume 147, Part 14 Page: 19,253

                                
CONGRESSIONAL RECOR   HUSE

Areu( (Ote)
Sandy Rivex (OR)........
Santa Rosa and San
Jacinto Mtns National
Monumnlt (CA)........
Snake River Birds of Prey
National Conservation
Area  (ID) ......... ....
Soda Springs Hills (ID)....
St. George (Johnson tract)
(U T ) .................
Upper Arkansas River
Basin  (CO) ............
Upper   rab  Creek/Rock
Upp er Snake/ outh  ork
Snake River (ID)
West Eugone Wetni nd
(O R ) ................
Subtotal ......... ...
Emergency/hardship/!
inholding ......... ....
Land Exchange Ecxuali_-
zation Payments.......
Acquisition managementt.
T ota  ...............

2,400,000
900,000
(10,001
1,500,000
1,OO0.OOO
2,500,000
1,500,000
43,420,000
1,000,000
50(1,000
.3,000.000
49,920,001

Of the $6 0,000 included fox' the Gar'net
Ghest Town $411000 shall be musem fox the
Blaekfcet Challenge.
01 the $5,000.000 provided for acquisition
management, $1,000,000 'hall bo used for land
ext Iange in astexn HWashingten State in-
eludim0 tut inof limited to. the Moses Ceu-
100, Reel Cxook, and Uppor Crab Creekl
OREGCON nAN ALiFoRNIA G-RANT rLAxn:S
The ccinferenee agreeniont previdos
$105,16F,000 fox' Oregoen and California grant
I'ands as proposed by thc Rotuse mnstead of
$100,001,000 as prcpcsed by the Senate.
RA.NtGEmaxmt~iim MPOMNTS
Tho conferonco agreonmont provides an in-
dofinite appiopr'Iatien fox'x ange impro-e
mniits of not less than $10,000,000 a' proposed
by the Houso and 'onate.
SERIt'CiEctm  xi CHAGES  ErrIT. AND FtORFEImTUREt xx
The cenforence agx'ooment px'ovTides xan in-
definite a pprepxiation for service eha rge,
deposits, and forfeitures, which is estimated
to be $8,000,000 as proposed by tho Houseo aiid
Senate.
MISCELLANEouS TRUST FU~Ns
Tlioecnferoince agreement previdos an in-
dofinite appropriation of $11,000,000 for mis_-
eel'aneous tx'ust funds a s proposed by tho
House and Senate.
UNx'rED STATES5 Fi.H aann WmnIaF SERvIx a
aEawUaCE t ANaGEMExNT
The confexrncc agreement pxrovides,
$850,597,000 for resource mainagomnent instead
of $839,852,000 as prepeod by the Houso and
$845,8141100 as proposed by the Senate. The
numerical changes de'eribed below are to
the Houso reommnendod lovel.
In endangered speeios programs there are
incr'eases of $400,000 in candidate ons'erva-
tion lea lhm Idaho sage grousec management
plan, $o24,000 for the lifting program, and
$2' 0,000 in consultation for the Centra. VxaI-
ley and Seulhern "aliferni' habitat eon-
servatiei plain. There i' also a deerea'e of
$1,500,000 tom the cons'nit'ation pregx"am back -
Icg.
Changes in the ondangoxot speo's recov-
ery pxegram include iniereases of $800,010 for
eldor rec ov at the -Alaska ealifo Centor,
$200,000 for wolf monitoring in Idaho, $F00,000
fox' the Preble's me'adow jumping miouse iii
Colorado, $700,000 for Upper '01cr'ado River
ond'angerod  fish  recover,  $800,000  for

Lahonton cutthroat trout in Nevada, axnd
$1,100,000 for Atlantic salmon of which
$1,000,000 is for gra nts through the Nationa I
Fish ant Wild life Foun dation and $100,000 is
for Service activities. There is also a de-
creas~e of $1,000,000 for the recovery program
baeklog-
Chang es to ha bitat conservation programs:
include mecre'asos in pa rtners for fish. and
wildlife of $750,000 for the H'awaii ESA comn-
munity conservTation p1an, $1,250,000 for Reno
biodiversity research and conservation in
Nevada, $400,000 for the Montan' Wa tex Cen-
ter wild fish habitat initiative, and $100,000
for la ndow'ner asistance at the Fairfield
Marsh Wa'terfowl Production Area in WLs-
cnsin. For project planning, there is an in-
creas~e of $250,000 for Middle Rio Grande'/
Bosque res earch and a decrease of $500,000 for
the CALFE~D program. In eelastal programs,
there are increaseOs of $1,000,000 for the Cook
Inlet Aquaculture Asociation king slinn
program in Alaska and $200,000 for the Re-
gional Aquaculture Ass'ociation king salimon
program in Alaska. TIhere is also an increase
of $9,000 for the environmental contaminants
prog ram. Cormorant work at the National
Atu'aculture Ceintor in Arkansas axnd alter-
native habitat and food sources for Idaho
toen are addressed in the migratory bird
program.
In refuge operations and main tenaince,
there are dooxoxaso' of $700,000 for refuge_ o
maintenan ce and $1,0(l0,00(l fox' the na tural
rsur ce chailenge program 1'her ar anos
NWR, WV etquipxnent xepilacexnont axnd
Canaan Valley NWR, WV maintena nee are
add ressed in the construction account.
In migratory bixt management, there are
increases of $575,000 to reduce seabird 13-
ca toh in Aiaska, $1,000,000 fox' the Canada
geeseo depx'edatiox program, $200,000 for the
National Aquaculture Center in Arkansas to
add res's cormorant depredation problem',
and $250,001 to a ddres alternative h'abit'at
and food sources for torns in Idaho. There is
'Is ae decrease of $08,000 for joint vontuxo
programs, which x eflcs the eliniin'tioxi of
the generall program a ctivities" categocry.
The funding level foi oath joint venture is
ideonthIca to that showl in the House report.
There are no reluge-specilic earmark s for
lxw onforcoment. Canaan Nalley NWR, WV
law enforccm lit main) onan. needs are ad-
dressed in the constxuctxon account.
Changes to fisheries programs include an
ixicrease of $1,5O00(10 In haltcht ry operations
and maintenance for Leadv ille NFH, CO
trout (altornativeo 2) and increases in fish
and wildlife managomenl of $10(l,(00 for
Groat Lakes fish and wildlife restoxation,
$85 0,000 fox' wildlife enhancement in
Starkvlle, Misissippi, $11000(1 lox Yuk on
RIver escapement monitoring in Alaska,
$200,000 for Yukon RIvor ma nag ement studies
iii Al'ska, $100,00(l for Y ukeii Rivx' public
education on the salmon txreatyT ii Alaska,
$1,000,000 fo' Yukon H~iver treaty implemen-
tation, $1,270,000 for niarn xmammnal prote-
tion in Alaska, $250,000 fox whirling disease
rosonarch in Montana, ant $100,000 for sa lmnn
and trout x'eeovery werk tin the Columbia
and Thnake RivTers by the Uiversity of Idaho.
Sewor replacement for the WNhite Suiphux'
Springs NFH, WV is addre sscd in tho con-
struction account. Atlantxc salmon recovery
is addressed in tho Endang~ered Species Act
recovery program.
In generalI administration, thero is an in-
croaseo of $'50,000 for travel and decrease's of
$1,001,100 for the N'ational Fish axnd Wildlife
Foundation and $825,000 for audits (which are

funded u ndor the Office of Inspector Gonora I

salaries and expenses accountt. Grants for
Atlantic salmon (Gulf of Maine) thxrough the
National Fish and Wildlfo Foundation aro
addressed in t(ho Endangered Speiems Act re-
cory program.
TIhe man'agers. agree to Ihe following:
1. Total of $29,000,000 for infrastructure
improvement is cha rged against tho ccxn-
servation spending eatogoxy.
2. $850,001 I. allcated to the Service for
thio Pima County, -Arizona, regional multi-
speios habitat consorvTation planning effort
th'at vill result in Endangered Species~ Act
Section 10 permits and is developed in cc-
oporation with tho following entities: tho
municipalities' in Pima County (to inelutde at
least the CityT of Tueson, T'owi of Marana,
and Town of Ore Valloy) through a Coora-
tivTe Agxreement by and among the County
and participating municipalities based on
the SorvTi3e's H'abitat Conservantion Planning
H'andbeok HCP MOU, a nd w ith the State of
-Arizon a, Pima County interest groups, and
Pima Countyr citizens.
3. Tho $200,000 ineroaso for wolf monitoring
activities in Id'aho is to bo managed by- the
Service's Snake River Ba sii Office ii Boiso,
Idaho.
4. Eke S ervice Us strongly encouraged to
we 'k with the 1daho Offico of Speles Con-
servatioxi axid Brunt au Hot Springs Snail
Conservation Ccmmxttee in support of the
Bruneau Heit Springs snail pr'ogram, includ-
ing coxisorvation eastmneni fmnaixemg and
water consexrvation p1ractxees, using appro-
priate gx'ant programs administered by the
ServTice.
5. The Stervic should place a Ihigh priority
on the staffing and phanning needs at thio
Hanford Reach National Monumnent, WVA and
cxi the uxinmet need fox invasye plant control
at thio Loxa hatehee NWR, FL.
0. The atddillona1 fuinds ii lat Ihery opor-
ations and maxntonane fox the Loadville
NTFH, CO aire pmrovided with the expectation
th'at the Departmxnt will ensux'e that the
Bureau of Reelamation provides its share of
ftunds for the project, consistent with tho Bu-
reau's mitigation respensilbility.
7. Work by the Servie to mitigate the atd-
x exse effects of water resource development
pmrojets trmnduetod by ethor Foderal agencies
should be performed on a cost reimbursable
basis and the Service should receive full aiid
fair compensation fox' such work.
8. Funding for the wildlife onhanemnent
progx'am  il Stax'kville, M~ississippi is px'o-
x lded to assist In thio establishment of an
educational program to assist private land-
ow ners. There is rio commitment to future
funding
9. Of thie $2,24010 provided for the eontiliu-
ation of aetivitles boguin in fiscal year 1997 to
t enbat whir'ling dIseases ant related fis'h
health issues, $700,0(10 is for the Nation'aI
Paxrtnexship en tho Managemnent of Wild and
Natio Colt HT'tex' Fishex'ios, $250,000 is for
lhx purple of xesistant trorit res earel to be
cordinatod through the Whirling Diseoaso
Foundatioii, and $1,296,000 is to continue the
Na'tionial Hilt Fis.h HealIth Survey, to expand
lhirliing disease inveostigations, a nd to ro-
exult and train health professionals.
10. The U.S. Army Corps of Enginoors is
eurx'rntly contdueting a major xeviewT of dif-
ferent a pproaehes to presorvin g the
Moadowla nds wetlands aroa in nerthorn New
Jersecy. The mmanagers un ders tand tha t the
Service has no pla n to estatblish a new Na-
tiona IWildlfe Rofuge Systemi unit iii this
area but believes. th at the Service e'an bea
helpful pa rtner in this review 13 adding its
unique expertise en tho elements of the

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