S 2465 PCSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Calendar No. 383CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

S. 2465CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[Report No. 112-164]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

April 26, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendarCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes, namely:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I

CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Corps of Engineers--civil

The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

general investigations

For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration, projects and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $125,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

construction, general

For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects (including those involving participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $1,700,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by Public Law 104-303; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund: Provided, That during the fiscal year period covered by this Act, no more than 25 percent of the funding proposed for Olmsted Lock and Dam, Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky, shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

mississippi river and tributaries

For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $253,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

operation and maintenance

For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, $2,404,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)), as amended, shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104-303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected: Provided, That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects or activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

regulatory program

For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $199,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

formerly utilized sites remedial action program

For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy program, $109,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

flood control and coastal emergencies

For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

general expenses

For expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works program, $182,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I of this Act shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and management activities of the division offices: Provided further, That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works

For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

administrative provision

The Revolving Fund, Corps of Engineers, shall be available during the current fiscal year for purchase (not to exceed 100 for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles for the civil works program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

(including transfers of funds)

Sec. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2013, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects or activities in excess of the amounts contained in subsections 6 through 10, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS- For a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL- For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided further, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE- Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted in order for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Provided, That the Chief of Engineers must notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: Provided further, That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided further, That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: Provided further, That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES- The same reprogramming guidelines for the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account as listed above; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM- Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) De Minimus Reprogrammings- In no case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Continuing Authorities Program- Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Corps of Engineers shall submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided, That the report shall include:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) An identification of items of special congressional interest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 102. None of the funds in this Act, or previous Acts, making funds available for Energy and Water Development, shall be used to award any continuing contract that commits additional funding from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund unless or until such time that a long-term mechanism to enhance revenues in this Fund sufficient to meet the cost-sharing authorized in the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662) is enacted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 103. Within 120 days of the date of the Chief of Engineers Report on a water resource matter, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) shall submit the report to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of the Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 104. During the fiscal year period covered by this Act, the Secretary of the Army is authorized to implement measures recommended in the efficacy study authorized under section 3061 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1121) or in interim reports, with such modifications or emergency measures as the Secretary of the Army determines to be appropriate, to prevent aquatic nuisance species from dispersing into the Great Lakes by way of any hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basin.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 105. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and expend, up to $4,300,000 of funds provided in this title under the heading ‘Operation and Maintenance’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 106. Section 3(a)(6) of Public Law 100-676 is amended by striking both occurrences of ‘$775,000,000’ and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘$2,918,000,000’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 107. That portion of the project for navigation, Ipswich River, Massachusetts adopted by the Rivers and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886 consisting of a 4-foot channel located at the entrance to the harbor at Ipswich Harbor, lying northwesterly of a line commencing at: N3074938.09, E837154.87, thence running easterly about 60 feet to a point with coordinates N3074972.62, E837203.93, is no longer authorized as a Federal project after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 108. That portion of the project of navigation, Chicago Harbor, Illinois, authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1899 and March 2, 1919, and that begins at the southwest corner of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago sluice gate that abuts the north wall of the Chicago River Lock and that continues north for approximately 290 feet, thence east approximately 1,000 feet, then south approximately 290 feet, thence west approximately 1,000 feet to the point of beginning shall no longer be authorized as a Federal project after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 109. That portion of the project for navigation, Warwick Cove, Rhode Island, carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (Public Law 86-645; 33 U.S.C. 577) that is located within the 5-acre anchorage area east of the channel and lying east of the line beginning at a point with coordinates N357,664.900, E220,349.798 thence running northwesterly about 170.38 feet to a point with coordinates N357,637.740, E220,517.990 thence running northwesterly about 165.98 feet to a point with coordinates N357,587.160, E220,676.080 thence running northeasterly 138.96 feet to a point with coordinates N357,589.020, E220,815.030 thence running northeasterly 101.57 feet to a point with coordinates N357,604.220, E220,915.460 thence running 168.20 feet to a point with coordinates N357,657.054, E221,075.143 thence running northeasterly 106.40 feet to a point with coordinates N357,717.627, E221,162.616 shall no longer be authorized after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 110. The project for flood control, Little Calumet River, Indiana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4115), is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project at a total cost of $269,988,000 with an estimated Federal cost of $202,800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $67,188,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 111. (a) The Secretary is authorized to carry over credits in excess of the Non-Federal Sponsor’s share of total project cost between the C-111 South Dade project, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1176) and modified by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 740-741) and section 316 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3715), and the Kissimmee River project, authorized in section 101(8) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802). Nothing in this subsection affects the authorized cost sharing of these projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Section 101(8) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802) is amended to combine the two current authorized total project costs for the ecosystem restoration and headwaters revitalization projects into a single authorized total project cost--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) By striking ‘at a total cost of $426,885,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $139,943,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $286,942,000. The Secretary is further authorized to construct’ and inserting ‘and’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) By striking ‘, at a total cost of $92,210,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $46,105,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $46,105,000.’ and inserting ‘. The total cost of the ecosystem restoration and headwaters revitalization projects is $519,095,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $186,048,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $333,047,000.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) The amendment made by subsection (b) is effective October 31, 1992.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 112. (a) Expedited Study and Report- The Secretary shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) expedite completion of the report for the study authorized by section 3061(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1121).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Focus- In expediting the completion of the study and report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall focus on--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the prevention of the spread of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins, such as through the permanent hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the watersheds of the following rivers and tributaries associated with the Chicago Area Waterway System:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) The Illinois River, at and in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) The Chicago River, Calumet River, North Shore Channel, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, and Cal-Sag Channel in the State of Illinois.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) The Grand Calumet River and Little Calumet River in the States of Illinois and Indiana.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Deadline- The Secretary shall complete the report under subsection (a) by not later than July 1, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Central Utah Project

central utah project completion account

For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,200,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission. In addition, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior, $1,300,000 to remain available until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





For fiscal year 2013, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for administrative expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Bureau of Reclamation

The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

water and related resources

(including transfers of funds)

For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, and others, $892,135,000, to remain available until expended, of which $29,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $6,985,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading: Provided further, That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes for which contributed: Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

central valley project restoration fund

For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $39,883,000, to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102-575, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102-575: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

california bay-delta restoration

(including transfers of funds)

For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act (Public Law 108-361), consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $36,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program management: Provided further, That the use of any funds provided to the California Bay-Delta Authority for program-wide management and oversight activities shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

policy and administration

For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2014, $60,000,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

administrative provision

Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles, which are for replacement only.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Sec. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2013, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) $300,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the fiscal year;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘transfer’ means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the ‘Cleanup Program-Alternative Repayment Plan’ and the ‘SJVDP-Alternative Repayment Plan’ described in the report entitled ‘Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995’, prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 203. The Secretary of the Interior may hereafter participate in non-Federal groundwater banking programs to increase the operational flexibility, reliability, and efficient use of water in the State of California, and this participation may include making payment for the storage of Central Valley Project water supplies, the purchase of stored water, the purchase of shares or an interest in ground banking facilities, or the use of Central Valley Project water as a medium of payment for groundwater banking services: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall participate in groundwater banking programs only to the extent allowed under State law and consistent with water rights applicable to the Central Valley Project: Provided further, That any water user to which banked water is delivered shall pay for such water in the same manner provided by that water user’s then-current Central Valley Project water service, repayment, or water rights settlement contract at the rate provided by the then-current Central-Valley Project Irrigation or Municipal and Industrial Rate Setting Policies; and: Provided further, That in implementing this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall comply with applicable environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Nothing herein shall alter or limit the Secretary’s existing authority to use groundwater banking to meet existing fish and wildlife obligations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 204. Subject to compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws, a transfer of irrigation water among Central Valley Project contractors from the Friant, San Felipe, West San Joaquin, and Delta divisions, and a transfer from a long-term Friant Division water service or repayment contractor to a temporary or prior temporary service contractors within the place of use in existence on the date of the transfer, as identified in the Bureau of Reclamation water rights permits for the Friant Division, shall hereafter be considered to meet the conditions described in subparagraphs (A) and (I) of section 3405(a)(1) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-575; 106 Stat. 4709).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 205. (a) Termination of Authority- Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is amended by striking ‘2012’ and inserting ‘2017’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Authorization of Appropriations- Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking ‘90,000,000’ and inserting ‘$110,000,000’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking ‘2012’ and inserting ‘2017’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 206. The Bureau of Reclamation shall hereafter provide planning assistance in preparation for dry, critically dry, and below normal water year types to Central Valley Project contractors, including those who possess contracts for refuge water supplies, upon their request.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 207. The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, may hereafter partner, provide a grant to, or enter into an agreement with local joint powers authorities formed pursuant to State law by irrigation districts and other local water districts and local governments, to advance planning and feasibility studies authorized by Congress for water storage projects: Provided, That the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, shall ensure that applicable environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act are completed on an expeditious basis and that the shortest existing applicable process under the National Environmental Policy Act shall be utilized, including in the completion of feasibility studies, Draft Environmental Impact Statements (DEIS) and Final Environmental Impact Statements (FEIS): Provided further, That the Bureau of Reclamation need not complete the DEIS or FEIS if the Commissioner determines, and the Secretary concurs, that the project fails to meet applicable Federal cost-benefit requirements or standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 208. Section 10009(c)(2) of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1356) is amended by striking ‘October 1, 2019, all funds in the Fund shall be available for expenditure without further appropriation.’ and inserting ‘October 1, 2014, all funds in the Fund shall be available for expenditure on an annual basis in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000 without further appropriation.’ in lieu thereof.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 209. Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue a plan to facilitate additional water supply deliveries to Central Valley Project contractors in dry, critically dry, or below normal water years as determined by the Sacramento Valley 40-30-30 index: Provided, That the Secretary shall hereafter update the plan each subsequent year that is a critically dry, dry, or below normal water year: Provided further, That the plan shall consider utilizing operational flexibility, interagency cooperation, joint point of diversion, water transfers and exchanges, groundwater banking, recovered and rescheduled water deliveries, water conservation programs established with willing participants, source shifting, infrastructure improvements and any other strategies deemed appropriate by the Secretary: Provided further, That this plan shall be developed in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the State of California, public water agencies, water users, and other appropriate agencies and stakeholders and shall take into consideration fluctuating hydrological conditions, physical constraints in the delivery system and existing legal requirements: Provided further, That actions taken under this section shall not supersede or modify any applicable Federal or State law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 210. Section 110(a)(3)(A)(ii) of division B of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act 2001 is amended by striking ‘10’ and inserting ‘15’ in lieu thereof. Nothing in this provision shall alter the authorized cost or the authorized cost sharing of the referenced project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ENERGY PROGRAMS

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

(including rescission of funds)

For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,985,735,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That $164,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2014 for program direction: Provided further, That of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $69,667,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up to $100,000,000 to the Defense Production Act Fund for activities of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061, et seq.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $143,015,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $27,615,000 shall be available until September 30, 2014 for program direction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Nuclear Energy

For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not more than 10 buses and 2 ambulances, all for replacement only, $785,445,000, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund: Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, $92,015,000 shall be available until September 30, 2014 for program direction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Fossil Energy Research and Development

For necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91), including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), $460,575,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $120,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2014 for program direction: Provided further, That for all programs funded under Fossil Energy appropriations in this Act or any other Act, the Secretary may vest fee title or other property interests acquired under projects in any entity, including the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

For expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $14,909,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Elk Hills School Lands Fund

For necessary expenses in fulfilling the final payment under the Settlement Agreement entered into by the United States and the State of California on October 11, 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public Law 104-106, $15,579,815, for payment to the State of California for the State Teachers’ Retirement Fund, of which $15,579,815 will be derived from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $195,609,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

(including rescission of funds)

For necessary expenses for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, $10,119,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $6,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Energy Information Administration

For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information Administration, $116,365,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup

For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $228,506,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

For necessary expenses in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $442,493,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Science

For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 25 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, including one ambulance and one bus, $4,909,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $190,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2014 for program direction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy

For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110-69), as amended, $312,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That $25,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2014 for program direction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That, for necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan Guarantee program, $38,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That $38,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account to cover administrative expenses and shall remain available until expended, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2012 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0: Provided further, That fees collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for administrative expenses shall not be available until appropriated.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

For administrative expenses in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Departmental Administration

For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $30,000), $220,783,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $108,188,000 in fiscal year 2013 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, and may remain available until expended, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of miscellaneous revenues received during 2013, and any related appropriated receipt account balances remaining from prior years’ miscellaneous revenues, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $112,595,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Office of the Inspector General

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $43,468,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Weapons Activities

For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed one ambulance, $7,577,341,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no funding may be made available for the B-61 Life Extension Program until the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a baseline cost, schedule, and scope estimate for the B-61 Life Extension program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $2,458,631,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Naval Reactors

For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $1,088,635,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $43,212,000 shall be available until September 30, 2014 for program direction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Office of the Administrator

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Administrator in the National Nuclear Security Administration, including official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $12,000), $386,279,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

Defense Environmental Cleanup

For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed one ambulance and one fire truck for replacement only, $5,063,987,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $323,504,000 shall be available until September 30, 2014 for program direction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Defense Activities

For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $735,702,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $124,445,000 shall be available until September 30, 2014 for program direction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION

Bonneville Power Administration Fund

Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for construction of, or participating in the construction of, a high voltage line from Bonneville’s high voltage system to the service areas of requirements customers located within Bonneville’s service area in southern Idaho, southern Montana, and western Wyoming; and such line may extend to, and interconnect in, the Pacific Northwest with lines between the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Southwest, and for John Day Reprogramming and Construction, the Columbia River Basin White Sturgeon Hatchery, and Kelt Reconditioning and Reproductive Success Evaluation Research, and, in addition, for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That during fiscal year 2013, no new direct loan obligations may be made.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, and including official reception and representation expenses (in an amount not to exceed $1,500), $8,732,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $8,732,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation estimated at not more than $0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $87,696,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern Power Administration, $44,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $32,308,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation estimated at not more than $11,892,000: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $41,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That, for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration

For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, including official reception and representation expenses (in an amount not to exceed $1,500); $291,920,000, to remain available until expended, of which $281,702,000 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to $195,790,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation estimated at not more than $96,130,000, of which $85,912,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Provided further, That of the amount herein appropriated, not more than $3,375,000 is for deposit into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account pursuant to title IV of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $242,858,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund

For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $5,555,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255) as amended: Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $5,335,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration activities: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation estimated at not more than $220,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $3,000), $304,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $304,600,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2013 shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2013 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

(including rescission and transfer of funds)

Sec. 301. The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 302. Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2013 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 303. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Health, Safety, and Security to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 304. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the project for that critical decision.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 305. (a) Any determination (including a determination made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) by the Secretary pursuant to section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act (110 Stat. 1321-335), as amended, that the sale or transfer of uranium will not have an adverse material impact on the domestic uranium mining, conversion, or enrichment industry shall be valid for not more than 2 calendar years subsequent to such determination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Not less than 30 days prior to the provision of uranium in any form the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the amount of uranium to be provided;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) an estimate by the Secretary of the gross market value of the uranium on the expected date of the provision of the uranium;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) the expected date of the provision of the uranium;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) the recipient of the uranium; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) the value the Secretary expects to receive in exchange for the uranium, including any reductions to the gross value of the uranium by the recipient.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Not later than June 30, 2013, the Secretary shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a revised excess uranium inventory management plan for fiscal years 2014 through 2019.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 306. Section 20320 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, Public Law 109-289, division B, as amended by the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, Public Law 110-5, is amended by striking in subsection (c) ‘an annual review’ after ‘conduct’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘a review every three years’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 307. (a) The Secretary may transfer, not earlier than 30 days after certification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that such transfer is needed for national security reasons, and after congressional notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, up to $150,000,000 made available to any National Nuclear Security Administration account in this Act to further the development and demonstration of national security-related enrichment technologies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The Secretary shall provide, directly or indirectly, Federal funds, resources, or other benefit for the research, development, or deployment of domestic enrichment technology under this section--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) using merit selection procedures; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) only if the Secretary shall execute an agreement with the recipient (or any affiliate, successor, or assignee) of such funds, resources, or other benefit (hereinafter referred to as the ‘recipient’), which shall require, at a minimum--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the achievement of specific technical criteria by the recipient by specific dates no later than June 30, 2014;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) that the recipient shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) immediately upon execution of the agreement, grant to the United States for use by or on behalf of the United States, through the Secretary, a royalty-free, nonexclusive license in all enrichment-related intellectual property and associated technical data owned, licensed or otherwise controlled by the recipient as of the date of enactment of this Act, or thereafter developed or acquired to meet the requirements of the agreement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) amend any existing agreement between the Secretary and the recipient to permit the Secretary to practice or permit third parties on behalf of the Secretary to practice intellectual property and associated technical data related to the award of funds, resources, or other benefit royalty-free for government purposes, including completing or operating enrichment technologies and using them for national defense purposes, such as providing nuclear material to operate commercial nuclear power reactors for tritium production; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) as soon as practicable, deliver to the Secretary all technical information and other documentation in its possession or control necessary to permit the Secretary to use and practice all intellectual property related to domestic enrichment technologies; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) any other condition or restriction the Secretary determines is necessary to protect the interests of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) If the Secretary determines that a recipient has not achieved the technical criteria under the agreement pursuant to subsection (b), either by the dates specified in the original agreement or by June 30, 2014, whichever is earlier, the recipient shall, as soon as practicable, surrender custody, possession and control, or return, as appropriate, any real or personal property owned or leased by the recipient, to the Secretary in connection with the deployment of enrichment technology, along with all capital improvements, equipment, fixtures, appurtenances, and other improvements thereto, and any further obligation by the Secretary under any such lease shall terminate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d)(1) The limitations in this section shall apply to funds made available in this Act, prior Appropriations Acts, and any future Appropriations Acts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) This section shall not apply with regard to the issuance of any loan guarantee pursuant to section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 308. (a) In General- Subject to subsections (b) through (d), the Secretary may appoint, without regard to the provisions of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, exceptionally well qualified individuals to scientific, engineering, or other critical technical positions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Limitations-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) NUMBER OF POSITIONS- The number of critical positions authorized by subsection (a) may not exceed 120 at any 1 time in the Department.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) TERM- The term of an appointment under subsection (a) may not exceed 4 years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) PRIOR EMPLOYMENT- An individual appointed under subsection (a) shall not have been a Department employee during the 2-year period ending on the date of appointment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) PAY-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall have the authority to fix the basic pay of an individual appointed under subsection (a) at a rate to be determined by the Secretary up to level I of the Executive Schedule without regard to the civil service laws.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) TOTAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION- The total annual compensation for any individual appointed under subsection (a) may not exceed the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under section 104 of title 3, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) ADVERSE ACTIONS- An individual appointed under subsection (a) may not be considered to be an employee for purposes of subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Requirements-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall ensure that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the exercise of the authority granted under subsection (a) is consistent with the merit principles of section 2301 of title 5, United States Code; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the Department notifies diverse professional associations and institutions of higher education, including those serving the interests of women and racial or ethnic minorities that are underrepresented in scientific, engineering, and mathematical fields, of position openings as appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) REPORT- Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress a report on the use of the authority provided under this section that includes, at a minimum, a description or analysis of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the ability to attract exceptionally well qualified scientists, engineers, and technical personnel;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the amount of total compensation paid each employee hired under the authority each calendar year; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) whether additional safeguards or measures are necessary to carry out the authority and, if so, what action, if any, has been taken to implement the safeguards or measures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Termination of Effectiveness- The authority provided by this section terminates effective on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 309. (a) In General- The Secretary may waive the application of section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States Code, on a case-by-case basis, for the employment of an annuitant in a position if the employment of the individual is necessary to carry out a critical function of the Department for which the Department has encountered exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining suitably qualified candidates.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Limitation- An annuitant employed under the authority granted by subsection (a) shall not be considered an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Limitation on Term- The term of employment of any individual hired under subsection (a) may not exceed an initial term of 2 years, with an additional 2-year appointment under exceptional circumstances.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Termination of Effectiveness- The authority provided by this section terminates effective on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 310. None of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to deposit funds in excess of $36,100,000 from any Federal royalties, rents, and bonuses derived from Federal onshore and off-shore oil and gas leases issued under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) and the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) into the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 311. The individuals described in paragraph (4) of section 815 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992c) shall be eligible for the programs under title XXVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) in the same manner as an Indian tribe (as that term is defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 312. (a) Definitions- In this section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) AFFECTED INDIAN TRIBE- The term ‘affected Indian tribe’ has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE- The term ‘high-level radioactive waste’ has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) NUCLEAR WASTE FUND- The term ‘Nuclear Waste Fund’ means the Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) SECRETARY- The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Energy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL- The term ‘spent nuclear fuel’ has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Pilot Program- Notwithstanding any provision of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), the Secretary is authorized, in the current fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, to conduct a pilot program, through 1 or more private sector partners, to license, construct, and operate 1 or more government or privately owned consolidated storage facilities to provide interim storage as needed for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, with priority for storage given to spent nuclear fuel located on sites without an operating nuclear reactor.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Requests for Proposals- Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a request for proposals for cooperative agreements--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) to obtain any license necessary from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the construction of 1 or more consolidated storage facilities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) to demonstrate the safe transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, as applicable; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) to demonstrate the safe storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, as applicable, at the 1 or more consolidated storage facilities pending the construction and operation of deep geologic disposal capacity for the permanent disposal of the spent nuclear fuel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Consent-Based Approval- Prior to siting a consolidated storage facility pursuant to this section--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the Secretary shall enter into an agreement to host the facility with--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the Governor of the State;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) each unit of local government within the jurisdiction of which the facility is proposed to be located; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) each affected Indian tribe; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Congress shall approve the terms of the agreement and authorize the appropriation of funds from the Nuclear Waste Fund to implement the terms of the agreement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Applicability- In executing this section, the Secretary shall comply with--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) all licensing requirements and regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) all other applicable laws (including regulations).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Pilot Program Plan- Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary issues the request for proposals under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan to carry out this section that includes--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) an estimate of the cost of licensing, constructing, and operating a consolidated storage facility, including the transportation costs, on an annual basis, over the expected lifetime of the facility;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) a schedule for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) obtaining any license necessary to construct and operate a consolidated storage facility from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) constructing the facility;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) transporting spent fuel to the facility; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) removing the spent fuel and decommissioning the facility; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) an estimate of the cost of any financial assistance, compensation, or incentives proposed to be paid to the host State, Indian tribe, or local government;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) an estimate of any future reductions in the damages expected to be paid by the United States for the delay of the Department of Energy in accepting spent fuel expected to result from the pilot program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) recommendations for any additional legislation needed to authorize and implement the pilot program; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) recommendations for a mechanism to ensure that any spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste stored at a consolidated storage facility pursuant to this section shall move to deep geologic disposal capacity, following a consent-based approval process for that deep geologic disposal capacity consistent with subsection (d), within a reasonable time after the issuance of a license to construct and operate the consolidated storage facility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) Public Participation- Prior to choosing a site for the construction of a consolidated storage facility under this section, the Secretary shall conduct 1 or more public hearings in the vicinity of each potential site and in at least 1 other location within the State in which the site is located to solicit public comments and recommendations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) Use of Nuclear Waste Fund- The Secretary may make expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund to carry out this section, subject to appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 313. Section 1605 of Public Law 102-486 (42 U.S.C. 13385) is hereby repealed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 314. Section 804 of Public Law 110-140 (42 U.S.C. 17283) is hereby repealed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 315. Section 205 of Public Law 95-91 (42 U.S.C. 7135), as amended, is hereby further amended:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(a) in paragraph (i)(1) by striking ‘once every two years’ and inserting ‘once every four years’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) in paragraph (k)(1) by striking ‘once every three years’ and inserting ‘once every four years’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IV

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Appalachian Regional Commission

For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704, and for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $64,850,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, section 1441, $27,425,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That for fiscal year 2013 and hereafter there shall be an Inspector General at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board who shall have the duties, responsibilities, and authorities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended: Provided further, That an individual appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: Provided further, That the Inspector General of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of NRC in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Delta Regional Authority

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Delta Regional Authority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, as amended, notwithstanding sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $11,315,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Denali Commission

For expenses of the Denali Commission including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $10,165,000, to remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, That funds shall be available for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105-277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Northern Border Regional Commission

For necessary expenses of the Northern Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $1,425,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, including official representation expenses (not to exceed $25,000), $1,042,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $914,832,000 in fiscal year 2013 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2013 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation estimated at not more than $127,368,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $11,870,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $9,918,000 in fiscal year 2013 shall be retained and be available until expended, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2013 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation estimated at not more than $1,952,000: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2013 and hereafter an individual appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: Provided further, That the Inspector General at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board shall have the duties, responsibilities, and authorities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended: Provided further, That the Inspector General of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of NRC in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: Provided further, That $850,000 of the sum herein appropriated is for the necessary expenses of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspector General in providing inspector general services at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 5051, $3,400,000 to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, and to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects

For necessary expenses for the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects pursuant to the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004, $1,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2014.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Sec. 401. The Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in section 305, by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Gifts-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commission, on behalf of the United States, may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, property, or money for purposes of carrying out this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) CONDITIONAL- With respect to conditional gifts--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A)(i) the Commission, on behalf of the United States, may accept conditional gifts for purposes of carrying out this Act, if approved by the Federal Cochairperson; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) the principal of and income from any such conditional gift shall be held, invested, reinvested, and used in accordance with the condition applicable to the gift; butCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) no gift shall be accepted that is conditioned on any expenditure not to be funded from the gift or from the income generated by the gift unless the expenditure has been approved by an Act of Congress; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) the Commission shall submit an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that describes the amount and terms of conditional gifts, the manner in which such conditional gifts were or shall be used, and any results achieved by such use.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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(2) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 311. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

‘(a) The Commission may accept transfers of funds from other Federal agencies for purposes of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Any Federal agency authorized to carry out an activity that is within the authority of the Commission may transfer to the Commission any appropriated funds available for such activity. Funds transferred to the Commission under this section shall be merged with and be available for the same time period as the commission’s appropriation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) The Commission shall submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing and summarizing all transfers to and expenditures from the Denali Commission under this section.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 502. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriation Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





This Act may be cited as the ‘Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Calendar No. 383CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

S. 2465CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[Report No. 112-164]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

April 26, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Read twice and placed on the calendarCommentsClose CommentsPermalink