Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 103 Part 1.djvu/738

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103 STAT. 710 PUBLIC LAW 101-121 —OCT. 23, 1989 mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); and publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $484,709,000, of which $59,783,000 shall be available only for co- operation with States or municipalities for water resources inves- 43 USC 50. tigations: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of any topographic map- ^ ping or water resources investigations carried on in cooperation with any State or municipality. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be available for purchase of not to exceed 27 passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; reimbursement to the General Services Administration for security guard services; contracting for the fur- nishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; ac- quisition of lands for gauging stations and observation wells; ex- penses of the United States National Committee on Geology; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Geological Survey appointed, as authorized by law, to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in Public Law 95-224. MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE '^ LEASING AND ROYALTY MANAGEMENT "^ For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and environmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other minerals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements; including the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; $178,525,000, of which not less than $56,060,000 shall be available for royalty management activities: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this Act shall be available for the payment of interest in accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1721 (b) and (d): Provided further. That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine clean-up activities: Provided further. That of the above enacted amounts, up to $250,000 proposed for data gathering to help determine the boundary between State and Federal lands offshore of Alaska shall be available only if an equal amount is provided by the State of Alaska from State revenues to match the Federal support for this project: Provided further. That of the above enacted amounts, up to one-half of the increase over the fiscal year 1989 funding provided for mineral royalty audits may be used to compensate States and Indian tribes for audit activities under the provisions of sections 202 and 205 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982