Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/281

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PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-252 of that Act: Provided further. That if, on June 1, 1999, the Secretary is unable to make a determination that the Alaska State Legislature has approved a bill or resolution to amend the Constitution of the State of Alaska that, if approved by the electorate, would enable the implementation of state laws of general applicability which are consistent with and which provide for the definition, preference and participation specified in sections 803, 804, and 805 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, $1,000,000 of these funds shall become available on June 1, 1999, and shall remain available until expended (with expended amounts to be subtracted from the amount that could be granted to the State), for the Secretary to conduct data gathering and research on subsistence uses, and formulate plans for operational aspects and in-season management, but not to implement and enforce subsistence use meuiagement beyond those public lands which as of October 1, 1998, were subject to federal management for subsistence uses pursuant to Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital Fund, 15 aircraft, 10 of which shall be for replacement and which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess surplus property: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft: Provided further. That no programs funded with, appropriated funds in the "Departmental Management", "Office of the Solicitor", and "Office of Inspector General" may be augmented through the Working Capital Fund or the Consolidated Working Fund. GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further. That all funds used pursuant to this section are hereby designated by Congress to be "emergency requirements" pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible. SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest or range fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent