PUBLIC LAW 98-50—JULY 14, 1983 97 STAT. 259 appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise pro- vided, shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 per centum by any such transfers, and any such proposed transfers shall be submit- ted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate. SEC. 303. The unexpended balances of prior appropriations pro- vided for activities covered in this Act may be transferred to appro- priation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Balances so transferred 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in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted. SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi- tures are a matter of public record and available for public inspec- tion, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. SEC. 305. None of the funds in the Department of Energy shall be used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, parties inter- vening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in the Department of Energy. SEC. 306. Not more than $500,000 of funds available to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall be available for updating the comprehensive water resources analysis covering Merced County, Mariposa County, Madera County, and Fresno County in California, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4(a) and 10(a) of the Federal Power Act including such public hearings as are necessary and appropriate for that purpose: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the construction of any dam or hydroelectric facility on Whiskey Creek, Nelder Creek, and Lewis Fork of the Fresno River, all located in Merced County, Mariposa County, Madera County, and Fresno County in California, shall be suspended and deferred until completion of the Eiforemen- tioned updating of the comprehensive water resource analysis cover- ing that area, and any permit, license, or exemption issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall be modified as neces- sary to be consistent with the results of that anedysis. Appropriation balances, transfers. Funding restriction. Analysis. 16 USC 797, 803. TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Federal Cochairman and the alter- nate on the Appalachian Regionsil Commission and 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 pgissenger motor vehicles, $2,700,000. FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, 40 USC app. i. except expenses authorized by section 105 of said Act, including 40 USC app. 105.
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