PUBLIC LAW 105-66—OCT. 27, 1997 111 STAT. 1427 appropriated in this or any other Act shall be available for pay or administrative expenses in connection with shipping commissioners in the United States: Provided further. That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for expenses incurred for yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees are collected from yacht owners and credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That the Commandsint shall reduce both military and civilian employment levels for the purpose of complying with Executive Order No. 12839: Provided further, That Certification. $34,300,000 of the funds provided under this heading for increased drug interdiction activities are not available for obligation until the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy: (1) reviews the specific activities and associated costs and benefits proposed by the Coast Guard; (2) compares those activities to other drug interdiction efforts Government-wide; and (3) certifies, in writing, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that such expenditures represent the best investment relative to other options: Provided further. That should the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy decline to make such certification, after notification in writing to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Director may transfer, at his discretion, up to $34,300,000 of funds provided herein for Coast Guard drug interdiction activities to any other entity of the Federal Government for drug interdiction activities: Provided further, That up to $615,000 in user fees collected pursuant to section 1111 of Public Law 104-324 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections in fiscal year 1998. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $397,850,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill LiabiHty Trust Fund; of which $212,100,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2002; $25,800,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation capability, to remain available until September 30, 2000; $44,650,000 shall be available for other equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2000; $68,300,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2000; and $47,000,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That funds received from the sale of HU-25 aircraft shall be credited to this appropriation for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft and increasing aviation capacity: Provided further. That the Commandant may dispose of surplus real property by sale or lease and the proceeds shall be credited to this appropriation, of which not more than $9,000,000 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account, to be available for the purposes of this account: Provided further. That the amount herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced by such amount: Provided further. That any proceeds from the sale or lease of Coast Guard surplus real property in excess of $9,000,000 shall be retained and remain available until expended, but shall not be available for obligation until October
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