PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003
117 STAT. 253
Corps crews or related partnerships, with State, local and nonprofit youth groups; small or micro-businesses; or other entities that will hire or train a significant percentage of local people to complete such contracts: Provided further, That the authorities described above relating to contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements are available until all funds provided in this title for hazardous fuels reduction activities in the urban wildland interface are obligated. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $552,039,000, to remain available until expended for construction, reconstruction, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities, and for construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein for road maintenance shall be available for the decommissioning of roads, including unauthorized roads not part of the transportation system, which are no longer needed: Provided further, That no funds shall be expended to decommission any system road until notice and an opportunity for public comment has been provided on each decommissioning project: Provided further, That the Forest Service shall transfer $500,000 appropriated in Public Law 107–63 within the Capital Improvement and Maintenance appropriation, to the State and Private Forestry appropriation, and shall provide these funds in an advance direct lump sum payment to Purdue University for planning and construction of a hardwood tree improvement and generation facility: Provided further, That notwithstanding any provision of law, funds provided for construction of facilities at Purdue University in Indiana in this Act, in the amount of $1,700,000 shall be available to the University, and $1,000,000 provided in this Act for construction of facilities in Cordova, Alaska shall be available to the city. LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest Service, $133,815,000 to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That from amounts previously appropriated under this heading for the acquisition of lands in the Tongass National Forest, $350,000 shall be provided as an advance direct lump sum payment to the City of Juneau for the acquisition of 10.5 acres of land in Southeastern Alaska for a wild bird rehabilitation clinic and nature education center. ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS
For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia,
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