PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003
117 STAT. 275
SEC. 322. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument. SEC. 323. Section 347 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 16 U.S.C. 2104 note), is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2004’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013, the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, via agreement or contract as appropriate, may enter into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests and the public lands that meet local and rural community needs.’’; (2) in subsection (b)(4)— (A) by striking ‘‘noncommercial cutting or removing of trees’’ and inserting ‘‘removing vegetation’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘non-commercial objectives’’ and inserting ‘‘land management objectives’’; (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end a new paragraph as follows: ‘‘(5) CONTRACTING OFFICER.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior may determine the appropriate contracting officer to enter into and administer an agreement or contract under subsection (a).’’; (4) in subsections (c)(3), (d), (f), and (g), by inserting ‘‘and the Bureau of Land Management’’ after ‘‘Forest Service’’ each place it appears; (5) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DEMONSTRATION PROJECT’’ and inserting ‘‘PROJECTS’’; (6) in subsections (d)(2) and (f)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘demonstration’’ each place it appears; (7) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘the Secretary’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management’’ and by inserting ‘‘or the public lands’’ after ‘‘National Forest System’’; and (8) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘each individual stewardship pilot project’’ and inserting ‘‘the stewardship contracting projects’’. SEC. 324. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATED TO CABIN USER FEES.—Section 608(b)(2) of the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6207(b)(2); Public Law 106–291) is amended by striking ‘‘value influences’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘criteria’’ and striking ‘‘section 606(b)(3)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 606(b)(2)’’. SEC. 325. EXTENSION OF FOREST SERVICE CONVEYANCES PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 329 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; Public Law 107–63) is amended—
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