PUBLIC LAW 104-134—APR. 26, 1996 110 STAT. 1321-164
of which 323 shall be for replacement only, including not to exceed
411 for police-type use, 12 buses, and 5 ambulances: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Service
may be used to process any grant or contract documents which
do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided further. That
none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Service may
be used to implement an agreement for the redevelopment of the
southern end of Ellis Island until such agreement has been submitted to the Congress and shall not be implemented prior to the
expiration of 30 calendar days (not including any day in which
either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment
of more than three calendar days to a day certain) from the receipt
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President
of the Senate of a full and comprehensive report on the development
of the southern end of Ellis Island, including the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of the proposed project.
None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the National
Park Service for activities taken in direct response to the United
Nations Biodiversity Convention.
The National Park Service may enter into cooperative agreements that involve the transfer of National Park Service appropriated funds to State, local and tribal governments, other public
entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the public purpose of carrying out National Park Service
programs.
The National Park Service shall, within existing funds, conduct Alaska.
a Feasibility Study for a northern access route into Denali National 16 USC 347 note.
Park and Preserve in Alaska, to be completed within one year
of the enactment of this Act and submitted to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations and to the Senate Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on
Resources. The Feasibility Study shall ensure that resource impacts
from any plan to create such access route are evaluated with
accurate information and according to a process that takes into
consideration park values, visitor needs, a full range of alternatives,
the viewpoints of all interested parties, including the tourism industry and the State of Alaska, and potential needs for compliance
with the National Environmental Policy Act. The Study shall also
address the time required for development of alternatives and identify all associated costs.
This Feasibility Study shall be conducted solely by the National 16 USC 347 note.
Park Service planning personnel permanently assigned to National
Park Service offices located in the State of Alaska in consultation
with the State of Alaska Department of Transportation.
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey
to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, and the mineral and water resources
of the United States, its Territories and possessions, and other
areas as authorized by law (43 U.S.C. 31, 1332 and 1340); classify
lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering
supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program
(30 U.S.C. 641); and publish and disseminate data relative to the
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