118 STAT. 1012 PUBLIC LAW 108–287—AUG. 5, 2004 CHAPTER 3 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004 FOR URGENT WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT For an additional amount for fiscal year 2004 for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities related to the fiscal year 2004 fire season pursuant to section 312 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress): Provided, That such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriations accounts from which funds are transferred for such purposes: Pro vided further, That cost containment measures shall be imple mented within this account for fiscal year 2004, and the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on such cost containment measures by December 31, 2004. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT For an additional amount for fiscal year 2004 for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities related to the fiscal year 2004 fire season pursuant to section 312 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress): Provided, That such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriations accounts from which funds are transferred for such purposes: Pro vided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an independent cost control review panel to examine and report on fire suppression costs for individual wildfire incidents that exceed $10,000,000 in cost: Provided further, That if the independent review panel report finds that appropriate actions were not taken to control suppression costs for one or more such wildfire incidents, then an amount equal to the aggregate estimated excess costs of suppressing those wildfire incidents shall be transferred to the Treasury from unobligated balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2004 in the Wildland Fire Management account, if available. CHAPTER 4 GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE SEC. 14001. Appropriations provided in this title are available for obligation until September 30, 2005, unless otherwise so pro vided in this title. SEC. 14002. Funds in this title are available for obligation and authorities in this title shall apply upon enactment of this Act. Applicability. Establishment. Reports. Reports. Deadline.
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