PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Became Public Law No: 107-63.
Congressional Research Service
Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Jun 19, 2001
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002- Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for FY 2002.Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) wildland fire management; (3) remedial action of hazardous waste substances; (4) construction; (5) payments in lieu of taxes to local governments; (6) land acquisition; (7) Oregon and California grant lands; (8) range improvements; (9) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with respect to public lands; and (10) miscellaneous trust funds.Appropriates funds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for: (1) resource management; (2) construction; (3) land acquisition; (4) the establishment of a Landowner Incentive Program that provides assistance to private landowners for private conservation efforts; (5) the establishment of a Private Stewardship Grants Program; (5) expenses related to carrying out the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (6) the National Wildlife Refuge Fund; (7) expenses related to carrying out the North American Wetlands Conservation Act; (8) financial assistance for projects to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds; (9) expenses related to carrying out the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994; and (10) wildlife conservation grants to States, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes.Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the National Park Service (NPS) for: (1) the National Park System; (2) the U.S. Park Police; (3) reimbursement to the District of Columbia for benefit payments by the District to U.S. Park Police annuitants; (4) national recreation and preservation activities; (5) expenses related to carrying out the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978; (6) expenses related to carrying out the Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996; (7) construction; and (8) land acquisition and State assistance from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.Rescinds specified contract authority to obligate funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for FY 2002.Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to: (1) the U.S. Geological Survey for surveys, investigations, and research; (2) the Minerals Management Service for royalty and offshore minerals management and oil spill research; (3) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for regulation and technology and the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; (4) the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for operation of Indian programs, construction, Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians, and Indian guaranteed loans; (5) assistance to U.S. territories and for carrying out the Compacts of Free Association with respect to Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau; (6) departmental management and the Offices of the Solicitor and of the Inspector General; (7) trust programs for Indians; (8) a program for consolidation of fractional interests in Indian lands by direct expenditure or cooperative agreement; and (9) natural resource damage assessment.Sets forth authorized and prohibited uses of specified funds.(Sec. 107) Prohibits the use of funds provided in this title for specified offshore leasing and related activities in the areas of or including California, the North Atlantic, Washington and Oregon, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the North Aleutian Basin planning area, and the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic planning areas.(Sec. 112) Bars the NPS from developing a reduced entrance fee program to accommodate non-local travel through a unit. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to provide for and regulate local non-recreational passage through National Park System units, allowing each unit to develop guidelines and permits for activity appropriate to such unit.(Sec. 115) Provides that, for purposes of reducing the backlog of Indian probate cases in the Department of the Interior, certain hearing requirements with respect to descent and distribution of Indian lands are deemed satisfied by a proceeding conducted by an Indian probate judge appointed by the Secretary without regard to requirements for competitive service appointments.(Sec. 116) Allows the Secretary to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas, or inaccurate distribution methodologies. Prohibits any reduction in such funds of more than ten percent in FY 2002 for any tribe.(Sec. 117) Prohibits the use of funds in this Act to establish a new National Wildlife Refuge in the Kankakee River basin that is inconsistent with Army Corps of Engineers efforts to control flooding and siltation in that area.(Sec. 119) Requires the Secretary to ensure that the lands composing the Huron Cemetery in Kansas are used only for religious and cultural purposes compatible with their use as a cemetery and a burial ground.(Sec. 120) Bars the use of funds appropriated for the Department of the Interior by any Act to study or implement any plan to drain Lake Powell or to reduce its water level below the range required for the operation of the Glen Canyon Dam.(Sec. 122) Amends the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 to extend through FY 2002 the Secretary's authority to obligate expenditure of fees, before they are received, under a transportation services contract at Zion National Park.(Sec. 123) Allows the NPS to authorize, through a cooperative agreement, the Golden Gate National Parks Association to provide fee-based education, interpretive, and visitor service functions within the Crissy Field and Fort Point Areas of the Presidio.(Sec. 125) Directs the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program to provide grants to Indian tribes for half the costs of constructing tribally controlled schools.(Sec. 126) Directs the Administrator of General Services to sell specified improvements and equipment situated on the White River Oil Shale Mine in Uintah County, Utah.Title II: Related Agencies - Makes FY 2002 appropriations for the Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) for: (1) forest and rangeland research; (2) State and private forestry; (3) National Forest System; (4) wildland fire management; (5) land acquisitions, including specified National Forest areas in Utah, Nevada, and California; (6) Federal land management in Alaska; and (7) specified administrative activities.Makes appropriations for the Department of Energy for the following areas: (1) fossil energy research and development that includes acquisition of real property, plants or facilities, technological investigations and research targeting mineral substances and a Clean Coal Power Initiative; (2) engineering studies regarding development of Shannon Formation at Naval Petroleum Reserve Number3; (3) installment payments pertaining to the Elk Hills School Lands Fund; (4) implementation of energy conservation activities; (5) implementation of activities of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, and of the Energy Information Administration; (6) Strategic Petroleum Reserve; (7) Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; and (8) specified administrative items pertaining to the General Services Administration.States that, unless specifically provided for in an appropriations Act, funds made available to the Department of Energy under this Act may not be used to: (1) finance or implement authorized price support or loan guarantee programs; or (2) issue or process procurement documents for various enterprises.Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Indian health facilities.Makes appropriations for FY 2002 to: (1) the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; and (2) the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.Sets forth requirements for uses of, and limitations on, funds appropriated under this title.Makes appropriations in specified amounts for various purposes to: (1) the Smithsonian Institution (earmarking certain funds for the National Museum of the American Indian, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, the National Zoological Park, and other specified programs); (2) the National Gallery of Art; (3) the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (4) the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; (5) the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities; (6) the Institute of Museum and Library Services, for Office of Museum Services grants and administration; (7) the Challenge America Arts Fund, for Challenge America Grants for arts education and public outreach activities to be administered by the NEA; (8) the Commission of Fine Arts, including expenses for National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs; (9) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (10) the National Capital Planning Commission; (11) the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, for the Holocaust Memorial Museum; and (12) the Presidio Trust Fund.Title III: General Provisions - Sets forth limitations on the use of funds under this Act.(Sec. 306) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for: (1) planning or offering timber from giant sequoias on BLM or Forest System lands for sale in a manner different than such sales were conducted in FY 2001; (2) entering by the NPS into a concession contract which provides for the removal of the underground lunchroom at Carlsbad Caverns National Park; (3) demolishing the bridge between Jersey City, New Jersey, and Ellis Island, or preventing its use, if safe, by pedestrians; and (4) accepting or processing applications for a patent for mining or mill site claims located under the general mining laws, unless the Secretary takes specified actions.(Sec. 310) Provides that amounts appropriated to or earmarked in committee reports for the BIA and the IHS for payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements are the total amounts available for FY 1994 through 2001 for such purposes, except that, for the BIA, such entities may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet indirect costs.(Sec. 311) Authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior to limit competition for watershed restoration project contracts as part of the Jobs in the Woods Program established in Region 10 of the Forest Service to individuals and entities in timber-dependent areas in Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska that have been affected by reduced timber harvesting on Federal lands.(Sec. 312) Extends the authority to collect fees under the recreational fee demonstration program through FY 2006. Makes funds available in accounts established under such program through FY 2009.(Sec. 314) Bars the use of funds made available in any Act to designate any portion of Canaveral National Seashore in Brevard County, Florida, as a clothing-optional area or area in which public nudity is permitted if such designation would be contrary to county ordinance.(Sec. 315) Requires the Chairperson of the NEA to: (1) award grants to individuals only for literature, National Heritage, or American Jazz Masters fellowships; and (2) establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except one made to a State or local arts agency or regional group, may be used to make a grant to any other individual or organization to conduct activities independent of the grant recipient.Prohibits NEA grants from being used for seasonal support to a group unless the application is specific to the contents of the season.(Sec. 317) Requires the Chairperson of the NEA to: (1) ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects or programs that serve underserved populations; and (2) establish a grant category for programs of national impact or availability or able to tour several States.(Sec. 323) Sets forth requirements for the sale of timber in Region 10 of the Forest Service, including western red cedar timber.(Sec. 324) Requires the Forest Service to review its campground concessions policy to determine if modifications can be made to its campgrounds contracts so that such concessions are exempted from the Service Contract Act. Requires the Forest Service to offer concession prospectuses under the regulatory exemption in FY 2002.(Sec. 326) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to limit competition for fire and fuel treatment and watershed restoration contracts in the Giant Sequoia National Monument and the Sequoia National Forest. Gives employment preference to dislocated and displaced workers in Tulare, Kern, and Fresno Counties, California, for work associated with the establishment of the Giant Sequoia National Monument.(Sec. 327) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to complete revisions to all land and resource management plans as expeditiously as practicable.(Sec. 328) Provides that, until the end of FY 2003, the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a cooperative agreement for the facilitation of the administration of Forest Service programs and activities includes the use of that legal instrument when the principal purpose of the resulting relationship is to the benefit of the Forest Service and the other party or parties to the agreement, including nonprofit entities.(Sec. 329) Provides for a pilot program through FY 2005 under which the Secretary of Agriculture may by sale or exchange make up to ten conveyances of excess buildings and other structures on National Forest System lands. Requires the concurrence of the congressional appropriation committees in advance of each such conveyance. Requires sales proceeds to be retained for maintenance and rehabilitation within the Region in which the building or structure is located.(Sec. 330) Amends the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 to extend procurement authority with respect to the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area through FY 2004.(Sec. 331) Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to extend through FY 2005 the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to use Forest Service funding for entering into cooperative watershed restoration and enhancement agreements with public and private entities.
People & committees
Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2] · R–NM
Legislative record
A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.
Became Public Law No: 107-63.
Became Public Law No: 107-63.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 3. Record Vote Number: 304.
Senate roll call 304 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 3. Record Vote Number: 304.
Senate roll call 304 · Individual votesConference report considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 380 - 28 (Roll no. 393).
House roll call 393 · Individual votesMotions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 380 - 28 (Roll no. 393).
House roll call 393 · Individual votesThe House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 107-234 as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7110)
VOTE POSTPONED - Pursuant to the rule, the Yeas and Nays are required on the question of adoption of the conference report and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Mr. Skeen asked unanimous consent for consideration of the conference report, H. Rept. 107-234. (consideration: CR H7099-7108)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 267 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2217. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived.
Conference report H. Rept. 107-234 filed. (text of conference report: CR H6507-6568)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 107-234 filed.(text of conference report: CR H6507-6568)
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Skeen, Regula, Kolbe, Taylor (NC), Nethercutt, Wamp, Kingston, Peterson (PA), Young (FL), Dicks, Murtha, Moran (VA), Hinchey, Sabo, and Obey.
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H5857)
Mr. Walsh asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Byrd, Leahy, Hollings, Reid, Dorgan, Feinstein, Murray, Inouye, Burns, Stevens, Cochran, Domenici, Bennett, Gregg and Campbell.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR 7/16/2001 S7696-7712)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR 7/16/2001 S7696-7712)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7554-7577)
The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7441-7483, S7484-7490; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7441-7455)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Byrd with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-36.
Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Byrd with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-36.
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 376 - 32 (Roll no. 185).
House roll call 185 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 376 - 32 (Roll no. 185).
House roll call 185 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2217.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments debated earlier, and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Stearns amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Stearns demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stearns amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Deutsch amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Deutsch demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Deutsch amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Inslee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Inslee demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Inslee amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Davis (FL) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Davis (FL) demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Davis (FL) amendment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Rahall amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rahall demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - MR. Skeen asked unanimous consent that debate on the following specified amendments to the bill, and any amendments thereto, be limited to the time specified, equally divided and controlled: 1. An amendment offered by Mr. Davis of Florida (related to oil and gas leasing in Florida) for 30 minutes; 2. An amendment offered by Mr. Inslee (regarding hardrock mining) for 30 minutes; 3. An amendment offered by Mr. Deutsch (regarding Biscayne National Park) for 10 minutes; and 4. An amendment offered by Mr. Stearns (regarding NEA) for 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Rahall amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the DeFazio amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeFazio demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the DeFazio amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the DeFazio amendment under the five-minute rule.
Mr. Burr raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Burr stated that the proviso beginning on page 89, line 13 and extending to line 18, superceded existing law and constituted legislation on an appropriation bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Maloney (NY) amendment under the five-minute rule.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Sanders amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sanders demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Sanders amendment.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Skeen asked unanimous consent that debate on the following specified amendments and any amendments thereto, be limited to the time specified, equally divided and controlled: 1. An amendment to be offered by Mr. Sanders (related to payments in lieu of taxes) for 30 minutes; and 2. An amendment to be offered by Mr. Rahall (regarding Mineral Leasing Act) for 30 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE LIMITATION - Mr. Skeen asked unanimous consent that further debate on the Slaughter amendment continue for not to exceed 50 minutes, equally divided and controlled. Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Slaughter amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Pombo amendment under the five-minute rule.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2217.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 174 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2217 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 174. (consideration: CR H3363-3437; text of title I as reported in House: CR H3376-3382; text of title II as reported in House: CR H3400-3406; text of title III as reported in House: CR H3407, H3411-3412)
Rule H. Res. 174 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 174 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2217 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 56.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-103, by Mr. Skeen.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-103, by Mr. Skeen.
Introduced in House
Primary sources
Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.
Source last updated: Mar 9, 2026. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
AI Conversation Starters
Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.
Analyze H.R.2217 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.
Examine H.R.2217 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.
Examine H.R.2217 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.
Examine H.R.2217 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.