In the past, Valley County officials considered acquiring the subject tract for use as a sanitary land fill under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. However, it was determined that the tract was not suitable for such development. The possibility of the Bureau of Land Management's exchanging this land for other land suitable for the landfill and conveying of the new tract to the County was also investigated but no agreement could be reached which would achieve the County's goals and satisfy the Department's criteria and procedures for conveyances under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. However, we believe that conveyance for fair maket value as would be required by S. 726 would be generally consistent with the disposal criteria in the Administration's proposed National Resource Lands Management Act, introduced as S. 1292, and with similar disposal criteria in S. 507. The Bureau of Land Management has made an assessment of the resource values and the physical character of the 40-acre tract covered by S. 726. We see no overriding reason for retaining the land in public ownership. The subject land in S. 726 is an isolated tract difficult to manage as part of the national resource lands and disposal will serve objectives which apparently cannot be achieved prudently or feasibly on land other than that tract and which appear to outweigh public objectives served by retention in Federal ownership. Although we have not had the opportunity to evaluate the values in the tract as fully as would be done under the Bureau of Land Management planning system, we shall do so in setting the fair market value as required by this Act. We do not object to S. 726 if the Congress wishes to resolve this matter by such private legislation. The Office of Management and Budget has advised that there is no objection to the presentation of this report from the standpoint of the Administration's program. Sincerely yours, JOHN KYL, Assistant Secretary of the Interior. о H.R. 1634 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 SEPTEMBER 21, 1976.—Ordered to be printed Mr. PASSMAN, from the committee on conference, CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany H.R. 14260] The committee on conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 14260) "making appropriations for Foreign Assistance and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes,' having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 9, 11, 13, 25, 28, 30, 36, 39, and 43. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 29, 41, 42, and 45, and agree to the same. Amendment numbered 1: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $505,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 2: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $214,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same. 57-006 O Amendment numbered 4: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 4, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $67,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 6: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $187,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 19: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 19, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,734,700,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 31: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the section number named in said amendment insert the following: 109; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 32: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the section number named in said amendment insert the following: 110; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 33: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the section number named in said amendment insert the following: 111; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 34: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 34, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the section number named in said amendment insert the following: 112; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 37: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said amendment insert the following: H.R. 1642 of section 105 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1977, $15,000,000 And the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 38: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 38, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $90,477,000 · and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 40: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 40, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $270,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 44: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 44, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the section number named in said amendment insert the following 505A; and the Senate agree to the same. The committee of conference report in disagreement amendments numbered 3, 5, 7, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, and 35. OTTO E. PASSMAN, EDWARD I. KOCH, CHARLES WILSON, GARNER E. SHRIVER, SILVIO O. CONTE, LAWRENCE COUGHLIN, E. A. CEDERBERG, Managers on the Part of the House. DANIEL K. INOUYE, GALE W. MCGEE, LAWTON CHILES, JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, EDWARD W. BROOKE, MARK O. HATFIELD, CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, Jr., MILTON R. YOUNG, Managers on the Part of the Senate. H.R. 1642 |