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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277 —OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681^42 fifteen days after written notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, solely for the purpose of providing additional funds for drug interdiction activities: Provided further. That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the Coast Guard to plan, finalize, or implement any regulation that would promulgate new maritime user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of enactment of this Act. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $395,465,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which $219,923,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2003; $35,700,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation capability, to remain available until September 30, 2001; $36,569,000 shall be available for other equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2001; $54,823,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2001; and $48,450,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That funds received from the sale of HU-25 aircraft shall be credited to this appropriation for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft and increasing aviation capacity: Provided further. That the Commandant may dispose of surplus real property by sale or lease and the proceeds shall be credited to this appropriation, of which not more than $1,000,000 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account, to be available for the purposes of this account: Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced by such amount: Provided further. That any proceeds from the sale or lease of Coast Guard surplus real property in excess of $1,000,000 shall be retained and remain available until expended, but shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 1999: Provided further, That the Secretary, with funds made available under this heading, acting through the Commandant, may enter into a long-term Use Agreement with the City of Homer for dedicated pier space on the Homer dock necessary to support Coast Guard vessels when such vessels call on Homer, Alaska. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's environmental compliance and restoration functions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended. ALTERATION OF BRIDGES For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive bridges, $14,000,000, to remain available until expended.

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