T. Gorton: “these are primarily a set of rather small and technical amendments. The first one, for Senator Craig, strikes section…”

“these are primarily a set of rather small and technical amendments. The first one, for Senator Craig, strikes section 333 regarding recreation residence fees and modifies section 343 of last year's bill on that subject. It is more modest than the section 333 that it strikes. The second amendment by the distinguished occupant of the Chair subjects certain reserved mineral interests to the Mineral Leasing Act. The next set of amendments, all of which carry my name, are a technical fix to section 332 on prescribed burning operations; a technical amendment to section 328 on the authority given to the Forest Service to acquire independently a general ledger system; a technical change to section 339 on the prohibition of the use of timber purchaser road credits; a technical change to section 331 on Forest Service regulations on the use of fixed climbing anchors; a technical change on the financial statements from the Office of Special Trustee, this at the administration's request; a technical correction on reprogramming procedures; an amendment to the BIA language relating to other tribes taking land into trust from within the boundaries of the original Cherokee territory; a proposal by Senator Reid on the BLM modifying section 125 to correct and clarify the legal description of lands to be conveyed; and one of my own relating to the Forest Service, a technical correction regarding accounting for indirect expenses.”