Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, namely: I Department of the interior Bureau of land management Management of lands and resources For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96–487 16 U.S.C. 3150(a) In addition, $32,500,000 is for the processing of applications for permit to drill and related use authorizations, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation that shall be derived from a fee of $6,500 per new application for permit to drill that the Bureau shall collect upon submission of each new application, and , Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579 Oregon and California grant lands For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; $114,467,000, to remain available until expended: Provided 43 U.S.C. 1181(f) Range improvements For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1751 43 U.S.C. 315(b) Provided Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. 30 U.S.C. 185 Provided Public Law 94–579 43 U.S.C. 1735(a) 43 U.S.C. 1735(c) Provided further Miscellaneous trust funds In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Public Law 94–579 43 U.S.C. 1737 43 U.S.C. 1721(b) Administrative provisions The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities, including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided Public Law 90–620 44 U.S.C. 501 Provided further United states fish and wildlife service Resource management (Including Transfer of Funds) For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $500,842,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016 except as otherwise provided herein: Provided 16 U.S.C. 1533 16 U.S.C. 1533 Provided further 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Provided further Provided further 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE For necessary expenses to implement the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3771 et seq. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM For necessary expenses for operations and maintenance of the National Wildlife Refuge System, as authorized by law, $476,865,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided 16 U.S.C. 668ee FISH AND AQUATIC CONSERVATION (Including Transfer of Funds) For necessary expenses to partner with States, federally recognized Indian tribes, and others for the following activities, as authorized by law: to conserve fish, other aquatic species, and their habitats at self-sustaining levels and to further the science of such conservation; to fulfill the Federal Government’s fishery mitigation responsibilities for Federal water development projects; to fulfill Indian tribal trust responsibilities; to minimize aquatic invasive species; and to promote youth engagement, employment, and conservation through demonstrated support for recreational fishing and other public use and enjoyment of aquatic resources, $147,916,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Construction For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; $14,305,000, to remain available until expended. Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460 l Provided Provided further 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) Cooperative endangered species conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1535 National wildlife refuge fund For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 715s North American wetlands conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq. Neotropical migratory bird conservation For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq. Multinational species conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq. 16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq. 16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. 16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. 16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq. State and tribal wildlife grants For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and federally recognized Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, $58,695,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further , Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Landowner incentive program (Rescission) Of the unobligated balances under this heading from prior year appropriations, all remaining amounts are rescinded. Private stewardship grants (Rescission) Of the unobligated balances under this heading from prior year appropriations, all remaining amounts are rescinded. Administrative provisions The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided 44 U.S.C. 501 Provided further None of the funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the report accompanying this Act. National park service Operation of the national park system For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service, $2,268,610,000, of which $9,923,000 for planning and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $81,600,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets shall remain available until September 30, 2016. National recreation and preservation For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $60,695,000. Historic preservation fund For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq. Construction For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, including modifications authorized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 ( 16 U.S.C. 410r-8 Provided Provided further availability of funds Land and water conservation fund (rescission) The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2015 by section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460 l Land acquisition and state assistance For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460 l Public Law 111–11 Centennial challenge For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 814(g) of Public Law 104–333 16 U.S.C. 1f Provided Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) of Public Law 105–391 For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–432 National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs. United states geological survey Surveys, investigations, and research For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31 30 U.S.C. 641 30 U.S.C. 3 50 U.S.C. 98g(1) Provided Provided further Administrative provisions From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: Provided section 6302 Provided further 41 U.S.C. 6101 chapter 171 Bureau of ocean energy management Ocean energy management For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $169,770,000, of which $72,422,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which $97,348,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further Provided further Bureau of safety and environmental enforcement Offshore safety and environmental enforcement For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $124,726,000, of which $66,147,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which $58,579,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2015, as provided in this Act: Provided Provided further 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. Oil spill research For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement Regulation and technology For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87 Provided In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95–87 30 U.S.C. 1257 Provided Provided further , Abandoned mine reclamation fund For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87 Provided Public Law 97–365 Provided further Public Law 95–87 Provided further Provided further Bureau of indian affairs and bureau of indian education Operation of indian programs (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 ( 25 U.S.C. 13 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. 25 U.S.C. 2001–2019 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further 25 U.S.C. 450f et seq. 25 U.S.C. 2008 Provided further Provided further Provided further Construction (including transfer of funds) For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 87–483 Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 100–297 Provided further Provided further 25 U.S.C. 2005(b) Provided further 25 U.S.C. 2504(f) Provided further 25 U.S.C. 2507(e) Provided further Provided further Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians For payments and necessary administrative expenses for implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618, 111–11, and 111–291, and for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $35,655,000, to remain available until expended. Indian guaranteed loan program account For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $7,731,000, of which $1,045,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Provided Provided further Administrative provisions The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations. Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except executive direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–413 In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's ability to access future appropriations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq. No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education (referred to in this paragraph as the Director 25 U.S.C. 2021 chapter 171 Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a satellite school of an existing school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system, except that the Director of the Bureau may waive this prohibition upon request by a tribe if establishment of such satellite school would provide comparable levels of education as are being offered at such existing Bureau school, and would avoid incurring extraordinary costs to the Federal Government, such as for transportation over extended distances: Provided Provided further satellite school Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113 Public Law 101–301 Departmental offices Office of the secretary Departmental operations For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the Interior, including the collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $255,736,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation expenses; and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which $6,000,000 for the Office of Valuation Services is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and shall remain available until expended; and of which $38,300,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue management activities: Provided Administrative provisions For fiscal year 2015, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by the Act of October 20, 1976 ( 31 U.S.C. 6901–6907 Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further section 6906 2014 2015 Insular affairs Assistance to territories For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 48 U.S.C. 1661(c) Public Law 94–241 Provided chapter 35 Provided further Public Law 104–134 Provided further Provided further 42 U.S.C. 5170c Compact of free association For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99–658 Public Law 108–188 Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 Public Law 104–134 Provided Provided further Provided further Office of the solicitor Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $64,024,000. Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $49,458,000. Office of the special trustee for American indians Federal trust programs (including transfer of funds) For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, $139,029,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $23,061,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for historical accounting: Provided Operation of Indian Programs Salaries and Expenses Departmental Operations Provided further 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Department-wide programs Wildland fire management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, hazardous fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $804,779,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $6,127,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further 42 U.S.C. 1856d 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq. Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 109–154 Provided further Provided further 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of the Interior and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $92,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Wildland Fire Management 43 U.S.C. 1748a Central hazardous materials fund For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. Natural resource damage assessment and restoration Natural resource damage assessment fund To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. Public Law 101–337 16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq. Working capital fund For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and business management system, information technology improvements of general benefit to the Department, consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Department, $53,786,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further Public Law 93–638 Provided further section 3306(a) Provided further Provided further Administrative provision There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess surplus property: Provided General provisions, Department of the Interior (Including Transfers of Funds) Emergency transfer authority—intra-bureau 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided Provided further Emergency transfer authority—department-wide 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 7 U.S.C. 7717(b) Public Law 95–87 Provided Provided further wildland fire operations FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund Provided further , Provided further Authorized use of funds 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized by section 3109 Authorized use of funds, indian trust management 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such purpose. Ellis, governors, and liberty islands 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable. Outer continental shelf inspection fees 106. (a) In fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement 43 U.S.C. 1348(c) (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be: (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines; (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells. (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2015. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be: (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. (d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of billing. Oil and gas leasing internet program 107. Notwithstanding section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A) Bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement reorganization 108. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described in the report accompanying this Act. Contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of section 304B of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ( 41 U.S.C. 254c Mass marking of salmonids 110. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers. Exhaustion of administrative review 111. Section 122(a)(1) of division E of Public Law 112–74 fiscal years 2012 through 2015 fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter Wild lands funding prohibition 112. None of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010. Bureau of indian education operated schools 113. Section 115(d) of Division E of Public Law 112–74 2014 2017 REAUTHORIZATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND 114. Title I of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 ( Public Law 111–88 Ivory 115. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to draft, prepare, implement, or enforce any new or revised regulation or order that— (1) prohibits or restricts, within the United States, the possession, sale, delivery, receipt, shipment, or transportation of ivory that has been lawfully imported into the United States; (2) changes any means of determining, including any applicable presumptions concerning, when ivory has been lawfully imported; or (3) prohibits or restricts the importation of ivory that was lawfully importable into the United States as of February 1, 2014. Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle 116. None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used before October 1, 2015, for any study, nor to withdraw or finalize any rule, with regard to the valley elderberry longhorn beetle under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1351 et seq. Sage-Grouse 117. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 (1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; (3) a final rule for the bi-state distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; or (4) a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse ( Centrocercus minimus AMPHIBIANS 118. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall release for public comment and submit for scientific peer review not later than December 30, 2015, individual or multi-species recovery plans for the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog; the northern distinct population segment of the mountain yellow-legged frog; and the Yosemite toad. The plans shall include analyses of social and economic impacts of implementing recovery actions as well as efforts to minimize such impacts as required by the policy published on July 1, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 34272 et seq.). II Environmental protection agency Science and technology For science and technology, including research and development activities, which shall include research and development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $716,588,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided Environmental programs and management For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,508,603,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided Provided further Hazardous waste electronic manifest system fund For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6939g Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Buildings and facilities For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $34,467,000, to remain available until expended. Hazardous substance superfund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) ( 42 U.S.C. 9611 Provided Provided further Office of Inspector General Science and Technology Leaking underground storage tank trust fund program For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $95,647,000, to remain available until expended, of which $70,018,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,629,000 shall be for carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided Inland oil spill programs For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $17,944,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended. State and tribal assistance grants For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $2,951,895,000, to remain available until expended, of which— (1) $1,018,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which $757,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further (2) $5,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in connection with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the appropriate border commission; Provided (3) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided 33 U.S.C. 1301 7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq. (4) $75,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs: Provided (5) (6) $10,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory statement accompanying this Act; and (7) $1,046,895,000 shall be for grants, including associated program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law 104–134 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Administrative provisions—environmental protection agency (including transfer and rescission of funds) For fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136w-8 Public Law 112–177 Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) ( 7 U.S.C. 136w-8(d)(2) 7 U.S.C. 136w-8 The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading Environmental Programs and Management The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project. The fourth paragraph under the heading Administrative Provisions Public Law 109–54 2015 2020 Of the unobligated balances available for State and Tribal Assistance Grants Provided For fiscal year 2015, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under Section 319 of the Act to make grants to federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. III Related agencies Department of agriculture Forest service Forest and rangeland research For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $297,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, State and private forestry For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities and conducting an international program as authorized, $209,815,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by law; of which $24,198,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. National forest system (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, $1,496,526,000, to remain available until expended: Provided 16 U.S.C. 7303(f) Provided further Provided further Provided further Capital improvement and maintenance (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $373,252,000, to remain available until expended, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, Provided further 16 U.S.C. 501 Provided further National Forest System Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460 l Acquisition of lands for national forests special acts For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be derived from forest receipts. Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, ( 16 U.S.C. 484a l Public Law 96–586 Public Law 76–589 Public Law 78–310 Range betterment fund For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579 Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b) Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 96–487 Wildland fire management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, $2,888,124,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further 16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq. 16 U.S.C. 2106 Provided further National Forest System Forest and Rangeland Research Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 106–393 State and Private Forestry Provided further Provided further State and Private Forestry Provided further FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund Provided further National Forest System Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $303,060,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Wildland Fire Management 43 U.S.C. 1748a Administrative provisions—forest service (including transfers of funds) Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225 5 U.S.C. 3109 7 U.S.C. 2250 7 U.S.C. 428a 16 U.S.C. 558a 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 31 U.S.C. 3718(c) Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings Wildland Fire Management FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund Provided Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private, and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland management. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands. None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 ( 7 U.S.C. 2257 Public Law 106–224 7 U.S.C. 7772 Public Law 107–107 7 U.S.C. 8316(b) None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the report accompanying this Act. Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Department of Agriculture's National Information Technology Center. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the Forest Service portion of implementation costs to be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the International Technology Service. Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, Public Law 103–82 Public Law 109–154 Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses. Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101–593 Provided Provided further Provided further Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244 Provided Provided further Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663 Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2) Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related matters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the requested funding transfers. An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq. chapter 171 Department of health and human services Indian health service Indian health services For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $4,180,386,000, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) Provided 25 U.S.C. 450 Provided further Provided further Provided further 25 U.S.C. 1616a-1 25 U.S.C. 1616a-1(c) Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further 25 U.S.C. 1613 Provided further Provided further Public Law 93–638 20 U.S.C. 1400 Provided further Indian health facilities For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2004a , Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Indian Health Services Provided further administrative provisions—Indian health service Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 Provided 42 U.S.C. 2651–2653 Provided further Public Law 86–121 Public Law 93–638 Provided further Provided further Provided further 25 U.S.C. 450 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further National institutes of health National institute of environmental health sciences For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9660(a) Agency for toxic substances and disease registry Toxic substances and environmental public health For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall remain available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided Provided further Provided further Other related agencies Executive office of the president Council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, $3,000,000: Provided Chemical safety and hazard investigation board Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 5 U.S.C. 5376 Provided Provided further Provided further Office of navajo and hopi indian relocation Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93–531 Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Institute of American indian and alaska native culture and arts development Payment to the institute For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title XV of Public Law 99–498 Smithsonian institution Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided Facilities capital For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary personnel, $139,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 National gallery of art Salaries and expenses For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 Repair, restoration and renovation of buildings For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided John F. kennedy center for the performing arts Operations and maintenance For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $22,000,000. Capital repair and restoration For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $10,800,000, to remain available until expended. Woodrow wilson international center for scholars Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 National foundation on the arts and the humanities National endowment for the arts Grants and administration For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain available until expended. National endowment for the humanities Grants and administration For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 to remain available until expended, of which $135,283,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the functions of the Act; and $10,738,000 shall be available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including $8,357,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided Administrative provisions None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Commission of fine arts Salaries and expenses For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under Chapter 91 Provided Provided further National capital arts and cultural affairs For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99–190 20 U.S.C. 956a Advisory council on historic preservation Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ( Public Law 89–665 National capital planning commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission under chapter 87 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided United states holocaust memorial museum Holocaust memorial museum For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by Public Law 106–292 36 U.S.C. 2301–2310 IV General provisions Restriction on use of funds 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. Obligation of appropriations 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. Disclosure of administrative expenses 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including working capital fund and cost pool charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval. Mining applications 404. (a) Limitation of Funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws. (b) Exceptions Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes ( 30 U.S.C. 35 30 U.S.C. 42 (c) Report On September 30, 2015, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 ( Public Law 104–208 (d) Mineral Examinations In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors. Contract support costs 405. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated to or otherwise designated in committee reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service by Public Laws 103–138, 103–332, 104–134, 104–208, 105–83, 105–277, 106–113, 106–291, 107–63, 108–7, 108–108, 108–447, 109–54, 109–289, division B and Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289 contract support costs, fiscal year 2014 406. Amounts provided under the headings Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services Provided, contract support costs, fiscal year 2015 407. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2015 under the headings Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs Provided Forest management plans 408. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A) 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq. Provided Prohibition within national monuments 409. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq. Limitation on takings 410. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided Timber sale requirements 411. No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. Extension of grazing permits 412. Section 415 of division E of Public Law 112–74 fiscal years 2012 through 2015 fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter Prohibition on no-bid contracts 413. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 Chapter 137 (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be entered into without regard for these requirements, including formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes; or (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education and Assistance Act ( Public Law 93–638 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Posting of reports 414. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. National endowment for the arts grant guidelines 415. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the Arts— (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellowship. (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used to make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and services. (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, including identified programs and/or projects. National endowment for the arts program priorities 416. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations. (b) In this section: (1) The term underserved population (2) The term poverty line 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965— (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several States; (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1); (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act; and (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community-based music performance and education. Arts and Artifacts Indemnity 417. The Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act ( 20 U.S.C. 971 et seq. (1) in section 2(b)(2) by striking of Art on Art (2) in section 5— (A) in subsection (b) by striking $10,000,000,000 $5,000,000,000 $15,000,000,000 $7,500,000,000 (B) in subsection (c) by striking $1,200,000,000 $750,000,000 $1,800,000,000 $1,000,000,000 (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (8) by striking chapter Act Status of balances of appropriations 418. The Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity. Report on use of climate change funds 419. Not later than 120 days after the date on which the President's fiscal year 2016 budget request is submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic and international, for climate change programs, projects, and activities in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, including an accounting of funding by agency with each agency identifying climate change programs, projects, and activities and associated costs by line item as presented in the President's Budget Appendix, and including citations and linkages where practicable to each strategic plan that is driving funding within each climate change program, project, and activity listed in the report. Prohibition on use of funds 420. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq. Greenhouse gas reporting restrictions 421. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. Funding prohibition 422. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. Limitation with respect to delinquent tax debts 423. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. American battlefield protection program grants 424. Section 7301(c)(6) of Public Law 111–11 16 U.S.C. 469k-1(c)(6) 2014 2015 Recreation Fee 425. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6809 10 years 12 years Funding Prohibition 426. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Modification of authorities 427. (a) Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 Public Law 106–79 September 30, 2014 September 30, 2015 (b) For fiscal year 2015, the authority provided by the provisos under the heading Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission—Capital Construction Public Law 112–74 Maximum Authorized Term of Grazing Permits and Leases 428. Section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1752 ten years 20 years Waters of the United States 429. None of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations and guidance in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq.), including the provisions of the rules dated November 13, 1986 and August 25, 1993, relating to said jurisdiction, and the guidance documents dated January 15, 2003 and December 2, 2008, relating to said jurisdiction. Stream Buffer 430. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to develop, carry out or implement (1) guidance, policy, or directive to reinterpret or change the historic interpretation of 30 C.F.R. § 816.57, which was promulgated on June 30, 1983 by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior (48 Fed. Reg. 30,312); or (2) proposed regulations or supporting materials described in the Federal Register notice published on June 18, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 34,667) by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior. Hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal land 431. (a) Limitation on use of funds None of the funds made available by this or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to prohibit the use of or access to Federal land (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6502 (1) was not prohibited on such Federal land as of January 1, 2013; and (2) was conducted in compliance with the resource management plan (as defined in section 101 of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6511 (b) Temporary closures allowed Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may temporarily close, for a period not to exceed 30 days, Federal land managed by the Secretary to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting if the Secretary determines that the temporary closure is necessary to accommodate a special event or for public safety reasons. The Secretary may extend a temporary closure for one additional 90-day period only if the Secretary determines the extension is necessary because of extraordinary weather conditions or for public safety reasons. (c) Authority of States Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the several States to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under State law or regulations. Limitation on use of funds for National Ocean Policy 432. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to develop, propose, finalize, administer, or implement the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President’s fiscal year 2016 budget request is submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate identifying all Federal expenditures by fiscal year since 2011, by agency, account, and any pertinent subaccounts, for the development, administration, or implementation of such National Ocean Policy. The President’s budget submission for fiscal year 2016 shall identify all funding proposed for the implementation of such National Ocean Policy. Lead Test Kit 433. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce regulations under subpart E of part 745 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly referred to as the Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule section 745.88(c) Financial Assurance 434. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to develop, propose, finalize, implement, enforce, or administer any regulation that would establish new financial responsibility requirements pursuant to section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9608(b) GHG NSPS 435. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used to propose, finalize, implement, or enforce— (1) any standard of performance under section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(b) 42 U.S.C. 15961 et seq. section 48A (2) any regulation or guidance under section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(b) (3) any regulation or guidance under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(d) Protection of Personal Information 436. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to compile, publicly disclose, or compel the consent to public disclosure of any personally identifiable information, including the name, physical address, global positioning system coordinates, email address, telephone number, or other location-specific information, of an owner, operator, or employee of any livestock, poultry, or dairy, operation involved in the raising, milking, or finishing of livestock, the raising or finishing of poultry, or the producing or processing of dairy products, unless such personally identifiable information— (1) has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form at the county level or higher without any such personally identifiable information; or (2) the owner, operator, or employee voluntarily consents to the disclosure of such personally identifiable information. Availability of vacant grazing allotments 437. The Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System lands, shall make vacant grazing allotments available to a holder of a grazing permit or lease issued by either Secretary if the lands covered by the permit or lease or other grazing lands used by the holder of the permit or lease are unusable because of drought or wildfire, as determined by the Secretary concerned. The terms and conditions contained in a permit or lease made available pursuant to this section shall be the same as the terms and conditions of the most recent permit or lease that was applicable to the vacant grazing allotment made available. Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332 protection of water rights 438. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to condition the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement on the transfer of any water right, including sole and joint ownership, directly to the United States, or any impairment of title, in whole or in part, granted or otherwise recognized under State law, by Federal or State adjudication, decree, or other judgment, or pursuant to any interstate water compact. Additionally, none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to require any water user to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under State law as a condition of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement. Definition of Fill Material 439. None of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used by the Environmental Protection Agency to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the terms fill material discharge of fill material 33 U.S.C. 1251 Invasive Species 440. Of the amount appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service for programs that address or include invasive species, not more than 10 percent may be used for administrative costs incurred to carry out such programs, including costs related to oversight and management of such programs, recordkeeping, and strategic planning. Funding Prohibition 441. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to promulgate any rule that identifies, lists, or treats any material described in section 261.4(a)(13), 261.4(a)(14), or 261.6(a)(3)(ii) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations as hazardous waste under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq. Washington’s Birthday 442. (a) Section 6103(a) Washington’s Birthday, February 22. . (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall become effective on February 22, 2017. Wage Garnishment 443. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule entitled Administrative Wage Garnishment Use of American Iron and Steel 444. (a) (1) None of the funds made available by a drinking water treatment revolving loan fund as authorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 (2) In this section, the term iron and steel products (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the Administrator (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements. (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section. Spending Reduction Account 445. The amount by which the applicable allocation of new budget authority made by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. This Act may be cited as the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 July 23, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Highlights: The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 provides appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2015. The bill provides regular annual appropriations for most of the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Park Service (NPS), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education. It does not include the Bureau of Reclamation or the Central Utah Project. Related agencies funded in the bill include the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Forest Service, the Department of Health and Human Service's (HHS's) Indian Health Service (IHS), the Smithsonian Institution, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The bill increases funding above FY2014 levels for the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, the IHS, and the Smithsonian Institution. Within Interior's budget, the bill includes increases above FY2014 levels for the NPS, the USGS, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education. It includes decreases below FY2014 levels for the BLM and the USFWS. The bill decreases funding below FY2014 levels for the EPA. The bill extends funding for the Department of the Interior's Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program through FY2015. Also included are several provisions that affect the ability of agencies to issue regulations in areas such as greenhouse gas emissions, the listing of endangered species, oceans policy, mining, and the definition of waters that are protected under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).    Full Summary: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2015. Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) management of land and resources; (2) land acquisition; (3) Oregon and California grant lands; (4) range improvements; (5) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with respect to public lands; and (6) miscellaneous trust funds. Appropriates funds for FY2015 to the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for: (1) resource management; (2) partners for fish and wildlife; (3) the national wildlife refuge system; (4) fish and aquatic conservation; (5) construction; (6) land acquisition; (7) expenses necessary to carry out cooperative agreements with the states under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including funds to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund and the Land and Water Conservation Fund; (8) the National Wildlife Refuge Fund; (9) the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund; (10) neotropical migratory bird conservation; (11) the multinational species conservation fund; and (12) state and tribal wildlife grants. Rescinds unobligated balances from prior year appropriations for the landowner incentive program and private stewardship grants. Prohibits USFWS from reprogramming funds without advance approval of the congressional appropriations committees and in accordance with reprogramming procedures contained in the report accompanying this Act. Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the National Park Service (NPS) for: (1) the operation of the National Park System, (2) national recreation and preservation, (3) the Historic Preservation Fund, (4) construction, (5) land acquisition and state assistance from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and (6) the Centennial Challenge. Makes appropriations for FY2015 to: (1) the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for surveys, investigations, and research; (2) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for ocean energy management; (3) the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement for offshore safety and environmental enforcement as well as oil spill research; (4) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for regulation and technology and the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; (5) the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education for operation of Indian programs, construction, Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians, and for the Indian guaranteed loan program account; (6) the Office of the Secretary for departmental operations; (7) insular affairs, including assistance to U.S. territories and to carry out the Compacts of Free Association with respect to the Marshall Islands, Palau, and Micronesia; (8) the Office of the Solicitor; (9) the Office of Inspector General; (10) the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians to provide for the operation of trust programs for Indians; (11) wildland fire management; (12) the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund for necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations and as a reserve fund for suppression and federal emergency response activities; (13) the Central Hazardous Materials Fund for expenses of the Department of the Interior and its component offices and bureaus for response action, including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); and (14) natural resource damage assessment and restoration. Extends funding through FY2015 for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to provide compensation to local governments for the loss of tax revenues from the presence of federal land. (Sec. 101) Permits appropriations provided in this title to be available for expenditure or transfer within each bureau or office, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes. Provides that no funds shall be available under this authority until funding provided to the Department of the Interior for emergencies is exhausted. Requires any funds used pursuant to this section to be replenished by supplemental appropriations requested as promptly as possible. (Sec. 102) Permits the Secretary of the Interior to transfer appropriations made available in this title for specified emergency activities and priorities. (Sec. 103) Permits Interior to use appropriations provided in this title for: employing experts and consultants; purchasing and replacing motor vehicles; hiring, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hiring of passenger motor vehicles; purchasing reprints; paying for telephone services in private residences in the field when authorized by Interior; and paying for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a lower price to members.   (Sec. 104) Permits the transfer of funds between the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education and the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians for Indian trust management and reform activities. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the acquisition of lands and waters for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities that support visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands in New Jersey and New York. (Sec. 106) Directs the Secretary of the Interior in FY2015 to collect a nonrefundable inspection fee from operators of facilities subject to inspection under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Requires the fee to be deposited in the Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement account. Requires annual fees to be collected for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and in place at the start of the fiscal year. Requires fees for drilling rigs to be assessed for all inspections completed in FY2015. (Sec. 107) Allows the Secretary of the Interior to implement an oil and gas leasing Internet program under which lease sales may be conducted through methods other than oral bidding. (Sec. 108) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, to establish accounts and transfer funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization, subject to the reprogramming guidelines.   (Sec. 109) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofits and other appropriate entities for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Limits the cooperative agreements  and contracts to ten years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary. (Sec. 110) Directs the USFWS, in carrying out responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, to implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks intended for harvest that are released from federally operated or financed hatcheries. (Sec. 111) Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 to require a person to exhaust administrative hearings and appeal procedures prior to bringing a civil action challenging BLM actions concerning grazing on public lands. (Sec. 112) Prohibits funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior, which requires BLM to inventory public lands with wilderness characteristics. (Sec. 113) Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to enter into rental or lease agreements that benefit Bureau of Indian Education operated schools. (Sec. 114) Amends the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 to reauthorize the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund through FY2020. (Sec. 115) Prohibits funds from being used to draft, prepare, implement, or enforce any new or revised regulations or order related to the domestic trade and transportation of ivory that has been lawfully imported. (Sec. 116) Prohibits funds from being used for further study, withdrawal, or finalization of any rule pertaining to the valley elderberry longhorn beetle under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to re-open the public comment period on the Peer Review of the Scientific Findings in the Proposed Rule to Delist the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. (Sec. 117) Prohibits funds from being used to write or issue rules pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and related to the sage-grouse. (Sec. 118) Requires the USFWS to issue a recovery plan and economic analysis of recovery plan actions for specified amphibians. Title II: Environmental Protection Agency - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for: (1) science and technology; (2) environmental programs and management; (3) the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund; (4) the Office of Inspector General; (5) buildings and facilities; (6) hazardous substance superfund to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); (7) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund program; (8) inland oil spill programs; and (9) state and tribal assistance grants for environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for state revolving funds and performance partnership grants. Permits the EPA to award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or intertribal consortia to assist the EPA in implementing environmental programs, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for state financial assistance agreements. Authorizes the EPA to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Permits the EPA to transfer up to $300 million of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to any federal department or agency for activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Permits the EPA to make grants to specified entities for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation to further the Initiative and the Agreement. Makes the Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program accounts available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project. Rescinds $45 million in unobligated balances from the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account, excluding any amounts Congress designated as emergency requirements pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget And Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Authorizes the Administrator to use funds to make grants to federally recognized Indian tribes notwithstanding certain provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Title III: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Forest Service for: (1) forest and rangeland research; (2) state and private forestry; (3) the National Forest System; (4) capital improvement and maintenance; (5) land acquisition; (6) the Range Betterment Fund; (7) gifts, donations, and bequests for forest and rangeland research; (8) management of national forest lands in Alaska for subsistence uses; (9) wildland fire management; and (10) the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be used for: expenses related to the purchase and use of motor vehicles and aircraft; employment of temporary personnel; purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements; acquisition of land and waters; expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972; uniforms; and debt collection contracts. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management account for forest fire fighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions, provided that USDA notifies the congressional appropriations committees that all fire suppression funds will be obligated within 30 days. Requires that funds used pursuant to this paragraph be replenished by a supplemental appropriation requested as promptly as  possible. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be used for forest and rangeland research, technical information, and related forestry and natural resources activities in foreign countries. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be transferred to the BLM for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.   Prohibits Forest Service appropriations from being transferred using authority provided in several specified statutory provisions. Prohibits Forest Service appropriations from being reprogrammed except with prior approval of the congressional appropriations committees and in accordance with procedures contained in the report accompanying this Act. Prohibits the Forest Service from transferring more than $82 million to the USDA Working Capital Fund and more than $14.5 million to USDA for Department Reimbursable Programs (commonly referred to as Greenbook charges).   Permits the Forest Service to use up to $5 million for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget to be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps. Permits the Chief of the Forest Service to use up to $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses. Permits up to $3 million in Forest Service appropriations to be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission with certain restrictions. Permits up to $3 million in Forest Service appropriations to be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related programs with certain matching requirements. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be used for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be used for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be used to meet the non-federal share requirement included in a provision of the Older Americans Act of 1965 related to the older American community service employment program.  Permits the Forest Service to use up to $55 million for the purpose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Permits the Forest Service to use up to $500,000 to reimburse the USDA Office of the General Counsel (OGC) for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations, and similar non-litigation related matters. Permits an individual employed under any project funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to be considered a federal employee. Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for: (1) the Indian Health Service (IHS) for Indian health services and Indian health facilities, and (2) the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and (3) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the: (1) Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality; (2) the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (3) the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; (4) the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; (5) the Smithsonian Institution, including for the National Museum of African American History and Culture; (6) the National Gallery of Art; (7) the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (8) the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; (9) the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, including the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities; (10) the Commission of Fine Arts; (11) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (12) the National Capital Planning Commission; and (13) the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Title IV: General Provisions - Sets forth permissions for and restrictions upon the use of funds provided in this Act. (Sec. 401) Prohibits funds from being used for any activity or the publication or distribution of literature that tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal before Congress. (Sec. 402) Prohibits any appropriation contained in this Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly provided for in this Act. (Sec. 403) Requires specified administrative expenses to be presented in annual budget justifications and approved by the congressional appropriations committees. (Sec. 404) Prohibits funds from being used to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws, subject to exceptions. Requires a report to specified congressional committees. (Sec. 405) Limits the use of FY1994-FY2013 funds for contract support costs on Indian contracts. (Sec. 406) Limits the use of FY2014 funds for contract support costs on Indian contracts. (Sec. 407) Limits the use of FY2015 funds for contract support costs on Indian contracts. (Sec. 408) Permits Forest Service land management plans to be more than 15 years old if USDA is acting in good faith to update the plans. (Sec. 409) Prohibits funds provided in this Act from being used to conduct preleasing, leasing, and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act within the boundaries of a National Monument as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the presidential proclamation establishing the monument. (Sec. 410) Prohibits funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands from being spent for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. Includes exceptions for funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 and funds appropriated for federal assistance to Florida for the acquisition of lands for Everglades restoration. (Sec. 411) Sets forth provisions regarding the sale of timber from a specified region in Alaska. (Sec. 412) Amends division E (the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 to make permanent a provision regarding the renewal of certain grazing permits or leases administered by Interior or the Forest Service. (Sec. 413) Prohibits no-bid contracts and grants except under certain circumstances where a contract is authorized by federal law or was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 414) Requires agencies receiving funds in this Act to post on their public websites any report required to be submitted by Congress if it serves the national interest. Includes exceptions if the public posting of the report compromises national security or the report contains proprietary information. (Sec. 415) Establishes grant guidelines for the NEA. (Sec. 416) Establishes priorities for programs administered by the NEA. (Sec. 417) Amends the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act to modify existing caps for indemnity agreements for loss or damage to works during international or domestic exhibitions. (Sec. 418) Directs Interior, the EPA, the Forest Service, and the IHS to provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations with quarterly reports on the status of the balances of appropriations, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity. (Sec. 419) Directs the President to submit a comprehensive report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing all federal agency funding for climate change programs, projects, and activities in FY2014 and FY2015, including: (1) an accounting of funding by agency identifying climate change programs, projects, activities and associated costs; and (2) citations and linkages to each strategic plan that is driving funding within each program, project, and activity. (Sec. 420) Prohibits funds from being used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production. (Sec. 421) Prohibits the use of any funds to implement any provision in a rule if the provision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. (Sec. 422) Prohibits funds provided by this Act from being used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation that was convicted of a felony offense under any federal law within the preceding 24 months. Includes an exception if the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the government (Sec. 423) Prohibits funds in this Act from being used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation with an unpaid federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner. Includes exception if the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the government. (Sec. 424) Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to extend the authorization of appropriations for American Battlefield Protection program grants through FY2015. (Sec. 425) Amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to extend current recreation fee authority. (Sec. 426) Prohibits funds from being used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act or any other law. (Sec. 427) Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 to extend the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission. Prohibits the Commission to issue a solicitation or contract for construction of the memorial for FY2015. (Sec. 428) Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to extend the maximum authorized term for permits and leases issued by Interior or USDA for domestic livestock grazing on public lands. (Sec. 429) Prohibits funds from being used to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations and guidance in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) including specified rules pertaining to such jurisdiction. (Sec. 430) Prohibits funds provided by this Act from being used to carry out or otherwise enforce proposed regulations published by Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement related to protecting streams from the impacts of surface mining operations. (Sec. 431) Prohibits funds from being used to prohibit the use or access to federal land (as defined in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003) for hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting if the use or access was not prohibited prior to January 1, 2013, and was conducted in compliance with the resource management plan applicable to the land as of January 1, 2013. Includes exceptions for temporary closures for special events or for public safety reasons. (Sec. 432) Prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to develop, propose, finalize, administer, or implement the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. Requires the President to submit reports to the congressional appropriations committees detailing expenditures for the development, administration, or implementation of a National Ocean Policy. Requires the President's budget submission for FY2016 to identify all funding proposed for the implementation of a National Ocean Policy. (Sec. 433) Prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to implement or enforce the EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule until the EPA has approved a commercially available lead test kit. (Sec. 434) Prohibits funds in this Act from being used to implement or enforce any regulation that would establish new financial responsibility requirements pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). (Sec. 435) Prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to propose, finalize, implement, or enforce standards of performance regulations, or guidance under the Clean Air Act related to new fossil fuel-fired electricity generating units, emissions of any greenhouse gas from any modified or reconstructed source that is a fossil fuel-fired electricity generating unit, or emission of any greenhouse gas by an existing source that is a fossil fuel-fired electricity generating unit. (Sec. 436) Prohibits the EPA from using funds provided by this Act to compile or disclose personal information of any livestock, poultry, or dairy owners, operators, and employees unless the information has been voluntarily disclosed or transformed into statistical or aggregate form at the county level or higher. (Sec. 437) Requires Interior and USDA to make vacant grazing allotments available to holders of grazing permits or leases if lands covered by the permits or leases or other grazing lands used by the holder are unusable because of drought or wildfire. (Sec. 438) Prohibits funds from being used to require the transfer of a water right as a condition for the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement. Prohibits funds from being used to require any water user to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under state law as a condition of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement. (Sec. 439) Prohibits the EPA from using funds to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definition of the terms "fill material" or "discharge of fill material" for the purposes of the Clean Water Act. (Sec. 440) Limits administrative costs for Interior or Forest Service programs addressing invasive species to no more than 10% of the funds appropriated for the programs. (Sec. 441) Prohibits funds from being used to promulgate any rule that that identifies, lists, or treats specified scrap metal material as hazardous waste under the Solid Waste Disposal Act.  (Sec. 442) Designates February 22, George Washington's actual birthday, as a national holiday. (Sec. 443) Prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule to allow the EPA to collect fines and penalties by garnishing wages. (Sec. 444) Prohibits any funds made available by a drinking water treatment revolving loan fund as authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act from being used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States, subject to specified exceptions and waiver procedures. (Sec. 445) Establishes a spending reduction account consisting of the amount by which the allocation of new budget authority made by the House Committee on Appropriations under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority.