Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, 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, 2021, and for other purposes, namely: I Department of the Interior Bureau of land management Management of lands and resources (including rescission of funds) 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) Public Law 92–195 16 U.S.C. 1331 Provided In addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2021, so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $1,206,425,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities. Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under this heading in fiscal year 2018 or before, $17,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided Provided further Land acquisition (including rescission of funds) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for Land Acquisition and derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, $2,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded from projects with cost savings or failed or partially failed projects: Provided Oregon and california grant lands For expenses necessary for management,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; $115,607,000, to remain available until expended: Provided 43 U.S.C. 2605 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. 315b Provided Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures (including rescission of funds) 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 30 U.S.C. 185 Provided Public Law 94–579 43 U.S.C. 1735(a) 43 U.S.C. 1735(c) Provided further Of the unobligated balances from amounts collected in fiscal year 2015 or any prior fiscal year, $20,000,000 is permanently rescinded. 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 and rescission 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, $1,387,278,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided 16 U.S.C. 1533 Provided further Of the funding provided under this heading for central office operations in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, $1,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided 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; $18,338,000, to remain available until expended. Cooperative endangered species conservation fund (including rescission of funds) For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1535 Of the unobligated balances made available from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, $11,000,000 is permanently rescinded from projects or from other grant programs with an unobligated carry over balance: Provided 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 Neotropical migratory bird conservation For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6101 Multinational species conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4201 16 U.S.C. 4261 16 U.S.C. 5301 16 U.S.C. 6301 16 U.S.C. 6601 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 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, $78,321,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further 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 Provided further 31 U.S.C. 3302 United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management 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, $2,776,642,000, of which $10,282,000 for planning and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $135,950,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets and $188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance projects for constructed assets and cultural resources and $5,000,000 for uses authorized by section 101122 of title 54, United States Code shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided Public Law 95–348 Provided further Public Law 114–196 Provided further Public Law 115–102 Provided further 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, $74,292,000. Provided Historic preservation fund For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code), $136,425,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2022, of which $25,000,000 shall be for Save America's Treasures grants for preservation of national significant sites, structures and artifacts as authorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 54 U.S.C. 3089 Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further 54 U.S.C. 302904 Provided further Construction For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, and compliance and planning for programs and areas administered by the National Park Service, $223,907,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Land acquisition and state assistance (including rescission of funds) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available for Land Acquisition and derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, $2,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded from projects with cost savings or failed or partially failed projects: Provided centennial challenge For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating to challenge cost share agreements, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) In addition to other uses set forth in section 101917(c)(2) of title 54, United States Code, franchise fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 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. 203 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, observation wells, and seismic equipment; 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 Provided further 41 U.S.C. 6101 chapter 171 Bureau of ocean energy management Ocean energy management (Including rescission of funds) For expenses necessary for granting and administering 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, $186,815,000, of which $123,760,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2022, and of which $63,055,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Bureau of safety and environmental enforcement Offshore safety and environmental enforcement (Including rescission of funds) 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, $154,786,000, of which $124,139,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2022, and of which $30,647,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further For an additional amount, $43,000,000, 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 2021, as provided in this Act: Provided Provided further 43 U.S.C. 1331 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 (Including rescission of funds) 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 In addition, $115,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants to States and federally recognized Indian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities in accordance with the terms and conditions in the report accompanying this Act: Provided 30 U.S.C. 1233(a) Provided further 30 U.S.C. 1233(a) Provided further Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under this heading in fiscal year 2016 or before, $13,000,000 is permanently rescinded: Provided Indian Affairs Bureau of indian affairs 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. 5301 Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further 23 U.S.C. 202(b)(1) Provided further Contract support costs For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education for fiscal year 2021, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2022: Provided Payment for Tribal leases For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5324(l) Provided 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 25 U.S.C. 13 Provided further Provided further Public Law 114–322 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 and 114–322, and for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $45,644,000, to remain available until expended. Indian guaranteed loan program account For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $11,797,000, of which $1,608,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Provided Provided further Bureau of indian education Operation of indian education programs For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian education programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 ( 25 U.S.C. 13 25 U.S.C. 5301 25 U.S.C. 2001–2019 25 U.S.C. 2501 Provided Provided further Provided further 25 U.S.C. 5301 25 U.S.C. 2008 Provided further Education Construction For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the operation of Indian education programs, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; $249,277,000 to remain available until expended: Provided Public Law 100–297 25 U.S.C. 2501 Administrative provisions The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education 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 Public Law 87–279 25 U.S.C. 15 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian Education 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 or the Bureau of Indian Education 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 or the Bureau of Indian Education, 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 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 Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education, or more than one grade to expand the elementary grade structure for Bureau-funded schools with a K–2 grade structure on October 1, 1996. Appropriations made available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2021 chapter 171 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113 Public Law 101–301 Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by busing students extended distances: Provided Provided further satellite school Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations within Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of Indian Education Programs may be used to execute requested adjustments in tribal priority allocations initiated by an Indian Tribe. 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, $108,399,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $17,911,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for historical accounting: Provided Operation of Indian Programs Operation of Indian Education Programs Salaries and Expenses Departmental Operations Provided further 25 U.S.C. 5301 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 103–412 Provided further Departmental offices Office of the secretary Departmental operations (Including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the Interior and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $119,748,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022; 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 $11,061,000 for Indian land, mineral, and resource valuation activities shall remain available until expended: Provided Operation of Indian Programs Operation of Indian Education Programs Federal Trust Programs Provided further 25 U.S.C. 5301 Provided further In addition, to ensure the continuing work of the Public Lands Corps as authorized by chapter 37 16 U.S.C. 1722(11) Provided 16 U.S.C. 1704(c) Provided further Administrative provisions For fiscal year 2021, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by chapter 69 Provided chapter 69 Provided further Provided further Provided further 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, $8,463,000, 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 Provided 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, $86,813,000. Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $61,842,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022. Department- W Wildland fire management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $991,479,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $18,427,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further 43 U.S.C. 1469 Provided further 42 U.S.C. 1856d 42 U.S.C. 1856 Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 109–154 Provided further Provided further 16 U.S.C. 1531 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Wildfire suppression operations reserve fund (including transfers of funds) In addition to the amounts provided under the heading Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management Provided Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management Provided further Wildland Fire Management Provided further 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 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 33 U.S.C. 1251 33 U.S.C. 2701 54 U.S.C. 100721 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, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Department, $64,798,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further Public Law 93–638 Provided further 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 Office of natural resources revenue For necessary expenses for management of the collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $148,474,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022; of which $50,651,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue management activities: 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 suppression 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 of title 5, United States Code, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. 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. The Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer of any funds under this section, including the amount expended or transferred and how the funds will be used. redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2021. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply. ellis, governors, and liberty islands 106. 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 107. (a) In fiscal year 2021, 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 2021 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 2021. Fees for fiscal year 2021 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) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted via non-rig units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts D, E, F, and Q shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2021. Fees for fiscal year 2021 shall be— (1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; (2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and (3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. (e) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) quarterly, 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. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (d) with payment required by the end of the following quarter. contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities 108. 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 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary. mass marking of salmonids 109. 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. contracts and agreements with indian affairs 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2021, in carrying out work involving cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year. department of the interior experienced services program 111. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agreements, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other provisions of law administered by the Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law. (b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agreement would not— (1) result in the displacement of individuals currently employed by the Department, including partial displacement through reduction of non-overtime hours, wages, or employment benefits; (2) result in the use of an individual under the Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program for a job or function in a case in which a Federal employee is in a layoff status from the same or substantially equivalent job within the Department; or (3) affect existing contracts for services. obligation of funds 112. Amounts appropriated by this Act to the Department of the Interior shall be available for obligation and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. extension of authorities 113. (a) Section 708(a) of Division II of Public Law 104 -333, as amended by Public Law 110 -229 section 461, is further amended by striking ``$15,000,000'' and inserting ``$17,000,000''. (b) Section 109(a) of Title I of Public Law 106–278 separation of accounts 114. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement an orderly transition to separate accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this Act. payments in lieu of taxes (pilt) 115. Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting fiscal year 2021 fiscal year 2019 Disclosure of Departure or Alternate Procedure Approval 116. (a) Subject to subsection (b), for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, in any case in which the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management prescribes or approves any departure or use of alternate procedure or equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, under 30 C.F.R. § 585.103, 30 C.F.R. § 550.141; 30 C.F.R. §550.142; 30 C.F.R. § 250.141, or 30 C.F.R. § 250.142, the head of such bureau shall post a description of such departure or alternate procedure or equipment use approval on such bureau’s publicly available website not more than 15 business days after such issuance. (b) The head of each bureau may exclude confidential business information. Funding Restriction 117. None of the funds made available to the Department of the Interior by this or any other Act may be used to conduct a lease sale pursuant to section 20001(c)(1) of Public Law 115–97 Medical Services Fund 118. Beginning in fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, amounts deposited in the National Park Medical Services Fund established pursuant to section 2404(b) of Public Law 116–9 Restriction on Use of Funds 119. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to conduct or authorize oil and gas preleasing, leasing, or related activities, including but not limited to the issuance of permits for geological and geophysical exploration, in any planning area where the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016) did not schedule leases. (b) The restrictions under subsection (a) apply to the formal steps identified by the Department of the Interior and the enabling steps prior to leasing, including the issuance of permits for geological and geophysical exploration. Interagency Motor Pool 120. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Federal regulation, Federally-recognized Indian tribes or authorized tribal organizations that receive Tribally-Controlled School Grants pursuant to Public Law 100–297 Long Bridge Project 121. On request of the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, as applicable, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the National Park Service) (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may convey to the State of Virginia and/or the District of Columbia, subject to any terms and conditions the Secretary deems necessary, any Federal land or interests therein under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are identified by the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or the District of Columbia as necessary for the Long Bridge Project, which consists of improvements to Long Bridge and related railroad infrastructure between RO Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia and L’Enfant Interlocking near 10th Street SW in the District. The Long Bridge Project will expand commuter and regional passenger rail service and provide bicycle and pedestrian access crossings over the Potomac River. Such conveyance is for the sole purposes of railroad and recreational use. If such conveyance is no longer being used for such purposes, then the lands or interests therein shall revert to the National Park Service after they have been restored and remediated to the satisfaction of the Secretary. The Secretary may also permit the temporary use of any additional land that is identified as necessary for the construction of these projects, subject to any terms and conditions deemed necessary. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Park Service may recover and retain all costs of providing or procuring necessary services associated with the aforementioned conveyances or special use permits and said amounts shall be available to the Service until expended, without further appropriation. Special Trustee Functions 122. None of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act shall be used to develop or implement a Secretarial Order to create a Bureau to perform the functions or activities of the Office of Special Trustee of American Indians. 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; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $745,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided Provided further 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; implementation of a coal combustion residual permit program under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016; and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,846,676,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided Provided further Provided further 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 Provided Provided further 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, $45,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022. 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, $39,676,000, 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, $92,543,000, to remain available until expended, of which $67,174,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 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, including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $20,958,000, 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, $4,362,556,000, to remain available until expended, of which— (1) $1,638,826,000 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 $1,126,088,000 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 Provided further Public Law 92–203 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further (2) $25,000,000 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 Provided further (3) $29,186,000 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 (4) $90,000,000 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 Provided further persistent poverty counties Provided further Provided further (5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005: Provided (6) $56,306,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in accordance with the terms and conditions in the report accompanying this Act: Provided (7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water quality program authorized in section 5004(d) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 (8) $26,000,000 shall be for grants under subsections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–19a (9) $26,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d) Provided (10) $20,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–19b Provided (11) $4,000,000 shall be for grants under section 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a(l)); (12) $13,000,000 shall be for grants under section 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8) (13) $56,700,000 shall be for grants under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301 Provided (14) $3,000,000 shall be for grants under section 4304(b) of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–270 (15) $1,154,450,000 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 Water infrastructure finance and innovation program account For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, an amount equal to the amount rescinded pursuant to the final paragraph under the heading Administrative Provisions - Environmental Protection Agency Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited in this account, to remain available until expended. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $1,023,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022. Administrative provisions—environmental protection agency (including transfers and rescission of funds) For fiscal year 2021, 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, as amended by Public Law 116–8 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 $335,000,000 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 , For fiscal year 2021, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1377(f) The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated under the heading Environmental Programs and Management Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in section 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, not less than $1,500,000 of the funds made available under this title for the National Estuary Program shall be for making competitive awards described in section 320(g)(4). For fiscal year 2021, the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, using funds appropriated under the headings "Environmental Programs and Management" and "Science and Technology", contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5 chapter 171 Provided No funds made available under this Title in this Act or any other Act may be used to relocate, close, or consolidate any office, laboratory, or facility. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall continue to regulate under subsection (d) of section 112 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412 Any amounts made available to the Administrator by the "State and Tribal Assistance Grants" account and reserved for management and oversight purposes pursuant to the final provisos of the second, fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, tenth, and thirteenth paragraphs under such heading shall remain available until September 30, 2022, and may be transferred to the "Environmental Programs and Management" account, to be made available for management and oversight purposes for the corresponding programs under such account. Of the funds made available under this title for the Executive Management and Operations program project, $2,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until after the Administrator transmits a report as described by Title IV of this Act for the agency’s violation of section 710 of division E of Public Law 115–31 Of the funds under this title for the Executive Management and Operations program project, if the Administrator has not responded to a request for access to records or interviews with agency employees as required by Title IV of this Act within the time period established by the Comptroller General of the United States, then the amounts available for that program project shall be reduced by $50,000 per day for each day that the Administrator fails to comply with the request, with any funds reduced under this proviso to be permanently rescinded. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on any registration application to participate in the Renewable Fuels Pathway II program that has been pending for more than one year. The appropriation provided by 42 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3) All unobligated balances from amounts appropriated in fiscal years preceding fiscal year 2020 under the heading “Environmental Protection Agency—Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account” for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans are hereby permanently rescinded. III Related agencies Department of agriculture office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, $875,000: Provided Forest service forest and rangeland research For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $311,830,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024: Provided Provided further 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, and conducting an international program as authorized, $300,296,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, as authorized by law. National forest system For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, $2,057,353,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024: Provided 16 U.S.C. 7303(f) Provided further Provided further State and Private Forestry Provided further Provided further Public Law 106–393 State and Private Forestry Provided further 7 U.S.C. 1012 Capital improvement and maintenance (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $466,173,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, 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 23 U.S.C. 101 Provided 16 U.S.C. 501 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; and the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by law, $700,000, 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 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 ( 16 U.S.C. 3111 Wildland fire management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, $2,385,608,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further National Forest System Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund (Including Transfers of Funds) In addition to the amounts provided under the heading Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management Provided Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management Provided further Wildland Fire Management Provided further COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION (including transfer of funds) Amounts collected in this fiscal year pursuant to section 8705(f)(2) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 Provided National Forest System 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 heading Wildland Fire Management Provided Not more than $50,000,000 of funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior for wildland fire management, hazardous fuels management, and State fire assistance when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Forest Service may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated to the Forest Service by this Act to or within the National Forest System Account, or reprogram funds to be used for the purposes of hazardous fuels management and urgent rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, such transferred funds shall remain available through September 30, 2024: Provided Provided further 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 107–171 7 U.S.C. 8316(b) 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 information technology services, including telecommunications and system modifications or enhancements, from the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture. 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 ( 16 U.S.C. 1721 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) The Forest Service shall not assess funds for the purpose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service , 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 chapter 171 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, through the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, the Forest Service shall report no later than 30 business days following the close of each fiscal quarter all current and prior year unobligated balances, by fiscal year, budget line item and account, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 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, $4,540,197,000 to remain available until September 30, 2022, except as otherwise provided herein, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to sections 231(b) and 233 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 238(b) Provided 25 U.S.C. 450 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Indian Health Facilities, Provided further 25 U.S.C. 1613a 25 U.S.C. 1616a–1 25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c) 25 U.S.C. 1613a Provided further Provided further Provided further 25 U.S.C. 1613 Provided further 25 U.S.C. 1613 Provided further Provided further Public Law 93–638 20 U.S.C. 1400 Provided further Provided further Contract support costs For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act agreements with the Indian Health Service for fiscal year 2021, such sums as may be necessary: Provided Provided further Payment for Tribal Leases For payments to tribes and tribal organizations for leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5324(l) Provided 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 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 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 Provided further National institutes of health National institute of environmental health sciences For necessary expenses for 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, $79,000,000: 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, $2,994,000: 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. 3109 5 U.S.C. 5376 Provided Provided further Provided further Office of navajo and hopi indian relocation Salaries and expenses (including rescission 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 Public Law 93–531 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 part A of title XV of Public Law 99–498 20 U.S.C. 4411 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 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 116–94 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, $237,700,000, 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, $26,203,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further 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, $26,400,000. 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, $14,000,000, 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, $170,000,000 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, $170,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which $154,000,000 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 $16,000,000 shall be available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including $14,000,000 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 , 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 Presidio Trust The Presidio Trust is authorized to issue obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(d)(3) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 dwight d. eisenhower memorial commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, $220,000, to remain available until expended. World War I Centennial Commission salaries and expenses Notwithstanding section 9 of the World War I Centennial Commission Act, as authorized by the World War I Centennial Commission Act ( Public Law 112–272 Buck Public Law 113–291 Provided IV General provisions (including transfers of funds) 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 30 U.S.C. 35 30 U.S.C. 42 (c) Report On September 30, 2022, 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, prior year limitation 405. Sections 405 and 406 of division F of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 ( Public Law 113–235 contract support costs, fiscal year 2021 limitation 406. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2021 under the headings Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Contract Support Costs Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Contract Support Costs Provided forest management plans 407. 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 Provided prohibition within national monuments 408. 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 43 U.S.C. 1331 16 U.S.C. 431 limitation on takings 409. 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 prohibition on no-bid contracts 410. 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; (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( Public Law 93–638 25 U.S.C. 450 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act. posting of reports 411. (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 412. 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 or projects. national endowment for the arts program priorities 413. (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. National Endowment for the Arts Waivers 414. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under the heading “National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities – National Endowment for the Arts – Grants and Administration” of this Act and under such heading for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 for grants for the purposes described in section 5(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 954(c) 20 U.S.C. 954 National Endowment for the Humanities Waivers 415. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under the heading “National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities – National Endowment for the Humanities – Grants and Administration” of this Act and under such heading for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 for grants for the purposes described in section 7(c) and 7(h)(1) of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 may also be used by the recipients of such grants for purposes of the general operations of such recipients and the matching requirements under subsection (h)(2)(A) of section 7of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 may be waived with respect to such grants. status of balances of appropriations 416. 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 within 60 days of enactment of this Act. extension of grazing permits 417. The terms and conditions of section 325 of Public Law 108–108 43 U.S.C. 1752 funding prohibition 418. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network is designed to block access to pornography websites. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. Humane transfer and treatment of animals 419. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, or the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the Secretary concerned (b) The Secretary concerned may make a transfer under subsection (a) immediately on the request of a Federal, State, or local government agency. (c) An excess wild horse or burro transferred under subsection (a) shall lose status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro (as defined in section 2 of Public Law 92–195 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act 16 U.S.C. 1332 (d) A Federal, State, or local government agency receiving an excess wild horse or burro pursuant to subsection (a) shall not— (1) destroy the horse or burro in a manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro into a commercial product; (2) sell or otherwise transfer the horse or burro in a manner that results in the destruction of the horse or burro for processing into a commercial product; or (3) euthanize the horse or burro, except on the recommendation of a licensed veterinarian in a case of severe injury, illness, or advanced age. (e) Amounts appropriated by this Act shall not be available for— (1) the destruction of any healthy, unadopted, and wild horse or burro under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned (including a contractor); or (2) the sale of a wild horse or burro that results in the destruction of the wild horse or burro for processing into a commercial product. forest service facility realignment and enhancement authorization extension 420. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54 16 U.S.C. 580d September 30, 2021 September 30, 2020 use of american iron and steel 421. (a) (1) None of the funds made available by a State water pollution control revolving 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 (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. local cooperator training agreements and transfers of excess equipment and supplies for wildfires 422. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire protection associations, and similar organizations to provide for wildland fire training and equipment, including supplies and communication devices. Notwithstanding 121(c) of title 40, United States Code, or section 521 of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary is further authorized to transfer title to excess Department of the Interior firefighting equipment no longer needed to carry out the functions of the Department’s wildland fire management program to such organizations. recreation fees 423. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6809 October 1, 2022 September 30, 2019 reprogramming guidelines 424. None of the funds made available in this Act, in this and prior fiscal years, may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement described in section 4 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–94 project information 425. (a) Not later than April 1, 2021, and each April 1 thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prioritized and detailed lists of Federal land acquisition projects, and Forest Legacy projects, that have been identified by each land management Agency. (b) The Federal land acquisition project lists required by each Agency in subsection (a) shall include individual projects for the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Forest Service, and shall total for each agency no less than 150 percent of the amount enacted for that agency for the previous fiscal year. LOCAL CONTRACTORS 426. Section 412 of Division E of Public Law 112–74 fiscal year 2021 fiscal year 2019 SHASTA-TRINITY MARINA FEE AUTHORITY AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 427. Section 422 of division F of Public Law 110–161 fiscal year 2021 fiscal year 2019 INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 428. Section 426 of division G of Public Law 113–76 16 U.S.C. 565a–1 September 30, 2021 September 30, 2019 PUERTO RICO SCHOOLING AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 429. The authority provided by the 19th unnumbered paragraph under heading Administrative Provisions, Forest Service Public Law 109–54 fiscal year 2021 fiscal year 2019 FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCTS FEE COLLECTION AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION 430. Section 339 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–113 16 U.S.C. 528 Public Law 108–108 Public Law 113–76 fiscal year 2021 fiscal year 2019 CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE 431. Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–312 54 U.S.C. 320101 fiscal year 2021 fiscal year 2019 Chaco Canyon 432. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to nominate or accept a nomination or informal expression of interest for oil and gas leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act, 30 U.S.C. sec. 181 et seq, or to offer for oil and gas leasing, any federal lands or minerals within the withdrawal area identified on the map of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and dated April 2, 2019. Tribal Leases 433. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5324(l) (b) References None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to compensate an Indian tribe or tribal organization for any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5324(l) (c) References None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to compensate an Indian tribe or tribal organization for any portion of a lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5324(l) Tongass national forest 434. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to plan, design, study, or construct, for the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or individuals, a forest development road in the Tongass National Forest. Rainy River Watershed 435. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to review or approve a mine plan proposed within the Rainy River Watershed of the Superior National Forest. Permit Prohibition 436. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to issue a permit for the import of a sport-hunted trophy of an elephant or lion taken in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, or Zambia. The limitation described in this section shall not apply in the case of the administration of a tax or tariff. Funding Prohibition 437. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to finalize the proposed rule entitled “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on September 24, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 50244). Reporting Requirement 438. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Comptroller General of the United States notifies the head of a Federal agency that receives funds under this Act of a violation by the Federal agency of section 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) of title 31, United States Code, the head of the Federal agency shall submit to the President, Congress, and the Comptroller General of the United States a report that includes— (1) a description of all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken with respect to the issues identified by the Comptroller General of the United States in the notification; and (2)(A) the opinion of the head of the Federal agency as to whether a violation of section 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) of title 31, United States Code, as applicable, has occurred; and (B)(i) if it is the opinion of the head of the Federal agency under subparagraph (A) that a violation has occurred, an explanation as to why the violation was not discovered and reported by the head of the Federal agency prior to the date of the notification by the Comptroller General of the United States; or (ii) if it is the opinion of the head of the Federal agency under subparagraph (A) that a violation has not occurred, an explanation for the basis for the determination by the head of the Federal agency. Informational Requests 439. (a) Notice Required.— The head of a federal agency that receives funds under this Act shall respond timely and completely to requests of the Comptroller General of the United States for access to records or interviews with agency employees. Should the head of a federal agency fail to provide access to records or interviews within 30 days of the request or by such date as is otherwise specified by the Comptroller General, and in such manner as is acceptable to the Comptroller General, the Comptroller General shall provide the appropriate congressional committees and the head of the federal agency with notice of the undue delay. (b) Agency Responses Required.— Not later than 30 days after the head of the federal agency receives a notice under subsection (a), the head of the federal agency shall respond in writing to the Comptroller General and the appropriate congressional committees with an explanation for the delay and a proposed timetable for providing the requested records or interviews. Not later than 30 days after this response is submitted, and every 30 days thereafter until the Comptroller General informs the appropriate congressional committees that the head of the federal agency has provided access to the requested records or interviews in a manner acceptable to the Comptroller General, the head of the federal agency shall update the agency’s response in writing. (c) Relationship To Existing Authority.— Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any existing authority of the Comptroller General. FUNDING PROHIBITION ON WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS 440. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled “Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification”, published by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on August 22, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 44080). Funding Prohibition for Confederate Flags 441. None of the funds made available to the National Park Service by this Act may be used for the purchase or display of a Confederate flag with the exception of specific circumstances where the flags provide historical context as described in the National Park Service memorandum entitled ‘‘Immediate Action Required, No Reply Needed: Confederate Flags’’ and dated June 24, 2015. Removal of Confederate Commemorative Works 442. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or policy to the contrary, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the National Park Service shall remove from display all physical Confederate commemorative works, such as statues, monuments, sculptures, memorials, and plaques, as defined by NPS, Management Policies 2006, §9.6.1. Inventory of Assets with Confederate Names 443. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations an inventory of all assets under the jurisdiction of the Department of Interior with Confederate names. Forest Service Use of Funds 444. Notwithstanding section 200306(a)(2)(B)(iii) of title 54, United States Code, amounts made available under the heading “Department of Agriculture--Forest Service--Land Acquisition” in this and any prior Act may be used for the acquisition of acreage in any location for the National Forest System." Resource Study of Springfield Race Riot 445. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘‘Study Area’’ means the archeological site near Madison Street and the 10th Street Rail Corridor, and other sites in Springfield, Illinois associated with the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. (b) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— (1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area. (2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) evaluate the national significance of the study area; (B) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System; (C) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and non-profit organizations; (D) consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals; and (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives. (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. (4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— (A) the results of the study; and (B) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary. Land and Water Conservation Fund Allocations 446. Contingent upon the enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957 of the 116th Congress)— (a) the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer amounts becoming available for expenditure from the Land and Water Conservation Fund in fiscal year 2021 pursuant to section 200303(a) of title 54, United States Code, as amended by such Act, to the agencies and accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified, in the table titled “Allocation of Funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund – Fiscal Year 2021” in the report accompanying this Act; (b) to the extent that the amount becoming available for expenditure in fiscal year 2021 pursuant to such subsection exceeds the total amount specified in the table referenced in this section, such excess amounts shall be transferred to and allocated among the agencies, accounts, and activities in the same proportion as the amounts specified in the table; (c) all amounts required to be transferred pursuant to this section shall be so transferred not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, or 30 days after the date of enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act, whichever is later, and such amounts shall be allocated for the activities specified in the report referenced in subsection (a) not later than 15 days after such transfer; and (d) notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds allocated in the table referenced in this section shall hereafter be exempt from apportionment under chapter 15 Funding Prohibition 447. None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce— (1) the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science’’ published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 30, 2018 (83 Fed. Reg. 18768); or (2) the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ‘‘Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science’’ published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on March 18, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 15396). V Additional Infrastructure Investments Department of the Interior Bureau of indian education Education Construction For an additional amount for “Education Construction”, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $350,000,000 is for construction, repair, and improvement of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary for the operation of Indian education programs, including architectural and engineering services by contract, and acquisition of lands and interests in lands; up to $100,000,000 is for Facilities Improvement and Repair; and up to $50,000,000 is for school employee housing: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 100–297 25 U.S.C. 2501 Provided further Provided further Environmental Protection Agency Office of the Inspector General For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided Hazardous Substance Superfund For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance Superfund’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be for Superfund cleanup activities: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further State and Tribal Assistance Grants (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’, $11,960,000,000, of which— (1) $6,355,000,000, to be available until expended, shall be for capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and $3,855,000,000, to be available until expended, shall be for capitalization grants under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further (2) $350,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2023, shall be to carry out Brownfields projects authorized by section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980: Provided Provided further Provided further (3) $450,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2023, shall be for grants pursuant to title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005: Provided Provided further (4) $50,000,000, to be available until September 30, 2023, shall be for grants under section 1464(d) under the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d) (5) $500,000,000, to be available until expended, shall be for grants and activities under section 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–19b Provided Provided further Provided further (6) $400,000,000, to be available until expended, shall be for grants under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301 Provided Provided further Provided further 33 U.S.C. 1301(g)(2) Provided Administrative Provision, environmental protection agency (including transfers of funds) Funds made available to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title under the heading ‘‘State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’ and reserved by the Administrator for administrative, management, and oversight purposes shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and may be transferred to the ‘‘Environmental Programs and Management’’ account as needed. Department of health and human services Indian health service Indian health facilities For an additional amount for “Indian Health Facilities”, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,250,000,000 is for the construction and related costs of inpatient and outpatient health and related auxiliary facilities on the Health Facilities Construction Priority System list and small ambulatory facilities, to modify existing health facilities to provide isolation/quarantine space, to prepare plans, specifications, and drawings, acquisition of sites, and for the purchase and erection of modular buildings; up to $50,000,000 may be used for staff quarters; up to $50,000,000 is for equipment; and no more than $200,000,000 is available to reduce the Backlog of Essential Maintenance, Alteration and Repair: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further General Provisions 501. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. This Act may be cited as the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 July 14, 2020 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to Interior for the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, the Office of the Special Trustee For American Indians, Departmental Offices, and Department-Wide Programs. The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service. Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for the Indian Health Service, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. the National Capital Planning Commission, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Presidio Trust, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and the World War I Centennial Commission. The bill also provides additional emergency funding to the Bureau of Indian Education, the EPA, and the Indian Health Service for school construction, infrastructure grants, and the construction of health care facilities. Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.