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Louis Metropolitan Park and Recreation District for the 
purpose of planning and constructing a pedestrian bridge 
to provide safe visitor access to the Jefferson National Ex-
pansion Memorial Arch: Provided further, That the unobli-
gated balances in the Federal Infrastructure Improvement 
Fund under this heading are permanently rescinded. 
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2009 
by 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a is rescinded. 
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and 
Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 
460l–4 through 11), including administrative expenses, 
and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, 
in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to 
the National Park Service, $65,190,000, to be derived 
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to re-
main available until expended, of which $20,000,000 is for 
the State assistance program and of which $4,000,000 is 
available for grants, subject to a match by at least an 
equal amount, to States, regional entities, local commu-
nities, and the private sector for cost-shared fee simple 
acquisition of land or permanent, protective interests in 
land, to preserve, conserve, and enhance nationally signifi-
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cant Civil War Battlefields: Provided, That of the unobli-
gated balances under this heading for State Assistance, 
$1,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
URBAN PARK AND RECREATION FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this 
heading, $1,300,000 are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) 
of Public Law 105–391, franchise fees credited to a sub- 
account shall be available for expenditure by the Sec-
retary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit 
within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce 
liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender in-
terest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to 
the extent that the benefiting unit anticipated franchise 
fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit ex-
ceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce 
liability. Franchise fees at the benefiting 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 benefiting unit, in the amount of funds so expended 
to extinguish or reduce liability. 
For fiscal year 2009 and hereafter, a willing seller 
from whom the Service acquires title to real property may 
be considered a ‘‘displaced person’’ for purposes of the 
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Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisi-
tion Policy Act and its implementing regulations, whether 
or not the Service has the authority to acquire such prop-
erty by eminent domain. 
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), the National Park Service 
may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are au-
thorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained 
amounts to remain available until expended. 
Section 3(f) of the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
463(f)), related to the National Park System Advisory 
Board, is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geo-
logical Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and re-
search covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, 
and the mineral and water resources of the United States, 
its territories and possessions, and other areas as author-
ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as 
to their mineral and water resources; give engineering su-
pervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regu-
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latory Commission licensees; administer the minerals ex-
ploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into 
the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 
processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 
U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes as authorized by law; 
and to publish and disseminate data relative to the fore-
going activities; $1,043,803,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010, of which $64,078,000 shall be avail-
able only for cooperation with States or municipalities for 
water resources investigations; of which $40,150,000 shall 
remain available until expended for satellite operations; 
and of which $7,321,000 shall be available until expended 
for deferred maintenance and capital improvement 
projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That 
none of the funds provided for the biological research ac-
tivity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private 
property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the 
property owner: Provided further, That no part of this ap-
propriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the 
cost of topographic mapping or water resources data col-
lection and investigations carried on in cooperation with 
States and municipalities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities 
of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 
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