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road decommissioning, road and trail repair and mainte-
nance and associated activities, and removal of fish pas-
sage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service 
roads may be contributing to water quality problems in 
streams and water bodies which support threatened, en-
dangered or sensitive species or community water sources: 
Provided further, That up to $40,000,000 of the funds 
provided herein for road maintenance shall be available for 
the decommissioning of roads, including unauthorized 
roads not part of the transportation system, which are no 
longer needed: Provided further, That no funds shall be 
expended to decommission any system road until notice 
and an opportunity for public comment has been provided 
on each decommissioning project: Provided further, That 
the decommissioning of unauthorized roads not part of the 
official transportation system shall be expedited in re-
sponse to threats to public safety, water quality, or natural 
resources: Provided further, That funds becoming available 
in fiscal year 2009 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 
U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of 
the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obli-
gation for any other purpose unless the funds are appro-
priated. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, 
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as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including ad-
ministrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or wa-
ters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory au-
thority applicable to the Forest Service, $49,775,000, to 
be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
and to remain available until expended. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL 
ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound-
aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 
Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An-
geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 
Forests, California, as authorized by law, $1,050,000, 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 gov-
ernments, public school districts, or other public school au-
thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds de-
posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 
Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until 
expended. (16 U.S.C. 4601–516–617a, 555a; Public Law 
96–586; Public Law 76–589, 76–591; and 78–310). 
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RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro-
tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re-
ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do-
mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 
Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 
Law 94–579, as amended, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 
for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground 
range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND 
RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 
$50,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived 
from the fund established pursuant to the above Act. 
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR 
SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man-
age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 
title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
tion Act (Public Law 96–487), $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
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fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other 
lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels re-
duction on or adjacent to such lands, and for emergency 
rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System 
lands and water, $2,131,630,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such funds including unobli-
gated balances under this heading, are available for repay-
ment of advances from other appropriations accounts pre-
viously transferred for such purposes: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and 
other cooperating entities for services provided in response 
to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent 
such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire 
emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency 
management agency: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $8,000,000 of funds 
appropriated under this appropriation shall be used for 
Fire Science Research in support of the Joint Fire Science 
Program: Provided further, That all authorities for the use 
of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and coop-
erative agreements, available to execute the Forest and 
Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in 
the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research: 
Provided further, That funds provided shall be available 
for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazardous 
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