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None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the Na-
tional Park Service for activities taken in direct response 
to the United Nations Biodiversity Convention. 
The National Park Service may distribute to operating 
units based on the safety record of each unit the costs of 
programs designed to improve workplace and employee safe-
ty, and to encourage employees receiving workers’ com-
pensation benefits pursuant to chapter 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, to return to appropriate positions for which 
they are medically able. 
If the Secretary of the Interior considers the decision 
of any value determination proceeding conducted under a 
National Park Service concession contract issued prior to 
November 13, 1998, to misinterpret or misapply relevant 
contractual requirements or their underlying legal author-
ity, the Secretary may seek, within 180 days of any such 
decision, the de novo review of the value determination by 
the United States Court of Federal Claims, and that court 
may make an order affirming, vacating, modifying or cor-
recting the determination. 
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 Secretary, 
without further appropriation, for use at any unit within 
the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability
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for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. 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 exceed 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. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological 
Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research cov-
ering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the min-
eral and water resources of the United States, its territories 
and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 
31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and 
water resources; give engineering supervision to power per-
mittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licens-
ees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 
U.S.C. 641); to conduct inquiries into the economic condi-
tions 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 dissemi-
nate data relative to the foregoing activities; $963,057,000,
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of which $63,770,000 shall be available only for cooperation 
with States or municipalities for water resources investiga-
tions; of which $7,791,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for satellite operations; of which $21,720,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2007, for the operation and 
maintenance of facilities and deferred maintenance; of 
which $1,600,000 shall be available until expended for de-
ferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that 
exceed $100,000 in cost; and of which $174,280,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2007, for the biological re-
search activity and the operation of the Cooperative Re-
search Units: Provided, That none of the funds provided 
for the biological research activity shall be used to conduct 
new surveys on private property, unless specifically author-
ized in writing by the property owner: Provided further, 
That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay 
more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or 
water resources data collection 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 
necessary shall be available for the purchase and replace-
ment of passenger motor vehicles; reimbursement to the 
General Services Administration for security guard serv-
ices; contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and
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for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys 
when it is administratively determined that such proce-
dures are in the public interest; construction and mainte-
nance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; ac-
quisition of lands for gauging stations and observation 
wells; expenses of the United States National Committee on 
Geology; and payment of compensation and expenses of per-
sons on the rolls of the Survey duly appointed to represent 
the United States in the negotiation and administration 
of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities funded by 
appropriations herein made may be accomplished through 
the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as 
defined in 31 U.S.C. 6302 et seq.: Provided further, That 
the United States Geological Survey may enter into con-
tracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals 
or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, 
without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or inter-
mittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall 
be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 
81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 
for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not 
be considered to be Federal employees for any other pur-
poses.
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MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and envi-
ronmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and 
collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing 
laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other min-
erals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; and 
for matching grants or cooperative agreements; including 
the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles 
for replacement only, $152,516,000, of which $78,529,000 
shall be available for royalty management activities; and 
an amount not to exceed $122,730,000, to be credited to this 
appropriation and to remain available until expended, 
from additions to receipts resulting from increases to rates 
in effect on August 5, 1993, from rate increases to fee collec-
tions for Outer Continental Shelf administrative activities 
performed by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) 
over and above the rates in effect on September 30, 1993, 
and from additional fees for Outer Continental Shelf ad-
ministrative activities established after September 30, 1993: 
Provided, That to the extent $122,730,000 in additions to 
receipts are not realized from the sources of receipts stated 
above, the amount needed to reach $122,730,000 shall be 
credited to this appropriation from receipts resulting from 
rental rates for Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect be-