II 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2996 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 6, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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, 2010, 
and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improve-
ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classi-
fication, acquisition of easements and other interests in 
lands, and performance of other functions, including main-
tenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the manage-
ment 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 Public Law 96–487 
(16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $950,496,000, to remain available 
until expended; and of which $3,000,000 shall be available 
in fiscal year 2010 subject to a match by at least an equal 
amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for 
cost-shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau 
lands; and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation 
as a lump sum grant without regard to when expenses are 
incurred. 
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In addition, $45,500,000 is for the processing of ap-
plications for permit to drill and related use authoriza-
tions, to remain available until expended, to be reduced 
by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this 
appropriation that shall be derived from $6,500 per new 
application for permit to drill that the Bureau shall collect 
upon submission of each new application, and in addition, 
$36,696,000 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 cred-
ited to this appropriation from annual mining claim fees 
so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not 
more than $950,496,000, and $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, from communication site rental 
fees established by the Bureau for the cost of admin-
istering communication site activities. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction of buildings, recreation facilities, 
roads, trails, and appurtenant facilities, $6,590,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 
206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579, including admin-
istrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or 
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interests therein, $26,529,000, to be derived from the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended. 
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS 
For expenses necessary for management, protection, 
and development of resources and for construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and 
other improvements on the revested Oregon and California 
Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Or-
egon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and 
on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or in-
terests therein, including existing connecting roads on or 
adjacent to such grant lands; $111,557,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the 
aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year 
from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant 
lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and 
California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the 
General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the sec-
ond paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of 
August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876). 
FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND 
(REVOLVING FUND, SPECIAL ACCOUNT) 
In addition to the purposes authorized in Public Law 
102–381, funds made available in the Forest Ecosystem 
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Health and Recovery Fund can be used through fiscal year 
2015 for the purpose of planning, preparing, imple-
menting and monitoring salvage timber sales and forest 
ecosystem health and recovery activities, such as release 
from competing vegetation and density control treatments. 
The Federal share of receipts (defined as the portion of 
salvage timber receipts not paid to the counties under 43 
U.S.C. 1181f and 43 U.S.C. 1181f–1 et seq., and Public 
Law 106–393) derived from treatments funded by this ac-
count shall be deposited through fiscal year 2015 into the 
Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund. 
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. 1701), 
notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent 
of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under 
sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 
315 et seq.) and the amount designated for range improve-
ments from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from 
Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of 
the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for 
administrative expenses. 
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES 
For administrative expenses and other costs related 
to processing application documents and other authoriza-
tions for use and disposal of public lands and resources, 
for costs of providing copies of official public land docu-
ments, for monitoring construction, operation, and termi-
nation of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, 
and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts 
as may be collected under Public Law 94–579, as amend-
ed, and Public Law 93–153, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any provision to 
the contrary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43 
U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be 
received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of 
forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate 
for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 
U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended 
under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to im-
prove, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands adminis-
tered through the Bureau of Land Management which 
have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, 
purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without 
regard to whether all moneys collected from each such ac-
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tion are used on the exact lands damaged which led to 
the action: Provided further, That any such moneys that 
are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the 
exact land for which funds were collected may be used to 
repair other damaged public lands. 
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 the 
Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), and such 
amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, sur-
veys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omit-
ted lands under section 211(b) of that Act, to remain 
available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) shall be available for purchase, erection, and dis-
mantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and 
maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant fa-
cilities 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 
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Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Bureau may, 
under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrange-
ments authorized by law, procure printing services from 
cooperators in connection with jointly produced publica-
tions for which the cooperators share the cost of printing 
either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines 
the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality 
standards: Provided further, That projects to be funded 
pursuant to a written commitment by a State government 
to provide an identified amount of money in support of 
the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reim-
bursable basis. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
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 by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooper-
ative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public 
and private entities, $1,248,756,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2011 except as otherwise provided 
herein: Provided, That $2,500,000 is for high priority 
projects, which shall be carried out by the Youth Con-
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servation Corps: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$20,603,000 shall be used for implementing subsections 
(a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act, as amended (except for processing petitions, de-
veloping and issuing proposed and final regulations, and 
taking any other steps to implement actions described in 
subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of 
which not to exceed $10,632,000 shall be used for any 
activity regarding the designation of critical habitat, pur-
suant to subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for 
species listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) prior to Octo-
ber 1, 2009: Provided further, That of the amount avail-
able for law enforcement, up to $400,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, may at the discretion of the Secretary 
be used for payment for information, rewards, or evidence 
concerning violations of laws administered by the Service, 
and miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement 
activity, authorized or approved by the Secretary and to 
be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided for environ-
mental contaminants, up to $1,000,000 may remain avail-
able until expended for contaminant sample analyses. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or re-
moval of buildings and other facilities required in the con-
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servation, management, investigation, protection, and uti-
lization of fishery and wildlife resources, and the acquisi-
tion of lands and interests therein; $21,139,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
LAND ACQUISITION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including administrative ex-
penses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest 
therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable 
to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
$67,250,000 (increased by $2,000,000), to be derived 
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to re-
main available until expended, of which, notwithstanding 
16 U.S.C. 460l–9, not more than $2,000,000 (increased 
by $2,000,000) shall be for land conservation partnerships 
authorized by the Highlands Conservation Act of 2004: 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated for specific 
land acquisition projects may be used to pay for any ad-
ministrative overhead, planning or other management 
costs. 
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION 
FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
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as amended, $100,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $34,307,000 is to be derived from the 
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, of 
which $5,145,706 shall be for the Idaho Salmon and 
Clearwater River Basins Habitat Account pursuant to the 
Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004; and of which 
$65,693,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund. 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND 
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $14,100,000. 
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 4401–4414), $52,647,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 
Migratory Bird Conservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 
6101 et seq.), $5,250,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele-
phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201–4203, 4211– 
4214, 4221–4225, 4241–4246, and 1538), the Asian Ele-
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phant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261–4266), 
the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 
U.S.C. 5301–5306), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301–6305), and the Marine Turtle Con-
servation 
Act 
of 
2004 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6601–6606), 
$11,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
American Samoa, and federally recognized Indian tribes 
under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 
and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the devel-
opment and implementation of programs for the benefit 
of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not 
hunted or fished, $115,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the amount provided herein, 
$7,000,000 is for a competitive grant program for feder-
ally recognized Indian tribes not subject to the remaining 
provisions of this appropriation: Provided further, That 
$5,000,000 is for a competitive grant program for States, 
territories, and other jurisdictions with approved plans, 
not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropria-
tion: Provided further, That up to $20,000,000 is for in-
corporating wildlife adaptation strategies and actions to 
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address the impacts of climate change into State Wildlife 
Action plans and implementing these adaptation actions: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, after deducting 
$32,000,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the 
amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to 
the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half 
of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, 
the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not 
more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining 
amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of which 
is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State 
bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2) 
two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the pop-
ulation of such State bears to the total population of all 
such States: Provided further, That the amounts appor-
tioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably 
so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less 
than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment 
under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 
percent of such amount: Provided further, That the Fed-
eral share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent 
of the total costs of such projects and the Federal share 
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of implementation grants shall not exceed 75 percent of 
the total costs of such projects: Provided further, That the 
non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived 
from Federal grant programs: Provided further, That no 
State, territory, or other jurisdiction shall receive a grant 
if its comprehensive wildlife conservation plan is dis-
approved and such funds that would have been distributed 
to such State, territory, or other jurisdiction shall be dis-
tributed equitably to States, territories, and other jurisdic-
tions with approved plans: Provided further, That any 
amount apportioned in 2010 to any State, territory, or 
other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of Sep-
tember 30, 2011, shall be reapportioned, together with 
funds appropriated in 2012, in the manner provided here-
in. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations and funds available to the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for re-
pair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to res-
ervation areas caused by operations of the Service; options 
for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each op-
tion; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on 
conservation areas as are consistent with their primary 
purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquar-
ia, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of 
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the Service and to which the United States has title, and 
which are used pursuant to law in connection with man-
agement, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Serv-
ice may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership 
arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services 
from cooperators in connection with jointly produced pub-
lications for which the cooperators share at least one-half 
the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Serv-
ice determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accept-
ed quality standards: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Service may use 
up to $2,000,000 from funds provided for contracts for 
employment-related legal services: Provided further, That 
the Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements 
for existing aircraft. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For expenses necessary for the management, oper-
ation, and maintenance of areas and facilities adminis-
tered by the National Park Service (including expenses to 
carry out programs of the United States Park Police), and 
for the general administration of the National Park Serv-
ice, $2,260,684,000, of which $9,982,000 for planning 
and interagency coordination in support of Everglades res-
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toration and $98,622,000 for maintenance, repair or reha-
bilitation projects for constructed assets, operation of the 
National Park Service automated facility management 
software system, and comprehensive facility condition as-
sessments shall remain available until September 30, 
2011. 
PARK PARTNERSHIP PROJECT GRANTS 
For expenses necessary to carry out provisions of sec-
tion 814(g) of Public Law 104–333 relating to challenge 
cost-share agreements, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until expended for Park Partnership signature projects 
and programs: Provided, That not less than 50 percent 
of the total cost of each project or program is derived from 
non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, 
or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter 
of credit. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage 
partnership programs, environmental compliance and re-
view, international park affairs, statutory or contractual 
aid for other activities, and grant administration, not oth-
erwise provided for, $59,386,000. 
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the Historic 
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), 
and the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333), $90,675,000 (in-
creased by $1,000,000), to be derived from the Historic 
Preservation Fund and to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2011; of which $30,000,000 (increased by 
$1,000,000) shall be for Save America’s Treasures for 
preservation of nationally significant sites, structures, and 
artifacts; and of which $6,175,000 shall be for Preserve 
America grants to States, federally recognized Indian 
Tribes, and local communities for projects that preserve 
important historic resources through the promotion of her-
itage tourism: Provided, That of the funds provided for 
Save America’s Treasures, $5,310,000 shall be allocated 
in the amounts specified for those projects and purposes 
in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in 
the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair or replace-
ment of physical facilities, including modifications author-
ized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Pro-
tection and Expansion Act of 1989, $214,691,000 (re-
duced by $1,000,000), to remain available until expended: 
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Provided, That the National Park Service shall complete 
a special resource study along the route of the Mississippi 
River in the counties contiguous to the river from its head-
waters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. 
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2010 
by 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a is rescinded. 
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE 
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, $103,222,000 (increased by 
$10,000,000), to be derived from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $30,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000) 
is for the State assistance program. 
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 
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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 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. 
National Park Service funds may be transferred to 
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Depart-
ment of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount 
for FHWA administrative support costs. 
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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-
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; $1,105,744,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2011, of which $65,561,000 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 and of which 
$2,000,000 shall be available for the United States Geo-
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logical Survey to fund the operating expenses for the Civil 
Applications Committee: Provided, That none of the funds 
provided for the biological research activity shall be used 
to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifi-
cally authorized in writing by the property owner: Pro-
vided 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 investiga-
tions carried on in cooperation with States and municipali-
ties. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities 
of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 
necessary shall be available for reimbursement to the Gen-
eral Services Administration for security guard services; 
contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and 
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; 
acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation 
wells; expenses of the United States National Committee 
on Geology; and payment of compensation and expenses 
of persons on the rolls of the Survey duly appointed to 
represent the United States in the negotiation and admin-
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istration of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities 
funded by appropriations herein made may be accom-
plished through the use of contracts, grants, or coopera-
tive agreements as defined in 31 U.S.C. 6302 et seq.: Pro-
vided further, That the United States Geological Survey 
may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements di-
rectly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or 
nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, 
for the temporary or intermittent 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 inju-
ries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, re-
lating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Fed-
eral employees for any other purposes. 
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; for 
energy-related or other authorized marine-related pur-
poses on the Outer Continental Shelf; and for matching 
grants or cooperative agreements, $174,317,000, to re-
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main available until September 30, 2011, of which 
$89,374,000 shall be available for royalty management ac-
tivities; and an amount not to exceed $156,730,000, 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, and from 
cost recovery fees: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, in fiscal year 2010, such amounts as are 
assessed under 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall be collected and cred-
ited to this account and shall be available until expended 
for necessary expenses: Provided further, That to the ex-
tent $156,730,000 in addition to receipts are not realized 
from the sources of receipts stated above, the amount 
needed to reach $156,730,000 shall be credited to this ap-
propriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for 
Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 
1993: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall 
be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting 
volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
$15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds 
of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases 
in which the Director of MMS concurred with the claimed 
refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or 
tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous pay-
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ments: Provided further, That for the costs of administra-
tion of the Coastal Impact Assistance Program authorized 
by section 31 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 
as amended (43 U.S.C. 1456a), in fiscal year 2010, MMS 
may retain up to 4 percent of the amounts which are dis-
bursed under section 31(b)(1), such retained amounts to 
remain available until expended. 
For an additional amount, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, which shall be derived from non- 
refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2010, as 
provided in this Act: Provided, That to the extent that 
such amounts are not realized from such fees, the amount 
needed to reach $10,000,000 shall be credited to this ap-
propriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for 
Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 
1993. 
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, 
$6,303,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35(b) of 
the Mineral Leasing Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), 
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the Secretary shall deduct 2 percent from the amount pay-
able to each State in fiscal year 2010 and deposit the 
amount deducted to miscellaneous receipts of the Treas-
ury. 
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, as amended, $127,180,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, 
That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Rec-
lamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and 
per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
sponsored training. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 
Public Law 95–87, as amended, $32,088,000, to be de-
rived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That pursuant to Public Law 97–365, the Department of 
the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from 
the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United 
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