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the individual accounts, including any accrued interest and 
income, and such funds shall remain available to the indi-
vidual account holders. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 
suppression operations, fire science and research, emer-
gency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and 
rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, 
$851,945,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be for the renova-
tion or construction of fire facilities: Provided, That such 
funds are also available for repayment of advances to 
other appropriation accounts from which funds were pre-
viously transferred for such purposes: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided $180,000,000 is for hazardous 
fuels management activities: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided $20,470,000 is for burned area rehabilita-
tion: Provided further, That persons hired pursuant to 43 
U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging 
without cost from funds available from this appropriation: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, 
sums received by a bureau or office of the Department 
of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 
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U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United States property, 
may be credited to the appropriation from which funds 
were expended to provide that protection, and are avail-
able without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That 
using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement 
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for fuels 
management and resilient landscapes activities, and for 
training and monitoring associated with such fuels man-
agement and resilient landscapes activities, on Federal 
land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that 
benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, That 
the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement be-
tween the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity 
may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected par-
ties: Provided further, That notwithstanding requirements 
of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for 
purposes of fuels management and resilient landscapes ac-
tivities, may obtain maximum practicable competition 
among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; 
(2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps 
(Public Law 109–154), or related partnerships with State, 
local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-busi-
nesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally 
a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, 
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of the project workforce to complete such contracts: Pro-
vided further, That in implementing this section, the Sec-
retary shall develop written guidance to field units to en-
sure accountability and consistent application of the au-
thorities provided herein: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated under this heading may be used to reimburse 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Na-
tional Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying 
out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and con-
ference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in connection 
with wildland fire management activities: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire 
appropriations to enter into leases of real property with 
local governments, at or below fair market value, to con-
struct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such 
leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard 
stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and 
fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for 
any such lease or for construction activity associated with 
the lease: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the 
transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire manage-
ment, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, 
between the Departments when such transfers would fa-
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cilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs 
and projects: Provided further, That funds provided for 
wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Fed-
eral emergency response actions: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for assistance to or through the Department of State in 
connection with forest and rangeland research, technical 
information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be avail-
able to support forestry, wildland fire management, and 
related natural resource activities outside the United 
States and its territories and possessions, including tech-
nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 
with United States and international organizations. 
FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression op-
erations of the Department of the Interior and as a re-
serve fund for suppression and Federal emergency re-
sponse activities, $92,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such amounts are only available 
for transfer to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ account 
following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance 
with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 
1748a). 
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CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the In-
terior and any of its component offices and bureaus for 
the response action, including associated activities, per-
formed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.), $10,010,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND 
RESTORATION 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND 
To conduct natural resource damage assessment, res-
toration 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 et seq.), 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 
et seq.), and subchapter II of chapter 1007 of title 54, 
United States Code, $7,767,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
financial and business management system, information 
technology improvements of general benefit to the Depart-
ment, cybersecurity, and the consolidation of facilities and 
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operations throughout the Department, $67,100,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That none of 
the funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may 
be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund 
account other than for accrued annual leave and deprecia-
tion of equipment without prior approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
assess reasonable charges to State, local and tribal govern-
ment employees for training services provided by the Na-
tional Indian Program Training Center, other than train-
ing related to Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and 
related facilities, equipment or professional services of the 
National Indian Program Training Center to State, local 
and tribal government employees or persons or organiza-
tions engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational ac-
tivities (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40, United 
States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facili-
ties, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National 
Indian Program Training Center: Provided further, That 
all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos 
shall be credited to this account, shall be available until 
expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary 
expenses of the National Indian Program Training Center: 
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Provided further, That the Secretary may enter into grants 
and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Nat-
ural Resource Revenue’s collection and disbursement of 
royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as au-
thorized by law. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from avail-
able resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft 
which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through 
available excess surplus property: Provided, That existing 
aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived 
or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU 
SEC. 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 emer-
gency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, 
buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam-
aged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoid-
able causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made avail-
able under this authority until funds specifically made 
available to the Department of the Interior for emer-
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gencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, That 
all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished 
by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested 
as promptly as possible. 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE 
SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expendi-
ture or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, 
in addition to the amounts included in the budget pro-
grams of the several agencies, for the suppression or emer-
gency 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 po-
tential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or 
other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subse-
quent 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 po-
tential 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)); for emergency reclamation projects 
under section 410 of Public Law 95–87; and shall trans-
fer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Sur-
face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as 
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may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory au-
thority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out 
the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Pro-
vided, That appropriations made in this title for wildland 
fire operations shall be available for the payment of obliga-
tions incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for 
reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction 
of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with 
their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement 
to be credited to appropriations currently available at the 
time of receipt thereof: Provided further, That for wildland 
fire operations, no funds shall be made available under 
this authority until the Secretary determines that funds 
appropriated for ‘‘wildland fire operations’’ and ‘‘FLAME 
Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund’’ shall be exhausted 
within 30 days: Provided further, That all funds used pur-
suant to this section must be replenished by a supple-
mental appropriation, which must be requested as prompt-
ly as possible: Provided further, That such replenishment 
funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, ac-
counts from which emergency funds were transferred. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 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 
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not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of 
motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforce-
ment vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of air-
craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of re-
prints; payment for telephone service in private residences 
in the field, when authorized under regulations approved 
by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when author-
ized 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 
SEC. 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 appro-
priations Acts made under the same headings shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust man-
agement and reform activities. Total funding for historical 
accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 
designated in this Act for such purpose. 
REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN 
AFFAIRS 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redis-
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tribute 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 reduc-
tion in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 
percent in fiscal year 2017. Under circumstances of dual 
enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate dis-
tribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not 
apply. 
ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS 
SEC. 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 con-
sideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is author-
ized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, conces-
sion contracts or other agreements for the use of such fa-
cilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
determine reasonable. 
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OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES 
SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2017, the Secretary shall 
collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be de-
posited in the ‘‘Offshore Safety and Environmental En-
forcement’’ account, from the designated operator for fa-
cilities subject to inspection under 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 
2017 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 in-
spections completed in fiscal year 2017. Fees for fiscal 
year 2017 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. 
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(d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators 
under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment re-
quired 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. 
BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION 
AND ENFORCEMENT REORGANIZATION 
SEC. 108. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 
implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean En-
ergy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may 
transfer funds among and between the successor offices 
and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in con-
formance with the reprogramming guidelines described in 
this Act. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND 
BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into 
multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organiza-
tions 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 
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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 
SEC. 110. The United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice 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. 
EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW 
SEC. 111. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division 
E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013) is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2018,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter,’’. 
WILD LANDS FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 
Act or any other Act may be used to implement, admin-
ister, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the 
Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2017, in carrying out work involv-
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ing 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. 
GREATER SAGE-GROUSE 
SEC. 114. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act may be used— 
(1) to review the status of or determine whether 
the greater sage-grouse is an endangered species or 
a threatened species pursuant to section 4 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533), 
or to issue a regulation with respect thereto that ap-
plies to any State with a State management plan; 
(2) to make, modify, or extend any withdrawal 
pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714) 
within any Sagebrush Focal Area published in the 
Federal Register on September 24, 2015 (80 Fed. 
Reg. 57635 et seq.), in a manner inconsistent with 
a State management plan; or 
(3) to implement, amend, or otherwise modify 
any Federal resource management plan applicable to 
Federal land in a State with a State management 
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plan, in a manner inconsistent with such State man-
agement plan. 
(b) For the purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Federal resource management 
plan’’ means— 
(A) a land use plan prepared by the Bu-
reau of Land Management for public lands pur-
suant to section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712); or 
(B) a land and resource management plan 
prepared by the Forest Service for National 
Forest System lands pursuant to section 6 of 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604); 
(2) the term ‘‘greater sage-grouse’’ means the 
species Centrocercus urophasianus or the Columbia 
Basin distinct population segment of greater sage- 
grouse; and 
(3) the term ‘‘State management plan’’ means 
a State-wide plan for the protection and recovery of 
greater sage-grouse that has been approved by the 
Governor of such State. 
WATER CONVEYANCES 
SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Inte-
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rior to review, require approval of, or withhold approval 
for use of a right-of-way granted pursuant to the General 
Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 (43 U.S.C. 934–939) 
if authorization of the use would have been considered 
under Department policy to be within the scope of a rail-
road’s authority as of the day before the effective date of 
the Department’s Solicitor’s Opinion M–37025, issued on 
November 4, 2011. 
INDIAN EDUCATION FUND 
SEC. 116. Section 801 of the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458ddd) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Foundation’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Fund’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘foundation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fund’’; 
(3) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Fund shall be affiliated and may 
contract for services with a section 501(c)(3) na-
tional organization whose mission is to represent 
Native American students and educators for the im-
provement of schools and the education of Native 
children.’’; 
(4) In subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘or pub-
lic’’ after ‘‘private’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to promote and facilitate public-private 
partnerships that maximize the involvement of the 
private sector, including nonprofit organizations and 
for-profit entities, in providing financial and in-kind 
support for the improvement or replacement of fa-
cilities and infrastructure and for the enhancement 
of telecommunications and technological capacity in 
Bureau-funded schools; and 
‘‘(5) to facilitate interagency agreements be-
tween the Department of the Interior and other 
Federal agencies in furtherance of the purposes of 
the Fund.’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)(2), by striking all that fol-
lows after the heading and inserting the following: 
‘‘The number of members of the Board, the manner 
of their selection (including the filling of vacancies), 
and their terms of office shall be as provided in the 
constitution and bylaws of the Fund. The Board 
shall have nine members, including the Secretary 
and the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for In-
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dian Affairs who shall serve as ex officio nonvoting 
members and who shall appoint three voting mem-
bers to staggered terms, and including the President 
and Executive Director of the 501(c)(3) national or-
ganization referenced in subsection (a) who shall 
serve as ex officio nonvoting members and who shall 
appoint two voting members to staggered terms.’’; 
(7) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘are’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘practicable,’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall, to the extent practicable, be drawn from var-
ious disciplines related to the purposes of the Fund, 
and’’; and 
(8) in subsection (m)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
PROPERTY’’ after ‘‘FUNDS’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and property’’ after the 
first ‘‘funds’’ the first place it appears. 
BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AND ERIE 
CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR 
SEC. 117. (a) Section 140(i)(1) of Title I of Public 
Law 108–108, as amended (54 U.S.C. 320101 note), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$12,000,000’’; and 
(b) Section 810(a)(1) of Title VIII of Division B of 
Appendix D of Public Law 106–554, as amended (54 
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U.S.C. 320101 note), is further amended by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000’’. 
FISH HATCHERY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 118. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, in consultation with the Director 
of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall 
develop and implement the expanded use of conservation 
fish hatchery programs to enhance, supplement, and re-
build delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) and other 
species listed as endangered species or threatened species 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.), under the biological opinion issued under 
that Act by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
dated December 15, 2008, on the effects of the coordi-
nated operations of the Central Valley Project and the 
State Water Project in California. 
(b) PROGRAM DESIGN.—The conservation fish hatch-
ery programs established under subsection (a) and their 
associated hatchery and genetic management plans shall 
be designed— 
(1) to benefit, enhance, support, and otherwise 
recover naturally spawning fish species to the point 
where the measures under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 are no longer necessary for such spe-
cies; 
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