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be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2012, 
in the manner provided herein. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the oper-
ations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agree-
ments with public and private entities. Appropriations and 
funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice shall be available for repair of damage to public roads 
within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by oper-
ations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at 
not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such 
public recreational uses on conservation areas as are con-
sistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance 
and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities 
under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the 
United States has title, and which are used pursuant to 
law in connection with management, and investigation of 
fish and wildlife resources: Provided, That notwithstanding 
44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, under cooperative cost 
sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, 
procure printing services from cooperators in connection 
with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators 
share at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash 
or services and the Service determines the cooperator is ca-
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pable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided fur-
ther, That the Service may accept donated aircraft as re-
placements for existing aircraft. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For expenses necessary for the management, operation, 
and maintenance of areas and facilities administered 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 Service, 
$2,261,309,000, of which $9,982,000 for planning and 
interagency coordination in support of Everglades restora-
tion and $99,622,000 for maintenance, repair or rehabilita-
tion projects for constructed assets, operation of the Na-
tional Park Service automated facility management soft-
ware system, and comprehensive facility condition assess-
ments shall remain available until September 30, 2011. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage part-
nership programs, environmental compliance and review, 
international park affairs, statutory or contractual aid for 
other activities, and grant administration, not otherwise 
provided for, $67,438,000, of which $3,175,000 shall be for 
Preserve America grants as authorized by section 7302 of 
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the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111–11). 
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), $74,500,000, to be derived 
from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2011; of which $20,000,000 shall 
be for Save America’s Treasures grants as authorized by 
section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111–11) of which $200,000 may be 
made available by the Secretary of the Interior to develop, 
in conjunction with Morehouse College, a program to cata-
logue, preserve, provide public access to and research on, 
develop curriculum and courses based on, provide public ac-
cess to, and conduct scholarly forums on the important 
works and papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to provide 
a better understanding of the message and teachings of Dr. 
Martin Luther King, Jr.. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair or replacement 
of physical facilities, including a portion of the expense for 
the modifications authorized by section 104 of the Ever-
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glades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 
1989, $219,731,000, to remain available until expended. 
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, $118,586,000, to be derived from the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $35,000,000 is for the State 
assistance program and of which $4,000,000 shall be for 
the American Battlefield Protection Program grants as au-
thorized by section 7301 of the Omnibus Public Land Man-
agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 
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the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability 
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. 
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), Department 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 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); 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 dissemi-
nate 
data 
relative 
to 
the 
foregoing 
activities; 
$1,104,340,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011, of which $65,561,000 shall be available only for co-
operation 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 activity shall be used to conduct 
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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 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 procedures are 
in the public interest; construction and maintenance of nec-
essary 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 administration of interstate 
compacts: Provided, That activities funded by appropria-
tions 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 
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States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or coop-
erative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly 
with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without re-
gard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or intermittent serv-
ices 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 consid-
ered to be Federal 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 purposes 
on the Outer Continental Shelf; and for matching grants 
or cooperative agreements, $175,217,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2011, of which $89,374,000 shall 
be available for royalty management activities; 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 
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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 credited to this account and shall 
be available until expended for necessary expenses: Provided 
further, That to the extent $156,730,000 in addition to re-
ceipts are not realized from the sources of receipts stated 
above, the amount needed to reach $156,730,000 shall be 
credited to this appropriation from receipts resulting from 
rental rates for Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect be-
fore August 5, 1993: Provided further, That the term ‘‘quali-
fied Outer Continental Shelf revenues’’, as defined in sec-
tion 102(9)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, 
division C of Public Law 109–432, shall include only the 
portion of rental revenues that would have been collected 
at the rental rates in effect before August 5, 1993: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for rea-
sonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and 
marine cleanup activities: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 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 payments: Provided further, 
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That for the costs of administration of the Coastal Impact 
Assistance Program authorized by section 31 of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 
1456a), MMS in fiscal year 2010 may retain up to 4 per-
cent of the amounts which are disbursed 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 appropriation 
from receipts resulting from rental rates for Outer Conti-
nental 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 Liabil-
ity 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)), the 
Secretary shall deduct 2 percent from the amount payable 
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to each State in fiscal year 2010 and deposit the amount 
deducted to miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. 
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 appro-
priations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem ex-
penses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Sur-
face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored 
training. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public 
Law 95–87, as amended, $39,588,000, to be derived 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 States Government to 
pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further, 
That funds made available under title IV of Public Law 
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95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal share of 
the cost of projects funded by the Federal Government for 
the purpose of environmental restoration related to treat-
ment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned 
mines: Provided further, That such projects must be con-
sistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Min-
ing Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That 
amounts provided under this heading may be used for the 
travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel 
attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and En-
forcement sponsored training. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
With funds available for the Technical Innovation and 
Professional Services program in this Act, the Secretary 
may transfer title for computer hardware, software and 
other technical equipment to State and tribal regulatory 
and reclamation programs. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian pro-
grams, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of 
November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
450 et seq.), as amended, the Education Amendments of 
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1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally Controlled 
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), as amended, 
$2,309,322,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011 except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to 
exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; of which not to exceed $74,915,000 shall be 
for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That in cases of 
designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such 
cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for dis-
aster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster; 
of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in-
cluding but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination 
Act of 1975, as amended, not to exceed $154,794,000 shall 
be available for payments for contract support costs associ-
ated with ongoing contracts, grants, compacts, or annual 
funding agreements entered into with the Bureau prior to 
or during fiscal year 2010, as authorized by such Act, ex-
cept that tribes and tribal organizations may use their trib-
al priority allocations for unmet contract support costs of 
ongoing contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual funding 
agreements and for unmet welfare assistance costs; of which 
not to exceed $566,702,000 for school operations costs of Bu-
reau-funded schools and other education programs shall be-
come available on July 1, 2010, and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2011; of which $25,000,000 shall be for 
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public safety and justice programs as authorized by the 
Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health, established 
by section 601 of Public Law 110–293 (25 U.S.C. 443c); 
and of which not to exceed $60,958,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for housing improvement, road mainte-
nance, attorney fees, litigation support, the Indian Self-De-
termination Fund, land records improvement, and the Nav-
ajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, including but not 
limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as 
amended, and 25 U.S.C. 2008, not to exceed $43,373,000 
within and only from such amounts made available for 
school operations shall be available for administrative cost 
grants associated with ongoing grants entered into with the 
Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2009 for the operation 
of Bureau-funded schools, and up to $500,000 within and 
only from such amounts made available for administrative 
cost grants shall be available for the transitional costs of 
initial administrative cost grants to grantees that assume 
operation on or after July 1, 2009, of Bureau-funded 
schools: Provided further, That any forestry funds allocated 
to a tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 
2011, may be transferred during fiscal year 2012 to an In-
dian forest land assistance account established for the ben-
efit of the holder of the funds within the holder’s trust fund 
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to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 
1, 1996. No funds available to the Bureau shall be used to 
support expanded grades for any school or dormitory be-
yond the grade structure in place or approved by the Sec-
retary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau school 
system as of October 1, 1995. Funds made available under 
this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at 
a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 
1146 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
2026)), except that a charter school that is in existence on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated 
at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may 
continue to operate during that period, but only if the char-
ter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds 
to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal 
property (including buses and vans), the funds of the char-
ter school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, 
and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter 
school programs of the State in which the school is located 
if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bu-
reau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school 
and performing functions related to the charter schools op-
eration and employees of a charter school shall not be treat-
ed as Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 
28, United States Code. 
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