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$81,596,000, of which $32,212,000 is to be derived from the Coopera-
tive Endangered Species Conservation Fund and $49,384,000 is
to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and
to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17,
1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $14,414,000.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North
American Wetlands Conservation Act, Public Law 101–233, as
amended, $38,000,000, to remain available until expended.
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
For financial assistance for projects to promote the conservation
of neotropical migratory birds in accordance with the Neotropical
Migratory Bird Conservation Act, Public Law 106–247 (16 U.S.C.
6101–6109), $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201–4203, 4211–4213, 4221–4225, 4241–
4245, and 1538), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
(Public Law 105–96; 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), and the Marine
Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–266; 16 U.S.C.
6601), $5,800,000, 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 rec-
ognized Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife
Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the
development and implementation of programs for the benefit of
wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted
or fished, $70,000,000, to be derived from the Land and Water
Conservation Fund, and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided herein, $6,000,000 is for a
competitive grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the
remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall, after deducting said $6,000,000 and administra-
tive 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 further, 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
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(2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the population
of such State bears to the total population of all such States:
Provided further, That the amounts apportioned under this para-
graph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be appor-
tioned 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
Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of
the total costs of such projects and the Federal share of implementa-
tion grants shall not exceed 50 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 unless it has developed, or committed to develop by October
1, 2005, a comprehensive wildlife conservation plan, consistent with
criteria established by the Secretary of the Interior, that considers
the broad range of the State, territory, or other jurisdiction’s wildlife
and associated habitats, with appropriate priority placed on those
species with the greatest conservation need and taking into consid-
eration the relative level of funding available for the conservation
of those species: Provided further, That any amount apportioned
in 2005 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains
unobligated as of September 30, 2006, shall be reapportioned,
together with funds appropriated in 2007, in the manner provided
herein: Provided further, That balances from amounts previously
appropriated under the heading ‘‘State Wildlife Grants’’ shall be
transferred to and merged with this appropriation and shall remain
available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations and funds available to the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service shall be available for purchase of not to exceed
179 passenger motor vehicles, of which 161 are for replacement
only (including 44 for police-type use); repair of damage to public
roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations
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 consistent 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 serv-
ices from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publica-
tions 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 capable of meeting accepted quality standards:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding 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: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior may not spend any
of the funds appropriated in this Act for the purchase of lands
or interests in lands to be used in the establishment of any new
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unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System unless the purchase
is approved in advance by the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations in compliance with the reprogramming procedures
contained in House Report 108–330.
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 special road maintenance service to trucking
permittees on a reimbursable basis), and for the general administra-
tion of the National Park Service, $1,707,282,000, of which
$10,708,000 is for planning and interagency coordination in support
of Everglades restoration and shall remain available until expended;
of which $96,440,000 is for maintenance, repair or rehabilitation
projects for constructed assets, operation of the National Park
Service automated facility management software system, and com-
prehensive facility condition assessments; and of which $2,000,000
is for the Youth Conservation Corps for high priority projects:
Provided, That the only funds in this account which may be made
available to support United States Park Police are those funds
approved for emergency law and order incidents pursuant to estab-
lished National Park Service procedures, those funds needed to
maintain and repair United States Park Police administrative facili-
ties, and those funds necessary to reimburse the United States
Park Police account for the unbudgeted overtime and travel costs
associated with special events for an amount not to exceed $10,000
per event subject to the review and concurrence of the Washington
headquarters office.
UNITED STATES PARK POLICE
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs of the United
States Park Police, $81,204,000.
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, nat-
ural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs,
environmental compliance and review, international park affairs,
statutory or contractual aid for other activities, and grant adminis-
tration, not otherwise provided for, $61,832,000: Provided, That
$700,000 from the Statutory and Contractual Aid Account shall
be provided to the City of Tacoma, Washington for the purpose
of conducting a feasibility study for the Train to the Mountain
project: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act for
the River, Trails and Conservation Assistance program may be
used for cash agreements, or for cooperative agreements that are
inconsistent with the program’s final strategic plan: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding section 8(b) of Public Law 102–543
(16 U.S.C. 410yy–8(b)), amounts made available under this heading
to the Keweenaw National Historical Park shall be matched on
not less than a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds.